GROCERY

Walmart = Mr. Freeze, Amazon = Dude in Cargo Shorts

That moment has arrived. A new report from App Annie shows that Walmart Grocery came from wayyyy behind to snag the No. 1 downloaded shopping app in the U.S. last week, topping Amazon by 20%.

• Walmart Grocery’s average daily downloads were up 460% over January, as of April 5.

http://www.AppAnnie.com has an interesting chart showing these results or click here to visit Morning Brew!

• We have a local grocer called Detweilers who is now doing a 4-lane pre-shopping experience with no access to the inside of the store.  You pull up, provide your prepared list and park and then they bring the groceries to you as you wait.  Not a bad option for quality service, but you could also use Shipt.

An interesting wrinkle: Pre COVID-19, Walmart had planned to fold Grocery into its flagship mobile app and website. The company told TechCrunch it hasn’t changed its thinking despite the current popularity of the app.