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Alibaba Said To Invest $200 Million In Indian Online Grocer

Alibaba Group, China’s e-commerce giant, plans to invest about $200 million in India’s largest online supermarket, Bigbasket, leading a $2...

Instacart Signs Up Grocery Giant as Amazon Fuels Delivery Fears

Amazon’s expansion into the grocery industry may be pushing more supermarket chains into the arms of Instacart, a delivery service that helps retaile...

How Many Robots Does It Take to Fill a Grocery Order?

The UK's biggest online grocer hit a milestone this year: Ocado Group put together an order of 50 items, including produce, meat and dairy, in fi...

Carrefour Launches 'Merci Voisin' Delivery Service

French retailer Carrefour is testing a new collaborative delivery service, Merci Voisin ('Thanks Neighbour'), which will see Carrefour shoppers collect and...

Auchan Launches France's Largest Click-And-Collect Centre

French retailer Auchan is launching a new click-and-collect service in the Saint-Etienne area, which it says is the largest of its kind in the country....

Sainsbury's Extends One-Hour Delivery Service In London

UK retailer Sainsbury's has announced that it is rolling out its one-hour delivery service to five more boroughs in London. The 'Chop Chop' service was...

Kaufland Puts Online Delivery Expansion On Hold

German retailer Kaufland has halted the planned expansion of its online grocery service to the city of Hamburg, according to reports by newspaper Heilbronn...

AmazonFresh Adds Booths Grocery Products To UK Delivery Service

Online retailer Amazon has announced that it is adding a selection of products from UK grocer Booths to its AmazonFresh delivery service. This is the fi...