Afresh, the grocery AI company that built its platform around fresh department complexity, has announced that its system covers every department in the store — including center store, frozen, general merchandise, health and beauty and the full fresh perimeter — on a single platform. The expansion makes Afresh the only grocery AI platform capable of […]
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Instacart, NVIDIA Build AI Platform to Unify In-Store, Online Grocery Retail
Instacart is building what it calls a “grocery world model” — a continuous learning AI system that connects physical store data from its Caper Cart smart shopping carts with its online commerce platform — in collaboration with NVIDIA. The initiative represents how it intends to use its scale across 2,200-plus retail banners and 100,000-plus store […]
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FMI Report: Frequent Seafood Shoppers Drive 40% Of Category Sales
Just 10 percent of shoppers account for 40 percent of all seafood purchases, according to The Power of Seafood 2026, a new report from FMI – The Food Industry Association that debuted March 15 at Seafood Expo North America. The finding points to a category that looks stable on the surface but is dependent on […]
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BAP Launches Responsible Seafood Campaign With Save Mart
Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) has launched its “Seafood You Can Trust” marketing toolkit, with The Save Mart Companies deploying the campaign across all Save Mart and Lucky stores in California. What the toolkit includes The toolkit is a customizable campaign with a suite of assets – including in-store signage, digital banners, social media content and […]
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Schuman Cheese Begins Fourth-Generation Leadership Transition
Schuman Cheese has begun a leadership transition, elevating three fourth-generation family members into senior roles 81 years after the company’s founding. Allison Schuman has been named CEO, moving up from her previous role as chief revenue officer. Neal Schuman, who previously served as CEO, becomes chairman. Ian Schuman will serve as president of global, overseeing […]
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TRUNO Becomes First Certified Partner Of Toshiba’s ELERA Commerce Platform
TRUNO Retail Technology Solutions has become the first certified partner authorized to sell and deliver the ELERA Commerce Platform by Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, giving retailers across North America a new channel to access Toshiba’s AI-driven POS and commerce architecture. TRUNO can implement ELERA with retail customers without requiring a traditional rip-and-replace of current store […]
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Crossroads: The 8 Sales-Building Touchstones
For the third article in our ongoing column dedicated to long-term success over the generations, we have invited keynote speaker and food industry expert Harold Lloyd to share his thoughts on some of the many ideas to help increase the top line of your ongoing business success and value. The most obvious influences on […]
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NCSA Names 11 To 2026 Candy Hall Of Fame Class
The National Confectionery Sales Association (NCSA) has announced 11 inductees for the Candy Hall of Fame Class of 2026 and named Michael Rosenberg, President and CEO of PIM Brands, Inc., as the recipient of the 2026 Distinguished Service Award. Both honors will be presented at the NCSA’s annual meeting on Oct. 22-24 at the Signia […]