Nielsen’s Global Consumer Business unveiled a new brand identity – including new company name and logo – at Intelligence Reimagined, the latest, virtual iteration of its annual Consumer 360 event. Once Nielsen’s Global Consumer Business becomes a stand-alone company it will be known as NielsenIQ, identified by a new brand logo. With a vibrant flash green […]
Category: Online Grocery Technology
Roche Bros. Markets Selects Forager To Make Local Food Accessible
Roche Bros. Supermarkets, a regional Boston grocery chain, has partnered with Forager, the digital procurement platform connecting local farmers with grocers to bring consumers locally sourced food. As consumer demand has shifted, buying local has become a bigger priority for consumers in 2020, due to both supply and health concerns. According to a recent study conducted […]
Weis Markets Offers Free Diabetes-Focused Virtual Programming
Weis Markets, a mid-Atlantic food retailer, will host a range of free virtual diabetes-focused programming for American Diabetes Month in November to help customers impacted by diabetes and to raise community awareness. All sessions are designed to provide guidance for individuals with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, those at risk for Type 2 diabetes or those who want […]
Pandemic Doesn’t Stop Progress For North State Grocery
ECRS has announced the successful launch of its unified transaction platform, Catapult, in all 22 stores of North State Grocery Inc., dba Holiday Market and Sav•Mor Foods. This transition occurred with record-breaking speed during a pandemic, the company says. Initiated in early March, the installation project was completed at each of the 22 locations within seven months. The […]
Golbon Fall Virtual Conference Posts Record Attendance
Boise, Idaho-based Golbon, a national foodservice buying and marketing group, just wrapped up another three-day fall virtual conference, one of its most successful shows to date. More than 300 industry professionals attended the event that featured over 100 virtual booths, member-hosted topical discussions, an economic update and the Annual Golbon Awards. The Golbon Fall 2020 Conference […]
Symphony RetailAI Announces New Xcelerate Performance Series
Dallas, Texas-based Symphony RetailAI, a global provider of integrated AI-enabled marketing, merchandising and supply chain solutions for FMCG retailers and manufacturers, has announced the Xcelerate Performance Series, launching on Oct. 20. As with past Xcelerate Retail Forums, the new Symphony RetailAI Xcelerate Performance Series brings together top FMCG retail and CPG corporate leaders, analysts and […]
Column: Supermarkets Should Consider Firing Up That Recommendation Engine
by Katie Hotze, CEO of Grocery Shopii Predictive analytics has exploded on the scene in grocery retail, with Amazon delivering a master class on the power of predictive technology that motivates shoppers to buy more product more often when the suggestive pairings are done for them. Late last year, McKinsey & Company reported that more […]
2020 Grocery Digital Maturity Benchmark Reveals New Leader
While the overall grocery retail segment grew 8 percent in Q2 2020 compared to Q2 2019, Incisiv’s second annual Grocery Digital Maturity Benchmark, sponsored by Mercatus, FlyBuy and ShopperKit, found that the top 25 percent of the most digitally mature retailers grew 19 percent, or 2.4 times the industry average. This year’s rankings also highlighted major improvements in digital capabilities […]
