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Ahold Delhaize Bolsters Investment In eCommerce

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As COVID-19 leads more customers to purchase groceries through the web, Stop & Shop owner Ahold Delhaize NV is putting more resources toward online shopping operations. The company opted to speed up the expansion of its eCommerce channels and connect online shopping with physical retail due to COVID-19, Knight said in the report.

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Yandex, The Russian Google, Has 15-Minute Grocery Delivery 

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Russia’s biggest technology firm, Yandex NV, launched an online service that uses bike couriers to bring groceries to Moscow residents in 15 minutes, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday (Jan. In the beginning, Yandex got its grocery items from the retailer Metro AG. Sales are in excess of 127 billion rubles ($2 billion).

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Grocers Bolster Delivery Efforts With Small Warehouses

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As grocers test out different approaches to get products to shoppers in a more efficient manner, food retailers are betting big on small warehouses to shore up their growing delivery operations. with the help of Takeoff Technologies Inc. Walmart, Albertsons Cos. are building to make deliveries over broader areas.

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The Race For Online Grocery Shopping Heats Up

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When Walmart announced Q2 earnings earlier this week, the nation’s largest retailer announced twin blowout performances in both its eCommerce and same-store sales. Stop & Shop owner Ahold Delhaize NV announced plans earlier this week for putting more resources toward online shopping operations. Same-store sales rose 9.3

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Retail Pulse: H-E-B Rolls Out New App; Jimmy John’s Launches Loyalty Program

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Grocery retailers are making it easier for consumers to shop with their mobile devices through digital innovations. Chief Digital Officer Jag Bath said per a post , “The new My H-E-B mobile app is a perfect example of how we are investing in new technologies to enhance our digital services and establish H-E-B as a digital retail leader.”

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How Grocery Retail Will Evolve In 2020

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As grocers test out different approaches to get products to shoppers in a more efficient manner, food retailers are betting big on small warehouses to shore up their growing delivery operations. with the help of Takeoff Technologies Inc. Delivery stands as a big area of innovation. And in this case, smaller can be better, it seems.

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Israel Approves New Digital Bank

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The digital bank is led by entrepreneurs Marius Nacht of cyber security company Check Point Software Technologies , and Amnon Shashua of autonomous driving developer Mobileye NV. Set to launch in a year and a half, it will provide credit and brokerage services to retail customers.