E-Commerce Times Talkback

Re: E-Grocery Turf Battle Heats Up on West Coast
Posted by: Keith Regan 2002-03-06 10:48:59

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Grocery chain Albertson's has announced it will offer its online shopping service in
Portland, Oregon, setting up a head-to-head battle with fellow brick-and-mortar grocer
Safeway, which began service there in mid-January. Analysts said the move is a sign that
a second wave of online grocery sales is gathering steam. "There is a certain level of
consumer readiness already built into this market," GartnerG2 research director David
Schehr told the E-Commerce Times.

Re: E-Grocery Turf Battle Heats Up on West Coast
Posted by: hubie 2002-03-07 10:29:17 In reply to: Keith Regan

Hey Keith,
When will eCommerce Times look north and include Canada's Grocery Gateway in its analysis of on-line grocery shopping? There is life outside of the USA.