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31 Percent of U.S. Households Used Online Grocery in the Past Month

Nothing like a catastrophic global pandemic to force people into new behaviors. According to a survey released yesterday by Brick Meets Click and ShopperKit, online grocery shopping is booming, with […]

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UPDATED: Instacart Launches New Benefits as its Gig Workers Planned to Strike

Update: This post has been updated with a statement sent to the Spoon by Vanessa Bain. Grocery delivery startup Instacart today announced a number of new benefits for its Shoppers […]

Survey: 3% of Restaurants Are Permanently Closed. More Will Follow

The National Restaurant Association this week released some rather gloomy statistics around COVID-19’s impact on restaurants so far. A survey of more than 4,000 U.S. restaurant owners and operators found […]

Grocery Chains Hy-Vee, Woodman’s and More to Offer Free Delivery for the Elderly

The ability for folks over the age of 60 to get groceries is a big concern during this pandemic. Stores are creating special shopping hours for the elderly, I’m Instacarting […]

COVID is Migrating All My Food and Beverage Shopping to Online Mail Order Boxes

We’re all waiting to see what permanent changes the COVID-19 pandemic will bring about in our daily lives (handshakes, hugs, etc.). At least in the Albrecht house, after the worst […]

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Like Local Farms? You Better Step Up Now or They’re Going to Disappear

Certain food sources, like e-commerce grocery sites and meal kit companies, are seeing a boost in sales in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, many parts […]

Amazon’s Grocery Stores Are Headed for NYC, Will the Pandemic Change Any Building Plans?

If there’s any hope to be found nowadays, it could be that at least Amazon is carrying on like business will get back to normal at some point. Grocery Dive […]

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Report: Sales From Third-Party Delivery Apps Are Slowing. Might It Be Those Fees?

Despite dining rooms being closed and delivery being one of the few sales channels on which restaurants can rely, the numbers are down as far as third-party platforms like Grubhub […]

Zippin Waives Setup Fees for Stores that Want Cashierless Checkout Pop-Ups to Sell Essential and Safety Products

Next time I go to that grocery store, my cashier will be scanning my groceries from behind a plexiglass shield, yet another measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus […]

Experiential Retailer b8ta Furloughs Workforce, Cuts Corporate Staff Due to Coronavirus

With the exception of grocery, the COVID-19 crisis has hit every retail sector hard as consumers cut back and, in many cases, are forced to stay in due to mandatory […]

Do You Have Enough Demand? Kitchen United CEO Discusses Pivoting To Ghost Kitchens Too Soon

Pre-pandemic, ghost kitchens looked to be the “it” trend of 2020. So you would think a global health crisis that’s forced dining room closures around the world and seemingly increased […]

Mercato Can Get Independent Grocers Online and Delivering in 48 Hours

There is a conundrum in this time of COVID-19. While you’re supposed to shelter in place, you also want to support local businesses by getting groceries from your area market. […]