Hope Springs Water, a nonprofit based in Athens, Texas, announced it is expanding its bottled water into three more states via a partnership with Amarillo, Texas-based Panhandle Pure. The Shelby Report of the Southwest’s Jan Meade caught up with Amanda Bennett, Hope Springs Water’s director of development and administration, to learn the history of the company […]
Category: Grocery Industry
Posted inGrocery Store Equipment, Midwest
Storewise Acquires Software Company MarginMAX
Overland Park, Kansas-based Storewise has announced the acquisition of MarginMAX, a software company that enables independent grocers to manage direct store delivery and wholesaler items through a suite of cloud-based applications, including a vendor portal, pricing engine and receiving application. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. MarginMAX’s software platform more than doubles Storewise’s visibility […]
Posted inPackaging News, West
Novacart USA Appoints Noce As General Manager
Richmond, California-based Novacart USA has announced that Tom Noce has been appointed the new general manager. Noce succeeds Joe Miglia, who retired April 30 after about 30 years of service. Noce joins Novacart with extensive experience in manufacturing and the plastics forming industry. His background also includes work with food packaging for several private and […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, West
Instacart Introduces AI-Powered Food Inspiration Search Tool
San Francisco-based Instacart has launched Ask Instacart, an AI-powered search tool designed to assist with customers’ grocery shopping questions by offering personalized recommendations throughout the shopping experience. By using the language understanding capabilities of OpenAI’s ChatGPT API and Instacart’s own AI models and catalog data that spans more than a billion shoppable items across more than […]
Posted inPackaging News, Southwest, Sustainability News
Walmart Introduces Sustainable, Waste-Reducing Options
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart has announced new sustainability steps to reduce the amount of packaging waste associated with online orders. This includes moving from plastic to recyclable paper mailers, right-sizing cardboard box packaging, giving customers the option to consolidate shipping on e-commerce orders, opting out of single-use plastic bags for online pickup orders and last mile delivery […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Aldi, Midwest
Aldi Introduces Instacart-Powered Virtual Convenience Store
Batavia, Illinois-based Aldi has partnered with Instacart to introduce Aldi Express, a virtual convenience store. From convenience items such as prepared foods, snacks and drinks to grocery staples and household essentials, Aldi Express gives customers access to about 2,000 popular ALDI items, delivered in as fast as 30-minutes. Aldi Express convenience delivery is available to […]
Posted inIndustry Leaders Speak, National, Online Grocery Technology
Five Issues Omnichannel Grocers Need To Address This Year
Sponsored content By Mark Fairhurst, VP of marketing, Mercatus Technologies Inc. As VP of marketing at Mercatus, Fairhurst leads the development of the company’s overall marketing and brand strategy and related programs. He’s also co-host on “The Digital Grocer” podcast and brings to the show a marketer’s perspective on the rapidly evolving grocery tech landscape. […]
Posted inPackaging News, Albertsons, Private Label Brands, West
Albertsons Consolidates Product Lines To Create Signature Select
Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Cos. Inc. will rebrand its Signature Farms, Signature Care and Signature Cafe products under one master brand, Signature Select, which features a refreshed logo, packaging and a marketing campaign. The transition to Signature Select is underway across stores including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco and Shaw’s and is expected to be complete in early […]