Albertsons Cos. has launched Instacart pickup services and Albertsons Rapid convenience delivery at its banners, including Safeway, Albertsons, Shaw’s, ACME, Jewel-Osco, Randalls and Vons. Additionally, Haggen Food & Pharmacy has been added on the Instacart App for same-day delivery. Albertsons Cos. first partnered with Instacart in 2017 and has continued to expand its partnership to […]
Category: Online Grocery Technology
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National
Instacart Expands Advertising Options To Boost Brand Discovery
Instacart is introducing new advertising tools designed to help brands connect with consumers to boost product discovery. These tools expand Instacart’s on-platform advertising capabilities beyond traditional in-aisle placements. In a grocery store, consumers might find crackers next to the cheese counter, or salsa next to tortilla chips. Instacart’s new tools pair that same ease and […]
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UNFI Report: Consumers Use App Coupons More Than Paper Circular
According to a new survey from United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) and Swiftly, 43 percent of grocery shoppers use digital coupons in-store via a smartphone app versus 23 percent who clip paper coupons. What’s more, nearly half of Americans (45 percent) report they rely on deals and promotions as part of their everyday grocery shopping […]
Posted inCoborn's, Independent Store News, Midwest, Online Grocery Technology
Coborn’s Grocery, Liquor Stores Introduce New Website, App
Coborn’s grocery and liquor stores have introduced an improved website and mobile app, powered by Instacart. The new platforms deliver an updated and modernized e-commerce experience to meet and exceed guests’ online shopping expectations at a time when online grocery shopping continues to grow in popularity. The new platforms feature advanced search capabilities and improved […]
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Schnucks Markets Launches Instacart’s ESL Software Chainwide
Schnucks Markets has partnered with Instacart for the chainwide rollout of Carrot Tags’ pick-to-light functionality. Carrot Tags are Instacart’s software solution that integrates into a retailer’s electronic shelf labels (ESL) hardware to enable incremental functionality, including pick-to-light capabilities. Schnucks will be using this functionality across most of its stores, allowing Instacart shoppers to activate items […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Independent Store News, Northeast
Northeast Grocery Inc. Partners With Inmar Intelligence For Retail Media Network
Inmar Intelligence is expanding its partnership with Northeast Grocery Inc., the parent company of Tops Friendly Markets and Price Chopper/Market 32, to include retail media. Together, the companies will launch Northeast Grocery Shopper Link, an omnichannel retail media network that will provide increased scale and customization tools for advertising and media activations across NGI’s 300 stores […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Corporate Store News, Southwest
Sam’s Club Launches Display Ads In App’s Scan & Go Feature
Sam’s Club Member Access Platform (MAP) is launching display ads in the Scan & Go feature to help members find more products while they shop in-club. This capability integrates physical and digital shopping journeys to provide members with higher levels of convenience. It also unlocks a new way to measure member shopping behavior and ad performance in-club […]
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Save A Lot Joins DoorDash Marketplace For Delivery
Save A Lot has partnered with DoorDash to add more than 400 of its stores to the company’s delivery marketplace. In addition, later this year, participating Save A Lot stores will support SNAP/EBT payment capabilities on DoorDash for on-demand delivery of SNAP-eligible groceries. DoorDash provides access to everything in local communities, including groceries, retail, flowers […]