Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Associated Wholesale Grocers, Independent Store News, Southeast

AWG Member Roberts Co. Joins Upside To Boost Loyalty

Roberts Company Inc., a grocery chain operating Corner Market and Grocery Depot locations in the Jackson/Hattiesburg, Mississippi, area, has partnered with Upside, building on the technology firm’s efforts to support Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. (AWG) members.  “We are committed to delivering exceptional service, and Upside’s work to drive more customers to our Corner Market and […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Grocery Store Layout, National

Incisiv, Toshiba Highlight Store Innovation In 2025 Industry Report

As the retail industry faces pressure to redefine the role of physical stores, Incisiv – in partnership with Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions – has released “2025 State of the Industry: Store Innovation.” The report outlines key challenges and transformative opportunities in retail as stores move beyond the traditional commerce model to embrace roles as experience […]

Posted inPackaging News, National

Pactiv Evergreen, Novolex Announce Merger Agreement

Novolex and Pactiv Evergreen Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement to combine, creating one manufacturer in food, beverage and specialty packaging products. The combination brings together two complementary businesses that will offer a broad product platform. The asset base will include an extensive manufacturing footprint and an expansive distribution network, enhancing the combined company’s […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National

eGrowcery Partners With Forage To Enable EBT SNAP Payments For Retailers

eGrowcery, a white-label e-commerce platform, and Forage, a SNAP EBT payments company for grocers of all sizes, are partnering to provide supermarket operators with a comprehensive payment solution for digital orders. The companies will collaborate on systems integration and business development. “Forage is known as a company that helps democratize the payment ecosystem in retail while […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Northeast, Stop & Shop

Stop & Shop Adds Savings Station Kiosks For Digital Coupon Access

Stop & Shop is conducting a brand-wide rollout of its Savings Station, an in-store kiosk designed to make digital coupons more accessible for all customers. The Savings Station will be installed in half of Stop & Shop’s store locations in time for the upcoming holiday season. The rollout will continue afterward, with all 350-plus Stop […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Hy-Vee, Midwest

Hy-Vee Partners With Grocery TV To Elevate Retail Media Network

Hy-Vee has partnered with Grocery TV, an in-store retail media platform, to use its in-house technology to power more than 10,000 screens at key shopper touchpoints including entrance, checkout, service departments, aisles and end caps. Grocery TV will connect Hy-Vee’s screens to The Trade Desk, enabling RedMedia, Hy-Vee’s retail media network, to manage their off-site […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Southeast

ECRS DemandFill 3.0 Adds Weather-Integrated Predictive AI Functionality

ECRS has added a new weather functionality for DemandFill 3.0, the third-generation forecasting solution within the CATAPULT Cognition platform. This machine learning artificial intelligence (AI) model integrates historical and forecasted weather data to analyze and anticipate shopper behavior, providing ECRS retailers with precise recommendations to meet future weather-driven demand.  The VP of purchasing at a three-store […]