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A new Ecommerce Supermarket Scorecard reports that total online grocery sales are growing year-over-year at 25%. The Supermarket Scorecard also suggests that, in general, customer confidence in online shopping is growing.Other highlights from the Supermarket Scorecard include:The average value of customer orders increased over the previous year by more than 5;About 85% of online transactions included produce items;Meat/seafood and deli were found in more than 66% of the transactions;Bakery was found in almost 50% of the transactions; andFor companies that offered both options, customers preferred to receive their offers by delivery (74%) over click-and-collect (26%).The study was conducted over a four week period in March of this year and included nearly 200 stores. … [Read more...] about Online Grocery Sales Continue to Grow

Websites may constitute “public accommodations” under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), according to one court. On June 12, 2017, in a case of first impression, a federal district court in Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. held that a website that is heavily integrated with physical store locations and operates as “a gateway to the physical store locations” constitutes a service of a public accommodation covered by the ADA.[1]  This decision comes in the midst of a trend, as we have previously reported, of increasing legal challenges to businesses on the theory that their websites are allegedly inaccessible to disabled persons, in violation of Title III of the ADA.  Although the Gil v. Winn-Dixie decision is not binding on courts in other jurisdictions, other courts may consider it and find it persuasive.  Businesses with consumer-facing websites should make web accessibility a priority.The Gil v. … [Read more...] about Cautionary Ruling for Website Accessibility: Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores

Updated 8:45 am, Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 A South Carolina woman isn't happy a grocery store censored her honor graduate son's cake, which was supposed to include the Latin phrase "Summa Cum Laude." A South Carolina woman isn't happy a grocery store censored her honor graduate son's cake, which was supposed to include the Latin phrase "Summa Cum Laude." South Carolina grocery censors graduation cake inscription 1 / 1 Back to Gallery CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina woman isn't happy a grocery store censored her honor graduate son's cake, which was supposed to include the Latin phrase "Summa Cum Laude." Cara Koscinski told The Washington Post a cake online from Publix that was supposed to say "Congrats Jacob! Summa Cum Laude class of 2018." She says the online message box did not like the word "cum," the Latin word for "with." The computer marked it as a naughty word and substituted three … [Read more...] about South Carolina grocery censors graduation cake inscription

By Lisa Baertlein CINCINNATI (Reuters) - Kroger Co <KR.N>, the nation's biggest supermarket chain, whose founder delivered groceries by horse and buggy, is using a different kind of horsepower in its race with online grocery sellers. The 135-year-old company is experimenting with a variety of technologies as it battles Amazon.com <AMZN.O> and Walmart Inc <WMT.N> to find a profitable formula to serve customers who want milk and eggs whisked to their doorsteps. These shoppers are a tiny but fast-growing segment of the $800-billion U.S. grocery market. Kroger must win them over to survive. "We want to serve the customer on their terms," said Chief Executive Rodney McMullen, who for years has kept tabs on the economics of grocery delivery. "For us, every penny counts." In a series of interviews with Reuters at Kroger headquarters in Cincinnati, McMullen and other executives outlined a host of experiments and initiatives. These include self-driving delivery vans, … [Read more...] about Old-line Kroger shows new moves in grocery delivery drive

Amazon said Wednesday that it will shut down all its pop-up shops and focus on opening more of its bookstores as it rethinks its brick-and-mortar strategy. The online retail giant has 87 pop-up shops in malls, Whole Foods grocery stores and Kohl's department stores that sell Amazon's Echo voice-activated devices, Kindle tablets and other gadgets. Amazon did not say when the pop-up shops would shut down, but the Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous sources, reported that they will shutter at the end of April. The news comes a day after Kohl's said it was moving away from having Amazon shops in its stores and instead plans to sell Amazon gadgets in a designated section. Amazon has been making a big push into brick-and-mortar stores, buying up the Whole Foods grocery chain, opening 19 bookstores and 10 cashier-less convenience stores around the country. But sales at its physical stores slipped 3 percent in the last three months of 2018, compared with the same period the year before. … [Read more...] about Amazon to Close All Its Pop-Up Shops