Digital currency machine operator Coin Cloud has reached a new milestone. The company now has more than 3,500 kiosks across the U.S. and Brazil, with 500 of those machines placed in UNFI customer stores. Further, Coin Cloud machines have the potential to show up in as many as 4,000 UNFI locations. Coin Cloud DCMs offer […]
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Meijer Launches Online Custom Cake Ordering Platform
As the busiest birthday season of the year arrives, Meijer has unveiled a new online custom cake ordering system to take an extra trip to the store off customers’ plates. Research shows that September is the most common birth month in the U.S., with nine of the 10 most popular birthdays falling between Sept. 9 […]
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Walmart and Meredith Corp. Help Families Answer: ‘What’s for Dinner?’
Walmart has entered into a cross-platform partnership with Meredith Corp., a multi-platform media company reaching nearly 95 percent of women in the U.S., to help millions of busy families plan and prepare meals faster through AI-powered meal planning, shoppable recipes, visual search, chatbots and more. The partnership pairs Meredith’s expertise in food content, hyper-local consumer […]
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Ethnic E-Grocer Weee! Appoints Three Executives To Leadership Team
Weee!, the largest ethnic e-grocer in North America, has made multiple executive appointments as it expands to meet the growing demands of underserved ethnic communities nationwide. These new executive hires join as Weee! continues to scale to meet increased consumer interest in its unique online grocery service; one that combines the availability of high-quality and hard-to-find […]
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Pactiv Evergreen Appoints Owenby As Chief Operations Officer
Douglas “Doug” Owenby will join Pactiv Evergreen as chief operations officer, effective Sept. 13. He also will become a member of the Pactiv Evergreen Executive Leadership Team, reporting to CEO Mike King. In this newly created, standalone role, Owenby will be responsible for all Pactiv Evergreen operating functions globally, assuming the operations leadership responsibilities that […]
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Convenience Bumps COVID Risks In Study Of Digital Grocery Shopping
New data from ACI Worldwide, a global provider of real-time digital payment software and solutions, and PYMNTS.com shows more consumers are shopping online for ease and convenience (76 percent) as opposed to avoiding potential COVID risks (59 percent). The survey of 2,342 adult U.S. consumers, which addresses grocery shopping habits since the start of the pandemic, also […]
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Brown Is New Black For Environmentally Friendly Packaging
Sponsored content When an eco-responsible packaging choice becomes profitable Case study: Toundra Greenhouse Toundra Greenhouse is the largest producer of cucumbers in Quebec and offers a superior quality vegetable through environmentally friendly production. Located in a continental climate (Quebec, Canada), Toundra Greenhouse operates in highly technological facilities. At Toundra Greenhouse, the desire to limit its […]
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FourKites Recognized As A 2021 Great Supply Chain Partner
FourKites, a real-time supply chain visibility platform, has been named a 2021 Great Supply Chain Partner by SupplyChainBrain, one of the world’s most comprehensive supply chain management information resources. Nominated by its customers, FourKites was recognized for its impact on its customers’ efficiency, customer service and supply chain performance. This year marks SupplyChainBrain’s 19th consecutive […]