How close are customers to being able to text Walmart their shopping list? Walmart’s Store No8 and the company’s Global Tech team are currently testing a beta experience – Walmart Text to Shop – with customers in select areas, according to Dominique Essig, VP of conversational commerce at Store No8. “We’re learning a lot about when […]
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Posted inSustainability News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Report: Sustainability Ranks High On Consumers’ Shopping Lists
According to a new report released by the Coca-Cola Retailing Research Council of North America, 69 percent of supermarket shoppers try to reduce their impact on the environment as much as possible. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, sustainability has remained at the forefront of Americans’ concerns. The study, conducted in partnership with Murphy Research and titled “Sustainability and Food […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Albertsons, Home Page Slider, National, The Kroger Co.
Survey: Retailers Using Mobile Tech To Change Shopping Experience
Shoppers are using their smartphones more during their in-store visits for things like contactless checkout, scanning QR codes for product information, looking up discounts/promos and downloading digital coupons. Convenience is a driving factor for this trend, with more than 70 percent of respondents wanting to use technology to get through the visit faster, but shoppers […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, West
Cardenas Markets, DoorDash Partner For On-Demand Grocery Delivery
Cardenas Markets, one of the largest Hispanic grocery chains in the country, and DoorDash have formed a new partnership to offer on-demand grocery delivery from all 59 Cardenas Markets store locations. “We understand our customers’ shopping preferences continue to evolve, and Cardenas Markets is committed to providing convenient methods for our customers to shop with […]
Posted inSupply Chain News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
ADUSA Supply Chain Marks 65 Percent Self-Distributed
The ADUSA Supply Chain network has completed its 2021 facilities transitions with bringing procurement services at The Giant Co.’s Carlisle, Pennsylvania, distribution center into the self-distributed network. This brings the network of self-distributed center store volume to 65 percent, the goal set for the year. “It has been a busy and exciting 2021,” said Chris Lewis, president […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Stop & Shop, Instacart Team Up To Offer 30-Minute Convenience Delivery
Quincy, Massachusetts-based Stop & Shop is partnering with Instacart, an online grocery platform, to launch Stop & Shop Express. The new program allows customers to shop for groceries, convenience items and other household essentials which will be delivered to them in as fast as 30 minutes. Stop & Shop is the first grocery retailer in […]
Posted inSupply Chain News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Walmart Navigating Supply Chain To Deliver This Holiday Season
Supply chain issues across the retail industry have remained in the news in recent months. Joe Metzger, EVP of supply chain operations for Walmart U.S., recently addressed the issue in a blog. “With so many news stories about port delays, increased consumer demand and holiday season forecasting, it’s natural to wonder whether items will make […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, West
Mashgin Touchless Self-Checkout Surpasses $100M Global Sales
Mashgin, a touchless self-checkout system powered by AI and computer vision, unveiled new milestones that illustrate how touchless checkout may soon dominate retail, convenience stores, sports concessions, airports and even cafes. Mashgin Touchless Checkout kiosks have processed more than 16 million global transactions to date and recently surpassed more than $100 million in sales transactions […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, National
CommerceIQ Integrates With Instacart For CIQ Advertising
CommerceIQ, an e-commerce management platform provider, has integrated with Instacart, an online grocery delivery platform in North America. Brands can now drive market share on this channel via a new API integration and product offering called CIQ Advertising for Instacart. The new product enables brands like Pilgrim’s Pride to obtain real-time visibility across all their […]
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GrubMarket Acquires Shapiro-Gilman-Shandler Produce
San Francisco, California-based GrubMarket has completed the acquisition of Shapiro-Gilman-Shandler Produce, a produce and dairy provider in the Greater Los Angeles Area. With over 112 years of history, SGS is a longstanding produce provider to a wide range of business customers including retailers, wholesalers, government institutions, purveyors and others. Founded in 1907, for over five […]
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Ball Metalpack Opens New Two-Piece Food Can Production Line
Broomfield, Colorado-based Ball Metalpack, a manufacturer of steel cans for food and household products, has added a new two-piece food can production line at its Milwaukee manufacturing plant. The new line will support the production of millions of food cans per year and will allow Ball Metalpack to meet growing demand from customers in the […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National
Giant Eagle Selects StorMagic For Data, Encryption Key Management
Giant Eagle Inc., a U.S. food, fuel and pharmacy retailer, has selected StorMagic SvSAN virtual SAN software and SvKMS encryption key management to ensure uptime and safeguard data in its 200-plus supermarkets with in-store pharmacies. After experiencing challenges with its aging physical SAN solution, rising maintenance costs and sourcing issues with the solution’s self-encrypting disk drives, the Giant Eagle […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southeast
ADC Acquires Pinpoint Software, Expands Total Store Operations Platform
Tampa, Florida-based Applied Data Corporation has entered into an agreement to acquire Pinpoint Software, Inc., a provider of software solutions driving operational efficiencies and execution for grocers and other retailers, including its world-leading expiration date management platform, Date Check Pro. The acquisition is a strategic addition to the ADC portfolio. This includes ADC’s fresh item […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Dunnhumby To Power SEG Connects For Southeastern Grocers
Dunnhumby has a new technology partnership with Southeastern Grocers Inc. to power SEG Connects, the grocery retailer’s media business. SEG Connects will help consumer packaged goods companies connect with SEG’s Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie customers by putting the brands in front of the shoppers they want to reach in stores, online and on the […]
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Research Highlights Permanence Of Sustainability-Marketed Products
The NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business and IRI recently partnered to expand on research from the 2021 Sustainable Market Share Index, an annual report examining consumer purchases of sustainability-marketed consumer packaged goods. Highlights from the latest research include: Growth through the COVID-19 pandemic In the face of unprecedented CPG growth in 2020 (+11 percent […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Albertsons, Home Page Slider, West
Albertsons Cos. Selects Procurant For Order Management Of Perishables
Procurant, a cloud-based software company, has implemented its Procurant One technology platform for purchasing and order management for Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Cos. Inc., including brands Albertsons, Safeway, Jewel-Osco, Acme, United Supermarkets and Vons. “Perishable goods are critical to our success, and the complexity of our business and scale of operations require systems that are aligned […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Birdzi’s Visper Results Reveal Retailers Moving To Strategic Marketing
Iselin, New Jersey-based Birdzi, one of the supermarket industry’s most comprehensive customer intelligence and engagement ecosystem, has released the most recent results from its clients’ Visper personalization campaigns. Part of Birdzi’s customer intelligence platform, Visper leverages a retailer’s entire product catalog and customer insights to create specific offers, discounts and communication tailored to each shopper. […]
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Northgate Introduces Pronto Curbside Pickup Service With NCR Freshop
Northgate Gonzalez Market has launched online ordering and curbside pickup capabilities with NCR’s e-commerce solution, NCR Freshop. The solution helps grocers implement their own e-commerce and delivery services without third-party providers. “We needed to bring the Northgate experience to our customers digitally but also cost-efficiently and were excited how quickly we were able to do […]
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84.51° Delves Into Shifting Consumer Habits
A new kind of shopper has emerged in the wake of last year’s unprecedented disruption – the hybrid shopper – and for brands setting their 2021 holiday strategies, now is the time to learn what makes them tick and why a personalized, omnichannel approach is essential to connecting with them. 84.51°, a retail data science, […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Northeast
The Giant Co., Instacart To Offer ‘Instant Delivery’ From All Stores
Carlisle, Pennsylvania-based The Giant Co., together with Instacart, have launched Giant Instant Delivery and Martin’s Instant Delivery. Giant Instant Delivery provides customers with fresh groceries, convenience items and household essentials from early morning to late at night in as fast as 30 minutes. “While no two families’ grocery experiences are alike, the one thing so many of our families […]