The U.S. online grocery market finished 2023 with $95.8 billion in total sales, down 1.2 percent compared to 2022, according to the annualized results from the monthly Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopper Survey. A decline in order frequency by online grocery shoppers was the primary factor driving the lower sales in 2023. The multi-year analysis […]
Category: Online Grocery Technology
Posted inGelson's, Online Grocery Technology, West
Gelson’s Selects Clear Demand’s Price, Promotion Optimization
Gelson’s has selected Clear Demand’s AI application to gain new insights and improve automation as consumers become more price-sensitive and adjust their shopping habits. Along with its supermarket assortment, Gelson’s pushes innovation, adding new curated food options, take-home meals, wine bars and convenience formats, including its recent announcement of its ReCharge by Gelson’s store. Clear […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Brookshire Grocery Co., Southwest
Brookshire Rolls Out Logile’s Workforce Management Solutions
Brookshire Grocery Co. has installed Logile’s retail labor planning and workforce management solutions at its 209 retail locations across five banners in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma, as well as its corporate offices. Distribution centers and warehouses are in the process of being implemented. Store execution management will be the final phase. Facing end-of-life concerns […]
Posted inHy-Vee, Health & Wellness, Midwest, Online Grocery Technology
Hy-Vee, Soda Health Launch New Smart Benefits Program
Hy-Vee, in partnership with Soda Health, has launched a new Smart Benefits program that allows recipients to receive personalized health and wellness benefits at all Hy-Vee locations across the retailer’s eight-state region. The program is available to participating Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and employer benefits programs, as well as other public organizations. The benefits are personalized […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National
Upside Releases New Dashboard For Retailers
Washington D.C.-based Upside has introduced a new Upside Dashboard for retailers. Developed based on feedback from grocery, fuel and restaurant retailers, this product sets new standards for measurement and transparency from third-party platforms, providing retailers with greater access and detailed insights into top-to-bottom performance metrics. “Despite claims by many third-party platforms to drive incremental sales, they often […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Northeast, Stop & Shop
Stop & Shop’s Marty The Robot To Take Selfies For Hunger At NRF’24
Badger Technologies is partnering with Stop & Shop to increase support for its “Feed it Forward” charitable giving initiatives by offering a “Selfies with Marty” program at the NRF‘24 show Jan. 14-16 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. Badger Technologies will donate 10 meals for every selfie taken and posted […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National
Instacart Provides Google Shopping Ads For CPG Partners
Google Shopping ads are now accessible to Instacart’s advertising partners, using the company’s retail media data. With this expansion, CPG partners on Instacart – such as Danone’s Oikos, Kraft Heinz brands: Kraft, Lunchables, Oscar Mayer and Philadelphia, as well as Publicis Media’s CPG clients – can activate Google Shopping ads, powered by Instacart’s first-party retail media data and closed-loop […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Albertsons, West
Albertsons Taps Criteo For Retail Media Ecosystem
Albertsons Media Collective, the retail media arm for the Albertsons Cos., has begun a new partnership with Criteo to enhance its on-site sponsored ad offerings. At the same time, Criteo plans to expand to newer ad formats such as commerce display and sponsored video. Together, the partners will offer CPG brands access to premium inventory […]