Sifter SP Inc. is teaming up with Walmart to make it easy for customers to reach personal wellness goals while grocery shopping at Walmart online and in-store. More than 200 million consumers are said to be adhering to a diet or health-related program, while 85 million are reported to have allergies or food avoidances when […]
Category: Grocery Industry
Posted inGrocery Store Equipment, Home Page Slider, National
3 Costly Lies About Deadlines And Supply Chains
Sponsored content The supply chain nightmare has hit everybody hard and nobody in retail seems to be immune. Supply chains are dramatically impacting how full or empty the shelves in stores are, whether they’re big chains or independent stores, according to Mark Resnick, COO of Supermarket Parts Warehouse. But here’s what you need to know […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, West
Instacart Launches Ready-Made Meals For Delivery Across the U.S.
San Francisco-based Instacart, the online grocery platform, has launched Ready Meals, available from customers’ favorite grocers as an alternative to restaurant takeout. With Ready Meals, consumers can take a break from cooking and instead get fresh, ready-made meals delivered from the store to their door in as fast as 30 minutes. Customers can shop hundreds […]
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Wakefern Food Corp. Adopts Technology From FlexEngage
FlexEngage, a receipt and transactional communications company, has been chosen by Wakefern Food Corp. to power its digital receipt marketing technology. FlexEngage offers personalized digital receipts for in store and online purchases, making the digital receipt program more enticing for customers. “As our customers’ digital engagement continues to grow, the flexEngage and Wakefern partnership will […]
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Tic Tac Launches New Kindness Packaging
Parsippany, New Jersey-based Tic Tac is launching limited-edition packs featuring positive messages to inspire consumers to share kindness and connect with others. The new packs feature 12 unique Tic Tac sayings, such as “Keep Your Day In Mint Condition,” “Orange You Glad We Have Each Other?” and “Up For An Adventure?” on Freshmint, Orange and […]
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Amazon, H-E-B, Market Basket Are Top U.S. Grocery Retailers
Chicago, Illinois-based dunnhumby has released the fifth annual dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index, a comprehensive, nationwide study that examines the approximately $1 trillion U.S. grocery market. In a second year dominated by Covid-19, Amazon cemented its leadership position, with H-E-B following in second place and Market Basket leapfrogging three retailers to take the third spot away from […]
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Kroger Using Third-Generation Nuro Autonomous Vehicles
Cincinnati, Ohio-based The Kroger Co. and Nuro have introduced Nuro’s third-generation autonomous delivery vehicle into the retailer’s Houston, Texas, fleet. In 2018, Kroger and Nuro, an autonomous vehicle company, announced a partnership to deliver fresh groceries with all-electric, autonomous vehicles. “Our expanded collaboration with Nuro supports Kroger’s commitment to provide fresh food, at a great […]
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Annual 2021 U.S. Online Grocery Sales Total Nearly $98 Billion
The U.S. online grocery market captured $8.9 billion in sales during December as over 69 million households shopped online to satisfy grocery-related needs, according to the Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey fielded on Dec. 29-30. December’s strong results helped annual online grocery sales reach $97.7 billion for 2021, as more than 70 percent of […]