Peapod Adds Voice Ordering by Alexa for Online Grocery Cart Management

Calling voice ordering a “natural next step” to online grocery shopping, Peapod announced an Alexa skill Tuesday that allows users to make additions to their virtual grocery carts. Peapod customers make multiple visits during a week to add to their carts, and 51 percent of Amazon Echo owners have the device in a kitchen, said Cat de Merode, Peapod vice president-product. Customers also can place reorders, remove items and be alerted to a delivery date via Alexa, said Peapod.