Amazon Just Announced Two-Hour Grocery Delivery From Whole Foods. Can Other Retailers Keep Up?

Amazon Just Announced Two-Hour Grocery Delivery From Whole Foods. Can Other Retailers Keep Up? February 9, 2018 Amazon Ecommerce On-Demand Retail Tech February 9, 2018 Share Amazon Just Announced Two-Hour Grocery Delivery From Whole Foods. Can Other Retailers Keep Up? on Facebook Share Amazon Just Announced Two-Hour Grocery Delivery From Whole Foods. Can Other Retailers Keep Up? on Twitter Share Amazon Just Announced Two-Hour Grocery Delivery From Whole Foods. Can Other Retailers Keep Up? on LinkedIn Share Amazon Just Announced Two-Hour Grocery Delivery From Whole Foods. Can Other Retailers Keep Up? via Email Amazon Ecommerce On-Demand Retail Tech Traditional retailers like Albertsons, Walmart, and Target are clambering to acquire delivery-focused tech startups in the grocery race against Amazon. Where is this data coming from? Start your free trial today EmailWhere is this data coming from? Start your free trial today Email Just as many suspected (or in the case of some retailers, feared), Amazon will start delivering Whole Foods groceries through its two-hour Prime Now delivery service. For now the service will only be available to Amazon Prime members in limited cities, though the company plans to roll out the offering across the US later this year. The announcement follows widespread speculation that Amazon's purchase of Whole Foods would help the e-commerce giant crack the code to affordable grocery delivery, a major concern for traditional grocery retailers in the US. E-Commerce: 2018 Trends and Beyond In this live briefing, we'll look at the technological advancements that are reshaping various aspects of e-commerce ranging from supply chain to customer experience and last mile delivery. First NameLast NameEmailGet the Briefing Email Since the $13.7B Amazon-Whole Foods deal in June 2017, big-name American retailers like Albertsons, Walmart, and Target have been arming themselves against Amazon through tech acquisitions. Delivery startups Plated and Parcel (purchased by Albertsons and Walmart, respectively) were acquired only a few months after the Whole Foods deal, while Target acquired Shipt — which it will now use to facilitate same-day delivery — as recently as December 2017. Some established retailers, like Albertsons and Target, already offer or plan to offer some form of day-of delivery — but Amazon's announcement will likely further spur these players to offer the speediest delivery services that they can logistically and operationally handle. Beyond affecting traditional grocers, the announcement also puts pressure on CPG retailers to improve operations, with big names like Coca-Cola and Unilever investing in and acquiring logistics-focused startups to improve their delivery capabilities to stay competitive. TOP TECH TRENDS See the trends poised to reshape industries in the coming year. Email Related Research Amazon And Alibaba Have Already Conquered Online Retail. Now They're Coming For Offline. Here Are 36 Casualties Of The Retail Apocalypse And Why They Failed Walmart's Been On A Buying Spree. Which Company Could It Acquire Next? You might also like: Amazon And Alibaba Have Already Conquered Online Retail. Now They're Coming For Offline. Here Are 36 Casualties Of The Retail Apocalypse And Why They Failed Walmart's Been On A Buying Spree. Which Company Could It Acquire Next? Popular Data Visualizations The United States Of Venture Capital 100 Startups Using Artificial Intelligence To Transform Industries Ag Tech: 100+ Technology Companies Changing The Farm You might also like: Amazon And Alibaba Have Already Conquered Online Retail. Now They're Coming For Offline. Here Are 36 Casualties Of The Retail Apocalypse And Why They Failed Walmart's Been On A Buying Spree. Which Company Could It Acquire Next? Comments there are 0 comments to this post, add yours Where is this data coming from? Start your free trial today EmailWhere is this data coming from? Start your free trial today Email CB Insights Research Research Portal cbinsights.com Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email 2017 CB Insights