Giant Eagle customers who shop online through Instacart are able to utilize Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as a method of payment on eligible products. Giant Eagle and Market District customers in Indiana, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia can shop online for same-day delivery from more than 200 […]
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ECRS Introduces EBT Chip, Tap Technology For Retailers
Recognizing the need for enhanced security measures, ECRS has spearheaded the transition to chip and tap technology for EBT payments. Through collaboration with industry experts, ECRS’ E-Payments team has implemented support for the new SNAP EBT chip cards, allowing payment acceptance to retailers running ECRS’s CATAPULT Retail POS software. This initiative not only demonstrates ECRS’s […]
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Target To Roll Out GenAI Technology For Employees
Minneapolis-based Target Corp. plans to roll out a new generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tool to team members at all of its almost 2,000 stores by August, becoming the first major retailer to do so in the U.S. The tool, called Store Companion, is a GenAI-powered chatbot designed by Target that can answer on-the-job process questions, coach […]
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ECRS, Birdzi Partner On API Integration With Harps Food Stores
Birdzi has begun an API integration with ECRS, alongside their joint customer Springdale, Arkansas-based Harps Food Stores. Grocers that utilize Birdzi’s and ECRS’ integration, such as Harps Food Stores, can enable their customers to redeem digital coupons, loyalty rewards and Birdzi’s VISPER offers in real time as they shop. Since its founding, Birdzi has worked with its retail […]
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Lowes Foods Elevates Food Safety, Productivity With SmartSense
SmartSense by Digi has begun a new strategic relationship with Lowes Foods to automate asset health monitoring, integrate proactive maintenance and digitize food safety. Lowes Foods is owned by Alex Lee Inc., along with IGA and KJ’s Market locations. The SmartSense IoT Sensing-as-a-Service framework will protect more than 5,000 assets across 141 Lowes Foods locations. Founded […]
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Price Chopper, McKeever’s Introduce Instacart’s Smart Carts
Price Chopper and McKeever’s Market & Eatery have Caper Carts, Instacart’s AI-powered smart carts, available at select stores in Missouri. Caper Carts allow customers to scan items as they shop, manage their grocery budget in real-time and skip the checkout line. “Customers are increasingly choosing stores equipped with our Caper Carts, where they typically spend […]
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DoorDash, Forage Partner To Expand SNAP/EBT Payments On Delivery Orders
Forage and DoorDash have begun a partnership to expand SNAP/EBT acceptance on the platform. Since launching support for SNAP/EBT payments in 2023, more than 1.1 million consumers have added their SNAP/EBT cards to DoorDash. Forage’s integration, enhanced reliability and SNAP experts help to accelerate the USDA authorization process for merchants on DoorDash, reducing the time it takes for […]
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Dunnhumby Introduces AI-Based Competitive Threat Evaluator
Dunnhumby has introduced the Competitive Threat Evaluator, a tool that can diagnose the intensity and nature of a retailer’s competitive threat and provides actionable knowledge about competitors and their attractiveness to shoppers at the chain, geographic and store levels. This web-based tool combines geo-location data from Placer.ai – covering cross-shopping behavior, proximity to competitors and the density of competitors within […]