Amazon's food offensive forcing supermarkets into 21st century

Washington

WALK into a grocery store 10 years from now, and you'll see more prepared meals, personalised recommendations and perhaps even an in-house restaurant.

What you probably won't see is a random stockpile of food and a long line at the register. Time-consuming trips and a cumbersome check-out process are some of the top challenges that grocery stores aim to tackle in coming years, and the stakes are high. Online delivery services and deep-discount chains are threatening to upend supermarkets' long-held perch in the food landscape.