Walmart Grocery is now Offering a $ 98 Per Year ‘Delivery Unlimited’ Subscription

June 18, 2019 Sarah Perez, Tech Crunch

Walmart is taking aim at Instacart, Target’s Shipt and Amazon Prime Now/Whole Foods with a new grocery delivery subscription service called simply, “Delivery Unlimited.” Before, Walmart shoppers could order groceries online and pick them up at their local store for free or they could opt to pay the $9.95 (or sometimes less) per-order delivery fee.

Amazon and Whole Foods Have Failed to Upend Grocery

Two years have passed since Amazon announced it was acquiring Whole Foods for $13.7 billion. The news that Amazon was planning on competing in grocery in earnest worried some given its history of disruption in retail, but thus far it’s been unable to dominate the industry.

Loblaw Introduces National Program to Save Customers Money While Reducing Store-Generated Food Waste

June 18, 2019 Loblaw Companies Limited

Loblaw Companies Limited is furthering its commitment to reduce store-generated food waste by partnering with Flashfood to make their app available to Canadians across the country. With the Flashfood app, customers can purchase food items nearing expiration at a reduced price of up to 50 per cent off at select Loblaw grocery stores.

Wakefern and ShopRite Associates Receive 2019 YWCA TWIN Award

June 18, 2019 Wakefern

Wakefern Food Corp. announced the Wakefern, ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc. and ShopRite of Carteret recipients of the 2019 YWCA “Tribute to Women and Industry” (TWIN) Award.

The Marine Stewardship Council and Whole Foods Market Celebrate 20 Years of Sustainable Seafood

Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is celebrating 20 years of partnership with Whole Foods Market on sustainable seafood. In 1999, Whole Foods Market became the first US retailer to partner with the MSC to make certified sustainable seafood available to customers around the US. MSC’s longest standing retail partner created sustainable seafood as a concept for consumers by sourcing MSC certified seafood and selling products with the MSC blue fish logo.