In what will be another tool to fight litter in the Garden State, Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation for a permanent annual appropriation of $500,000 to the Clean Communities Program Fund for the New Jersey Food Council’s reusable bag program. The NJFC, NJCCC and Clean Communities Coordinators hailed the signing of the bill and […]
Category: Grocery Industry
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, News, Southwest
Brookshire Brothers To Implement Cognira’s PromoAI Platform
Brookshire Brothers, a Texas-based employee-owned grocery retailer, has partnered with Cognira to implement PromoAI, an advanced platform for promotion planning, optimization and analysis. The grocer selected Cognira for its AI-driven forecasting, workflow automation and deep promotional performance analytics, all of which will help deliver more relevant offers, improve collaboration and enhance promotional ROI. “After extensive […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Health & Wellness, News, West
Heritage Grocers Group, NationsBenefit Partner To Boost Health
Heritage Grocers Group has begun a retail technology integration through which health plan members can use their NationsBenefits Mastercard Prepaid Cards at the grocer’s banners to buy fresh produce, pantry staples and over-the-counter wellness essentials. By embedding its Basket Adjudication Service technology platform into checkout systems, NationsBenefits is providing members the freedom to use their […]
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Upshop, Inmar Partner On Marketing, E-Commerce Capabilities
Inmar Intelligence and Upshop have begun a partnership to align personalized marketing with reliable, real-time product availability, enabling retailers to synchronize demand generation with store-level fulfillment. The integration brings together Inmar’s shopper-facing platforms – retail media, promotions, loyalty and e-commerce – with Upshop’s capabilities in order management, inventory and fulfillment. It ensures that digital promotions […]
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Uber Eats Adds New Retailers To SNAP EBT Program
Uber Eats has added more grocery and convenience stores – Wegmans, Gopuff and Family Dollar – for consumers shopping with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits across the country. Eligible customers can use their SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) to order groceries from participating locations through the Uber Eats app, with payments powered by Forage. […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, News, Vallarta Supermarkets, West
Vallarta Supermarkets Joins Quad’s In-Store Connect Network
Quad/Graphics Inc., a marketing experience company, is expanding its In-Store Connect retail media network into Vallarta Supermarkets. The partnership brings strategically-located digital signage into an initial 15 Vallarta stores starting this summer, enhancing the shopper experience and giving consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands a new way to engage with the grocer’s high-frequency shoppers at the […]
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Upshop Launches Total Store Ordering Solution
Upshop has introduced Total Store Ordering, a unified, artificial intelligence-powered replenishment solution that automates and optimizes ordering across stores. Built as a pillar of Upshop’s Total Store Operations platform, the solution brings every item, department and supplier into one intelligent workflow. “Ordering is not a standalone task – it’s a storewide decision engine,” said Mike […]
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FMI Report: Amid Uncertainty, Food Industry Succeeds In Offering Value
FMI – The Food Industry Association has released its signature research, “The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2025,” which reveals how the industry is evolving into a modern grocery experience while navigating a complex operating environment. The analysis highlights successful strategies across the sector and offers a deeper exploration of how food retailers and suppliers are […]