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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$75.0M
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- US
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Founded in 1989 by brothers Andrew and Thomas Parkinson, Peapod has grown to be one of America's leading Internet grocers. Peapod is a wholly owned subsidiary of international food provider Royal Ahold, and works in partnership with Ahold USA supermarket companies including Stop & Shop and Giant Food.
President
Andrew B. ParkinsonNumber of Employees 1,800
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Other Computer Related Services: 541519
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Online grocers rise again: but order fulfillment and home delivery continue to be a challenge.(online grocers forecasts)
- 2006-03-15
The story of the online grocery market follows the same arc as that of the larger dotcom phenomenon in general: a vastly over-hyped debut, followed by an equally over-hyped fall; then a phoenix-like rise from the ashes by a few survivors and the ad ...
West Bridgewater, Mass.-based grocery chain plans to leap online.
- 2004-10-13
By Bruce Mohl, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 13--Shaw's Supermarkets said it plans to jump into the online grocery market and compete head to head against Peapod and Stop & Shop, taking a chance on a business where failure has...
Back To The Store.(online grocery stores)(Brief Article)
- 2001-09-15
At one time it seemed that Webvan Group was poised to revolutionize the way consumers shopped for groceries. Experts predicted the online grocer, with its aggressive expansion plans, $30 million distribution centers and deep financial pockets, was At one time it seemed that...
ONLINE GROCERS Eyes Wide Shut?
- 2001-09-15
It seemed like such a novel, logical concept-take the work out of grocery shopping for time-starved, upper income families and deliver their personally selected food items right to their doorstep. The size of the order didn't matter-it could be a l It seemed like...
Online Grocer Shuts Down Popular Food Delivery Service in Boston Area.
- 2001-07-13
By Stephanie Stoughton, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 13--Three days after the dramatic failure of online grocer Webvan, HomeRuns.com Inc. abruptly shut down its popular local delivery service following a cash crunch and pulled the shades down on its Web ...
Web grocers may yet yield bumper stocks.
- 2000-06-05
Bricks-and-mortar alliances brighten future At the Internet stock supermarket, online grocers have all the appeal of picked-over produce. Would you believe Webvan Group Inc. at $5 a share, and Peapod Inc. at $2 a share? ...
Peas fill up the pod ;E-grocers win with customers, lose on Wall Street.
- 2000-04-03
Online grocers are providing Wall Street with anything but a super market. But the industry is betting the store on a massive marketing blitz this year, significantly stepping up regional and national efforts. "Nineteen ninety-nine was the year Online grocers are providing Wall Street with...
Gambling for Groceries with Priceline.com
BNET
- 2000-03-22
It looks like the business model of selling groceries over the Internet and delivering them to your door is a loser. Peapod's PPOD high profile stock is plummeting. Streamline SLNE, Webvan WBVN and the newest kid on the block, Homegrocer.com HOMG, have prices hovering around their IPO debut price. Statistics...
Multex Investor Network Presents Featured Broker Research - John G. Kinnard & Co. - Peapod Inc. —PPOD—
- 1999-08-16
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 16, 1999-- Analysts at John G. Kinnard & Co. rate Peapod a BUY. The analysts, however, say Peapod, a leading Internet grocery store, must penetrate its target markets over the next 12 to 18 months in order to retain its first-to-market advantage. The analysts state, "the...
will face increased competition from venture-backed Webvan Group.
- 1999-07-26
For Peapod Inc., it's time to deliver.A pioneer in the online grocery business, the Skokie-based company has posted cumulative losses of $55 million in the past five years, including $21.6 million in 1998 alone. Last year's drain was due in lar...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Andrew B. Parkinson | President |
| John Burchard | Chief Information Officer |
| Thomas L. Parkinson | CTO & Senior Vice President |
| Michael P. Brennen | Senior Vice President, Marketing |
| Scott DeGraeve | Senior Vice President |
| Dave McHugh | Vice President |
| Jonathan C. Wilson | Vice President, IT |
| Tony Stallone | Vice President, Fresh Markets & Mdsg |
| Annette McMillan | Director, Marketing & Corp Relations |
| Peg Merzbacher | Director, Marketing |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark VanStekelenburg | Board of Directors |
| Trygve E Myhren | Board Member |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Peapod, LLC | President | Current |
| Winona Capital Management / Private Investment Firm | Board of Directors | Current |
| Meals.Com | Board of Directors | Current |
| Peapod, LLC | Founder | Former |
| Wesleyan University | B.A. In Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Miga Solutions, Inc | Chief Information Officer, Peapod | Current |
| Peapod, LLC | Chief Information Officer | Current |
| Miga Solutions, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University | Former | |
| Middlebury College | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Peapod, LLC | CTO & Senior Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Peapod, LLC | Senior Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Peapod, LLC | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Peapod, LLC | General Manager | Current |
| Executive Ministries | Leader | Current |
| School District 95 Educational Foundation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Alpine Chapel | Board of Directors | Former |
| Southern Illinois University | BS Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Peapod, LLC | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Peapod, LLC | Vice President, IT | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Peapod, LLC | Vice President, Fresh Markets & Mdsg | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Peapod, LLC | Director, Marketing & Corp Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Peapod, LLC | Director, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| March of Dimes | Trustee | Current |
| The American Health Care Partnership, Inc. | Member | Current |
| Arrowstream | Member | Current |
| P&J Brands, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The American Health Care Partnership, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Peapod, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Vendex International | senior executive positions | Former |
| Saval Foods Corporation | chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| University of Denver | Trustee | Current |
| National Cable & Telecommunications Association | Chairman | Current |
| The Colorado Forum | Board of Directors | Current |
| Advanced Marketing Services, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Verio Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Peapod, LLC | Board Member | Current |
| The Cable Center | Board Member | Current |
| University of Denver | Board of Directors | Current |
| Megunticook Management, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Megunticook Management, Inc. | Investment Committee Member for the Funds | Current |
| The Providence Journal Co. | CEO | Former |
| Atc, Inc. | president | Former |
| The Providence Journal Co. | President | Former |
| Atc, Inc. | vice president of marketing and programming | Former |
| Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. | Co-Founder | Former |
| Home Box Office Inc. | director of Time | Former |
| National Cable & Telecommunications Association | executive committee member | Former |
| Megunticook Management, Inc. | Investment Committee Member | Former |
| The Providence Journal Co. | Chairman | Former |
| Rhode Island Hospital | Director | Former |
| National Cable & Telecommunications Association | Director | Former |
| Dartmouth College | Graduate | Former |
| Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth | Graduate | Former |
| Business Administration | Former |
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