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The Chinese online grocery app Xingsheng Youxuan has raised $2 billion in new funding, Reuters reports. According to Reuters’ sources, investors in the round include FountainVest Partners, Primavera Capital Group […]
Ahold Delhaize announced today that it is building out an automated fulfillment center in Philadelphia (hat tip to Winsight Grocery Business). When completed, this facility will be able to fulfill […]
Grocery retailer Stop & Shop is testing out the use of pickup lockers at one of its Boston stores (hat tip to Supermarket News). The temperature-controlled lockers allow customers to […]
Rosie, which provides an online marketplace for local grocery stores, announced today that it has raised a $10 million Series A round of funding. The round was led by Avenue […]
Online grocer Good Eggs announced today that it has raised $100 million in new funding. The round was led by Glade Brook Capital Partners with participation from GV, Tao Invest, […]
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UK-based speedy grocery delivery service Weezy has raised a $20 million Series A round of funding. TechCrunch was first to report the news, writing that the round was led by […]
Grocery retailer Albertsons announced today that it is piloting a new automated kiosk for grocery pickup. The kiosk is located at one of the company’s Jewel-Osco stores in Chicago. The […]
Two years ago, I predicted that 2019 would be a breakout year for food robots. Let’s just say that I was a little premature with that particular prognostication. In my […]
German grocery delivery startup Gorillas has raised a $44 million Series A round of funding led by hedge fund Coatue, TechCrunch reports. Gorillas promises super-speedy grocery delivery, with the company […]
Dutch grocer Ahold Delhaize announced yesterday that it has bought an 80 percent stake in New York-based online grocer FreshDirect. Private equity firm Centerbridge Partners bought the remaining 20 percent. […]
British grocer Ocado announced yesterday that it is bolstering its robotics capabilities with the acquisitions of North American companies Kindred Systems and Haddington Dynamics for a total of $287 million. […]
