MarketResearch.com: Online Grocery Shopping One of Fastest-Growing Channels, Says Packaged Facts

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Nov 28, 2014, 06:07 ET

WASHINGTON and NEW YORK, Nov. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- As the leading distributor of market intelligence, MarketResearch.com is pleased to highlight the distribution of a report by publisher Packaged Facts, Online Food Shopping and Grocery Delivery in the U.S.: Future of Food Retailing, in the light of recent media attention given to the online grocery shopping and meal delivery market.

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Currently, online grocery shopping is one of the smallest retail segments of the food and beverage retail industry, accounting for less than 4% of total online/offline sales. Despite low revenues, online grocery shopping is one of the fastest-growing marketing channels, with annual growth rates forecasted to bring the market to nearly $100 Billion in 2019.

To learn more, visit Packaged Facts' full report:
http://www.marketresearch.com/land/product.asp?productid=8425413 &progid=86894.

The future of online grocery retail does face challenges. These include: who will assemble orders, how they will be delivered, how to deliver orders on a timely basis while keeping costs low, and convincing consumers that buying groceries from an online retailer is as good – or better than – shopping at a brick and mortar grocery store. But, despite these challenges, many are entering the market.

According to a blog post on SmartBlogs.com, new companies have been emerging in this new found industry, creating their own spin on grocery delivery. But, major players aren't ignoring the new opportunities. Amazon, Wal-Mart, and Google are all trying out fresh grocery delivery.

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Online Food Shopping and Grocery Delivery in the U.S.: Future of Food Retailing Table of Contents:

Executive Summary
Overview
- Online Grocery Services
Profiles of Online Grocery Services
- The Field Is Getting Crowded
- Alice.com's Direct-to-Consumer Site for Goes Bankrupt
- Amazon.com: AmazonFresh and Amazon Prime Pantry
- Artizone Offers Local Artisanal Online Food Shopping
- Blue Apron
- CobornsDelivers Partners with General Mills for Frozen Meals
- Food52 Combines Social Network, Recipes, and Online Retailing
- Fresh Nation Shops Farmers' Markets
- FreshDirect Focuses on High Quality Fresh Foods
- Good Eggs, a High-Tech Online Farmers Market
- Google Pilots Google Shopping Express
- Honest Green
- Instacart, the Darling of Investors
- The Kroger Co. Is Testing Click-and-Collect
- mySupermarket Lets Consumers Comparison-Shop Groceries
- MyWebGrocer: Marketing Services for Bricks-and-Mortar Grocers
- Peapod Uses Supermarkets to Fulfill Orders
- Relay Foods Targets Suburban Shoppers with Click-and-Collect
- Safeway, Inc.: Online Shopping and Delivery from Local Stores
- Schwan's Home Delivery Specializes in Frozen Foods
- ShopRite Offers Online Shopping from All its Stores
- Uber Tests Grocery Deliveries
- Walmart Still Testing `Walmart To Go' Grocery Service
- Whole Foods Market Partnering with Instacart for Deliveries
- Yummy.com Delivers Groceries in 30 Minutes
- Other Retailers Experimenting with Online Grocery Shopping
Online Shopping Abroad
- Online Grocery Shopping Booming Worldwide
- U.K. Is the World's Most Developed Market for Online Grocery Shopping
- France: Retailers Offer Drive-Thru Pick-Up Points
- China Has Largest Internet Population
- Japan's Many Online Grocery Services
- Australia