A revolutionary zero-emission cooling system is to be trialled on supermarket deliveries in London. Sainsbury’s is using a liquid nitrogen powered engine, supplied by cooling technology specialists Dearman and its partners, in a vehicle operating from its Waltham Point depot. Refrigerated delivery trucks normally have a second diesel engine to chill the vehicle. (gov.uk)US: Sprouts getting 'sales lift' from Amazon
Sprouts Farmers Market is seeing “attractive sales lifts” from its home-delivery relationship with Amazon, James L. Nielsen, president and COO, told an investors conference Wednesday. “While it’s early days, we have seen good consumer engagements. Amazon brings the strength of its consumer volume to its site, but it’s really the strength of the Sprouts brand that is resonating, so it’s actually a symbiotic relationship,’ he said. (supermarketnews.com)Russian X5 to arrange direct imports of food from Armenia
Russian food retailer X5 Retail Group plans to arrange direct supplies of food products from Armenia and other countries, X5 CEO said at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum. According to Tass, Shekhterman said that the retailer has decided to refuse services of intermediaries in the import of food products. (arka.am)France: Carrefour testing one-hour delivery
Carrefour is set to test one-hour delivery in Paris, according to trade magazine Linéaires. Carrefour is set to test one-hour delivery in Paris, according to trade magazine Linéaires. The project, said to be known internally as Carrefour Now, will run in three Carrefour Market stores: rue du Seine, rue du Rochechouart and rue des Pyrénées in the sixth, ninth and twentieth arrondissements respectively. (igd.com)Denmark: Lidl to promote local products
Lidl Denmark is currently promoting quality and value of its organic range, comparing the basket spend with competitors, making the discounter stand out in terms of price. Lidl makes buying organic fun with an online quiz that gives entrants the opportunity to win 1,000 Krone to spend on the organic Øko private label range. A focus for Lidl Denmark is also local food, with the discounter currently putting focus on its local range named 'En bid af Danmark', meaning 'A bit of Denmark'. (igd.com)Amazon Fresh expands to Boston
The company today announced that its grocery delivery service Amazon Fresh is now live in Boston. Amazon has gradually been expanding this service to more cities across the country. (ubergizmo.com)Spain: Lidl gets largest ever DC and record market share
Lidl has revealed plans to build its largest ever distribution centre in the Spanish town of Alcalá de Henares, near Madrid. Expansion in Spain is a clear priority for Lidl as it continues to experience strong growth in the market. The 71,000 sq m facility will dedicate 12,000 sq m to cold-room storage and will have enough space to store 10,000 pallets and serve 150 stores. (igd.com)Tesco again 'encouraged' by sales, boosted by fresh brands
Tesco reported on Thursday a second successive quarter of UK underlying sales growth, the first time it has done so in more than five years, signalling its recovery is making steady progress under CEO Dave Lewis. Tesco said sales at stores in its home market open more than a year rose 0.3% in the 13 weeks to May 28, its fiscal first quarter. That compared with analysts' forecasts of flat to up 0.5% and built on growth of 0.9% in the previous quarter - its first quarter of UK underlying sales growth for over three years. Group like-for-like sales grew 0.9%, boosted by strong international sales, which were 3% higher. The Q1 sales in the UK were boosted by strong demand for Tesco's new fresh food brands which were launched in March, the company said, helping the volume of goods it sold rise by 2.2% in the period. (Reuters)Germany: First place for Lidl in the category supermarkets
The first place, in the category supermarkets of Germany’s Customers’ favorites 2016 went to Lidl. The study "Customers’ favorites 2016" is commissioned by the German Test and Focus Money. Compared to the previous year Lidl clearly scored more points and got fourth place in the overall ranking with 92.0 points, passing well-known companies such as Telekom (91.9 points), Ikea (89.5 points). The first three positions were for Samsung (100 points), Ebay (93.4 points) and Apple (92.7 points). (Lidl)US: Amazon and Google's drone delivery service dealt a blow
The US government has given the go ahead for commercial drone deliveries as long as they are in sight of the pilot and are not flying in urban areas.This means Amazon and Google are not allowed to fly drones across urban environments for now, where most of the business would come from. (newsroom.researchfarm.co.uk)Germany: Edeka trials cooled package machine
Customers of German supermarket chain Edeka can now pick up their online orders from a cooled package machine, at any time, day or night. The unmanned pick-up formula was developed by German company emmasbox, which also has pilot programs running on the Munich airport and two Unimarkt supermarkets in Austria. At the moment, the service is only available in the parking lot of the E-Center supermarket in Gaimersheim. (retaildetail.eua)Kroger introduces online grocery ordering in North Texas
Kroger joins Walmart, Central Market, Amazon, and Google Express in offering digital grocery ordering in North Texas. The Cincinnati-based company announced Tuesday it is introducing ClickList, a Kroger-exclusive online grocery ordering service, to select stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Using ClickList, customers can shop online and pick up their orders curbside at participating store locations. (wfaa.com)
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