AmazonFresh, Amazon Pantry and Amazon’s Whole Foods operation cater specifically to the consumer packaged goods (CPG) market. But almost none of the retail giant’s CPG sales come from Amazon-branded goods.

Retail sales in the UK are slowing as Brexit concerns bite. However, ecommerce growth remains robust, underpinned by smartphone shopping and buying. The future of retail, however, is omnichannel.

Busy, dual-income households increasingly demand time-saving meals, but don't want to sacrifice quality. For many, the go-to solution has been meal kits, which marketers have touted as healthy, convenient alternatives to traditional home cooking.

The numbers aren't in yet, but Walmart might have overtaken Amazon as the largest digital grocery player in the US.

Amazon is already one of the top digital retailers in Canada. But that may not be the case with digital grocery, a highly competitive space where established players are vying to fill up virtual shopping carts. eMarketer spoke with Michael LeBlanc, founder and principal of M.E. LeBlanc & Company, about Amazon's role in the country's overall ecommerce landscape and its digital grocery sector.

Amazon Go has received a lot of attention for a store with only six locations in three cities. It's not hard to see why, since the "walk out without paying" concept is novel, and eliminating friction is the holy grail of omnichannel retailing.

Online grocery sales are reaching a tipping point, a fact that was a given at the inaugural Groceryshop conference held this week. Overall themes of digital transformation and the power of the consumer emerged while Amazon was mentioned less often than you might think.