Articles about grocery

Seattle grocery space with ties to Amazon to become new H Mart

The physical grocery landscape in Seattle is taking another turn in a space once connected to Amazon. A former New… Read More

Amazon’s top grocery stores exec Tony Hoggett is leaving in big exit from senior leadership team

Tony Hoggett, the Amazon senior vice president in charge of the company’s worldwide grocery stores business, is leaving the tech… Read More

Amazon exec explains grocery tech changes, debunks media reports about human reviewers

Amazon’s grocery technology has been in the news a lot over the past couple of weeks, following layoffs in the… Read More

Amazon closing smaller Fresh grocery store in Seattle as it focuses on expanded format stores

Amazon is closing its Fresh grocery store in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, the company confirmed Wednesday, saying that it plans… Read More

Former Niantic leader’s spatial computing startup aims to help retailers track shelf inventory

When Ross Finman and his wife set out to try to find baby formula during a critical shortage of the… Read More

New feature allows Amazon Fresh shoppers to lock in recurring time slot for grocery pickup or delivery

Amazon added a new feature to its Amazon Fresh grocery shopping experience called “Recurring Reservations,” allowing customers to plan ahead… Read More

Amazon shuts down last remaining Fresh Pickup location in Seattle, but keeps package service open

Amazon closed the last of its only two Amazon Fresh Pickup locations, marking the end of another effort by the… Read More

Amazon opens Amazon Fresh grocery delivery to non-Prime members

Amazon will begin offering its grocery delivery service to customers who aren’t Prime members in select cities. Amazon Fresh is… Read More

Amazon closes another Go convenience store in downtown Seattle; location was second to open

Amazon closed another of its Amazon Go convenience stores in downtown Seattle, three months after it announced that eight of… Read More

Grocery industry vet brings fresh take on the corner store to Seattle neighborhoods

Stephanie King spent about 20 years helping build private label programs with some of the biggest grocery retailers in the… Read More

Shopping center owners sue Amazon as tech giant rethinks grocery plans

RENTON, Wash. — The owner of a major shopping center south of Seattle is suing Amazon, alleging that the company… Read More

Smart shopping cart maker Veeve adds $6.7M to its basket to reach more grocery stores

Smart shopping cart maker Veeve has added more cash to its basket. The Seattle-based startup raised $6.7 million in new… Read More

Amazon analytics service will use shopper data to give brands product insights in physical stores

Amazon has spent years building technology to reshape how shoppers use its physical retail stores. Now the company is introducing… Read More

Seattle smart shopping cart startup Veeve, led by ex-Amazon engineers, rolling into Albertsons

Veeve, a Seattle-based startup launched by two ex-Amazon managers, is partnering with Albertsons to bring its smart shopping cart technology… Read More

Amazon aims for a zero carbon grocery store with newest Amazon Fresh opening in Seattle

Amazon is opening the doors Thursday on its latest Amazon Fresh location in Seattle, and ushering in a new benchmark… Read More

Fresh look for an old Sears: Amazon opening another grocery store in plaza south of Seattle

A shopping plaza south of Seattle in Federal Way, Wash., has a Fresh look, as Amazon is getting set to… Read More

Amazon opening new Fresh grocery location in North Seattle plaza; another planned south of city

An Amazon Fresh grocery store will anchor a refresh of a sprawling shopping plaza along heavily traveled Aurora Avenue North… Read More

From Go to go bigger, Amazon bringing cashierless ‘Just Walk Out’ tech to two Whole Foods stores

Amazon is bringing more of its technology to Whole Foods Market, announcing Wednesday that the “Just Walk Out” cashierless experience… Read More

A welcome interloper? Amazon Fresh opens in Seattle’s historic and changing Central District

To some longtime residents of Seattle’s Central District, a grocery store stocked like the one Amazon opened recently in the… Read More

Amazon opening new Fresh grocery store in Seattle as part of property developed by Paul Allen’s Vulcan

Amazon will open its second Amazon Fresh grocery store in the Seattle area next week with a location in the… Read More

Amazon brings cashierless tech to full-size grocery store for first time at new Seattle-area location

Amazon’s newest physical grocery store opening in the Seattle area this week is unique as it will feature the company’s… Read More

Amazon adding its palm-reading ID system as a payment option at Whole Foods store in Seattle

Amazon is bringing its palm-reading biometric identification system to a Whole Foods store in Seattle, the company announced Wednesday, expanding… Read More

‘We make our customers rich’: Shelf Engine raises $41M to help grocery giants manage their orders

New funding: Shelf Engine raised $41 million to support rapid growth of its tech platform used by grocers such as Kroger… Read More

Permits connect Amazon to former New Seasons site in Seattle in latest physical retail expansion

Amazon is named in electrical permits for improvements to the former New Seasons Market grocery store in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood,… Read More

Amazon will open another Amazon Go store in downtown Seattle at old Office Depot location

Amazon plans to open its seventh Amazon Go store location in Seattle, expanding its brick-and-mortar grocery footprint despite the ongoing… Read More

Amazon now offering one-hour curbside pickup for Prime shoppers at all Whole Foods locations

Amazon is now offering free, one-hour pickup of online grocery orders for Prime members at its Whole Foods stores across… Read More

Pay with your palm? Amazon unveils biometric ID, touting convenience and testing customer trust

Amazon has developed a new biometric ID system that works by scanning the palms of participating customers, planning to ultimately… Read More

Testing Amazon Kitchen: Here’s our hot take on the tech giant’s first hot food bar at Amazon Go Grocery

Amazon does deliveries, cloud computing, voice technology, and e-readers pretty damn well. The company’s hot food game, though, could use… Read More

Amazon opens new Go Grocery store in Microsoft’s neighborhood, as their retail tech rivalry grows

Amazon is opening its second Amazon Go Grocery store Wednesday, this one in Redmond, Wash., bringing its larger cashierless store… Read More

Amazon opens first Fresh grocery store, debuts high-tech shopping cart in retail expansion

Amazon is ready to open the doors to its latest physical retail experiment as it debuts the company’s first Amazon… Read More