Peapod's salad days may have ended
News Peapod, so pressed for cash it is courting takeover offers, has received visits from representatives of United Parcel Service, HomeGrocer.com and Royal Ahold of the Netherlands, according to people familiar with the matter.
[March 31, 2000, 9:18]
The Day Ahead: 'Band-Aid financing' won't work for some dot-coms
News Under the agreement, Peapod will remain independent as the companies develop their online grocery initiatives. Bottom line: Peapod has more cash, but it's still small change compared to companies like Webvan and Home Grocer.
[May 17, 2000, 11:50]
News Burst: UK Internet firms could run out of cash
News Similar revelations in the US led to a widespread selloff of shares; companies such as Peapod and CDNow were hit by serious financial constraints. One in four publicly-traded UK Internet companies will run out of cash in the next six months...
[May 17, 2000, 12:24]
Amazon appoints new finance executive
News The list of executives who jumped ship from oldline businesses to Internet ventures includes Heidi Miller, who left as chief financial officer of CitiGroup to go to Priceline.com; Bill Malloy, who left AT&T for Peapod; George Shaheen, who left...
[August 30, 2002, 14:59]
netimperative.com bites the dust
News Sites such as peapod.com and, more recently, Digital Entertainment Network found it impossible to raise the funds to keep going. British Internet news service netimperative.com has gone into liquidation following an emergency board meeting Monday.
[May 22, 2000, 11:37]
Dot-com nabs big cheese from trad company
News Most Internet grocers are either ailing, such as Peapod.com and Webvan, or have already failed, such as Streamline.com and ShopLink.com. Kozmo.com, the troubled Internet delivery service, just managed to do what other dot-coms have recently failed...
[March 20, 2001, 14:42]
A Year Ago: Netimperative.com bites the dust
News Sites such as peapod.com and, more recently, Digital Entertainment Network found it impossible to raise the funds to keep going. First published: Mon, 22 May 2000 11:37:38 GMT British Internet news service netimperative.com has gone into...
[May 22, 2001, 6:28]
Sun, MS duke it out over digital home
News Another press of a button can send the list to an online grocery delivery service, such as Peapod or Webvan. You might say that Bill Gates and Scott McNealy have made their respective debuts as home architects.
[January 10, 2000, 9:26]
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]
The Day Ahead: Yahoo! dominates
News Add Salon.com and Beyond.com to the critical list that includes Peapod.com, Drkoop.com and CDNow. Yahoo has become so strong that seasonality has almost become an afterthought. The conventional wisdom is that the first quarter is slower for most...
[April 6, 2000, 12:21]
Coming Soon: Exhibition and Conference dates
News 5: Peapod Seminar, London, 01753-581500 Apple Expo 96, Olympia, London, Emap Computing 0181-390 0203 C++ Developers Conference, Frankfurt, 0181-600 9400 Softworld in Sales and Marketing, Wembley, London, Interactive Exhibitions Ltd, Kate Winter...
[November 4, 1996, 11:35]
Coming Soon: Exhibition and Conference dates
News Peapod Seminar, London; 01753-581500 30 October - 1 November: PC Troubleshooting, Manchester; Computer Seminars Ltd 0800-834838 Future Communications Digital Print Seminar, Novotel, London; 01435-868951
[October 28, 1996, 11:29]
Webvan bags HomeGrocer
News Peapod and Streamline.com have both had funding problems. Webvan Group said Monday it will acquire HomeGrocer.com in a stock swap valued at $1.2bn (£0.79bn). The deal offers a slight premium for HomeGrocer.
[June 26, 2000, 15:11]
The kitchen gets connected
News The test setup, due to be ready in two weeks, will consist of an Internet-enabled Polara refrigerated range from Whirlpool, a "flipscreen entertainment centre" from Icebox, integration services from IBM, a printer from HP, customer services from...
[March 27, 2003, 8:03]
Tesco looks to conquer America
News Peapod, the other big player in the US market, had to be rescued from insolvency by Royal Ahold, an international food products company. Tap the sides of the online grocery business and you won't see too many signs of freshness.
[June 29, 2001, 15:08]
The Day Ahead: Value America board members throw cash into the pit
News Egghead.com, CDNow, Peapod.com and Drkoop.com have received -- or are expected to receive -- additional funding. Struggling e-tailer Value America would like you to believe that some of its board members gave the company a vote of confidence by...
[May 11, 2000, 12:03]
Coming Soon: Exhibition and Conference dates
News Peapod Seminar, London; 01753-581500 17: Small Business Foresight National Conference, The Royal Society, Carlton House Terrace, London; 0191-374 2258, fax 0191-374 3748 The Home PC Show, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham; 0181-849 6200
[October 15, 1996, 11:12]
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]
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]
