Instacart has unveiled Connected Stores, a bundle of six new technologies that layer on top of current offerings, helping grocers bring together online ordering and in-store shopping for consumers. Connected Stores creates a unified, personalized experience for customers by enabling them to move between a retailer’s app or website and its in-store experience. Together, Instacart […]
Category: Online Grocery Technology
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Midwest
AdAdapted, Flipp Partner To Help Brands Land On Shopping Lists
Ann Arbor, Michigan-based AdAdapted has partnered with Flipp, a retail technology company. Together, the partners will help CPG brands to drive shopper intent and for shoppers to build their digital shopping lists. The partnership means AdAdapted’s one-click, add-to-list technology can be utilized on Flipp’s platform. AdAdapted can advertise CPG products to shoppers as they build their mobile lists […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Association News, National
Independent Grocers Urge Congress To Back Credit Card Reform
About 1,000 independent grocers joined in a letter urging Congress to support the Credit Card Reform Act of 2022, legislation that would inject much-needed competition into the market for credit card routing. The legislation is sponsored by Senators Dick Durbin and Roger Marshall and allows merchants to choose between two unaffiliated networks to process credit […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Northeast
Michaud Joins Birdzi’s Board Of Directors
Iselin, New Jersey-based Birdzi has announced that Todd P. Michaud has joined its board of directors as an independent member. With a track record for driving growth and building enduring software businesses, Michaud will advise on Birdzi’s product and scaling its customer base. “At Birdzi, we never want to stay stagnant – our team is constantly evolving our solutions […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Northeast
C&S Wholesale Grocers Builds AI-Powered Distribution Model
Tata Consultancy Services has been chosen by Keene, New Hampshire-based C&S Wholesale Grocers to build a new operations platform on Google Cloud to reduce the company’s carbon footprint and enhance the customer experience. C&S has partnered with TCS to reimagine its operations platforms, including customer experience and grocery distribution. TCS will lead the company-wide project and […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Northeast
Stor.ai Partners With F5 To Provide Advanced Cybersecurity
New York-based Stor.ai has partnered with F5, a multi-cloud application security and delivery company, to equip grocers with advanced Web Application Firewall capabilities to protect grocery e-commerce platforms and add a secure application-layer firewall. Through a combination of machine learning, intelligent threat detection and application expertise, grocery retailers using stor.ai’s platform can deploy advanced protection mechanisms […]
Posted inH-E-B, Online Grocery Technology, Southwest
H-E-B Launches Cashback Debit Card Program
San Antonio, Texas-based H-E-B has launched a debit account program that gives customers 5 percent cash back on the purchase of qualifying H-E-B brand products. The H-E-B Debit Card, which can be used anywhere Mastercard is accepted, acts as a spending card with an optional savings account and provides users several benefits, such as free […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Southwest
Quicklly To Bring Asian Grocery Delivery To Texas
Quicklly has expanded its Texas impact with same-day delivery of groceries from local vendors like Dana Bazaar. The platform currently offers nationwide delivery for meal kits and Indian staples, in addition to same-day delivery in Chicago, the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City and Northern New Jersey. With Austin joining the list, the platform is bringing authentic and delicious South […]