The Raley’s Companies has launched an in-store retail media network with Grocery TV at more than 200 stores – spanning the Raley’s, Bel Air, Nob Hill, Bashas’, Food City and AJ’s Fine Foods banners – in California, Nevada and Arizona. The partnership extends West Sacramento, California-based grocer’s retail media strategy into the physical store environment, connecting […]
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Billie-Ann Plastics Wins Ruby Award For Sustainable Packaging Innovation
The National Confectioners Association (NCA) has named Billie-Ann Plastics Packaging Corp. as the winner of the 2026 Ruby Award for Supplier Innovation for its RPET Clear Cylinder with Optional Snap In/Snap On Top and Printing. The award was presented during the Sweets & Snacks Expo Awards Ceremony May 18 in Las Vegas. Created in 2018, […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Harps Food Stores, News, Southwest
Harps Food Stores, NationsBenefits Partner On OTC Flex Cards
NationsBenefits has announced a new retail network integration with Harps Food Stores, an employee-owned supermarket chain with stores in Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee. Through the integration, eligible health plan members can use their NationsBenefits Mastercard Prepaid Flex Cards at more than 160 Harps locations to buy approved food-as-medicine items, OTC […]
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FMI: Global Conflict, Rising Energy Costs Put Upward Pressure On Food Prices
Cargo ships stalled in the Strait of Hormuz. Fertilizer prices that have effectively doubled for American farmers. A Sierra Nevada snowpack that never materialized. The pressures bearing down on the U.S. food supply chain in 2026 are coming from multiple directions at once – and according to experts from FMI – The Food Industry Association, […]
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Instacart Expands Fulfillment Pro With New Picking, Delivery Tools
Instacart is expanding Fulfillment Pro, its end-to-end order fulfillment platform, with two major updates – new delivery management software for retailer-owned fleets and enhanced enterprise-grade picking capabilities for store teams. The updates build on fulfillment infrastructure used by more than 50,000 retail associates to deliver more than 45 million orders in 2025. They represent Instacart’s […]
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Circana’s Purchase To Consumption Tool Highlights $100M Opportunity Gap
Circana has rolled out its Purchase to Consumption solution, a tool that links verified purchase behaviors from the company’s receipt panel with National Eating Trends (NET) consumption behaviors from the same consumers. The solution provides the consumer packaged goods industry with what Circana calls a “holistic” understanding of the food and beverage journey. It closes […]
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Food-At-Home Prices Jump 0.7% As Energy Costs Squeeze Supply Chain
Food-at-home prices rose 0.7 percent in April – the sharpest monthly increase so far this year – as energy market disruptions and ongoing supply chain pressures pushed grocery costs higher for American families and retailers alike. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported May 12 that the overall Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National, News
Instacart Expands Ads Manager To Retailers With New Self-Serve Tools
Instacart announced it has extended Instacart Ads Manager to retailers, enabling them to activate campaigns within the scaled, self-serve advertising platform. The company is opening the same high-intent reach, optimization and closed-loop measurement infrastructure that supports brand campaigns to retailers. At the same time, it is building new tools designed for their goals, from driving […]
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NRF: Retail Sales Rose For Seventh Consecutive Month In April
Retail sales grew for the seventh straight month in April despite rising gas prices and persistent inflation, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor released May 13 by the National Retail Federation. Total retail sales, excluding automobile dealers and gasoline stations, rose 0.34 percent month over month on a seasonally adjusted basis and 5.73 percent year […]
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Gopal Joins Ahold Delhaize USA To Lead Data, AI Strategy
Ahold Delhaize USA has appointed Vipin Gopal as SVP, serving as chief data and artificial intelligence officer for the U.S. businesses. Reporting to Chief Information Officer Ann Dozier, Gopal will lead data, analytics and AI strategy and advance Ahold Delhaize USA’s efforts to further embed data-driven decision-making and AI capabilities into its business. He will […]
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Amazon Now Expands Ultra-Fast Delivery Across The U.S.
Amazon has rolled out its ultra-fast delivery service, Amazon Now, to customers throughout the U.S. Amazon Now provides thousands of fresh groceries, everyday household essentials and locally-relevant items in about 30 minutes or less. It is widely available in Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Philadelphia and Seattle, and is expanding in dozens more cities, including Austin and […]
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Report: Independent Grocers Generate $557.5B In Annual Economic Activity
According to a new economic impact analysis released today by the National Grocers Association, independent supermarket operators generate $557.5 billion in total annual economic activity, representing nearly 2 percent of U.S. gross domestic product. The report, conducted by Arizona State University using store-level retail sales data from NielsenIQ’s TDLinx platform, found that independent grocers account […]
Posted inGrocery Store Equipment, National, News
Vori Raises $22M Series B To Build Operating System For Grocery Stores
Vori announced a $22 million Series B funding round led by Cherryrock Capital, with participation from Greylock Partners and The Factory, including Stanford AI researcher Chris Ré. The company is building an operating system designed to manage a grocery store’s entire operations. It handles checkout and payments at the register, tracks every item on shelves, […]
Posted inGrocery Research, Costco Wholesale, Featured News, National, News
5WPR Index Finds Costco Tops AI Citation Rankings, Walmart Trails
Costco emerged atop 5WPR’s 2026 U.S. Grocery Retail AI Visibility Index, the first to rank U.S. grocers by how frequently they are cited inside artificial intelligence-generated answers. The warehouse club retailer was cited most often when American shoppers ask ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity or Google AI Overviews where to buy their groceries. Trader Joe’s ranked second, […]
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Upside Report Reveals A Growing Income Divide In Consumer Spending
Upside’s new report “The Income Divide” reveals that high- and low-income consumers are making fundamentally different decisions about where and how much to spend. The findings, drawn from more than 10 billion transactions and surveys of 3,500-plus shoppers, show consumer behavior splits sharply at $75,000 in household income. Above that threshold, consumers report increased spending […]
Posted inFinance News, Hy-Vee, News, Online Grocery Technology, Raley's, West, Woodman’s
Instacart Reaches $1B In Total Revenue For First Time
Instacart achieved two first-time financial milestones in the first quarter, chalking them up to “continuously improving what matters most to consumers: selection, quality, affordability and convenience.” GTV, or gross transaction value, was up 13 percent to hit $10.29 billion on 91.2 million orders (up 10 percent), and total revenue reached $1.02 billion, an increase of […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Featured News, Giant Food, Marketing News, News, Northeast
Giant Eagle Taps Ibotta As Exclusive Digital Promotions Partner
Giant Eagle Inc. has selected Ibotta as the provider of digital promotions across its 200-plus supermarkets and platforms. The partnership represents a step forward in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based grocer’s “Because It Matters” business strategy, a multi-year plan centered on delivering better everyday value and a modernized shopping experience. By integrating with the Ibotta Performance Network, […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Hy-Vee, Marketing News, Midwest, News
Hy-Vee Boosts Support For Veterans, Active-Duty Members For America 250
Hy-Vee stores are supporting the country’s military veterans and active-duty service members through several Hy-Vee Homefront initiatives, part of the company’s broader celebration of America 250. Starting May 1, Hy-Vee customers can round up their purchases to the nearest dollar throughout May to support organizations that serve veterans, active-duty service members and their families. The […]
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Whole Foods Leads Newsweek’s Most Trustworthy Grocery Companies List
Newsweek released its 2026 Most Trustworthy Companies in America rankings, with Whole Foods Market topping the grocery and convenience store category, followed by The Kroger Co. at second. The list recognizes 31 grocery and convenience store operators across the country and reflects a mix of national chains, regional players and independent operators that have built […]
Posted inGrocery Store Equipment, Stater Bros. Markets, West
In-Store Media, POS Upgrades Coming To Stater Bros.
Stater Bros. Markets is making technology investments through two new partnerships that will modernize how it engages shoppers and operates its stores. The 90-year-old grocer is working with In-Store Marketplace to bring programmatic in-store media to its locations. It also has an agreement with NCR Voyix to deploy next-generation point-of-sale and payments solutions across its […]