Tyler Renaghan, VP of grocery at Upside, visited with The Griffin Report following Groceryshop 2024 in Las Vegas. The app from the Washington, D.C.-based technology company rewards cash back to users through partnerships with retailers. The scope of its services includes all aspects of retail, but the grocery industry in particular has used it to […]
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Aldi Joins Supplier LOCT Initiative To Reduce Carbon Emissions
Aldi, along with Avantor and McCain Foods, has joined the Supplier Leadership on Climate Transition (Supplier LOCT), a consortium launched in 2021 to accelerate progress toward science-based greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets. The new members join a group of sustainability leaders from across the globe that are dedicated to reducing Scope 3 carbon emissions. “Suppliers […]
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Increasing Loyalty And Profitability From New Mom Shoppers
Sponsored content It’s not every day that you get a Sunday morning voicemail from the CEO of one of the largest grocery chains in the U.S. He had just encountered a problem all too familiar to many new moms shopping with an infant. While shopping at one of his stores with his daughter and 5-week-old […]
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Logile Introduces Scale Management Solution For Fresh Operations
Logile has launched its cloud-based Scale Management Solution, an addition to its Fresh Inventory Management portfolio. This solution streamlines scale operations for food retailers, enabling seamless data synchronization, accurate labeling and enhanced regulatory compliance. Following a pilot at Vallarta Supermarkets, the solution is rolling out across all its locations, with additional implementations planned for 2025 at other retailers. Developed with […]
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ReposiTrak, Upshop Begin Partnership To Enable Grocery Retail Traceability
ReposiTrak and Upshop have announced a global partnership to integrate their technology platforms, connecting traceability data from the supply chain to the retail store. The partnership creates a connection that: Leverages ReposiTrak’s network of thousands of suppliers and their traceability shipment data and Upshop’s network of more than 450 retailers and their retail stores; Enables […]
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FDA Revokes Use Of FD&C Red No. 3 Dye In Food Products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday revoked the authorization for the use of FD&C Red No. 3 in food and beverage products, as well as in ingested drugs. The FDA is amending its regulations in response to a 2022 color additive petition, which sought agency review on whether the Delaney Clause applied […]
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Instacart Accelerates Caper Cart Adoption With DUMAC, TRUNO
Instacart has begun new partnerships with two point-of-sale (POS) providers –DUMAC Business Systems and TRUNO Retail Technology Solutions – to offer Caper Carts to their grocer networks, providing end-to-end POS integration from sales through implementation. Caper Carts, Instacart’s artificial intelligence-powered smart carts, allow customers to scan items as they shop, track spending for budget management […]
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December Online Grocery Sales Climb 19% Versus Last Year
The U.S. online grocery market ended December with $9.6 billion in monthly sales, an 18.7 percent increase over last year, as all three fulfillment methods posted year-over-year (YOY) sales gains, according to the Brick Meets Click/Mercatus grocery shopper survey fielded Dec. 30-31. December marks the fifth straight month of online grocery sales above $9.5 billion […]