] After the spectacular crashes of big-name Internet
] grocers in the late 1990s, the dream of a grand new wave
] of online food stores appeared to fizzle.
]
] But with intentionally meager fanfare, grocers have made
] Internet shopping available to tens of millions of
] consumers nationwide, and upcoming expansions will expand
] it to millions more.

[ Next big thing or bound to bust? It's not terribly appealing to me, since I'm within 1 minute of 3 grocery stores. But then, I've been too busy to set foot in any of them for weeks, so maybe this could be useful... -k]

CNN.com - After flashy failures, online groceries quietly grow - May 19, 2004