{"id":8491,"date":"2021-08-03T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rangeme.com\/blog\/?p=8491"},"modified":"2021-10-06T14:37:37","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T22:37:37","slug":"tech-within-grocery-is-satisfying-our-appetite-for-convenience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rangeme.com\/blog\/tech-within-grocery-is-satisfying-our-appetite-for-convenience\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Within Grocery is Satisfying Our Appetite for Convenience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Technology is making grocery shopping deliciously convenient. Time-starved consumers welcome innovations that offer efficiency and ease, elevating a weekly habit into a pleasant experience. Notably, grocery is a strategically significant category for retailers who compete for big weekly baskets. Adopting grocery tech can give retailers a competitive edge by satisfying consumers\u2019 needs and earning their loyalty. Let\u2019s look at 2021\u2019s top grocery tech trends and how they\u2019re reinventing global grocery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rangeme.com\/blog\/e-grocery-convenience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">E-grocery<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Online grocery shopping gives consumers omnichannel options to boost customer satisfaction. Experts predict U.S. e-grocery sales will nearly double by 2024 ($187.7 billion vs. $95.8 billion in 2020). <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">1<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">US Grocery Ecommerce Sales, 2019-2024. Insider Intelligence eMarketer. February 1, 2021.  <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> More than half (52%) of Americans say they\u2019ll purchase groceries online post-pandemic, including 71% of Millennials. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">2<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Maake, Katishi. Exclusive: More Than Half of US Adults Say They\u2019ll Buy Some Groceries Online Post-Pandemic. Retail Brew. March 29, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p><em>\u201c[O]nline grocery shows no sign of slowing down,<\/em><\/p><p><em>even as consumers return to physical stores \u2026\u201d<\/em><span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">3<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Petrak, Lynn. Delivery and Are Sticking to Online Grocery Buying: Report. Progressive Grocer. May 27, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, the U.K.\u2019s online value share of fast-moving consumer goods rose 11%. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">4<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Winning Omnichannel: The future of FMCG and Retail post-COVID. Kantar. 2021.  <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> Across the pond, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rangeme.com\/amazon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a> is set to overtake Tesco as the U.K.\u2019s largest retailer by 2025, due in part to significant e-grocery growth. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_5');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_5');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_5\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">5<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_5\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Skeldon, Paul. Amazon set to become UK&#8217;s largest GMV retailer by 2025 as online grocery grows. Internet Retailing. June 2, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_5').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_5', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> In addition, this year consumers are most likely to buy groceries online in Spain and France. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_6');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_6');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_6\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">6<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_6\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Gerckens, Claus, Franck Laizet, Daniel Laubli, Eugen Zgraggen and Jean-Albert Nyssens. The path forward for European grocery retailers. McKinsey &amp; Company. March 25, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_6').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_6', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>BOPIS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/BOPIS.jpeg?auto=format%2Ccompress\" alt=\"BIPOS\" class=\"wp-image-8495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/BOPIS.jpeg?w=975 975w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/BOPIS.jpeg?w=300 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><figcaption>Source: Walmart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buy online pick up in-store (BOPIS) keeps growing in popularity. In 2019, only 39% of U.S. consumers used BOPIS to buy groceries and that figure is set to surge to 60% next year. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_7');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_7');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_7\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">7<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_7\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Cramer-Flood, Ethan. US Click and Collect in 2020 and 2021. Insider Intelligence eMarketer. March 24, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_7').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_7', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rangeme.com\/walmart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Walmart<\/a>\u2019s cross-category BOPIS sales rose 109% year-over-year in 2020 to $15 billion while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rangeme.com\/target\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Target<\/a> BOPIS sales rose 192% year-over-year to $6 billion. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_8');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_8');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_8\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">8<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_8\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Cramer-Flood, Ethan. 7 companies driving the US click-and-collect boom. Insider Intelligence eMarketer. April 7, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_8').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_8', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> In the U.K., 58% of consumers are expected to use BOPIS this year. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_9');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_9');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_9\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">9<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_9\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Click and collect, an already popular option, finds a new gear. Insider Intelligence eMarketer. March 29, 2021 <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_9').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_9', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> Also, BOPIS growth rates will remain high in 2021 in Italy (7.4%), Spain (7.3%), and Canada (7.2%). <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_10');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_10');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_10\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">10<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_10\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Click and collect, an already popular option, finds a new gear. Insider Intelligence eMarketer. March 29, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_10').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_10', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Delivery<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" src=\"https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Target-Delivery-.jpeg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;w=1024&amp;h=1024&amp;fit=crop\" alt=\"Grocery Delivery\" class=\"wp-image-8496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Target-Delivery-.jpeg?w=2280 2280w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Target-Delivery-.jpeg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Target-Delivery-.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Target-Delivery-.jpeg?w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Target-Delivery-.jpeg?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Target-Delivery-.jpeg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Target-Delivery-.jpeg?w=375 375w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Target-Delivery-.jpeg?w=1300 1300w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Target-Delivery-.jpeg?w=1320 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" \/><figcaption>Source: Krazy Coupon Lady<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Home delivery gives consumers a chance to skip the store entirely. The top feature that is \u201cvery important\u201d to most U.S. consumers is fast, free delivery for online orders. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_11');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_11');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_11\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">11<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_11\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Petrak, Lynn. Delivery and Are Sticking to Online Grocery Buying: Report. Progressive Grocer. May 27, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_11').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_11', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Walmart<\/strong> partnered with grocery delivery platform Instacart to offer same-day delivery. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_12');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_12');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_12\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">12<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_12\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Browne, Michael. Walmart teaming with Instacart on same-day delivery pilot. Supermarket News. August 11, 2020. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_12').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_12', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> In addition, Walmart\u2019s in-home delivery service puts groceries inside consumers\u2019 fridges, which involves installing a smart device in their front doors. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_13');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_13');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_13\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">13<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_13\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> LaFave Grace, Christine. How Walmart Wants to &#8216;Win the Kitchen.&#8217; Winsight Grocery Business. June 10, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_13').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_13', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><br><\/li><li><strong>Amazon<\/strong> expanded its in-garage grocery delivery service, which requires a smart garage door opener. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_14');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_14');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_14\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">14<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_14\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Palmer, Annie. Amazon is expanding its service that lets delivery people drop off groceries in your garage. CNBC. April 27, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_14').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_14', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><br><\/li><li><strong>Instacart<\/strong> launched an express service to deliver groceries within as little as 30 minutes. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_15');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_15');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_15\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">15<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_15\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Wells, Jeff. Instacart launches 30-minute delivery service for grocers. Grocery Dive. May 27, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_15').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_15', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><br><\/li><li><strong>Uber<\/strong> acquired Chile-based grocery delivery company Cornershop. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_16');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_16');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_16\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">16<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_16\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Wells, Jeff. Uber buys remainder of grocery delivery firm Cornershop. Grocery Dive. June 21, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_16').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_16', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> Uber\u2019s grocery delivery expansion spans North America (Miami, Dallas, Toronto, and Montreal) and South America (including Santiago, Lima, and Rio de Janeiro). <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_17');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_17');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_17\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">17<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_17\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Kaiser, Tom. Uber Bets Big on Online Grocery Delivery via Cornershop. Food on Demand. July 8, 2020. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_17').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_17', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><br><\/li><li><strong>Ocado<\/strong> partnered with Kroger in the U.S., Marks &amp; Spencer in the U.K., and Casino in France. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_18');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_18');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_18\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">18<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_18\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Grocery shopping has changed for good, says Ocado. BBC News. February 9, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_18').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_18', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><br><\/li><li><strong>Gorillas<\/strong>, a German startup that provides grocery delivery in 10 minutes or less, launched in New York City in May.&nbsp;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_19');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_19');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_19\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">19<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_19\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Wells, Jeff. 10-minute grocery delivery is coming to the US. Grocery Dive. May 24, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_19').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_19', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Autonomous vehicles<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1390\" height=\"733\" src=\"https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Autonomous-Vehicle-.jpeg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;w=1024&amp;h=1024&amp;fit=crop\" alt=\"Autonomous Cars\" class=\"wp-image-8497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Autonomous-Vehicle-.jpeg?w=1390 1390w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Autonomous-Vehicle-.jpeg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Autonomous-Vehicle-.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Autonomous-Vehicle-.jpeg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Autonomous-Vehicle-.jpeg?w=1300 1300w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Autonomous-Vehicle-.jpeg?w=1320 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1390px) 100vw, 1390px\" \/><figcaption>Source: Tech Crunch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grocery shoppers may soon receive their orders from driverless last-mile delivery vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rangeme.com\/albertsons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Albertsons Companies<\/strong><\/a>, which owns Safeway, is running a grocery delivery pilot using remote-controlled robot carts equipped with sensors to deliver goods to customers. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_20');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_20');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_20\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">20<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_20\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Korosec, Kirsten. Albertsons taps Tortoise for remote-controlled grocery delivery robots. TechCrunch. March 5, 2021 <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_20').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_20', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><br><\/li><li><strong>Amazon<\/strong> acquired self-driving startup Zoox last year and invested in self-driving vehicle startup Aurora Innovations. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_21');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_21');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_21\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">21<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_21\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Silver, David. In Self-Driving, Amazon Invests While Walmart Partners. Forbes. December 16, 2020. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_21').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_21', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><br><\/li><li><strong>Walmart<\/strong> partnered with self-driving car companies Cruise, Nuro, Udelv, Ford, and Waymo. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_22');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_22');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_22\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">22<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_22\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Hawkins, Andrew J. Cruise is teaming up with Walmart for robo-delivery in Arizona. The Verge. Nov 10, 2020. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_22').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_22', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><br><\/li><li><strong>Ocado<\/strong> recently invested \u00a310 million ($13.8 million U.S.) in U.K. autonomous vehicle developer Oxbotica.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently the U.K. government announced plans to regulate the use of self-driving vehicles on highways. The U.K. aspires to be a global leader in the rollout of autonomous vehicles, as 40% of new U.K. cars could have self-driving capabilities by 2035. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_23');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_23');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_23\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">23<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_23\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Carey, Nick. UK government green lights \u2018self-driving\u2019 cars on motorways. Reuters. April 27, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_23').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_23', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Drones<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1540\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kroger-Drone.jpeg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;w=1024&amp;h=1024&amp;fit=crop\" alt=\"Delivery Drones\" class=\"wp-image-8498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kroger-Drone.jpeg?w=1540 1540w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kroger-Drone.jpeg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kroger-Drone.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kroger-Drone.jpeg?w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kroger-Drone.jpeg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kroger-Drone.jpeg?w=1300 1300w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kroger-Drone.jpeg?w=1320 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1540px) 100vw, 1540px\" \/><figcaption>Source: Kroger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, new U.S. drone regulations came into effect, signaling a step toward efficient aerial drone delivery for retail. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_24');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_24');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_24\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">24<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_24\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Duffy, Ryan. How Remote ID, the rule that will enable US drone delivery, came together. Emerging Tech Brew. July 2, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_24').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_24', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Amazon <\/strong>has a fleet of Prime Air drones designed to deliver parcels to consumers\u2019 homes in 30 minutes or less. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_25');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_25');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_25\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">25<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_25\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Edelson, Sharon. Walmart Invests In DroneUp, A Last Mile Delivery Solution. Forbes. June 17, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_25').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_25', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><br><\/li><li><strong>Walmart<\/strong> invested in service provider DroneUp. In partnership with Flytrex, Walmart expanded home deliveries in North Carolina using drones to transport grocery products. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_26');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_26');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_26\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">26<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_26\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Edelson, Sharon. Walmart Invests In DroneUp, A Last Mile Delivery Solution. Forbes. June 17, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_26').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_26', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><sup>,<\/sup> <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_27');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_27');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_27\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">27<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_27\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Leonard, Matt. Flytrex expands drone deliveries for Walmart, local retailers in North Carolina. Supply Chain Dive. May 26, 2021.&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_27').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_27', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><br><\/li><li><strong>Tesco<\/strong> partnered with Irish drone startup Manna to test food delivery in Ireland. A Manna operator can manage multiple drones at once and complete 20 deliveries an hour. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_28');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_28');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_28\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">28<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_28\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Keane, Jonathan. Drone delivery player Manna raises $25m as it eyes expansion. Silicon Republic. April 29, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_28').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_28', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Robotic operations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robotic-Grocery.jpeg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;w=1024&amp;h=1024&amp;fit=crop\" alt=\"Grocery Robots\" class=\"wp-image-8499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robotic-Grocery.jpeg?w=2560 2560w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robotic-Grocery.jpeg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robotic-Grocery.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robotic-Grocery.jpeg?w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robotic-Grocery.jpeg?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robotic-Grocery.jpeg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robotic-Grocery.jpeg?w=375 375w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robotic-Grocery.jpeg?w=1300 1300w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robotic-Grocery.jpeg?w=1320 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption>Source: Robotic Business Review<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Automating micro-fulfillment centers with robots boosts the productivity of picking and packing e-grocery orders. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_29');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_29');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_29\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">29<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_29\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Study: Market for Micro-Fulfillment Centers to Reach $10B by 2026. Supply &amp; Demand Chain Executive. December 15, 2020. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_29').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_29', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Kroger<\/strong> is building e-commerce fulfillment centers with Ocado\u2019s warehouse technology, which uses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rangeme.com\/blog\/ai-is-everywhere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">artificial intelligence (AI)<\/a>. More than 1,000 robots move around 3-D grids to fulfill thousands of orders per day from a single warehouse. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_30');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_30');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_30\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">30<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_30\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Crets, Stephanie. Kroger opens its first robotic ecommerce fulfillment center. Digital Commerce 360. May 21, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_30').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_30', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><br><\/li><li><strong>Instacart <\/strong>plans to&nbsp;build automated fulfillment centers and use robots to collect packaged goods while workers would gather&nbsp;produce and deli products. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_31');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_31');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_31\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">31<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_31\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Soper, Spencer, Jackie Davalos and Matthew Boyle. Instacart Bets on Robots to Shrink Ranks of 500,000 Gig Shoppers. Bloomberg. June 1, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_31').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_31', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><br><\/li><li><strong>Amazon <\/strong>developed robots that move items across its fulfillment centers, including Ernie, which removes items from a robotic shelf to protect worker safety and autonomous mobile robot Bert, which can navigate warehouse facilities on its own. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_32');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_32');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_32\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">32<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_32\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Feiner, Lauren. Amazon details new warehouse robots, \u2018Ernie\u2019 and \u2018Bert.\u2019 CNBC. June 13, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_32').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_32', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Walmart<\/strong> will add micro-fulfillment centers to more of its stores to manage growing e-commerce order volume using robotics and AI. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_33');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_33');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_33\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">33<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_33\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Redman, Russell. Walmart to build local fulfillment centers at dozens of stores. Supermarket News. January 27, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_33').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_33', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hands-free checkout<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1540\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Amazon-Go.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;w=1024&amp;h=1024&amp;fit=crop\" alt=\"Hands-free checkout\" class=\"wp-image-8501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Amazon-Go.png?w=1540 1540w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Amazon-Go.png?w=300 300w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Amazon-Go.png?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Amazon-Go.png?w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Amazon-Go.png?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Amazon-Go.png?w=1300 1300w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Amazon-Go.png?w=1320 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1540px) 100vw, 1540px\" \/><figcaption>Source: Super Market News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Store hygiene became a top priority during the pandemic, sparking demand for a touchless shopping experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Amazon<\/strong> expanded the rollout of its Just Walk Out cashierless technology to Amazon Fresh stores. The technology eliminates checkout lines and uses cameras and sensors to keep track of the products shoppers add to their carts. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_34');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_34');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_34\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">34<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_34\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Soper, Taylor. Amazon brings cashierless tech to full-size grocery store for first time at new Seattle-area location. GeekWire. June 15, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_34').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_34', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> Also at Amazon Fresh, the Amazon Dash Cart uses sensors to identify products placed in it. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_35');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_35');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_35\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">35<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_35\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Berthiaume, Dan. Amazon opens fourth high-tech grocery store in Illinois. Chain Store Age. March 11, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_35').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_35', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rangeme.com\/wholefoods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Whole Foods<\/strong><\/a> is implementing Amazon One tech to let shoppers scan their palm, QR code in the Amazon app or use a credit or debit card upon entry for fast, contactless checkout. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_36');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_36');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_36\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">36<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_36\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Garcia, Tonya. Amazon will open the doors to a grab-and-go, checkout-less grocery store on Thursday. MarketWatch. June 17, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_36').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_36', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> , <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_37');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_37');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_37\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">37<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_37\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Redman, Russell. Whole Foods Market adopts Amazon One palm-scanning payment service. Supermarket News. Apr 21, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_37').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_37', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><br><\/li><li><strong>Asda<\/strong> encourages U.K. grocery shoppers to use contactless cards and other cashless payment methods. Its Scan and Go mobile app lets consumers use their smartphone to scan their products and pack as they shop. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_38');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_38');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_38\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">38<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_38\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> King, Mel. Tesco, Sainsbury&#8217;s Aldi, Lidl, and Asda&#8217;s latest lockdown rules on paying with cash. Essex Live. January 20, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_38').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_38', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rangeme.com\/blog\/the-power-of-voice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Voice technology<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alexa.jpeg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;w=1024&amp;h=1024&amp;fit=crop\" alt=\"Amazon Grocery List\" class=\"wp-image-8502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alexa.jpeg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alexa.jpeg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alexa.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alexa.jpeg?w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alexa.jpeg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alexa.jpeg?w=375 375w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alexa.jpeg?w=1300 1300w, https:\/\/rangeme-blog-images.imgix.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alexa.jpeg?w=1320 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption>Source: Engadget<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voice innovations like Amazon\u2019s Alexa and Google\u2019s Assistant use AI to maximize the convenience of online shopping.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amazon Fresh shoppers can access their Alexa shopping list through Amazon\u2019s app or on the Amazon Dash Cart to navigate the store with greater ease.&nbsp;Throughout the store, Amazon Echo Show devices allow customers to ask Alexa for help in finding grocery products. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_39');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_39');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_39\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">39<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_39\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Berthiaume, Dan. Amazon opens fourth high-tech grocery store in Illinois. Chain Store Age. March 11, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_39').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_39', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voice technology is expected to grow as households get busier. In the U.K., 50% of parents use voice technology to make purchases and 53% of young parents use it to buy food. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_40');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8491_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_40');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_40\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">40<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_40\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> Crowe, Emily. Grocery tech trends: The unstoppable rise of AI, voice, automation. SmartBrief. February 1, 2021. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_40').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8491_1_40', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Grocery tech is in demand worldwide<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sumptuous blend of grocery and technology is making shopping easier and faster for consumers around the world. Retailers are implementing grocery tech to boost productivity, cost-effectiveness, and profitability in a sector known for slim margins. In the coming years, expect grocery tech to nourish the bottom line of progressive food retailers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_8491_1();\">&#x202F;<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_8491_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_8491_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_8491_1\" style=\"display: none;\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">References<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8491_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_1');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_1\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">US Grocery Ecommerce Sales, 2019-2024. Insider Intelligence eMarketer. February 1, 2021.  <\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8491_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_2');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_2\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>2<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"> Maake, Katishi. Exclusive: More Than Half of US Adults Say They\u2019ll Buy Some Groceries Online Post-Pandemic. Retail Brew. 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US Click and Collect in 2020 and 2021. Insider Intelligence eMarketer. March 24, 2021. <\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8491_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_8');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_8\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>8<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"> Cramer-Flood, Ethan. 7 companies driving the US click-and-collect boom. Insider Intelligence eMarketer. April 7, 2021. <\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8491_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_9');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_9\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>9<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"> Click and collect, an already popular option, finds a new gear. Insider Intelligence eMarketer. March 29, 2021 <\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8491_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_10');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_10\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>10<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"> Click and collect, an already popular option, finds a new gear. Insider Intelligence eMarketer. March 29, 2021. <\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8491_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_12');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_12\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>12<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"> Browne, Michael. Walmart teaming with Instacart on same-day delivery pilot. Supermarket News. August 11, 2020. <\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8491_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_13');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_13\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>13<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"> LaFave Grace, Christine. How Walmart Wants to &#8216;Win the Kitchen.&#8217; Winsight Grocery Business. June 10, 2021. <\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8491_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_14');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_14\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>14<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"> Palmer, Annie. Amazon is expanding its service that lets delivery people drop off groceries in your garage. CNBC. April 27, 2021. <\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8491_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_15');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_15\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>15<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"> Wells, Jeff. Instacart launches 30-minute delivery service for grocers. Grocery Dive. May 27, 2021. <\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8491_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_16');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_16\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>16<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"> Wells, Jeff. Uber buys remainder of grocery delivery firm Cornershop. Grocery Dive. June 21, 2021. <\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8491_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_17');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_17\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>17<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"> Kaiser, Tom. Uber Bets Big on Online Grocery Delivery via Cornershop. Food on Demand. July 8, 2020. <\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8491_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_18');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_18\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>18<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"> Grocery shopping has changed for good, says Ocado. BBC News. February 9, 2021. <\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8491_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_19');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_19\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>19<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"> Wells, Jeff. 10-minute grocery delivery is coming to the US. Grocery Dive. May 24, 2021. <\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8491_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8491_1_20');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8491_1_20\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>20<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"> Korosec, Kirsten. Albertsons taps Tortoise for remote-controlled grocery delivery robots. TechCrunch. 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