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Instacart-Walmart Delivery Pact Heats Up Online Grocery Wars

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11), reported by CNBC , that retail behemoth Walmart has struck a partnership with Instacart to offer same-day deliver across a few, select markets in the United States, focused on four initial pilots in Oklahoma and California. Amazon, for its part, said online grocery sales tripled in its latest quarter. News came Tuesday (Aug.

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Albertsons’ Online Sales Surge 276 Pct As Pandemic Reshapes Shopping

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Digital commerce has skyrocketed at Albertsons , as the supermarket giant posted a triple-digit increase in online sales for its most recent quarter amid soaring demand for grocery delivery and curbside pickup. The increase in online sales also helped offset declines from the closure of some stores and a drop in fuel sales. “We

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Shifting The Used Car Market Into Overdrive

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He is the cliché of a profession that has a lot of suede sheen on it, but at least one company is in the market to bring used car sales into the digital future. “We It’s hard to imagine that there’s so much technology and innovation happening up and down the mobility spectrum except for in this market — and it’s a $1.4 How It Works.

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ALDI Expands Online Grocery Delivery To All US Stores

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ALDI has announced that it is expanding its online grocery delivery service to all of its stores in the United States. According to Chain Store Age , the German supermarket company will use its partnership with Instacart to roll out the service to 75 major markets, including San Diego, New York City, Miami, Raleigh and Minneapolis.

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eScooter Startup Lime Exits 12 Markets, Fires 14 Pct. Of Staff

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Lime is striving to reach profitability in 2020 and is laying off about 14 percent of its workforce — roughly 100 people — and ceasing operations in 12 markets, according to reports on Thursday (Jan. These market closures have an effect not just on riders, but on our whole Lime community. More global markets planned for this month.

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Walmart, Instacart Partner On Same-Day Delivery To Battle Amazon’s Whole Foods

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markets as the battle against Amazon and Whole Foods Market intensifies, CNBC reported. The service is being tested in four California and Oklahoma markets and solidifies the San Francisco-based grocery delivery and pickup service in the U.S. Walmart Inc. Three years ago, Instacart debuted its services in Canada.

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Petco’s $864 Million IPO Beats Forecasts 

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The San Diego-based pet care chain is pricing its 48 million shares of Class A common stock at $18 each, beating forecasts. This IPO marks Petco’s third foray into the public markets following filings in 1994 and 2000. Petco raised $864 million in an initial public offering (IPO) scheduled to start trading on Thursday (Jan.