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                                    UNITED STATES
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                                Washington, DC 20549
  
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
  
                  Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                         the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
                  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
                                   August 21, 2001
  
  
                                 WEBVAN GROUP, INC.
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               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
                                      Delaware
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                   (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
  
             000-27541                                     77-0446411
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       (Commission File No.)                      (IRS Employer Identification
                                                             Number)
  
  
                                 310 Lakeside Drive
                            Foster City, California 94404
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                      (Address of principal executive offices)
  
  
                                   (650) 627-3000
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                (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
  
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  Item 3.    Bankruptcy.
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       On August 21, 2001, Webvan Group, Inc., along with its subsidiaries,
  Webvan-Bay Area, Inc., Webvan Operations, Inc. and HomeGrocer.com, Inc., filed
  their July Monthly Operating Reports with the United Stated Bankruptcy Court for
  the District of Delaware (the "Bankruptcy Court"), copies of which are attached
  hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein in their entirety. Copies of any
  bank statements and tax returns originally filed with the Bankruptcy Court as
  part of the July Monthly Operating Reports have been omitted.
  
       THE MONTHLY OPERATING REPORTS CONTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER
       FINANCIAL INFORMATION THAT HAVE NOT BEEN AUDITED OR REVIEWED BY INDEPENDENT
       ACCOUNTANTS AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO FUTURE RECONCILIATION AND ADJUSTMENTS.
  
  
  Item 7.    Exhibits.
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       July Monthly Operating Reports of Webvan Group, Inc., Webvan-Bay Area,
  Inc., Webvan Operations, Inc. and HomeGrocer.com, Inc. filed on August 21, 2001.
  
  
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                                   SIGNATURE
  
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  
                                      Webvan Group, Inc.
  
  Dated:  September 5, 2001           By: /s/ Mark Holtzman
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                                          Mark Holtzman
                                          Vice President, Controller
  
  
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text: UNITED STATES
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                                Washington, DC 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                  Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                         the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
                  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
                                   August 21, 2001
  
                                 WEBVAN GROUP, INC.
           --------------------------------------------------------------
               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                                      Delaware
           --------------------------------------------------------------
                   (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
             000-27541                                     77-0446411
  -------------------------------             ------------------------------------
       (Commission File No.)                      (IRS Employer Identification
                                                             Number)
  
                                 310 Lakeside Drive
                            Foster City, California 94404
          ----------------------------------------------------------------
                      (Address of principal executive offices)
  
                                   (650) 627-3000
          ----------------------------------------------------------------
                (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  Item 3.    Bankruptcy.
             ----------
  
       On August 21, 2001, Webvan Group, Inc., along with its subsidiaries,
  Webvan-Bay Area, Inc., Webvan Operations, Inc. and HomeGrocer.com, Inc., filed
  their July Monthly Operating Reports with the United Stated Bankruptcy Court for
  the District of Delaware (the "Bankruptcy Court"), copies of which are attached
  hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein in their entirety. Copies of any
  bank statements and tax returns originally filed with the Bankruptcy Court as
  part of the July Monthly Operating Reports have been omitted.
  
       THE MONTHLY OPERATING REPORTS CONTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER
       FINANCIAL INFORMATION THAT HAVE NOT BEEN AUDITED OR REVIEWED BY INDEPENDENT
       ACCOUNTANTS AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO FUTURE RECONCILIATION AND ADJUSTMENTS.
  
  Item 7.    Exhibits.
             --------
  
       July Monthly Operating Reports of Webvan Group, Inc., Webvan-Bay Area,
  Inc., Webvan Operations, Inc. and HomeGrocer.com, Inc. filed on August 21, 2001.
  
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  SIGNATURE
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                      Webvan Group, Inc.
  
  Dated:  September 5, 2001           By: /s/ Mark Holtzman
                                          ----------------------------------------
                                          Mark Holtzman
                                          Vice President, Controller
  
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