Amazon Go is the inevitable evolution of supermarket retail

Amazon's cashierless "Go" markets have popped up in San Francisco, Seattle and Chicago, promising patrons the "future of shopping": a frictionless grocery buying experience that relies on high-tech tracking technology instead of human interaction to...

Amazon and online grocery services will soon accept food stamps

Thanks to a pilot program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, families who rely on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) to buy groceries will soon be able to use online services like Amazon and FreshDirect. When the two-year pr...

Safeway to be sold off for $9 billion


The private equity firm, Cerberus Capital Management, which also happens to be the owner of the Albertsons and several other supermarket chains is now going to purchase the Safeway for $9 billion....

Safeway sold to Cerberus Capital Management, To be merged with Albertsons


Giant American supermarket chain Safeway hinted about a sale of the company last month. Today, Safeway's Board of Director unanimously approved the merger agreement with Cerberus Capital Management,...

Safeway Buyout Report Issued


The fact that the second largest grocery supermarket in the US, Safeway is considering being bought out by a potential company has sent its shares way up in the stratosphere. A number of buyout...