Kroger Archives - Multichannel Merchant

Boxed Closes $110 Million Funding Round Led By Japan’s Aeon Group

August 28, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

After various acquisition offers didn’t work out, club-based grocery and CPG ecommerce startup Boxed has secured a $110 million funding round, validating the company’s technology and market position as the e-grocery space continues to heat up.

Kroger to Sell Groceries in China Through Alibaba Partnership

August 17, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

Cincinnati-based grocer Kroger will start selling online into China through a new partnership with Alibaba, testing some of its natural foods line first as it makes its first international move in the expanding grocery wars. See what else the company is up to, including its pilot of driverless delivery in Scottsdale, AZ and same-day delivery.

Kroger Launches Same-Day Service, Pushes on Other Digital Fronts

August 3, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

Kroger, demonstrating why it is a force to be reckoned with in e-grocery, is now offering same-day delivery in five markets, while also testing out self-driving delivery in a Phoenix pilot and creating automated distribution centers with partner Ocado.

Blockchain: Coming to a Supply Chain Near You

April 24, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

The advent of blockchain technology as a tool to enable secure, accurate sharing and verification across entire supply chains is fast approaching, moving it beyond the realm of Bitcoin transactions, attendees were told at Home Delivery World in Atlanta.

Texas Grocer H-E-B Acquires Austin-Based Favor Delivery

February 20, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

In a smaller version of December’s Target-Shipt deal, Dallas-based grocery chain H-E-B is acquiring Favor Delivery of Austin, an app-based service with access to 50,000 “runners” across Texas.