Amazon also has expansion plans for Amazon Fresh grocery stores, which feature “Dash Carts,” shopping carts that automatically scan and charge the items placed in them. The stores have been popping up near big cities including Los Angeles and Chicago. In September, Amazon also unveiled the Amazon One handprint scan technology that can identify customers upon store entry.

Now Amazon Fresh grocery stores, which feature “Dash Carts” that automatically scan and charge items placed in the shopping cart, are popping up near big cities like Los Angeles and Chicago. In September, Amazon also unveiled the Amazon One handprint scan technology that can identify customers upon store entry, set to be rolled out at two cashierless stores in the Seattle area.

Our latest forecast shows that Amazon, Walmart, and eBay will remain the top three largest ecommerce companies in the US by total sales volume, while Best Buy and Target will usurp The Home Depot and Wayfair for the No. 5 and No. 6 spots on the 2021 list, respectively.

Business Insider Intelligence research analyst Daniel Keyes and eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Andrew Lipsman discuss the future of grocery and why Instacart is leading the charge. They then talk about lululemon's magical Q2, what Amazon's latest wearable can do that others can't, and how Peloton's new equipment fits into its overall strategy.

Amazon also has expansion plans for Amazon Fresh grocery stores, which feature “Dash Carts,” shopping carts that automatically scan and charge the items placed in them. The stores have been popping up near big cities including Los Angeles and Chicago.

Now Amazon Fresh grocery stores, which feature “Dash Carts” that automatically scan and charge items placed in the shopping cart, are popping up near big cities like Los Angeles and Chicago. In September, Amazon also unveiled the Amazon One handprint scan technology that can identify customers upon store entry, set to be rolled out at two cashierless stores in the Seattle area.

Right now, we're doing a lot of research into the behaviors of our customers, particularly those who love shopping for fresh produce; they love to smell and touch it. [We've found that] many people miss going into physical spaces like farmers markets and grocery stores. Del Monte recently launched a campaign to highlight its essential workers. Can you speak on that?

Marketers have long turned to social media to hear and respond to what people are saying, gauge sentiment, and inform and support their team's marketing strategy. But the coronavirus pandemic has put fresh emphasis on the practice known as social listening.

Amazon’s investment in warehouse and last-mile logistics for next-day and same-day Prime (not to mention removing its $14.99 monthly fee for Amazon Fresh) eliminated barriers to online grocery delivery. The buildouts of click-and-collect operations by Walmart and various national grocery chains helped propel that behavior forward.

Offering fresh grocery delivery won't matter if it's not on time

For our upcoming report on the future of the CMO, we spoke to Brandt about making the Chipotle brand more visible and relevant to its customers through telling stories about the company's fresh-food values.

Walmart’s expansion of Delivery Unlimited, its grocery delivery membership, is the latest attempt by a major retailer to make online grocery shopping more appealing. But better delivery value only addresses cost—not quality.

Hema Fresh. Alibaba opened its first Hema Supermarket—an all-in-one supermarket, fresh market, restaurant and fulfillment center—in January 2016. Hema Fresh stores average around 4,000 to 6,000 square meters and are situated mostly in China’s Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities.