Walmart online grocery prices are edging closer to Amazon, with only a slim gap separating prices between the two retailers, according to a new study by global e-commerce analytics firm Profitero. In the report, Price Wars: Grocery, Household & Beauty, Profitero analyzed pricing for 21,000 products in grocery, beauty and household supplies, finding only a 1.8% average…
Profitero conducted a price comparison of 1,000 branded products (covering high level AmazonFresh categories) and matched them exactly (including pack size and flavour) to the same products on Asda, Morrisons, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Analysis was conducted on September 29, 2017 and the AmazonFresh postal code used was W1W 6JQ. Prices were collected online from…
GMDC’s latest research shares why non-food manufacturers should not fear click-and-collect, but embrace it as an emerging high-growth channel opportunity – or be left outside the basket Global Market Development Center (GMDC), an association that connects its members to advance innovation in the marketplace, examines why non-food manufacturers should embrace click-and-collect rather than fear it in…
This article previously appeared on Just-Food. While Amazon Prime Day may have dominated the headlines last week, the launch of private-label CPG start-up Brandless also garnered considerable industry attention. Pitching itself as the ‘Procter & Gamble for millennials’, the direct-to-consumer (DTC) grocery site sells everyday essentials like coffee, peanut butter, toothpaste and hand soap. All…
eCommerce is making an impact on just about every industry imaginable, and alcohol looks set to be the next sector to be disrupted by the continued shift to digital. In an edited transcript of their recent podcast, Profitero’s SVP Strategy and Insights Keith Anderson is joined by Danny Brager, SVP of Nielsen’s US Beverage Alcohol…