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Gelson’s Opens Second ReCharge Micro-Market in Costa Mesa, CA

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Gelson’s Markets has opened its second ReCharge by Gelson’s micro-market, this time inside a new Rove fast-charging hub on Harbor Boulevard in Costa Mesa, about a mile from the Pacific Coast and minutes from Interstate 405. The Shelby Report of the West was on hand April 8 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony […]

Posted inPackaging News, Equipment & Technology, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, National, News

Chef Robotics Expands AI-Powered Automation Into Meatpacking

Chef Robotics, a San Francisco-based food robotics company, has expanded its artificial intelligence-driven automation platform to handle tray assembly for meatpacking. The system can assemble raw, frozen and precooked proteins – including pork loin fillets, chicken breasts, steaks, lamb chops, bratwursts and sausage links – onto trays before packaging. Tray assembly for proteins has been […]

Posted inGrocery Store Equipment, Equipment & Technology, National, News

LOC Software, Local Express Partner On Unified Commerce Solution For Grocers

LOC Software and Local Express launched a unified commerce solution allowing grocers to manage in-store, online and marketplace sales through one platform, the companies announced Jan. 29. The partnership addresses a key operational challenge for grocers struggling with labor shortages and inventory management. According to research for LOC’s 2026 Exploring Grocery Technology Trends Survey, 57 […]

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Simbe’s Tally Robot Revolutionizing Grocery Retail With AI, Automation

San Francisco-based Simbe has spent the past decade working to digitize physical stores, with a mission to enhance visibility and operational efficiency for retailers. Brad Bogolea, Simbe’s co-founder and CEO, recently spoke with The Shelby Report about the company’s evolving role in the retail technology landscape. Simbe is widely recognized in the grocery industry for […]

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High-Tech Facilities Gravitate Toward Land Of Enchantment

by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Southwest It is no small thing when a company like Virgin Galactic relocates jobs to a state. But then, New Mexico went big when it invested more than $200 million in Spaceport America, an 18,000-acre FAA-licensed facility adjacent to the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range and about 45 miles north of Las […]

Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Equipment & Technology, Grocery Store Equipment, Home Page Slider, Midwest, Online Grocery Technology, Packaging News

Mettler Toledo Debuts New Meat And Seafood Wrapper

Mettler Toledo has unveiled its new 865 Semi-Automatic Wrapper for grocery retailers looking for the efficiency of automatic weighing and wrapping, and the flexibility of manual label placement for meat and seafood products in backroom environments. The 865 Semi-Automatic Wrapper has an operational footprint of 19 s.f. Mettler Toledo describes it as one of the […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Corporate Store News, Equipment & Technology, Grocery Store Equipment, Home Page Slider, Northeast, Supply Chain News

New Hampshire Walmart Supercenter Adds Alphabot Technology

A Walmart Supercenter in Salem, New Hampshire, now has Alphabot, a new technology aimed at revolutionizing the online grocery pickup and delivery process for employees and customers. Developed exclusively for Walmart by startup Alert Innovation, Alphabot helps to enable quicker, more efficient order picking. The system operates inside a 20,000-s.f. warehouse-style space, using autonomous carts to […]

Posted inPackaging News, Center Store, Equipment & Technology, Independent Store News, Northeast

Boyer’s Markets Becomes First Grocer To Use CCT’s Eeasy Lids

Consumer Convenience Technologies (CCT) announced the first availability of its Eeasy Lid, the first jar lid innovation in more than 75 years, to shoppers ­at Boyer’s Food Markets. Pennsylvania-based Boyer’s is incorporating the Eeasy Lid on its Darci’s brand pasta sauce at all 18 of its stores. Boyer’s is the first grocery chain in the […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Equipment & Technology, Grocery Store Equipment, Grocery Store Layout, Independent Store News, Marketing News, Southeast

Mood Media Brings Digital Signage To Earth Fare Café In Charlotte, N.C.

Mood Media, an in-store media solutions company, has partnered with organic and natural foods grocery store Earth Fare. Mood installed multiple custom-designed digital signage display options and strategies in the café of an Earth Fare store in Charlotte, North Carolina. This trial, as part of a full renovation of the store, took place in mid-2019, […]

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Kroger Launches Dark Kitchen Partnership With ClusterTruck

The Kroger Co. and ClusterTruck, a software platform that powers profitable, vertically integrated delivery-only kitchens, launched a partnership that will change the way Americans access freshly prepared meals. By offering multiple menus from one central scratch kitchen, Kroger Delivery Kitchen will deliver fresh meals on-demand without service or delivery fees. For the initial rollout, Kroger Delivery […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Equipment & Technology, Grocery Store Layout, Home Page Slider, National

Standard Cognition, Mars Wrigley Partner To Optimize Impulse Item Sales

Standard Cognition, an AI-powered autonomous checkout solutions provider, and Mars Wrigley, a manufacturer of chocolate, chewing gum, mints and fruity confections, have partnered to help retailers evolve into a new world of autonomous checkout by integrating seamless technology and impulse category sales.  Mars initially reached out to Standard, suggesting the two companies work together to better understand what […]

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Retail Business Services Debuts Lunchbox Frictionless Store Technology

Retail Business Services, the services company of Ahold Delhaize USA, launched new frictionless store technology, piloted under the name Lunchbox, which consumers people to shop a small format store in seconds by scanning in, shopping and walking out. The technology is currently being tested in Retail Business Services’ Quincy, Massachusetts, office. Retail Business Services partnered […]

Posted inWest, Albertsons, Amazon Fresh, Corporate Store News, Equipment & Technology, Executive News, Online Grocery Technology, Whole Foods

Albertsons Cos. Appoints Rupp EVP, Chief Customer And Digital Officer

Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Cos. has named Chris Rupp EVP and chief customer and digital officer, effective Dec. 3. Rupp joins Albertsons Cos. from Microsoft Corp., where she most recently served as GM of the company’s Xbox business engineering team. Rupp will be responsible for integrating and enhancing customers’ experiences across all digital touchpoints, accelerating the […]