Fidji Simo, head of Facebook App, and Barry McCarthy, former CFO for both Spotify and Netflix, have joined Instacart’s board of directors. Simo brings to Instacart’s board years of experience leading global teams at scale and building beloved consumer products; and McCarthy brings more than three decades of experience in business operations and management, finance, accounting […]
Category: Online Grocery Technology
McLane Introduces EDGE To Help Grow Sales And Profits
McLane Company Inc., a supply chain services company providing grocery and foodservice solutions, has introduced McLane EDGE, a digital platform that offers marketing and merchandising insights, the latest sales-building programs, services, promotions, category trends and new products. The new digital platform combines McLane’s Strategic Merchandising Portal (SMP) and Strategic Merchandising Solutions Magazine (SMS) into one […]
Stop & Shop GO Rewards Recognized As A Top Loyalty Program
Quincy, Massachusetts-based Stop & Shop said that its GO Rewards loyalty program has been named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Loyalty Programs 2021. This award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., a statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The GO Rewards program was recognized for its ease and enjoyment of use, benefits and […]
Trax Forms Inaugural Advisory Board Of Retail And CPG Leaders
Denver, Colorado-based Trax, a global provider of computer vision solutions and analytics for retail, has formed an advisory board. Made up of consumer packaged goods and retail industry leaders, the Trax Advisory Board will help advance the company’s mission to provide brands and retailers with timely visibility and enhanced execution by digitizing the physical store […]
Accellion Security Incident Impacts Kroger Family Of Companies
The Kroger Co. Family of Companies has confirmed that it was impacted by the data security incident affecting Accellion Inc. Accellion’s services were used by Kroger, as well as many other companies, for third-party secure file transfers. Accellion notified Kroger that an unauthorized person gained access to certain Kroger files by exploiting a vulnerability in […]
Smart & Final Increases Efficiencies For Distribution Centers
Los Angeles-based Smart & Final is implementing the Symphony RetailAI Vendor Portal and upgrading to the latest version of Symphony RetailAI Warehouse Management System (WMS). Smart & Final, the smaller, faster grocery warehouse store, is one of the longest continuously operating food retailers in the U.S. and operates under two banners: Smart & Final and […]
Ahold Delhaize USA Companies Expand Micro-Fulfillment Capabilities
Peapod Digital Labs, Ahold Delhaize USA’s digital, e-commerce and commercial engine, has entered a new micro-fulfillment technology pilot with The Giant Company in the Philadelphia market. Part of an e-commerce fulfillment center (EFC), the pilot leverages Swisslog’s solution which includes AutoStore technology empowered by Swisslog’s SynQ software, as well as Peapod Digital Labs’ proprietary manual picking capabilities. The […]
Allegiance Retail Services And Foodtown Choose AppCard
Allegiance Retail Services and Foodtown have awarded AppCard, a data-driven personalization engine and digital coupons platform provider to independent grocers, a five-year extension. Allegiance, a continuously growing retailer-owned cooperative headquartered in Iselin, New Jersey, serves communities at 108 locations in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. “We are excited for the opportunities this partnership […]
