Cincinnati, Ohio-based Kroger Precision Marketing, the retail media business of the Kroger Co., is expanding access to its on-site advertising inventory. Advertisers may use one of three advertising management platforms to buy product listing ads on Kroger e-commerce sites. Pacvue, Skai and Flywheel Digital are the inaugural platforms with access to the API. The new capability makes […]
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Instacart Launches Platform With New Solutions For Retailers
Instacart has launched a new Instacart Platform, enabling grocers’ digital transformation with a new suite of enterprise-grade technologies to power the future of grocery. With Instacart Platform, the company is giving retailers access to the technologies behind Instacart’s consumer marketplace to power their own digital properties and retail operations. Instacart Platform brings together the technologies retailers need […]
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BJ’s Wholesale Club Partners With DoorDash For On-Demand Delivery
Westborough, Massachusetts-based BJ’s Wholesale Club is partnering with DoorDash to offer on-demand grocery delivery from 226 BJ’s locations across 17 states. BJ’s is the first wholesale club available on the DoorDash marketplace, providing consumers with access to home essentials and grocery needs on-demand. Its products can be purchased directly on the DoorDash app, offering members and non-members alike […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Dollar General Adds Enhanced Financial Services
Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based Dollar General has created a series of new financial services aimed at increasing access to banking options and providing additional customer payment alternatives. “The announcement highlights Dollar General’s focus on supporting our customers and communities by extending financial service accessibility and payment options,” said Emily Taylor, Dollar General’s EVP and chief merchandising officer. “In […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, West
Gatik’s Narang Named By Business Insider As ‘Power Player’
Mountain View, California-based Gatik, a market leader in middle mile logistics, has revealed that Arjun Narang, CTO and co-founder, has been named one of Business Insider’s Self-Driving Power Players of 2022. The annual award showcases the autonomous vehicle industry’s most influential leaders who are redefining the sector, developing the next generation of autonomous technology and building industry-changing companies. Narang […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Symphony RetailAI Named A ‘Great Place To Work’
Dallas, Texas-based Symphony RetailAI has been certified as a “Great Place to Work” in all nine of the countries in which it was eligible for certification – the U.S., the United Kingdom, France, Brazil, Germany, India, Slovenia, Thailand and the Netherlands. Using employee feedback gathered with Great Place to Work’s data-driven methodology, certification confirms that at least […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Giant Eagle Adopts SmartSense IoT Framework Across All Supermarkets
Boston-based SmartSense, part of Digi International – a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity solutions – has expanded its relationship with Giant Eagle Inc. SmartSense protects Giant Eagle’s 215 pharmacies and provides digital task management for its 175 grocery properties and 92 convenience stores. With the latest phase of IoT deployment including 32,000 new SmartSense digital […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Retail Business Services Hosts First Innovation Discovery Days
Quincy, Massachusetts-based Retail Business Services has wrapped its first Innovation Discovery Days where employees from Retail Business Services’ Retail Innovation Center of Excellence and IT, alongside colleagues from ADUSA Supply Chain, Peapod Digital Labs and each of Ahold Delhaize USA’s local brands, evaluated solutions from 17 start-ups for their potential to enhance the omnichannel retail experience. “As […]
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Kroger, NVIDIA To Release AI-Enabled Applications And Services
The Kroger Co. and NVIDIA have announced a collaboration to reimagine the shopping experience using AI-enabled applications and services. Kroger and NVIDIA will build an AI lab and demonstration center to expand Kroger’s freshness initiatives, improve shipping logistics and create a better shopping experience in stores through digital twin simulations — virtual models designed to […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southeast
GreyOrange Appoints Gardner As VP Of Product Marketing
Atlanta-based GreyOrange has appointed Sara Gardner as VP of product marketing. In this role, Gardner will lead the product marketing team in promoting growth for GreyOrange as a top fulfillment platform for global retailers and fulfillment operations. “Sara has an incredible eye for emerging trends and a wealth of experience with industrial products and solutions, as well […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Fresh Street Launches Online Grocery Platform Focused On Convenience
Chicago-based Fresh Street is re-thinking the way people shop for groceries through the launch of its integrated online platform. Available via mobile app and desktop starting March 18, Fresh Street will offer more than 4,000 SKUs, including national and local favorites, for pickup within 30 minutes of order at its 6191 N. Lincoln Ave. location. By focusing […]
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Buyk Files Bankruptcy And Ceases Operations
New York-based Buyk, the real-time retail grocery delivery service that launched in New York City and Chicago in 2021, has filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The company intends to use the Chapter 11 proceedings to wind […]
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Peapod Digital Labs Launches System For Product Packaging
Chicago-based Peapod Digital Labs has launched a cloud-based platform from Trace One for product and packaging specifications of private brand products across all the companies of Ahold Delhaize USA. Beginning with a pilot, the online platform will be used to manage product formulation, labeling statements and claims, quality and testing parameters and packaging substrate data […]
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Data Shows Grocery Shopii Accelerates Grocers’ E-Commerce Revenues
A recent rollout of the Charlotte, North Carolina-based Grocery Shopii in a Reasor’s grocery chain far exceeded expectations in terms of online sales, site visits and overall customer value provided by the innovation, the company said. Reasor’s Foods, a 17-store banner in Tulsa, Oklahoma, went live with Grocery Shopii last summer under its white-label RecipeToTable brand. Reasor’s uses Freshop […]
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BetterBrand Appoints Polonowski As President And CCO
Los Angeles-based BetterBrand Inc. has appointed Steve Polonowski as president and Chief Commercial Officer. The move comes as the company scales up its manufacturing capabilities and prepares for retail distribution in 2022. Polonowski joins BetterBrand from Simple Mills, where he served as chief sales officer, building a high-performing sales organization and implementing initiatives that multiplied annual revenue. […]
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NCR Named Largest Point Of Sale Software Supplier For Fifth Year
NCR Corporation leads the global point-of-sale software market in the retail and hospitality industry as the number one supplier, according to research and consulting firm RBR’s annual report. NCR has topped the list of more than 100 suppliers for five consecutive years and one in six POS installations worldwide is from NCR. Additionally, the report shows the […]
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Storewise Earns Multi-Million Dollar Investment From Bacardi’s Arellano
Jorge Arellano, a member of the Bacardi family, has invested in Storewise Inc. This new capital accelerates the expansion of the Storewise automation platform to help independent grocers protect profits and gives the Kansas City-based company sufficient capital to continue launching new, easy to use technology, such as price manager. “On behalf of the Storewise […]
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Peapod Digital Labs Named Winner Of Top Workplaces USA Awards
Chicago-based Peapod Digital Labs, the digital and commercial hub for Ahold Delhaize USA, has been awarded as a winner of the 2022 Top Workplaces USA award and the 2021 Top Workplaces by the Chicago Tribune. “We’re incredibly proud of the inclusive culture we’re building at PDL and outstanding talent we have, which led to this recognition,” […]
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Instacart Begins Rollout Of New Features, Enhancements For Shoppers
Instacart launched a renewed commitment to its shopper community of more than 600,000 people by beginning a months-long rollout of new products and enhancements for shoppers. The company is introducing four new commitments that will establish a foundation for ongoing improvements to the Instacart platform. Over the next four months, Instacart will launch four suites […]
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Price Rite Marketplace Accepts EBT SNAP Benefits Through Instacart
Keasbey, New Jersey-based Price Rite Marketplace and Instacart have announced that all Price Rite stores will now accept Electronic Benefits Transfer Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (EBT SNAP) as online payment for groceries through Instacart. EBT SNAP will be accepted for Price Rite Marketplace orders placed via Instacart and Price Rite’s own online storefront, powered by Instacart. […]