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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Ball To Build New Aluminum Beverage Packaging Plants In UK, Russia
Broomfield, Colorado-based Ball Corp., a manufacturer of recyclable aluminum beverage packaging, is planning to significantly increase its production capacity with new cutting-edge facilities in the UK and Russia. With an increasing consumer call for more sustainable purchasing options and a growing number of new brands and beverage categories choosing cans, demand for aluminum packaging is rapidly […]
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Titan Farms’ Sustainable Packaging Receives High Praise
Ridge Spring, South Carolina-based Titan Farms has brought back its sustainable, eco-friendly packaging this summer to meet the increasing demand for less single use plastics. “Nature’s Peach” box is a 100 percent recyclable four-pack that uses earthy tones to highlight the peaches. The durable yet convenient packaging allows shoppers to carry by the center handle […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Northeast
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 […]
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Shelf Engine Names McCord President And Chief Revenue Officer
Seattle, Washington-based Shelf Engine has named Kane McCord as president and chief revenue officer. McCord brings nearly two decades of executive leadership to this role and will be leading the sales, customer success, marketing, operations and shared services teams while reporting to Shelf Engine co-founder and CEO Stefan Kalb. McCord joins Shelf Engine after spending […]
Posted inSupply Chain News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
FourKites Visibility 2021 Will Be Held Virtually On Oct. 6-7
FourKites, a real-time supply chain visibility platform based in Chicago, Illinois, says that its global customer conference, Visibility 2021, will be held virtually on Oct. 6-7. The theme of this year’s conference, “Go Beyond,” presents a vision for supply chains of the future, centered around automation, innovation and collaboration. Supply chain leaders from across the world […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Aptean Launches Integrated CRM For Food And Beverage ERP Products
Aptean, a global provider of mission-critical enterprise software solutions based in Alpharetta, Georgia, has launched integrated Customer Relationship Management software for its Food and Beverage Enterprise Resource Planning products. The integration of CRM and ERP will enable food and beverage customers to view orders, timelines, complaints and follow-ups without ever leaving their ERP system. Food […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Grocery Shopii Selected For Microsoft For Startups
Charlotte, North Carolina-based Grocery Shopii, a retail technology company that adds personalized meal planning directly into a grocer’s e-commerce, has been inducted into Microsoft for Startups, a global program dedicated to accelerating the trajectory of high-potential startups to enable growth at scale. As a program member, Grocery Shopii will have exclusive access to Microsoft technology, […]
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DS Smith Hits Seven Of Its Key Sustainability Milestones
DS Smith, a global sustainable packaging company based in Atlanta, Georgia, has hit seven of its key sustainability milestones – including meeting targets on the circular economy, forest management, community engagement and water management. The company’s 2021 Sustainability Report revealed that over the last year, it had trained all 700 designers on the circular economy […]
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Acosta: Multicultural Shoppers Have Growing Influence In Grocery Retail
Jacksonville, Florida-based Acosta has released its second “The Why? Behind The Buy: Multicultural Shopper Insights” report, detailing grocery shopping trends and behaviors of multicultural consumers. With $3.9 trillion in buying power, Hispanic, Black and Asian shoppers in the U.S. are making an impact on the grocery industry. According to Acosta’s research, online grocery shopping among all shopper groups […]
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Peapod Digital Labs Joins Business Coalition For Equality Act
Peapod Digital Labs, the digital, e-commerce and commercial engine of the brands of Ahold Delhaize USA, has become a member of the Business Coalition for the Equality Act and made a donation of $7,500 to Campus Pride. In signing the Business Coalition for the Equality Act, Peapod Digital Labs joined many of America’s companies in the fight to […]
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Independent Grocers Beware, There Is A New Enemy Lurking
by John Ross / president and CEO of IGA You are under surveillance. Your business, its exact location. And the people watching? They’re planning to steal. I don’t mean thieves who plan to break in and make off with groceries. These thieves want something infinitely more valuable: data. Once they have it, they can own […]
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Rosie Rolls Along, Adding More Retailers And Features
Rosie’s online platform is big draw for grocers by Eric Pereira / staff writer New developments and expansion of services continue to arise for Rosie, an Ithaca, New York-based online grocery shopping platform for retailers and wholesalers nationwide. Dave Makar, chief customer officer, said the company has been steadily adding retailers for the past 18 […]
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ADUSA Supply Chain Selects Five Startups For 2021 Seed Immersion Program
For the third year, Quincy, Massachusetts-based ADUSA Supply Chain is hosting the 10-week Seed Program in partnership with Venture Café Cambridge. This year, the program is also supported by other Ahold Delhaize USA companies, including Retail Business Services and Peapod Digital Labs. They are collaborating to expand the scope of the program to include the […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, National
Rosie Survey: Most Grocery Shoppers Plan To Continue Ordering Online
Rosie, an e-commerce solution for independent retailers and wholesalers, surveyed more than 5,000 online grocery shoppers in June to gain insight into their shopping habits. According to survey results, 80 percent plan to continue placing grocery orders online at the same rate or more in the coming 12 months. Additionally, the most popular reason customers […]
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ECRM Launches Cross-Category Global Product Sourcing
ECRM is launching its 2021 Global Market: Fall Experience, which will bring together buyers and product suppliers from around the world across all major consumer packaged goods categories to meet virtually Oct. 18-22. “If the success and scale of 2021 Global Market: Food & Beverage told us anything, it was that this is exactly what the industry has […]
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ADUSA Supply Chain Opens New Distribution Campus In South Carolina
The ADUSA Supply Chain network expanded again on July 17, with the first shipments departing from a new distribution campus in Mauldin, South Carolina, bound for area Food Lion stores. The launch of shipping from the new campus marked its official opening. The distribution center, acquired from C&S Wholesale Grocers in May, is now one of the […]
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GetUpside Expands Grocery Footprint With Three New Retail Partners
GetUpside, a retail technology company that guarantees profit for more than 30,000 brick-and-mortar businesses nationwide, says three regional grocery retailers have joined the platform. This raises the total number of GetUpside grocery locations to more than 175. GetUpside will now be available for shoppers at: Cardenas Markets (Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Francisco Bay Area and […]
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Sam’s Club Evolves Scan & Go App, Merging Digital And Physical
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Sam’s Club is piloting new Scan & Go technology that explores an additional way to seamlessly get merchandise from a club location to a member’s front door. This pilot program, called Scan & Ship, is integrated into the retailer’s Scan & Go feature within the Sam’s Club app. It will allow members to […]
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Kroger Named To Computerworld’s Top 100 Best Places To Work In IT
Cincinnati, Ohio-based The Kroger Co. has been named to Computerworld magazine’s Top 100 Best Places to Work in IT for 2021. This year’s recognition marks the fourth consecutive year that Kroger’s technology and digital team has been recognized by this annual list for its workplace culture. Kroger ranks No. 51 among large companies on the 2021 list. “Every […]