Overland Park, Kansas-based Storewise has announced a majority investment from Nexa Equity, a private equity firm. Storewise’s management team will continue to lead the business as the company further accelerates growth and expands to more customers. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The software platform enables grocery operators to streamline operations and improve store […]
Category: Grocery Industry
Posted inCorporate Store News, Grocery Store Layout, Northeast
The Giant Co. Shares Plans For New Store In Jenkintown, PA
The Giant Co. has announced plans for a new store in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. The 50,000-square-foot store will be built at the corner of Old York and Wyncote roads as part of a proposed redevelopment project. This will be the first store in Jenkintown for the company. “With a decades-long history of serving Montgomery County, we […]
Posted inPackaging News, Northeast
Tastykake Releases Spider-Man Packaging On Select Products
In anticipation of Sony Pictures’ “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” releasing in theaters June 2, Philadelphia-based Tastykake is promoting the movie with new product packaging. Available in select retailers nationwide, the packaging is featured on several snacks including Tastykake single-serve Mini Donuts (frosted, powdered and crunch) and multipack Mini Muffins (confetti cake, blueberry and chocolate chip), Pecan […]
Posted inFood Lion, Corporate Store News, Grocery Store Layout, Southeast
Food Lion To Remodel 24 Stores In Wilmington, NC
With a capital investment exceeding $50 million, Food Lion is unveiling remodeled stores that feature a new, easier shopping experience for customers in Wilmington, North Carolina. On May 10, Food Lion will hold ribbon-cutting events in the Wilmington area at 24 stores, with five more to follow soon. The investment includes remodeling the stores, providing e-commerce […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National
Cadent, Catalina Expand CTV Advertising Partnership
Cadent and Catalina have signed a new multi-year agreement establishing Cadent as Catalina’s preferred platform for executing linear, addressable and connected TV ad campaigns for consumer packaged goods brands and Catalina as Cadent’s preferred CPG data, audience and measurement provider. Cadent and Catalina will support shared and new customers through this expanded partnership as they grow their business through data-driven linear […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, West
Sprouts Launches New Retail Media Network Through Instacart
Instacart has announced that Phoenix, Arizona-based Sprouts Farmers Market is leveraging Carrot Ads to power its new retail media network. Carrot Ads helps retailers establish and grow retail media networks on their websites and apps. In addition to allowing brands to increase the reach of their Instacart Ads campaigns to include the Sprouts e-commerce experience, brand partners […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southwest, Supply Chain News
Tyson Foods Begins Using Self-Driving Trucks In Texas
Kodiak Robotics Inc., a self-driving trucking company, has announced a partnership with Tyson Foods and C.R. England Inc., a truckload carrier. To kick off the partnership, the companies have launched a pilot program to autonomously ship Tyson Foods products between Dallas and San Antonio, Texas. The deliveries launched in April using Kodiak self-driving trucks and C.R. England […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., Midwest, Packaging News, Sustainability News
Kroger Adds Upcycled Product, Reaches Recycling Milestone
The Kroger Co. has announced its recycling program has hit a major milestone, saving more than one million pieces of Our Brands flexible plastic product packaging. The company shared it is offering customers more items with upcycled ingredients with the addition of two new Simple Truth products to advance sustainability. “We are continually looking for creative and […]