Bringoz Industry Weekly 11/17

nline grocery sales hit a new record in October. Amazon is developing smart eyeglasses to help drivers make deliveries faster. Wonder acquired Grubhub for $650 million. Read about these stories and more in our weekly industry news roundup.

Online grocery sales spiked by 28% year over year to $10.5 billion in October, with all three receiving methods posting sales growth, according to the Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopper Survey. It was a record high for online grocery sales and was the second month in a row that online sales growth exceeded 20%. Delivery channels saw the biggest growth, skyrocketing 46% to $4.8 billion, which was a new record for the segment. Read more.

Amazon is developing smart eyeglasses for its delivery drivers to guide them to, around and within buildings. Known by the internal code name Amelia, the delivery glasses will provide drivers with turn-by-turn navigation on a small embedded screen, along their routes and at each stop. Such directions could shave seconds off each delivery by providing left or right directions off elevators and around obstacles such as gates or dogs. Read more.

Wonder, the food hall and delivery startup, acquired Grubhub for $650 million. Wonder, which operates multi-brand food halls where meals are prepared by chefs and delivered to customers, is rapidly expanding. With 28 locations in the Northeast and plans to grow to 90 by the end of 2025, the company aims to be a major player in the food delivery space. The Grubhub deal gives Wonder access to a nationwide restaurant network and a built-in delivery infrastructure. Read more.

Companies are increasingly turning to fleet management systems to streamline their processes. Investing in fleet management technology is a step toward creating a more efficient, safer, and more profitable operation. Here’s a look at the benefits of implementing fleet management systems and how they can transform fleet operations. Read more.

The fleet management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, driven by new technologies that are opening new doors for optimizing fleet operations, ensuring safety, and improving efficiency. As companies continue to gravitate toward greater technology adoption across their fleet operations, here’s a look at some of the key technologies transforming the world of fleet management. Read more.

Delivery management software enables companies to automate, orchestrate and manage the end-to-end process of delivery operations. By integrating various aspects of the delivery process into a single platform, businesses can coordinate and optimize their delivery operations more effectively. Here’s a look at how businesses can leverage delivery management software to achieve better delivery performance. Read more.