Amazon continues to expand their online grocery offer

* February 2, 2009

Amazon, the online retailer renowned for selling DVDs, CDs and books, is looking to the grocery sector to boost sales and ensure they can become a ‘one-stop-shop’.

The e-tailer first launched a grocery offer in the US in 2007 and is set to expand into the UK, according to reports.

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The grocer of the middle-class is aping Aldi

As its well-heeled customers trade down in the recession, Waitrose is wheeling out the price reductions. Rachel Shields reports

As rivals go, Waitrose and Aldi don’t seem like natural foes. The idea of the grocers battling it out would have been unthinkable six months ago, but the phenomenon of customers trading down from luxury foods to cheaper basics has sparked an about-turn at Waitrose.

A growth in internet retailing, greater retail globalisation and the need for retail suppliers to provide low-cost products that are also healthy, nutritious and friendly to the environment are the trends for the foreseeable future, according to Sir Terry Leahy, Chief Executive of Tesco plc, who spoke at the City Food Lecture in London recently.