NETHERLANDS: ROYAL AHOLD TO EXTEND HOME-SHOPPING

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Dutch retailer, Royal Ahold, is to invest several million dollars on the extension of its home shopping model to all of its joint ventures and subsidiaries worldwide. At present, the company offers an online shopping service at four of its subsidiaries in the USA, Bangkok and Argentina, in addition to its Albert Heijn supermarket chain in the Netherlands, where 7,000 of its 15,000 product lines are available online.

United States, Netherlands, Argentina, Thailand, Electronic commerce, E-commerce, Royal Ahold N.V.

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UK: COMPETITION BETWEEN ONLINE SUPERMARKETS

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The news that UK supermarket group Tesco is to extend the range of its Tesco Direct online service has heightened the stake among supermarket Internet retailers. Among the other stores entering the market are Iceland, with a national online service, Somerfield, with a 24-7 service in London and Bristol, and Marks & Spencer, currently conducting a pilot scheme. Sainsbury's is lagging behind, with an Orderline service which operates only within the limits of the M25 motorway, but has recently spent GB[pound] 15mn on updating its website. According to Verdict, up to 2% of grocery transactions may be carried out online by 2004, and future developments may include the opening of customer-access depots. It is also thought that digital and interactive television will play an increasingly important role in online supermarket shopping.

Market information - general, Services information, Tesco PLC

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UK: WAITROSE TO LAUNCH ONLINE ORGANIC SERVICE

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Waitrose, the UK supermarket chain, is to launch its online organic produce shopping service in December 1999, and hopes to accomplish national coverage by the middle of 2000. The service, Organics Directs, will offer its 2,200 pre-registered customers the chance to purchase fresh fruit and vegetables via the Waitrose.com website. The chain expects to offer ambient and chilled organic products in 2000, as well as introduce six new 'food-related' services on the website.

On-Line Information Services, Videotex & Teletext, Supermarket Chains, Online shopping, Waitrose Ltd.

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