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Smart & Final Introduces New Online Shopping Options Through Mercatus

Commerce, California-based Smart & Final, the grocery warehouse store for household and business customers, launched two customized online shopping portals at SmartandFinal.com and Business.SmartandFinal.com. The new platforms are powered by technology partner Mercatus and delivered by Shipt, TForce and others who provide fulfillment of household and business orders. Household customers now can view weekly specials on Smart […]

Posted inNational, Equipment & Technology, Grocery Industry, Online Grocery Technology

ReposiTrak Solution Cuts Out-of-Stocks An Average Of 39 Percent

ReposiTrak Inc., solutions provider for out-of-stock replenishment, sourcing, food safety and risk management for the retail supply chain, reports that 80 percent of the 200 vendors using its OOS Management Solution saw an average reduction of 39 percent in out-of-stocks in less than three months. Those reductions occurred across nine different retailers with more than 12,175 […]

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Counter Culture Coffee Debuts Single-Serve With Steeped Brewing

Santa Cruz, California-based Steeped Coffee is working with Counter Culture Coffee to transform its specialty whole bean roasted coffees into single-serve steeped bags that are brewed similar to tea. Each coffee bag is nitro-sealed for freshness in packaging made from compostable and renewable materials.  “Steeped’s process produces a cup that is nearly indistinguishable from traditionally brewed coffee—and that […]

Posted inC-Store News, Beverage News, Deli News, Food Service News, Grocery Store Layout, Online Grocery Technology, Perishables, Snacks Brands, Southeast

Parker’s Kitchen Opens In Goose Creek and Summerville, South Carolina

Parker’s Kitchen, a Savannah, Georgia-based convenience store and foodservice company, held grand openings for two new retail stores in South Carolina on Oct. 23. The Goose Creek and Summerville grand opening events included ribbon cuttings attended by local dignitaries including Goose Creek Mayor Greg Habib, Berkeley County Supervisor Johnny Cribb, South Carolina Sen. Paul Campbell and […]

Posted inExecutive News, Online Grocery Technology, Southeast

Fleet Advantage’s Jim Griffin Receives 2019 CIO Lifetime Achievement Award

James Griffin, COO and CTO of the Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Fleet Advantage, has been named the 2019 CIO Lifetime Achievement Award recipient by the South Florida Business Journal. The South Florida Business Journal’s CIO Lifetime Achievement Award is a part of its annual Technology Awards, which honor the chief information officers and chief technology officers […]

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Symphony RetailAI To Help Syniverse Grow Mobile Engagement Services

Syniverse has signed a new partner, Symphony RetailAI, to foster the usage of its Mobile Engagement suite of services to retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) businesses worldwide. The Syniverse platform enables businesses to engage with their customers through intelligent and customizable multi-channel messaging, being a complement to Symphony RetailAI’s current offering. Symphony RetailAI is […]

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50 New Stores To Launch Food Lion To-Go Pick Up Service

Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion is continuing to increase the availability of its Food Lion To-Go grocery pick up service at 50 stores in Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia beginning Oct. 14. For a list of stores launching that day, click here and for a full list of all “Food Lion To-Go” […]