In June 2013, Amazon announced it was expanding its AmazonFresh service to Los Angeles and parts of San Francisco, after testing the concept in Seattle for five years. If the current expansion is a success,...

Using an online grocery delivery service can cut carbon dioxide emissions by at least half when compared with individual household trips to the store, according to research from the University of Washington....

According to a recent report by consumer research company Nielsen, the US digital shopping industry is estimated to continue to grow at 25 percent through 2015. The report says that multi-channel platforms...

Australian’s this week saw the launch of a new online market place called the SOC exchange Food and Wine Marketplace. This ‘online shopping centre’, launched by experienced fresh food supplier...

New research released by PricewaterhouseCoopers and business research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan shows that the growth of online shopping is forcing structural changes to the Australian retailing...

The global baby food market is forecast to reach US$38.7 billion by 2015, according to a recent report by leading research group A.M Mindpower solutions. Additional evidence, through observations of the...

Australia Post is getting ready to compete head-to-head with other online grocery shopping and delivery services. Yesterday, Australian Food News reported that a rival, ParcelPoint, was opening a new delivery...

A bank in Victoria is promoting an iPhone app that will allow people to avoid the coffee queue. The ordering system, named NoQ (“no queue”), has been trialled in Adelaide over the past 12 months, with...

An Australian delivery service has established a way for online consumers to receive their parcels at the local convenience store, rather than having to collect them from an Australia Post outlet. ParcelPoint...

Australia’s leading online commerce enablers are predicting this week will be the busiest online shopping week Australia has ever seen. PayPal, eBay and Australia Post have forecast their busiest...