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Rosie To Serve As First Online Grocery Shopping Platform For Independents To Accept EBT/SNAP Payments

by Shelby Team

by Lorrie Griffith/editor-in-chief Independent grocers that use e-commerce provider Rosie’s app soon will be able to allow their shoppers to shop online and pay for SNAP-eligible items at-store using their EBT benefits. Jon Ambrose, co-founder and COO of Rosie, told The Shelby Report at his company’s booth at the recent NGA Show that Rosie has […]

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Raley’s, Nob Hill Foods Expand eCart Online Services To Bay Area Stores

by Shelby Team

Raley’s and its Nob Hills Foods banner have expanded their eCart program to many of their Bay Area stores. The enhanced system improves upon the current online order and curbside pickup solutions across all existing e-commerce-enabled locations, according to the West Sacramento, California-based grocery chain. The platform, according to Raley’s, is part of the company’s commitment to making […]

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Bashas’ Teams With Instacart For Same-Day Grocery Delivery

by Shelby Team

Bashas’ shoppers who live in Arizona’s Phoenix, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Tempe, Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa and Ahwatukee areas now can get their groceries delivered through Instacart. “We’ve received an overwhelming number of requests from Bashas’ customers asking for their groceries to be delivered through our service,” said Instacart GM Sean Twersky. “That’s why we’re especially pleased to […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Equipment & Technology, Home Page Latest News, National

One In Three Shoppers Forecasted To Order Groceries Online This Year

by Shelby Team

“E-grocery” is growing fast and is here to stay, as 31 percent of U.S. shoppers are expected to order groceries online in 2017, up from 19 percent in 2016. That’s according to Unata’s 2017 Grocery eCommerce Forecast. The report from Unata, which provides digital solutions for grocers, was completed in partnership with Brick Meets Click. It surveyed more […]

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Shoppers Show Increasing Preference For Digital Coupons

by Shelby Team

Analysis by Inmar Inc. of 2016 coupon activity reveals an ongoing “promotional transposition,” with paperless, digital coupons beginning to overtake traditional paper coupons in popularity. Inmar’s analysis shows that, among the more than 2.2 billion coupons redeemed by shoppers last year, the share of redemption captured by offers that shoppers load directly to their retailer […]

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Mondelēz International Launches One Of The First Sponsored SmartLabel Apps

by Shelby Team

Mondelēz International has launched one of the first sponsored SmartLabel apps, making in-store, on-the-spot access to detailed product information for many of its U.S. snacking products possible from smartphones. More than 1,100 products across the U.S. snack product portfolio—biscuits, crackers, cookies, chocolate, gum and candy—now are searchable through the new “SmartLabel Sponsored by Mondelēz International” […]

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Study: Gap Between Shoppers Using Social Media And Connecting With Their Supermarkets Remains Wide

by Shelby Team

The Retail Feedback Group (RFG) has released the “U.S. Supermarket Shopper Digital Update,” a new report focusing specifically on the digital aspects of shopper engagement with supermarkets. The report is an offshoot from RFG’s annual report of supermarket shopper satisfaction, the “U.S. Supermarket Experience Study.” Social media gap remains an opportunity While 87 percent of supermarket […]

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Rosie Will Serve As First Online Grocery Platform For Independents To Accept SNAP Payments

by Shelby Team

Participants in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will soon have a new, convenient way to shop and pay for their groceries. At The NGA Show, happening now in Las Vegas, Rosie announced that independent grocers using its e-commerce app can now offer customers the ability to shop online and pay for SNAP-eligible items at-store using […]

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Ridley’s Family Markets Partners With Digital Foodie To Offer On-Demand Ordering

by Shelby Team

Jerome, Idaho-based Ridley’s Family Markets, which operates nearly three-dozen stores in Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming, has deployed Digital Foodie’s on-demand platform. The new service will include branded websites and mobile applications that provide personalized shopping experiences for customers across the retailer’s Mountain West footprint. Ridley’s also will put Digital Foodie’s picking and fulfillment tools […]

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Unified Grocers Goes The Extra Miles For Retailers In Alaska And Guam

by Shelby Team

by Alissa Marchat/staff writer The grocery industry is a tough one to succeed in, particularly when your store is located thousands of miles away from your wholesaler. That’s the challenge faced by those retailers in Alaska and Guam, which are served by Unified Grocers out of Seattle and California. Grocers and consumers alike face their […]

Posted inBakery News, Beverage News, Dairy News, Equipment & Technology, Grocery News, Home Page Latest News, Industry News, Private Label Brands, Southwest

Brookshire’s Dairy Plant Sale Follows Bakery Closure

by Shelby Team

Tyler, Texas-based Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) has sold its ice cream, dairy and water plants to Springfield, Missouri-based Hiland Dairy. Chairman and CEO Brad Brookshire said BGC’s “focus has always been on our retail stores, which our manufacturing plants supported. “But with an abundant offering of quality products now available through the supplier community, we […]

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AFS Uses Technology To Simplify Print Advertising For Independents

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Associated Food Stores (AFS) and eComSystems are teaming up make print advertising easier for independent grocers. The Salt Lake City-based wholesaler partnered with the technology firm in 2013 to create AFS AdStudio, a custom advertising development and production program that allows retailers to quickly and easily build custom weekly ads. Since then, the companies have worked together […]

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NPD Group Says ‘Millions’ Will Increase Their Virtual Shopping This Year

by Shelby Team

The internet is quickly becoming the virtual grocery store for many U.S. consumers with 52 million currently grocery shopping online, finds a new study from The NPD Group, a Chicago-based global information company. According to the report, 20 million consumers who are current, lapsed or new to online grocery shopping plan to increase their virtual […]

Posted inNational, Equipment & Technology, Home Page Latest News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry

Meat Institute Creates New Shopping App For Consumers

by Shelby Team

The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) has unveiled the first-of-its-kind mobile app aimed at helping consumers become more confident when buying meat and poultry. The free MyMeatUp app is the only available app with a full guide to beef, pork, lamb and veal retail meat cuts; it draws on content from MyMeatUp.org, a resource that was […]

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The Fresh Market Launches New Website

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North Carolina-based The Fresh Market has introduced a new website, featuring easier navigation and making “it easy to find the information you want, no matter where you are or how you’re browsing,” according to the grocer. Some of the site’s features include easy access to view top weekly specials and pricing on “Fresh Deals,” the […]

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Amazon Go Experiment Challenges Retailers To Test New Innovations

by Shelby Team

by Marek Polonski/SVP, Applied Predictive Technologies E-commerce giant Amazon is striving to make the dream of a streamlined shopping experience a reality with the recent debut of Amazon Go, a brick-and-mortar grocery and convenience store leveraging technology to eliminate checkout lines. At Amazon Go’s physical location, the store’s technology detects when products are picked up […]

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Northgate Markets, Emerson Partner To Bring Food Waste Recycling System To California

by Shelby Team

Northgate Markets offers its shoppers a wide selection of fresh, healthy food like guacamoles and ceviches, but that creates a dilemma: What should be done with the food scraps? For Northgate Markets, these scraps add up quickly: Just one store in the Southern California chain uses six cases of avocados each day to prepare guacamole […]

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Grocery Trends Forecast Reveals Creative Changes In 2017

by Shelby Team

More digital connections and a speedier checkout process rank among the top trends for grocery shopping in 2017. That’s according to veteran supermarket analyst John Karolefski, purveyor of GroceryStories.com. Karolefski also predicts a more diverse produce department, increased availability of meal kits and better access to product information. “The top trends for 2017 will result in […]

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Snapstar Launches First Grocery Brand Rewards App

by Shelby Team

Snapstar, the first grocery brand loyalty app that allows customers to get rewarded by brands, has launched its beta product, available for Android. Snapstar allows users to take a photo of their grocery receipt and be rewarded with gift cards, giveaways and more when they purchase products from more than 30 major brands. Users take […]

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Randalls Rolls Out Grocery Delivery Service In Houston And Austin

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Randalls has launched a new grocery delivery program with a fleet of state-of-the-art home delivery trucks, offering customers convenient and time-saving grocery shopping, delivered right to their door, according to the company. The program rolled out Thursday, and customers will be able to access the service online at shop.randalls.com, as well as through the Randalls […]