CB4 and Wakefern Food Corp. plan to expand CB4 technology to additional stores after a successful rollout in several ShopRite and Price Rite Marketplace locations. The CB4 app uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to increase sales, save time and allow for better tracking of products. Keasbey, New Jersey-based Wakefern is the largest retailer-owned cooperative […]
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U.S. Online Grocery Sales Grow To $8.6 Billion In August
The U.S. online grocery market generated $8.6 billion in sales during August, a gain of 4.7 percent versus a year ago, as ship-to-home sales dropped nearly 22 percent to $2 billion and the combined delivery/pickup segment grew over 16 percent to $6.6 billion, according to the Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey fielded Aug. 29-30. […]
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Coin Cloud Installs Digital Currency Machines In 500 UNFI Retailers
Digital currency machine operator Coin Cloud has reached a new milestone. The company now has more than 3,500 kiosks across the U.S. and Brazil, with 500 of those machines placed in UNFI customer stores. Further, Coin Cloud machines have the potential to show up in as many as 4,000 UNFI locations. Coin Cloud DCMs offer […]
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Meijer Launches Online Custom Cake Ordering Platform
As the busiest birthday season of the year arrives, Meijer has unveiled a new online custom cake ordering system to take an extra trip to the store off customers’ plates. Research shows that September is the most common birth month in the U.S., with nine of the 10 most popular birthdays falling between Sept. 9 […]
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Walmart and Meredith Corp. Help Families Answer: ‘What’s for Dinner?’
Walmart has entered into a cross-platform partnership with Meredith Corp., a multi-platform media company reaching nearly 95 percent of women in the U.S., to help millions of busy families plan and prepare meals faster through AI-powered meal planning, shoppable recipes, visual search, chatbots and more. The partnership pairs Meredith’s expertise in food content, hyper-local consumer […]
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Ethnic E-Grocer Weee! Appoints Three Executives To Leadership Team
Weee!, the largest ethnic e-grocer in North America, has made multiple executive appointments as it expands to meet the growing demands of underserved ethnic communities nationwide. These new executive hires join as Weee! continues to scale to meet increased consumer interest in its unique online grocery service; one that combines the availability of high-quality and hard-to-find […]
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Convenience Bumps COVID Risks In Study Of Digital Grocery Shopping
New data from ACI Worldwide, a global provider of real-time digital payment software and solutions, and PYMNTS.com shows more consumers are shopping online for ease and convenience (76 percent) as opposed to avoiding potential COVID risks (59 percent). The survey of 2,342 adult U.S. consumers, which addresses grocery shopping habits since the start of the pandemic, also […]
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Mercatus, Instacart Connect Integration Expands Retailers Range
Mercatus, a provider of grocery e-commerce solutions, is now offering the Instacart Connect integration to its retail clients. This enables Mercatus-powered grocery retailers to tap into the Instacart fulfillment infrastructure to pick, pack and deliver orders, without giving up control over the customer relationship. Now, consumers can go directly to their preferred grocer’s e-commerce site […]
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Data And Digital Transformation Cannot Be Achieved In Silos
Sponsored content We are living in unprecedented times when the food retail industry is forced to change, adapt and excel – whether due to competition, the pandemic or shopper demands. The digitization of the grocery industry forced not only grocers themselves to keep up with rapid changes, but also their entire ecosystems had to rise […]
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Fareway Completes Launch Of Online Shopping And Curbside Pick-Up
Boone, Iowa-based Fareway Stores Inc. now offers online shopping at 126 Fareway Meat & Grocery and Fareway Meat Market locations in a five-state region. With the return of school and set schedules, families now have the convenience of shopping their favorite Fareway store online. With an easy-to-navigate platform, customers can still get farm-fresh produce and […]
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Point Pickup Acquires GrocerKey To Provide End-To-End Solution
Point Pickup Technologies, the last-mile provider that returns customer control to retailers, has acquired white-label e-commerce platform GrocerKey. The acquisition enables Point Pickup to offer retailers the industry’s first end-to-end, own-branded last-mile fulfillment and delivery service, enabling a seamless customer experience from purchase to delivery. Point Pickup customers include the two largest grocery retailers in the […]
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Study: Shoppers Willing To Pay More To Improve Grocery Delivery Time
During the early COVID-19 lockdowns, committing to a speedy delivery seemed particularly important. Now, as many consumers emerge from the pandemic, they care more about being able to select a specific delivery day and time when it’s convenient for them to take in their groceries. A new analysis finds that a grocery customer is willing […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Northeast
UNFI And RangeMe Accelerate Growth Between Retailers And Suppliers
Providence, Rhode Island-based United Natural Foods Inc. has reached a new milestone in its relationship with RangeMe, an online platform that streamlines new product discovery between more than 200,000 suppliers and retailers. The evolved relationship between the companies, which have worked together for the past four years, enhances the ability for retailers and emerging suppliers […]
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O’Leary, Liebmann To Present At ECRM Global Market: Fall Experience
ECRM, a provider of end-to-end product sourcing solutions for retailers, announces its lineup of more than 25 presenters for its 2021 Global Market: Fall Experience, including keynotes from Kevin O’ Leary, “Mr. Wonderful” from Shark Tank, and Wendy Liebmann from WSL Strategic Retail, as well as presentations from Bed, Bath & Beyond, CVS Health, The Giant Co., Peapod, Petco, […]
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Peapod Digital Labs Launches Accelerator For Diverse-Owned Suppliers
Chicago, Illinois-based Peapod Digital Labs, the digital, e-commerce and commercial engine for the brands of Ahold Delhaize USA, has launched an accelerator for diverse-owned suppliers. The accelerator is designed to share Ahold Delhaize USA’s companies’ knowledge and networks with participants. It also promotes supplier diversity as Peapod Digital Labs looks to support Ahold Delhaize USA’s […]
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ADC Appoints Hughes As First Chief Growth Officer
John Hughes has joined Applied Data Corporation, a global provider of store operations platforms built for grocery and convenience retailers, as its first chief growth officer. He will lead ADC’s sales, customer success, partner, marketing and HR teams to align and drive the company’s go-to-market strategy. He will join ADC’s executive leadership team led by CEO […]
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NCR Signs Agreement To Acquire Cryptocurrency Leader LibertyX
NCR Corp, an enterprise technology provider, has agreed to acquire LibertyX, a cryptocurrency software provider. “Due to growing consumer demand, our customers require a complete digital currency solution, including the ability to buy and sell cryptocurrency, conduct cross-border remittance and accept digital currency payments across digital and physical channels,” said Tim Vanderham, chief technology officer for NCR […]
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IRI Launches Next Part Of Its Partner Ecosystem With IRI Marketplace
IRI, a provider of solutions and services for consumer, retail and media companies, has launched IRI Marketplace, an open and continuously expanding network that brings together its trusted technology, data and analytical partners on a single platform. Available through IRI Liquid Data, IRI Marketplace allows clients to select and collaborate with these partners by seamlessly integrating […]
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Adoption Of AI And Advanced Analytics In Retail Operations
Sponsored content Whether AI or advanced analytics, North American merchant organizations are stepping up their investment in new technologies, which is driving the retail industry to near full adoption. According to a survey conducted by the Research Management Group (RMG) in 2020, approximately 78 percent of the industry will have adopted AI and 89 percent […]
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Stop & Shop Partners With Volta To Provide Electric Fueling Stations
Stop & Shop has partnered with Volta Industries Inc. to install five electric vehicle charging stations at its stores across the Northeast. These stations will allow customers with electric vehicles to charge their cars at no cost at participating stores. Stop & Shop is among the first in the Northeast to partner with Volta Charging, an electric […]