Amazon will open its first Fresh grocery store for in-person shopping on an invite-only basis starting this week, and will open to the general public in the coming weeks, the company has announced . Located in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, the store will sell food like pizzas and sandwiches that are prepared on site, as well as a range of items from national and local brands. It's intended as a cheaper alternative to Amazon's Whole Foods stores, according to CBNC .
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Are you doing your back-to-school shopping online this year? (poll) - syracuse.com
121003 gapDN regional photo by dennis nett Shoppers at the Carousel Center walk by the GAP. TO GO WITH O'TOOLE STORY:FERRY FROM TORONTO TO ROCHESTER. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
Kids will be back to school within the next two weeks, whether they're actually at school or home or both. Regardless, it's that time of year parents have to endure: school shopping.
We have to get the kids new outfits, backpacks and school supplies. But this year, they'll also need face masks and hand sanitizer.
Destination Indiana: Historic New Harmony offers history, outdoor recreation, and shopping | Fox
NEW HARMONY, Ind. (WEHT) — A popular wedding venue in Southwestern Indiana also offers a history lesson, outdoor recreation, and shopping. Nestled deep in Posey County along the Wabash River is the community of New Harmony.
When you walk through town, 1,000 years of history will greet you. Everything from the Native Americans to the Harmonist Society at the beginning of the 1800's through the Owen period.
And don't forget to check out the Lenz House. Built in the early 1800's by German immigrants, it's owned by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. According the the Visit New Harmony website:
San Jose carousel shopping center revamp will create new village
Cambrian Park Plaza mixed-use village at the southeast corner of Camden Avenue and Union Avenue in San Jose, view from the central park toward the community plaza, concept. A revamped plan that has sprouted for a southwest San Jose shopping center well-known for a landmark carousel would create a mixed-use village and a new Main Street for the Cambrian district.
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View from the intersection of Camden Avenue and Union Avenue looking toward apartments and portal to community plaza in Cambrian Park Plaza mixed-use village in San Jose, concept. A revamped plan that has sprouted for a southwest San Jose shopping center well-known for a landmark carousel would create a mixed-use village and a new Main Street for the Cambrian district.
Quite a lot has been going on:
Dollar stores get another boost from pandemic shopping habits in Q2 | Retail Dive
Like Walmart, Target and other general merchandisers, the dollar stores have seen surges in demand as consumers consolidate their shopping trips and avoid malls and other retail areas.
Dollar General saw less traffic at its stores, but high ticket values more than made up for it. Sales of more non-consumable products, as well as higher markups, helped boost profit margins along with sales even as higher distribution costs cut into gross profit. Dollar General also took on incremental costs related to COVID-19, including increases in employee compensation, but those too were offset by the spike in sales.
The Hidden Costs of Online Grocery Shopping - TheStreet
With a 10-month-old baby to think about, my husband and I have kept trips to the store to a minimum out of an abundance of caution during the pandemic. We’re fortunate to have just about every grocery delivery service at our disposal — and we’ve taken advantage.
Here’s why online grocery shopping could affect how much you spend — and ways to keep your budget intact .
On Costco’s website, I was met with the message “item prices are marked up higher than your local warehouse. Instacart uses the markup to pay for their delivery service.” The exact price difference wasn’t specified.
Ware2Go Links Up With Google Shopping | PYMNTS.com
Ware2Go , a UPS company, has struck an eCommerce partnership with Google Shopping : "The integration will dynamically display free, fast delivery promises within merchants' Google ads" based on the inventory available through Ware2Go, according to a press release .
Ware2Go said the partnership "will help merchants optimize ad efficiency using Google Shopping, driving revenue by advertising free, fast shipping offers much earlier in the buyer's journey, including at the point of initial product research via Google Search." In general, Ware2Go said that its platform helps merchants simplify fast delivery to customers.
Aldi shopping: 15 things to know
With Aldi opening two new Williamson County stores later this year, here are some things that you need to know if you are going to shop there.
• You have to pay for your grocery cart. You pay a quarter to get a cart. But it's really free, since you get your quarter back when you return the cart to its proper place. ALDI officials say the 25 cent cart "rental" system saves customers money since ALDI doesn't have to hire extra staff to collect the carts from the parking lot.
Happening on Twitter
Jeff Bezos Is the World's First $200 Billion Man https://t.co/7NpRP22cIr TMZ (from Los Angeles, CA) Thu Aug 27 04:31:03 +0000 2020
Amazon's Jeff Bezos just became the world's first $200 billionaire https://t.co/s1JlZjpVvp FastCompany (from New York, NY) Wed Aug 26 19:35:37 +0000 2020
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