by Walther Ploos van Amstel
Ahold Delhaize’s omnichannel strategy continues to deliver: six consecutive quarters of double-digit online growth. Ahold Delhaize’s latest quarterly results confirm what many in the retail industry already sensed: the company’s omnichannel ecosystem is hitting its stride. With online grocery sales up 15.4% in the U.S. and 11.9% in Europe, the group has now achieved six …
Thuisbezorgd.nl partners with Albert Heijn for grocery delivery. Albert Heijn and Thuisbezorgd.nl, part of Just Eat Takeaway.com, one of the world’s largest online food delivery marketplaces, will expand their collaboration and start with home delivery of groceries and convenience products in the Netherlands. The product range consists of more than 1,200 products, including an extensive choice …
Peapod Digital Labs, the digital and eCommerce engine for Ahold Delhaize USA, announced that it is partnering with leading crowdsourced logistics company Deliv to help their US brands extend same-day grocery delivery in select markets.
Ahold Delhaize, which operates supermarkets in Europe and the US (‘Stop & Shop’ and ‘Food Lion’) is on track to meet a 20 percent US online sales growth target this year as it opens automated grocery distribution points along the East Coast, chief executive Frans Muller said in an interview.
Dutch Peter Appel Transport, Albert Heijn, DAF Trucks, Simon Loos, and TNO are testing driving electric trucks-with-trailers in cities. As part of the test, not only fully electric trucks are used, but also plug-in hybrid trucks, a European first. The partners want to determine which functional and operational requirements they have to meet in order to deliver …
Ahold Delhaize’s Stop & Shop is updating its brand to make grocery shopping easier. The update is designed to improve the in-store experience with a focus on more fresh and healthy options and improved digital solutions. Part of the update is the introduction of robots for click and collect at special Stop & Shop pick-up …