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Free shipping drives online purchasing

In the US, online sales reached a record high of $1.25 billion on last week's "Cyber Monday", according to ComScore,... Read more

5 December, 2011

Webvan is to seek bankruptcy

Financially troubled Webvan is reportedly planning to announce on Monday that the online grocer will... Read more

9 July, 2001 by Greg Sandoval

Webvan bags HomeGrocer

Webvan Group said Monday it will acquire HomeGrocer.com in a stock swap... Read more

26 June, 2000 by Larry Dignan

E-grocers make another go at home delivery

...until one operation is running smoothly before moving to another. By comparison, Webvan operated large, expensive warehouses and expanded nationally before any single region was... Read more

5 February, 2002 by Greg Sandoval

Tesco takes Safeway into online shopping

...in the US, which has already seen the high-profile collapse of Webvan -- a dot-com retailer that spent more than £800m in a failed... Read more

14 January, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

Asda embraces Tesco's approach to e-commerce

...in local supermarkets, rather from dedicated depots. In contrast, US dot-com Webvan -- which spend large sums of money constructing its own warehouses -- shut down... Read more

8 January, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

Broadband lures Tesco.com into Korean expansion

...been forced to shut down their Internet offerings. The online grocery store Webvan filed for bankruptcy in the US last month, having raked up losses... Read more

13 August, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

Dot-com shutdowns taking summer holiday

...said. One high-profile company that closed its doors during July was Webvan, which filed for bankruptcy protection. The company, which was once viewed as... Read more

2 August, 2001 by Dawn Kawamoto

Webvan is ditchin' the kitchen

Online grocer Webvan has flogged its state-of-the-art kitchen, as it fights off... Read more

23 May, 2001 by Sonya Rabbitte

QXL headhunts Webvan president

...has poached Mark Zaleski, current president and senior VP at online grocer Webvan, to be its first COO. Webvan raised eyebrows last year as one... Read more

3 October, 2000 by Joey Gardiner

WebVan flogs the van

...and the warehouse, and the lovely uniforms... Failed e-tail fulfilment company WebVan is dividing up its remaining cash to pay back at least a... Read more

17 January, 2002 by John Oates

Webvan raises cash for chief exec but not shareholders

...cleaned out... The proceeds of asset sales at bankrupt US web retailer Webvan will not go to shareholders, but will be used to pay former... Read more

14 August, 2001 by Ben King

Webvan makes $3m in a day

Selling everything but groceries... Bankrupt internet grocery business Webvan did brisk business in an auction of its old equipment, raising $3m... Read more

9 August, 2001 by Ben King

Webvan shares soar past $400

...for a company that just went bankrupt... Shares in online grocery company Webvan are trading again, changing hands for hundreds of dollars - but sadly for... Read more

26 July, 2001 by Ben King

Webvan: Gone but not forgotten by angry shareholders

...when you think things can't get any worse... Defunct online grocer Webvan has been hit by a second lawsuit since filing for bankruptcy protection... Read more

24 July, 2001 by Sonya Rabbitte

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