What's the State of the U.S. Grocery Market?

It's a changing time for the grocery business in the United States. Delivery and digital are rising in importance, and new technology exists that's available not just for the major players but for anyone in the space. It's an industry where change is being led by the biggest players -- Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Walmart (NYSE: WMT), and Target (NYSE: TGT) -- but upstarts like Instacart have made major advances available to the more traditional chain competing with those giant players.

In this segment of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, host Shannon Jones talks groceries with contributor Dan Kline, on the occasion of the Groceryshop convention. To catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool's free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video.

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