Midwest retailer Meijer is now accepting the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on its Meijer app. This action is part of Meijer’s ongoing commitment to expand access to healthy foods. Having SNAP benefits available on its mobile app allows the retailer to provide a more convenient option for customers to pay for […]
Category: Grocery Industry
Posted inPackaging News, Feature, National
Cascades’ Packaging Solutions Designed To Advance Circular Economy
Shelby Publishing’s Maggie Kaeppel recently visited with Evolène Serié, senior product marketing manager at Cascades. Based in Quebec, Canada, Cascades offers sustainable, innovative and value-added packaging, hygiene and recovery solutions. What is new with your company? “We’re excited to introduce two ground-breaking packaging solutions designed to advance the circular economy. First up, our cardboard tray […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Fareway, Midwest, Sustainability News
Solar Field To Boost Fareway Sustainability Efforts
A new partnership has given Fareway Stores access to solar power after Alliant Energy placed a one-megawatt Fareway Solar Field – consisting of about 2,000 solar panels – at the grocer’s distribution center in Boone Industrial Park. The energy company will own, operate and maintain the Fareway Solar Field as part of the Alliant Energy […]
Posted inMerchandising News, Health & Wellness, Midwest
SpartanNash Taps McIvor For VP Of Merchandising, Pharmacy
SpartanNash has appointed Graham McIvor to the newly created role of VP of merchandising and pharmacy, where he will spearhead key initiatives to advance the company’s operations in both areas. “Continuously progressing our merchandising transformation is a vital part of our mission to deliver the ingredients for a better life in the communities we serve,” […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National
SmartSense Renews Partnership With 3 Grocers
Grocers continually strive to prioritize customer satisfaction and operational efficiency while maintaining high food safety standards. To achieve this, grocers such as Jerry’s Foods, Knowlan’s Fresh Foods and Giant Eagle have renewed, upgraded and expanded their relationships with SmartSense to help amplify their commitment to ongoing food safety practices and quality assurance. “Our mission is […]
Posted inMarketing News, National
How To Turn Loyalty Members Into Super-Users
Sponsored content In Part I of the series, the data showed that there’s a mismatch between loyalty membership and loyalty behavior. Here in Part II, we take a closer look at those loyalty customers to explore what grocers can do to make super-users out of those infrequent loyalty members. For any given grocer, there are […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Corporate Store News, Northeast, Stop & Shop
Stop & Shop, Badger Technologies Celebrate School Partnership With Donation
Stop & Shop celebrated the fifth anniversary of its partnership with P.S. 105 The Bay School in New York by donating $17,500 to enable the school to meet the needs of its more than 600 students. In 2019, The Bay School was the first school in New York to be a recipient of the Stop […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Southeast
ECRS, InComm Healthcare Partner For Benefit Card Integration
InComm Healthcare has joined ECRS’ CATAPULT point-of-sale integration ecosystem, which will allow Dual Network Benefit Card holders to use their health plan supplemental benefit funds at ECRS retailers nationwide. Serving more than 320 healthcare plans and more than 10 million members, InComm Healthcare created the Dual Network Benefit Card so members of participating health plans […]