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2018 Recap: The Year In Grocery Innovations

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This year, retailers from Kroger to Whole Foods Market brought new offerings ranging from cashierless checkout to personal shopping services to their stores. In August, Amazon and Whole Foods Market announced the rollout of a curbside pickup service for groceries in Virginia Beach and Sacramento. pick up at 5:30 p.m.,

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The Evolution Of The Amazon Prime Ecosystem

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The dominant — and pretty much only — name in the smartphone market was Blackberry, and it was mostly for the uptight professional who could only be truly happy when reading their work emails. The App Store and Android Market (Google Play’s previous iteration) were both three years away, and Siri was seven years away.

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The Real Hunger Games: A Battle Royale In The Grocery Aisles

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Amazon/Whole Foods is the newest district in the Grocery Hunger games – the combination of two smaller efforts (Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market) made possible by Amazon’s $13.7 online grocery sales since 2017, the largest share of any single retailer and double its closest competitor. District 1: Amazon/Whole Foods.

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