Quincy, Massachusetts-based Retail Business Services has wrapped its first Innovation Discovery Days where employees from Retail Business Services’ Retail Innovation Center of Excellence and IT, alongside colleagues from ADUSA Supply Chain, Peapod Digital Labs and each of Ahold Delhaize USA’s local brands, evaluated solutions from 17 start-ups for their potential to enhance the omnichannel retail experience. “As […]
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Kroger, NVIDIA To Release AI-Enabled Applications And Services
The Kroger Co. and NVIDIA have announced a collaboration to reimagine the shopping experience using AI-enabled applications and services. Kroger and NVIDIA will build an AI lab and demonstration center to expand Kroger’s freshness initiatives, improve shipping logistics and create a better shopping experience in stores through digital twin simulations — virtual models designed to […]
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Hormel Square Table Entrees Redesigns Packaging For Customer Appeal
Austin, Minnesota-based Hormel has redesigned its packaging to highlight consumer relevant product benefits and improved appetite appeal, under the Hormel Square Table entrees brand. Entrees and sides are among the fastest growing refrigerated food categories, as consumers look to make home cooking more convenient. “Over the last two years, we’ve seen a dramatic increase in […]
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GreyOrange Appoints Gardner As VP Of Product Marketing
Atlanta-based GreyOrange has appointed Sara Gardner as VP of product marketing. In this role, Gardner will lead the product marketing team in promoting growth for GreyOrange as a top fulfillment platform for global retailers and fulfillment operations. “Sara has an incredible eye for emerging trends and a wealth of experience with industrial products and solutions, as well […]
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Fresh Street Launches Online Grocery Platform Focused On Convenience
Chicago-based Fresh Street is re-thinking the way people shop for groceries through the launch of its integrated online platform. Available via mobile app and desktop starting March 18, Fresh Street will offer more than 4,000 SKUs, including national and local favorites, for pickup within 30 minutes of order at its 6191 N. Lincoln Ave. location. By focusing […]
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Buyk Files Bankruptcy And Ceases Operations
New York-based Buyk, the real-time retail grocery delivery service that launched in New York City and Chicago in 2021, has filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The company intends to use the Chapter 11 proceedings to wind […]
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Peapod Digital Labs Launches System For Product Packaging
Chicago-based Peapod Digital Labs has launched a cloud-based platform from Trace One for product and packaging specifications of private brand products across all the companies of Ahold Delhaize USA. Beginning with a pilot, the online platform will be used to manage product formulation, labeling statements and claims, quality and testing parameters and packaging substrate data […]
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Data Shows Grocery Shopii Accelerates Grocers’ E-Commerce Revenues
A recent rollout of the Charlotte, North Carolina-based Grocery Shopii in a Reasor’s grocery chain far exceeded expectations in terms of online sales, site visits and overall customer value provided by the innovation, the company said. Reasor’s Foods, a 17-store banner in Tulsa, Oklahoma, went live with Grocery Shopii last summer under its white-label RecipeToTable brand. Reasor’s uses Freshop […]