On Wednesday, in a statement Walmart Inc said it would remove the $35 minimum order value for subscribers of its loyalty service for next-day or two-day shipping as it gears up for the holiday season online shopping. The change, effective… Read More ›
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Amazon increases its traction in India as its expands further into the groceries market
Last week, Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder and CEO told shareholders in a letter that Amazon India is its fastest growing marketplace: in its first year of Amazon Prime, Amazon added more members in India than any other location in Amazon’s… Read More ›
Sam’s Club partners with Instacart for delivering groceries to shoppers
Shopper can buy a wide range of goods and groceries, even without a Sam’s Club membership, and have it delivered it to them within the hour. Incidentally, the online grocery market in the U.S. is expected to grow $41.7 billion… Read More ›
Rising cost of transportation pulling up food inflation in the U.S.
For consumers who have enjoyed low to negative food inflation over the years, the jump in food prices is likely to be a shocker. In the push for cost cut led higher margins, U.S. trucking companies and railroad operators are… Read More ›
Wal-Mart increases its online footprint, forecasts 40% growth in online sales for fiscal year 2018
With Wal-Mart ramping up its online sales strategy to better fend off Amazon.com Inc, the move is starting to pay dividends. The world’s biggest brick-and-mortar retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc has forecast a 40% rise in its U.S. online sales for… Read More ›
Amazon to slashes prices of groceries from Monday
The price war in the retail groceries market is now set to intensify. With Amazon.com successfully navigating the landmine of antitrust scrutiny for it’s acquisition of Whole Foods Market Inc, the shares of rival groceries have started to tumble on… Read More ›
High stakes battle for Wal-Mart in the U.S. groceries market
With Germany-based Aldi quickly gaining market share in the highly competitive U.S. groceries market, Wal-Mart, the pioneer and king of low prices is feeling threatened and has high stakes in this price war. According to sources familiar with Wal-Mart Stores… Read More ›