Four ‘must-haves’ for a successful online grocery experience

19-Feb-2018 Last updated on 19-Feb-2018 at 18:38 GMT

Consumers are embracing online grocery shopping nearly twice as fast as predicted just a year ago, but there are still significant barriers that retailers must address to maximize their reach across channels, according to new Nielsen data.

Instacart raises $200M and prepares to go up against Amazon Now to deliver Whole Foods products

15-Feb-2018

By Elizabeth Crawford

An infusion of $2OO million from a series E fundraise could help long-time Whole Foods Market delivery service Instacart hold its own against the retailer’s new owner Amazon’s decision last week to test two-hour delivery of the grocer’s products through...

PepsiCo CEO: ‘Our e-commerce business is now approximately $1bn in annualized retail sales’

14-Feb-2018

By Elaine Watson

While it’s “not perfectly clear” whether all e-commerce channels are going to make money, PepsiCo is positioning itself to win online with heavy investments that leverage big data and predictive analytics to sharpen real-time marketing messages, dynamic...

Hain Celestial CEO: ‘Any company, any retailer that is not moving to online or click and pick is going to fail…’

08-Feb-2018

By Elaine Watson

Natural and organic products specialist Hain Celestial is expecting to “double or even triple” ecommerce sales over the next two to three years as it dedicates more resources to boosting online sales.