Self Point, a digital commerce partner for supermarkets and specialty food retailers, has assisted with online and mobile shopping upgrades for Gourmet Garage, a Manhattan grocer with the motto of inviting customers to “Shop Like a Chef.” Self Point’s e-commerce technology supports Gourmet Garage locations in New York’s Uptown Lincoln Square Center area and Downtown, with […]
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Kroger Names Phipps VP Of Branding, Marketing, Our Brands
The Kroger Co. has named Gil Phipps, currently VP of Our Brands, to VP of branding, marketing and Our Brands, effective Aug. 15. Phipps joined the company in 2012 and led the transformation of Our Brands by evolving existing brands and introducing new brands that resonate with customers, says Kroger. “Through elevating recipes and product formulations, inserting personality into […]
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H-E-B Names Georgoff Chief Product Officer, H-E-B Digital
H-E-B has appointed Mike Georgoff as its chief product officer, H-E-B digital. Drawing on more than a decade of experience working with high-growth consumer technology startups, Georgoff will help drive H-E-B’s continued omnichannel growth, leading the company’s digital-product strategy, design and development. He will report to Chief Digital Officer Jag Bath. “This is an industry-leading […]
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C.A. Fortune Taps Former Acosta VP To Lead Dedicated Walmart Office
C.A. Fortune, a consumer products sales and marketing agency based in Chicago, is continuing to grow and expand its national services. Effective Sept. 1, the firm will open a Bentonville, Arkansas, office, just a few blocks from Walmart’s corporate headquarters, dedicated to serving more than 5,000 Walmart retail units nationwide. The new C.A. Fortune office […]
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The Top Four Reasons Self-Checkout Fails In Grocery
(And why line-free mobile checkout is the future) by Will Hogben/ CEO, FutureProof Retail The first iteration of what we now call “self-checkout” in the grocery industry was launched at the Food Marketing Institute’s annual convention in 1987. The “Automatic Checkout Machine” was unveiled by a Florida company called CheckRobot, and it was received well, […]
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King Kullen To Expand E-Commerce Capabilities With MyWebGrocer
King Kullen, a Long Island grocery retailer, will be expanding its online retail e-commerce and media capabilities through an upgrade to the newest version of MyWebGrocer’s (MWG) e-commerce platform. MWG is a software and digital media company to the grocery and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries. King Kullen, based in Bethpage, New York, operates 32 […]
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Study: Online Grocery Is The Supermarket’s Business To Lose
Online grocery spending has reached 5.5 percent of total grocery spending in the U.S., according to a new study by strategic advisory firm Brick Meets Click, based on a survey of nearly 5,000 online consumers conducted in May 2018. Most of this growth is driven by existing online grocery shoppers placing larger orders. Supermarkets are in […]
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Double Up SNAP Incentives Expand To Grocery Stores In Five States
Nonprofit organization Fair Food Network has received $1.5 million in new federal support to expand the Double Up Food Bucks produce incentive program to grocery stores in five states, reaching nearly 1 million SNAP recipients. Produce incentives boost the value of SNAP benefits when spent on fruits and vegetables. This funding will launch Double Up at independent […]