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Online grocery showing fortified strength, study says

Not only is online grocery doing far better than expected after the fall of such once high-flying players as Webvan and HomeGrocer, but it has shown a 40% growth rate since 2000 while overall grocery sales have remained flat.

Posted 07/02/2003Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Safeway broadens online grocery to southern California

Safeway Inc. is expanding online shoping into the San Diego area. It already offers online shopping in San Francisco, Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash.

Posted 08/12/2002Kurt PetersPost a comment

Another retailer tests the Ensenda concept

Fastsigns, a provider of signs and graphic products, has hired Ensenda, a start-up immediate delivery service, to make deliveries in the Chicago area on orders placed in the stores.

Posted 12/04/2001Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Brick-and-mortar grocers could be growth behind online grocery sales

By 2006, 14.1 million households will spend $23.5 billion online with grocers that automate replenishment and make free deliveries, Forrester predicts.

Posted 10/02/2001Kurt PetersPost a comment

Specialty grocers thrive on the Net

MexGrocer.com takes a conservative approach to staffing and marketing in its bid to be one of the supermarket dot-com survivors.

Posted 09/10/2001Kurt PetersPost a comment

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HomeRuns strikes out

Massachusetts-based online grocer HomeRuns.com has ceased operations.

Posted 07/13/2001Kurt PetersPost a comment

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The worst may be over, says Webmergers

B2C web sites are declining as a percent of dot-com failures, says Webmergers.

Posted 07/12/2001Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Albertsons.com’s orders explode 300% in two days

Albertsons.com’s orders grew 300% this week as Webvan folded. Its online store is adding two store-pick locations in the Puget Sound area.

Posted 07/11/2001Kurt PetersPost a comment