August 11, 2021 | GroceryGeniuses Blog

NowFood resumes NowFresh and NowShip delivery services in five districts of Hanoi, Vietnam

GroceryGeniuses August 11, 2021

NowFood, a delivery firm, is resuming its delivery services in five districts of Hanoi. The delivery platform will resume NowFresh and NowShip in Cau Giay, Dong Da, Hai Ba Trung, Ba Dinh and Thanh Xuan. NowFood remained suspended as the fourth wave of the pandemic in Hanoi halted business activities in the region once again. The firm ensures the workers will strictly abide by COVID-19 SOPs by undergoing daily checkups before starting shift. Delivery firms like Grab and Gojek also suspended their services due to rising cases of the virus.

DoorDash adds a new feature DoubleDash to gain a competitive edge

GroceryGeniuses August 11, 2021

Food delivery apps are constantly looking for ways to improve service and stay ahead of competitors. DoorDash has launched a new feature DoubleDash to merge food and grocery orders. The new feature will allow users to add food and other items from different restaurants to their grocery orders. This service won’t add any additional charges to the initial bill. Many delivery firms have tied up with grocers and restaurants to diversify their portfolios.

Shipt grows partnerships with CaringBridge and other platforms to stay ahead of competitors

GroceryGeniuses August 11, 2021

Shipt, an American delivery service, is growing partnerships with several firms to compete with DoorDash and Instacart. The delivery firm has partnered with CaringBridge, a digital firm that allows users deal with health-related concerns, ask for help and share updates. Through this union, Shipt will offer grocery and essential items delivery to users from non-profit social networks. Users can help others seeking assistance by sending groceries after scheduling a delivery time. The e-commerce delivery firm has started offering same-day delivery of medical supplies from 2,000 Rite Aid pharmacies in 17 states.

Grocery Outlet is about to roll out its e-commerce platform to shoppers

GroceryGeniuses August 11, 2021

Grocery Outlet, a US-based discounted supermarket chain, is gearing up to launch its e-commerce platform. The discount grocer is looking to partner with e-commerce and curbside pickup offering platforms. These measures will digitize the grocer’s discovery-focused retail experience and increase profits. The grocer has struggled with the pandemic-driven losses and is currently dealing with inflating freight and product costs. Grocery Outlet’s net sales went down by 3.5% to $775.5 million in Q2, while EBITDA decreased by 15.7% to $50.8 million.

15-minutes quick grocery delivery startups are directly competing with existing delivery players

GroceryGeniuses August 11, 2021

America has lately welcomed various Fifteen-minutes delivery startups like 1520, Fridge No More etc. European startups Gorillas and Jokr are slowly winning consumers’ hearts with prompt service and directly compete with Amazon and DoorDash. Closely-located ghost stores, software and in-house warehouse enable the swift 15-minutes grocery delivery service. The usage of electric bikes helps dozens of delivery workers navigate the traffic and deliver fast to increase customer satisfaction. Moreover, the software in the startups’ apps acts as an inventory management tool and meet consumer demand.

The most critical components to strengthen America’s supply chain network

GroceryGeniuses August 11, 2021

A coherent supply chain ensures factories functioning, freights running, and store aisles filled with sufficient inventory. COVID-19 proposed many threats along with opportunities to bolster America’s Supply chain. Following measures can effectively mitigate the bottlenecks preventing a smooth supply chain: 1, Improvised government funding policies to meet supply chain goals. 2, Skilled workforce and talent pipeline can augment the supply chain. 3, Safeguard America’s industrial and manufacturing infrastructure to compete and deliver better. 4, Promote the usage of electric vehicles to combat environmental hazards. 5, Expanding the freight rails and ports through allocating more funds can improve just-in-time logistics. 6, Deploying a technology-driven transport system that connects people.

Karen Lynch to make some quintessential reforms to the business model of CVS Health

GroceryGeniuses August 11, 2021

CVS Health Corp., a broad health-solution offering firm, is all set to embrace some quintessential changes. Karen Lynch, the CEO of CVS Health, is reforming the 58-years-old chain by making it a consumer-centric health firm. The future reforms include providing health insurance to patients, prescriptions, recruiting health experts for direct care and offer medical supplies. CVS Health is diverging from conventional health services and moving towards treating health conditions like cholesterol and depression. The drugstore chain had a rough year due to the pandemic and increasing competition, and its shares fell 1.3% this week in New York.

Understanding the changing dynamics of consumers’ health is the way forward for food retailers

GroceryGeniuses August 11, 2021

Consumers have ever-changing perceptions regarding healthy diet preferences and are keen on keeping chronic ailments at bay due to the pandemic outbreak. Due to restricted outdoor activities, losing and maintaining weight is one major motive. The latest trends revealed that consumers focus on achieving sound sleep, improved mental health and a well-functioning lipid profile. So, the usual marketing strategies won’t change the firm’s sales graph. Food innovation and highlighting the functional benefits of products are the future of food businesses. The choice of nutrients and food options vary based on gender, age group and body needs.