Supermarket/Grocery

E-commerce is generally popular with consumers, but some offerings are better received than others.
 
According to the Walker Sands 2016 Future of Retail Study, based on a survey of more than 1,400 U.S. respondents, most consumers shop online with some level of frequency. Forty percent shop online once or more a month, 21% one- to two-times a week, and 7% three or more times a week. This means that about two-thirds (68%) shop online at least monthly, while only 4% shop online one- to three-times a year.
 

Bob Dylan sang “The Times They Are A Changin’” more than 50 years ago, but the sentiment is very current in the world of digital commerce.

When it comes to customer experience, not all grocery chains are created equal.
 
According to the new Customer Quotient (CQ) survey from global customer intelligence agency C Space, Trader Joe’s is the most customer-centric grocer. Conversely, Shaw’s scored the lowest of 27 options.
 

Fairway Group Holdings Corp., the parent company of Fairway Market, has received a verdict on its May 2016 bankruptcy filing.

The iconic New York food retailer had its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plan unanimously accepted by 100% of voting secured lenders and confirmed by Bankruptcy Judge Michael E. Wiles. Fairway is expected to emerge from bankruptcy during the week of June 20, 2016 with approximately $50 million in cash, a $140 million reduction of its debt and a reduction of annual debt service obligations by up to $8 million.

Saving for retirement is like exercising or eating right. We know we’ll feel better when we do it, but many of us fail to make it a priority. It’s all too easy to put off such matters until tomorrow. But after a string of tomorrows, we’ve lost valuable opportunities that would have benefitted us in the long run.

The National Retail Federation (NRF) has strong feelings about credit card swipe-fee regulations.

On Tuesday, June 7, the NRF released the following statement after Rep. Jeb Hensarling, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, announced plans to repeal swipe-fee reform and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act.

Amazon.com is now offering one-hour deliveries of grocery items to Prime Now members in the Dallas area, via an expanded partnership with Sprouts Farmers Market.

The e-tailer will allow Dallas Prime Now members to shop for Sprouts items via their accounts. Orders will then be picked from a local Sprouts store by Amazon and Sprouts employees and given to a driver for delivery.

Phillips Edison Grocery Center REIT I Inc. is acquiring a grocery-anchored shopping center, expanding the company’s holdings in Massachusetts.

Northwoods Crossing is a 159,562-sq.-ft. grocery store-anchored shopping center in Taunton, Massachusetts, a suburb 40 miles south of Boston. The center is anchored by BJ’s Wholesale Club. It also features national and regional tenants such as Tractor Supply Company, Dollar Tree, Subway, Ruby Tuesday and Wendy’s.

The expansion of online fulfillment availability is giving retailers new avenues for selling goods via the Internet.

The latest example of how non-traditional e-commerce opportunities are popping up is a just-launched partnership between Food Network and Instacart. The lifestyle network/website does directly sell a variety of cooking-related products and utensils online, but until now has not been involved in the sale of food items.

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