Smithfield, Virginia-based Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced its partnership with Granular, a leading farm management software platform, to help grain growers with sustainability and efficiency while improving crop yields. The offer will be available to grain farmers in North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia who sell their grain to Smithfield. Granular Insights with Directed Scouting uses high-frequency, high-resolution […]
Category: Grocery Industry
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Symphony RetailAI Included In Forrester’s ‘Now Tech’ Listing
Dallas, Texas-based Symphony RetailAI, a provider of integrated AI-enabled marketing, merchandising and supply chain solutions for FMCG retailers and CPG manufacturers, is among the 33 companies that Forrester included in its Now Tech: Customer Analytics Technologies, Q1 2020. Symphony RetailAI believes that retailers and suppliers use analytics technologies to improve the customer experience, resulting in overall […]
Posted inHome Page Slider, Merchandising News, Northeast
Specialty Food Association Releases New State Of Industry Report
Based on sales data from the past three calendar years, the new Specialty Food Association’s (SFA) annual state of the industry report reveals a specialty food industry hitting $158.4 billion in sales, a 10.7 percent increase since 2017. The full report includes commentary throughout that reflects the impact and ramifications of COVID-19. Foodservice and online sales continued to […]
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WEST: Gelson’s Introduces New Customer Rewards Program
Gelson’s has introduced a new rewards program where customers can earn points for every dollar they spend. With four different tiers (Foodie, Gourmet, Connoisseur, Epicure) come different perks, such as free items, Gelson’s brand BOGO events, a percentage off of whole store events and first to market samplers. Instacart is also integrated into the program, […]
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First Raley’s O-N-E Market Now Open In Truckee, CA
The first-ever Raley’s O-N-E Market opened in the Northern California town of Truckee on Saturday, June 27. The 35,000-square-foot location blends the grocer’s 85-year commitment to exceptional service with a focus on transparency and education to create what it calls a unique shopping destination with a highly curated product selection. “It has become increasingly clear […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Wakefern Partners With S4RB To Build Data Collection Portal
Wakefern Food Corp., the largest retailer-owned grocery cooperative in the United States, is teaming up with Solutions for Retail Brands (S4RB), a global, consulting-led software business, to provide new information-sharing software for Wakefern and its own brand vendors. S4RB’s Affinity platform for Wakefern will allow the retailer to use a proprietary online portal and database […]
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Meijer Among First Midwest Retailers To Support Low-Vision Customers
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Meijer is offering free support to blind and low-vision customers by partnering with the Aira app to increase accessibility and ease in their shopping trip. The Midwest retailer is the among the first in the Midwest to provide customers free access to the app while shopping at any of its supercenters or neighborhood markets. […]
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Cardenas Markets To Open New Store July 1 In Whittier, CA
Cardenas Markets will open its first store in the Los Angeles metro area on Wednesday, July 1. The new store, located at 11750 Whittier Blvd. in Whittier, California, has undergone a complete interior renovation that highlights the company’s new design concept while also spotlighting Whittier’s history. The new store features the following amenities: A produce […]