West Des Moines, Iowa-based Hy-Vee has signed a multiyear partnership with Google Cloud to stay on the cutting edge of digital technology and drive new and unique innovation for its customers – both in store and online. The company is utilizing a suite of services powered by Google Cloud to make online shopping easier for […]
Category: Online Grocery Technology
Pensa Shows Expanded Demand For Advanced Retail Shelf Intelligence
Pensa Systems, an innovator in the automated use of computer vision and artificial intelligence for retail in-store data and analytics, has continued to expand its relationships with customers such as Johnson & Johnson, General Mills and Circle K. These major companies, as well as long-time customer and investor Anheuser-Busch InBev, are among a fast-growing number […]
QuickCollect Brings Grocery Delivery, Pickup To The Workplace
QuickCollect Solutions, powered by Bell and Howell, a provider of grocery pickup solutions, has partnered with Lowes Foods, a supermarket chain headquartered in the Carolinas, to provide more grocery options to consumers returning to the workplace. This partnership expands the Lowes Foods To Go delivery options by placing Bell and Howell’s QuickCollect GL temperature-controlled grocery […]
Hungryroot Gets $40M Series C Led By L Catterton’s Growth Fund
AI-powered personalized grocery service Hungryroot has raised $40 million in a Series C funding round. The financing is led by the Growth Fund of L Catterton, a global consumer-focused private equity firm. Hungryroot will use the capital to increase the number of groceries and recipes it offers, grow its team, invest in automation technology, optimize its proprietary […]
Walmart Unveils All-In-One Associate App, Me@Walmart
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart has unveiled Me@Walmart, a new app built in-house by Walmart Global Tech for U.S. store associates. It provides an exclusive destination filled with new features to simplify daily tasks, serve customers and plan for life outside of work. “A great customer experience starts with a great associate experience, and our people will […]
Dot Foods Acquires ShopHero, E-Commerce System For Retailers
Provo, Utah-based Dot Foods, North America’s largest food industry redistributor, has acquired ShopHero, a grocery-focused e-commerce technology company, with the support of platform consultancy firm Applico. Since its founding in 2015, ShopHero has been dedicated to making e-commerce solutions accessible to grocery retailers of all sizes in communities across the U.S. and Canada. ShopHero now […]
Wakefern Food Corp. Selects Dunnhumby As Strategic Platform
Wakefern Food Corp., the largest retailer-owned supermarket cooperative in the United States, has selected dunnhumby as its strategic platform for category management and merchandising. Dunnhumby will use its expertise in customer data models, along with consumer-led insights and collaboration, to help Wakefern make merchandising decisions that will enhance the shopping experience and drive engagement and growth […]
Gorillas’ 10-Minute Grocery Delivery Launches In U.S.
Gorillas, the on-demand grocery delivery startup and the fastest European startup to reach unicorn status, launched its operations in the U.S. on May 30. Providing on-demand grocery delivery service in 10 minutes or less, Gorillas will begin its U.S. expansion with service in Bushwick, which includes parts of Williamsburg and downtown Brooklyn, which includes the […]
