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The retention rate of meal kit service customers is a low according to a new report. (Blue Apron) The pre-portioned meal kit delivery service is one of the fastest growing categories in the food industry. According to new data analysis from marketing research firm 1010data, industry sales have grown over 500 percent in just two years, and it's estimated to bring in over $1.5 ... Read more

Whole Foods Market Inc began testing sales of Purple Carrot's vegan meal kits on Wednesday, joining forces with one of many startups that threaten mainstream grocers by delivering boxed, cook-at-home meals.... Read more

It’s not entirely clear why, but some new data shows meal-kit services are struggling pretty mightily to retain customers. Analysis by market-research firm 1010data suggests the ubiquitous weeknight-dinner fad — which is estimated to pull in $1.5 billion in sales this year — could soon hit a wall because the vast majority of customers actually peace out within a few months of joining.... Read more

For months Whole Foods has been teasingly suggesting it would eventually get into the fast-growing meal kit delivery industry. ... Read more

Whole Foods began testing sales of Purple Carrot’s vegan meal kits on Wednesday, joining forces with one of many startups that threaten mainstream grocers by delivering boxed, cook-at-home meals.... Read more

Meal-kit services like Blue Apron are an enigma: simultaneously booming in popularity and yet struggling to retain consumers.... Read more

Subscribers are apt to bail on meal-kit services pretty quickly, according to an analysis by the firm 1010data, which analyzed consumer-spending data.... Read more

Online sales of dog food have reached 4 percent in the US, with cat food at 3 percent – representing a doubling of online pet food sales since 2010. Overall, about 40 percent of pet food purchases in the US are made online or are digitally influenced. So, a robust online presence is crucial to pet food brands’ continued success in this increasingly digital economy.... Read more

Meal-kit delivery service Blue Apron has higher sales and more loyal customers than HelloFresh and Plated, but Plated retains more shoppers in the short term, a new study finds.... Read more

Only about 50 percent of customers continue using meal-kit service Blue Apron after the first week, and six months into the subscription, only about 10 percent remain, according to research from 1010data. ... Read more

“Online sales of laptops from the summer of 2016 reached $2.2 billion and grew 12 percent year over year. Diving into this category, 1010data uncovered how consumer purchases impacted the biggest players in the laptop space online from June – August 2016.”... Read more

Companies like Blue Apron, Plated, and HelloFresh like to pitch their services as a solution for busy consumers who want an easier way to plan their meals, but a new spending analysis shows that the vast majority of customers don’t stick with these services over the long term.... Read more

Walgreens has joined a bevy of other legacy retailers in offering a click and collect service, which has the potential to turn its massive fleet of brick-and-mortar stores into revenue drivers for its online ambitions.... Read more

Best value: Asus Chromebook Flip – $219 at Amazon … our favorite is easily the 2016 Razer Blade. The Blade is simply one of the best flagship laptops around, with excellent portability, a funky design, and loads of power to handle games, video …... Read more

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