Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Feature, Home Page Slider, Southwest

TimeForge Tackling Labor Challenges

by Eric Pereira / content creator With the ongoing food retail industry labor shortage across the United States, TimeForge is helping grocers, wholesalers and suppliers find new labor through assessment, optimization and accountability. A labor management platform, TimeForge specializes in retail and foodservice full-employee-lifecycle management. It’s also an operations platform that handles HR. “With the […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Northeast

Buyk Rolls Out Private Label, Signs Partnership With Lafrieda

New York City, New York-based Buyk, a real-time grocery service delivering in 15 minutes or less, has released its new range of private label products. These include pantry essentials such as coffee, artisan bread and pastries, alongside snacks such as ice cream, chocolates and candy.  The initial private label products were introduced in December, while […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, West

GrubMarket Acquires Nevada-Based Terra Exports

San Francisco, California-based GrubMarket has completed the acquisition of Terra Exports, a Las Vegas, Nevada-based company that distributes fresh produce while also handling a diverse commodity produce portfolio. Founded in 2012 by Nils Goldschmidt, Terra Exports is a global fresh produce company that imports and exports fresh fruits and vegetables across 65 countries with employees […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, National

Dunnhumby Launches Customer First Retail Media Platform

Dunnhumby, the world’s leading retail data science organization, has launched dunnhumby Sphere, an all-in-one customer first retail media platform. Dunnhumby Sphere is a end-to-end retail media platform that takes users from brand insights to campaign billing through its fully integrated set of modules, helping to unify audience targeting, media booking, forecasting and measurement across a range […]

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Research Shows Conventional Grocers’ Online Sales Down 6.8%

Conventional grocers reported a 6.8 percent drop in online grocery sales on a same-store basis during the 12 weeks ending Sept. 28, 2021, versus the prior year, according to the Brick Meets Click eGrocery Performance Benchmarking 2021 Wave.  A 3.1 percent decrease in orders combined with a 3.9 percent decline in the average order value contributed to […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southwest

Grocery TV Expands Reach In Northeast With Wakefern Partnership

Austin, Texas-based Grocery TV added 4,000 point-of-sale displays to its digital advertising network by partnering with retail wholesaler Wakefern Food Corp., including supermarkets: ShopRite, Price Rite, Price Chopper and Ideal Food Basket.  Grocery TV advertising is now available in all 50 states and expects to add 8,000 more displays by the end of 2022. “As […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southeast

NCR Completes Acquisition Of Cryptocurrency Software Provider LibertyX

Atlanta, Georgia-based NCR Corporation, a global enterprise technology provider, has completed the transaction to acquire LibertyX, a leading cryptocurrency software provider.  LibertyX will accelerate NCR’s ability to deliver a complete digital currency solution to its customers, including the ability to buy and sell cryptocurrency, conduct cross-border remittance, and accept digital currency payments across digital and physical channels.  […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Midwest

Farmstead Expands Distribution To Chicago

Farmstead has opened the waitlist for its upcoming Chicago service launch. Farmstead is one of the first online grocers to offer fresh, high-quality groceries, delivered for free, at better prices than local supermarkets.  Waitlist signups will be limited to the first 1,000 customers. Service is scheduled to begin in early 2022, and will initially be […]