Farmstead, the first online grocer to offer fresh, high-quality groceries, delivered for free, has partnered with last-mile logistics platform DoorDash. The three primary elements of the partnership are: Making Farmstead’s grocery brand available through the DoorDash app and website for one-hour delivery in all of Farmstead’s active markets, covering 19 million households, including its upcoming 15 […]
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Posted inSustainability News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Food Lion Goals Support Industry-Leading Sustainability Effort
Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion is making new commitments to help customers know how and where their food is sourced, reduce energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions across all layers of the retailer’s operations and eliminate waste through all parts of the food supply chain. This is in addition to several other initiatives and goals […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Stop & Shop’s Massachusetts Stores Pilot Flashfood Program
Stop & Shop has launched a pilot program for the Flashfood mobile app at four of its Worcester-area stores in Massachusetts. The free app gives shoppers access to exclusive deals on items including meat, produce, seafood, dairy, deli and bakery which are nearing their best-by date. The app also helps Stop & Shop in its […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, West
Save Mart Cos. Deploys Autonomous Inventory Robots With Simbe
The Save Mart Cos. launched a pilot program, in partnership with Simbe, to roll out the autonomous inventory robot, Tally, in select Save Mart, Lucky/Lucky California and FoodMaxx banners in the Modesto, California and East Bay areas. Tally robots autonomously audit store shelves to ensure products are in stock and in the correct location on […]
Posted inSupply Chain News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
FourKites Named Leader In 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant
Chicago-based FourKites was named a leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Real-Time Transportation Visibility Platforms. Out of 14 vendors evaluated, FourKites was the only company positioned in the leaders quadrant with the highest “Completeness of Vision.” FourKites pioneered real-time transportation visibility in 2014 and is now leading the industry into a new era where global supply chains […]
Posted inMarketing News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
New Acosta Report Explores Rise In Frozen Foods During COVID-19
Consumer priorities changed significantly when COVID-19 hit the U.S. last year. As the country adjusted to social distancing restrictions, consumers’ heavy reliance on home cooking led to major shifts in grocery shopping trends. The Pandemic-Fueled Growth of Frozen Foods, a new report from Jacksonville, Florida-based Acosta details the recent increase in frozen food sales due to evolving consumer […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest, Online Grocery Technology
Kroger Delivery Introduces First-Of-Its-Kind Technology In U.S.
The Kroger Co. is launching the country’s first Customer Fulfillment Center, combining vertical integration, machine learning and robotics with affordable, friendly and fast delivery service for fresh food. Located in Monroe, Ohio – a city north of Cincinnati – and powered by Ocado Group, a technology provider for grocery e-commerce, the CFC is the first […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Retail Business Services Appoints Kosla CIO, EVP
Retail Business Services, the services company of Ahold Delhaize USA, has named Rom Kosla as EVP, IT and chief information officer. Kosla will oversee all aspects of IT for the U.S. businesses, with a specific focus on delivering common systems and innovation that create digitally enabled experiences and support the omnichannel ambitions of Ahold Delhaize […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southeast
AppHarvest Acquires Root AI To Increase Efficiency
Morehead, Kentucky-based AppHarvest, an AgTech company and Certified B Corp, has acquired Root AI, an artificial intelligence farming startup that creates intelligent robots to help manage high-tech indoor farms. The acquisition of Root AI and its robotic universal harvester, Virgo, is expected to provide AppHarvest with a baseline of harvesting support working alongside crop care specialists […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Idahoan Partners With IRI To Drive Growth, Expand Consumer Base
IRI and Chicago-based Idahoan Foods continue to deepen their strategic relationship with a focus on driving actionable insights based on an understanding of the competitive landscape and Idahoan consumers. With access to IRI’s suite of solutions through the IRI Unify visualization platform, Idahoan is able to identify and capitalize on emerging market trends. “IRI has […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, National
NielsenIQ Unveils Omnishopper Solutions To Enhance Consumer Insights
Advent International-owned NielsenIQ is unveiling its Omnishopper solution to enhance the industry’s understanding of omni-shopping consumer behavior across the U.S. marketplace. As an authority in consumer intelligence, NielsenIQ’s new panel-based Omnishopper product reveals the true online and offline shopping behaviors of today’s consumers. Through market-leading intelligence and consumer panel insights, NielsenIQ’s Omnishopper solution brings dependable […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, National
Instacart Report Looks At Pandemic Effects On Consumer Grocery Habits
Instacart, an online grocery platform, has released “Beyond the Cart: A Year of Essential Insights,” a new report highlighting how the pandemic has transformed 100 years of grocery habits through the lens of six trends from the past year that are shaping the future of online grocery shopping. The report combines an in-depth look at […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Midwest
ECRM’s 2021 Global Market: Food & Beverage Launches New Experience
ECRM, a provider of end-to-end product sourcing solutions for retailers, is planning a first-of-its-kind industry experience that will completely change how consumer packaged goods products get discovered. ECRM’s 2021 Global Market: Food & Beverage will bring together retail buyers and product suppliers from around the world to meet face-to-face on June 28 through July 2. […]
Posted inPackaging News, Home Page Slider, Produce News, West
Driscoll’s To Sign The New Plastics Economy Global Commitment
Driscoll’s has joined The New Plastics Economy Global Commitment to help advance its pledge to prioritize sustainable packaging solutions that protect fresh berries while minimizing an environmental impact. The New Plastics Economy Global Commitment is led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme, and unites more than 500 signatories behind a common vision of […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Symphony RetailAI Reports 2020 Growth And Momentum
Symphony RetailAI reported significant SaaS revenue momentum in 2020 and that it is laying the groundwork for continued growth into 2021. Following considerable uplifts in both SaaS and perpetual license revenue from the prior year, the company is focusing on acceleration of its go-to-market capabilities with the appointment of two new executive team members who […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National
Thriving As An Independent Grocer In 2021: 5 Key Strategies To Invest In For Success
Sponsored content by: ITRetail It’s no secret that 2020 drastically changed the grocery landscape. For grocers, the past year’s challenges have been anything but ordinary; the coronavirus pandemic has caused a massive shift in the way grocers do business, as well as the way consumers shop. Due to being an essential business, grocers did not […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Walmart Teaming Up With RangeMe For Upcoming Open Call
Walmart has scheduled its eighth annual Open Call and, for the third year in a row, is teaming up with RangeMe to streamline submissions to find products made, grown or assembled in the United States. “We are excited to continue partnering with Walmart on Open Call for the third year in a row,” said Nicky Jackson, CEO and […]
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Northgate Market Using Logile To Improve Safety, Reduce Costs
Northgate Market has completed rollout of Logile’s Health & Temperature (HT) Scanner time clocks across its chain of 41 supermarkets throughout Southern California as well as its distribution center in Anaheim. Northgate is utilizing the HT scanning time clocks to screen employees and vendors to enforce compliance with its COVID-19 health and safety policies. Integration of the new […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Albertsons, Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, West
Albertsons Cos., Google Partner To Reinvent Future Of Grocery Shopping
Albertsons Companies and Google have entered into a multi-year partnership to make shopping easier and more convenient for millions of customers nationwide. The partnership brings together the power of Albertsons Cos.’ broad reach with Google’s capabilities in customer-centric innovation. The two companies have been collaborating behind the scenes for the past year and, as part […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Online Grocer Farmstead Goes Live In Raleigh-Durham
Online grocer Farmstead is now live in its third market: Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. The company announced the opening of its 1,000-person Raleigh-Durham waitlist in November 2020, and the list filled in under a week. The service is now open to anyone; new customers can open an account on the Farmstead website. “There’s nothing like Farmstead currently […]