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 […]
Category: Grocery Industry
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 inPackaging News, Midwest, Snacks Brands
Hostess Introduces Refreshed Logo, Packaging
Hostess, an Orrville, Ohio-based snacks company, has unveiled a new logo and packaging design as part of a refresh of the brand, modernizing its look and feel to enhance appeal with new consumers. The updated logo retains the trademark heart, reflecting that the brand’s core values remain intact, while offering a new font style and […]
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 […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Executive News, Midwest, Schnucks
Schnucks Markets Promotes Henry To Chief Data, Information Officer
Schnucks Markets’ is promoting Tom Henry to chief data and information officer, effective Dec. 20. The move follows the retirement announcement of Chief Information and Supply Chain Officer Bob Hardester, who since 2014 has helmed the company’s information technology, cyber security and digital experience, as well as supply chain, transportation and logistics areas. Henry, who […]