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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)
  
                                   October 4, 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 2.   Approval to Sell Technology Assets and Oakland Distribution Center to
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  Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
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       On October 4, 2001, Webvan Group, Inc. issued a press release, a copy of
  which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein in its
  entirety, stating that Webvan Group Inc., along with its subsidiary,
  HomeGrocer.com, sold its technology platform for $2.65 million to Kaiser
  Foundation Hospitals. Kaiser also purchased Webvan's assets in its Oakland
  Distribution Center for approximately $1.4 million, assuming the center's lease
  obligations as part of the sale. The transaction, which was approved by the
  United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the "Bankruptcy
  Court") on October 3, was closed immediately thereafter with Kaiser taking
  possession of the platform and the Oakland facility.
  
  Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information, and Exhibits
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       (a.) Financial Statements.
  
            Not applicable.
  
       (b.) Pro Forma Financial Information
  
            Not applicable.
  
       (c.) Exhibits
  
            99.1 Press release of Webvan Group, Inc. issued October 4, 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: October 4, 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)
  
                                   October 4, 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 2.   Approval to Sell Technology Assets and Oakland Distribution Center to
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  Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
  ---------------------------
  
       On October 4, 2001, Webvan Group, Inc. issued a press release, a copy of
  which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein in its
  entirety, stating that Webvan Group Inc., along with its subsidiary,
  HomeGrocer.com, sold its technology platform for $2.65 million to Kaiser
  Foundation Hospitals. Kaiser also purchased Webvan's assets in its Oakland
  Distribution Center for approximately $1.4 million, assuming the center's lease
  obligations as part of the sale. The transaction, which was approved by the
  United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the "Bankruptcy
  Court") on October 3, was closed immediately thereafter with Kaiser taking
  possession of the platform and the Oakland facility.
  
  Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information, and Exhibits
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       (a.) Financial Statements.
  
            Not applicable.
  
       (b.) Pro Forma Financial Information
  
            Not applicable.
  
       (c.) Exhibits
  
            99.1 Press release of Webvan Group, Inc. issued October 4, 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: October 4, 2001                 By:  /s/ Mark Holtzman
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                                              Mark Holtzman
                                              Vice President, Controller
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