Southeastern Grocers (SEG), parent company of Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, has begun a partnership with payments company Forage to allow SNAP EBT recipients to use their benefits to buy groceries in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi. The partnership offers convenience and flexibility for SNAP recipients, while also enhancing accessibility for those with […]
Category: Grocery Industry
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Hy-Vee, Midwest
Hy-Vee RedMedia Expands Advertising With Instacart’s Carrot Ads
Hy-Vee RedMedia will enhance its advertising capabilities by using Instacart Carrot Ads, creating a more personalized experience across Hy-Vee.com. Instacart’s Carrot Ads solution will deliver advertiser demand from more than 7,000 brands, helping Hy-Vee create more relevant experiences that drive personalized customer recommendations and product discovery. The integration will give Hy-Vee RedMedia access to Instacart’s […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Food City, Southeast
K-VA-T Food Stores Selects SymphonyAI For Customer Analytics
K-VA-T has implemented SymphonyAI’s CINDE Connected Retail platform to deepen customer insights across all key business functions, including supply chain, merchandising, shelf planning, assortment and promotion optimization. With CINDE Connected Retail, K-VA-T is expanding its customer data-driven operations with greater speed to insights at scale internally and in collaboration with its CPG supplier ecosystem. With […]
Posted inSupply Chain News, Deli News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, National, News, Produce News
FDA Extends Date For FSMA 204 Compliance
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has shared its intention to extend the compliance date for the Food Traceability Rule (FSMA 204) by 30 months. The FDA will extend the compliance date using appropriate procedures at a later time, including publishing a proposed rule in the Federal Register. The FDA stated that it is […]
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Dunnhumby Introduces AI-Powered Retail Media Solution
Dunnhumby has introduced an offering within its retail media ecosystem, partnering with Osmos, a specialist in advanced ad-serving technology, on the dunnhumby Retail Media Platform. The integration comes at a time when retailers are seeking to maximize the value of retail media networks. By incorporating Osmos’ capabilities into its retail media offering, dunnhumby offers retailers […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Association News, Feature, National, News, Private Label Brands
FMI Committees Doing Important Work On Private Brands, AI, Asset Protection
Doug Baker, VP of industry relations for FMI – The Food Industry Association, spoke to The Shelby Report during the association’s recent Midwinter Executive Conference on Marco Island, Florida. Baker touched on three topics that are of interest to FMI’s membership and the food industry as a whole – private brands, technology advancements and asset […]
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Instacart Adds AI-Powered Smart Shop Technology
Among the new features Instacart has recently introduced to its platform is Smart Shop, which leverages generative AI and machine learning to create a more personalized grocery shopping experience. With Smart Shop, Instacart analyzes customer habits and dietary preferences to find the most relevant products faster. In addition, Instacart unveiled new AI-powered Health Tags, which […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, West
Procurant Expands Retail Connections For Perishable Suppliers
Procurant, a Watsonville, California-based software platform for retail grocers, has debuted a major expansion of its network of retail grocery connections, available to all suppliers on the platform. Additionally, perishable goods suppliers currently trading with these retailers can connect via Procurant’s EDI or API solutions, offering a more cost-effective and streamlined way to manage orders […]