Tesco looks to conquer America
News The UK grocer, which runs the largest online grocer in that country, recently announced a deal with the United States' Safeway chain. Tap the sides of the online grocery business and you won't see too many signs of freshness.
[June 29, 2001, 15:08]
E-grocers make another go at home delivery
News Safeway's next attempt came in 2000, when it paid $30m to acquire a controlling interest in GroceryWorks.com, a regional Web grocer that operated in Texas. Instead of relying on highly automated and expensive warehouses, Tesco employees pick and...
[February 5, 2002, 6:40]
Webvan is to seek bankruptcy
News Financially troubled Webvan is reportedly planning to announce on Monday that the online grocer will cease operations and file for bankruptcy protection. KTVU-Channel 2, a Fox television affiliate in the San Francisco Bay Area, showed employees...
[July 9, 2001, 10:12]
Peapod's salad days may have ended
News But no bid has been made for Peapod, the US' largest online grocer. Peapod, which has a market capitalisation of $57m, delivers groceries to customers who place orders online. That could represent a prize for a traditional grocery company seeking...
[March 31, 2000, 9:18]
Web content: Will users ever pay?
News He also happens to be the man behind Webvan, the billion-dollar online grocer that famously failed in 2001 and became synonymous with both the magnificent dreams and the hubris of the dot-com era. Though it's an idea that's already been tried and...
[August 4, 2003, 13:25]
Surveillance 2: They're behind you!
News If you bought a home pregnancy-testing kit last year, and this year you buy a case of disposable diapers every week, then the grocer can make some logical assumptions about you. When you visit your favourite online shopping site, you can buy a new...
[February 24, 2000, 15:46]
Tesco dominates Internet shopping
News The supermarket chain, which accounts for £1 in every £8 spent on the UK high street, is now the largest online grocer and takes around 30,000 orders per day which are collectively worth £2.5m. Tesco has spread its dominance of UK retail into...
[August 24, 2006, 9:50]
Siebel replaces CEO
News Shaheen has served as chief executive at Webvan, the now defunct online grocer, and at Andersen Consulting, which has been renamed Accenture. Siebel Systems, which has been under fire from shareholders, on Wednesday replaced CEO Michael Lawrie who...
[April 13, 2005, 15:55]
Siebel upbeat in face of doubts
News Lawrie had been with the company less than a year when, following a poor first quarter 2005, he was replaced last week by Shaheen - previously of Andersen Consulting and the former chief executive of defunct online grocer Webvan.
[April 18, 2005, 10:50]
Auctioneer to play Napster's last waltz
News Auctioneer Dovebid has handled the flotsam from a number of recent high-tech and dot-com sinkings, including those of Internet access provider Excite@Home and online grocer Webvan. Computers, furniture and memorabilia from failed music-swapping...
[November 21, 2002, 14:11]
Microsoft wants to wire homes
News Other new IHA members include telecom companies SBC Communications and Bell Canada, automation software maker SupportSoft, developers Arvida and Catellus Urban Development, antenna maker Cushcraft and online grocer Peapod, the IHA said.
[July 9, 2003, 10:50]
Laid-off techies swiping goods on way out
News Webvan, an online grocer that filed for bankruptcy in July, will hold an auction October 1 to sell its remaining assets. Employees had a different plan. Between the layoffs and the asset auction, they stole $35,000 worth of laptops, handheld...
[September 25, 2001, 13:20]
Remote workers serve as lab rats
News Recent IHA members include telecommunications companies SBC Communications and Bell Canada, automation software maker SupportSoft, developers Arvida and Catellus Development, antenna maker Cushcraft and online grocer Peapod.
[December 18, 2003, 9:20]
The Day Ahead: 'Band-Aid financing' won't work for some dot-coms
News Bottom line: Peapod has more cash, but it's still small change compared to companies like Webvan and Home Grocer. Under the agreement, Peapod will remain independent as the companies develop their online grocery initiatives.
[May 17, 2000, 11:50]
Little shop of horrors
Leader Then she went into the grocer. You don't have to take that, guv," said Slimy Perkins, the grocer's boy. Mr Arthur was a bookseller, Mr Brian was a grocer, and both were much loved by the villagers. Minutes later, there was a crash as Crusher Higgs...
[October 24, 2006, 17:45]
Craft.com another dot-com dud?
News An update of an earlier study, released in March, the list is topped by marketing firm Genesisintermedia.com, services firm Convergent Communications, Internet banking and e-commerce firm Netzee, online grocer Peapod and fashion retailer Bluefly.
[June 20, 2000, 9:33]
