REDMOND, Wash. ― Attention shoppers, new technology on aisle seven. There were no audible announcements like that Monday morning at the QFC grocery store in the Seattle suburbs but the… Read More
Can Microsoft and Kroger upgrade the grocery experience better than Amazon and Whole Foods can? That’s the unstated subplot in the news this morning that Microsoft and Kroger are testing… Read More
Kroger today announced a deal with Chinese tech giant Alibaba to sell groceries online in China as the U.S. chain continues to invest in new technology efforts as it battles… Read More
Some of the world’s largest retailers staring down the juggernaut that is Amazon are turning to Microsoft to use its cloud services and productivity tools to compete, a trend that… Read More
Amazon’s rapidly growing brick-and-mortar footprint — including a second Amazon Go store opening in Seattle this fall — has already surpassed Costco’s U.S. store count, but it has a long… Read More
One year ago, Amazon agreed to buy Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, sending shockwaves through a grocery industry suddenly faced with competing against the world’s second most valuable tech company… Read More
QFC is teaming up with Instacart to provide grocery delivery at most of its stores in the Seattle and Portland areas, furthering a partnership between the grocer’s parent company Kroger… Read More
When Amazon so much as twitches in a new direction, Wall Street takes notice. If you’re an investor or executive at a company or even an industry targeted by the… Read More
If the Amazon acquisition of Whole Foods goes through, Amazon could become the top grocer in the U.S. by 2030, says Brittain Ladd, who worked on global expansion for the… Read More
I have been the principal grocery shopper in my household for years, but that doesn’t stop me from aimlessly and inefficiently wandering the aisles looking for all of my favorite products, mostly… Read More