Is this the future of retail? We checked out the new high-tech store from Microsoft and Kroger REDMOND, Wash. ― Attention shoppers, new technology on aisle seven. There were no audible announcements like that Monday morning at… Read More
Microsoft and Kroger to challenge Amazon and Whole Foods with futuristic retail technology Can Microsoft and Kroger upgrade the grocery experience better than Amazon and Whole Foods can? That’s the unstated subplot in… Read More
Kroger inks deal with Alibaba to sell groceries online in China as it battles Amazon Kroger today announced a deal with Chinese tech giant Alibaba to sell groceries online in China as the U.S. chain… Read More
How Microsoft is helping big retailers Walmart and Kroger compete with Amazon Some of the world’s largest retailers staring down the juggernaut that is Amazon are turning to Microsoft to use its… Read More
How Amazon’s expanding U.S. brick-and-mortar footprint stacks up against other big retailers Amazon’s rapidly growing brick-and-mortar footprint — including a second Amazon Go store opening in Seattle this fall — has already… Read More
Amazon-Whole Foods one year later: How tech is reshaping grocery, and how rivals are responding One year ago, Amazon agreed to buy Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, sending shockwaves through a grocery industry suddenly faced… Read More
Instacart and Kroger’s QFC strike grocery delivery deal to counter Amazon-Whole Foods QFC is teaming up with Instacart to provide grocery delivery at most of its stores in the Seattle and Portland… Read More
Amazon shreds stock values with a whiff of competition: 5 industries feeling the heat from the tech giant When Amazon so much as twitches in a new direction, Wall Street takes notice. If you’re an investor or executive… Read More
Amazon will become top U.S. grocer by 2030, and Walmart should buy Costco to compete, former insider says If the Amazon acquisition of Whole Foods goes through, Amazon could become the top grocer in the U.S. by 2030,… Read More
Can Amazon top this? What happened when we tested Fred Meyer’s drive-up grocery service I have been the principal grocery shopper in my household for years, but that doesn’t stop me from aimlessly and inefficiently wandering… Read More
