Posted inCorporate Store News, Northeast, Online Grocery Technology

Giant Eagle Joins Upside’s App For Cash-Back Promotions

Following the completion of a pilot, customers can now use Upside’s mobile app to access personalized cash-back promotions at more than 180 Giant Eagle and Market District stores and some 165 GetGo locations in Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Maryland.  The partnership also makes Giant Eagle the first retailer on its platform to provide cash-back opportunities […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National

Report: Grocery Execs Believe AI ‘Will Be A Future Necessity’

Incisiv, an industry insights firm, and Wynshop, a provider of digital commerce and fulfillment solutions, have revealed the findings from Grocery Doppio’s State of AI in Grocery 2024 Report. Highlights from this year’s report include: Eighty-six percent of grocery C-suite execs say that AI will be a necessity in the future, up from 81 percent […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Albertsons, Meijer, Midwest, Save A Lot, The Kroger Co.

150 Save A Lot Stores Offering Delivery Through Uber

Save A Lot has begun a new partnership with Uber, allowing customers to have their groceries delivered from more than 150 of the St. Louis-based grocer’s locations. In addition, shoppers also will be able to use their Health Benefit cards to buy thousands of items through Uber Eats.  Health Benefit cards offer a way to […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National

Instacart Making YouTube Ads Shoppable For CPG Brands

Instacart is extending its first-party retail media data to YouTube, driving more shoppable reach for its advertisers. Select brand partners will be able to encourage consumers watching YouTube to purchase for same-day delivery. The capability builds on Instacart’s Google Shopping Ads collaboration announced earlier this year. [RELATED: Instacart Provides Google Shopping Ads For CPG Partners] […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National

Report: Prices, New Shoppers Fuel Online Grocery Sales Surge

Online grocery sales continued their strong pace in May, powered by lower prices and an influx of new online food shoppers, according to e-commerce sales data from Signifyd. Overall, grocery spending was up 30 percent year over year in May, according to Signifyd’s monthly E-Commerce Pulse data report. That far outstrips inflation and indicates that […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Southeast

ECRS, CoupDog Complete Initial Integration Phase To CATAPULT Platform

CoupDog, a next generation digital coupon provider, has completed the first phase of its integration to ECRS’ CATAPULT Retail POS platform. The new integration allows ECRS retailers access to CoupDog’s cutting-edge blockchain-powered coupon platform, providing an exceptional omnichannel experience for shoppers at CATAPULT-operated locations. Because CATAPULT Retail POS uniquely runs the same transactional logic across all retail […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Harps Food Stores, Independent Store News, Southwest

Grocery TV Helping Harps Roll Out Retail Media Network

Through a partnership with Grocery TV, Harps Food Stores is expanding its retail media network to 145 of its stores in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi and Oklahoma. Harps will leverage Grocery TV’s end-to-end in-store retail media solution to engage shoppers with digital displays. In addition, the grocer will use Grocery TV’s Content Management System […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Northeast

Wakefern Food Corp. Expands Services With Acuative Corp.

Wakefern Food Corp.’s recent extension of its services with Acuative Corp. includes a multi-year contract to migrate more than 400 stores and Wakefern locations to SD-WAN in a service model. As a result, Wakefern will benefit from faster throughput, enhanced security and improved network resiliency. Acuative, a networking communications and security technology provider, also has […]