Following the completion of a pilot, customers can now use Upside’s mobile app to access personalized cash-back promotions at more than 180 Giant Eagle and Market District stores and some 165 GetGo locations in Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The partnership also makes Giant Eagle the first retailer on its platform to provide cash-back opportunities […]
Category: Grocery Industry
Posted inCorporate Store News, Marketing News, West
Sprouts Farmers Market Named ‘Official Grocer’ Of SEC
Sprouts Farmers Market has entered a multi-year sponsorship agreement with the Southeastern Conference and SEC Network to become the “Official Grocer of the SEC.” Beginning July 1, the deal will surround the SEC’s marquee women’s sports properties, including basketball and gymnastics. As a celebration of the anniversary of Title IX on June 23, Sprouts will […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National
Report: Grocery Execs Believe AI ‘Will Be A Future Necessity’
Incisiv, an industry insights firm, and Wynshop, a provider of digital commerce and fulfillment solutions, have revealed the findings from Grocery Doppio’s State of AI in Grocery 2024 Report. Highlights from this year’s report include: Eighty-six percent of grocery C-suite execs say that AI will be a necessity in the future, up from 81 percent […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Albertsons, Meijer, Midwest, Save A Lot, The Kroger Co.
150 Save A Lot Stores Offering Delivery Through Uber
Save A Lot has begun a new partnership with Uber, allowing customers to have their groceries delivered from more than 150 of the St. Louis-based grocer’s locations. In addition, shoppers also will be able to use their Health Benefit cards to buy thousands of items through Uber Eats. Health Benefit cards offer a way to […]
Posted inPackaging News, Northeast, Sustainability News
New ShopRite Recycling Kiosks Accept Flexible Packaging
ShopRite and its private label brands, Paperbird and Bowl & Basket, are collaborating with P&G, Purina, Campbell’s Snacks and TerraCycle to launch a recycling program for flexible-film plastic packaging at five of the grocer’s stores in New Jersey. The kiosks offer customers a place to drop off all types of otherwise hard-to-recycle flexible packaging. The […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National
Instacart Making YouTube Ads Shoppable For CPG Brands
Instacart is extending its first-party retail media data to YouTube, driving more shoppable reach for its advertisers. Select brand partners will be able to encourage consumers watching YouTube to purchase for same-day delivery. The capability builds on Instacart’s Google Shopping Ads collaboration announced earlier this year. [RELATED: Instacart Provides Google Shopping Ads For CPG Partners] […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National
Report: Prices, New Shoppers Fuel Online Grocery Sales Surge
Online grocery sales continued their strong pace in May, powered by lower prices and an influx of new online food shoppers, according to e-commerce sales data from Signifyd. Overall, grocery spending was up 30 percent year over year in May, according to Signifyd’s monthly E-Commerce Pulse data report. That far outstrips inflation and indicates that […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Southeast
ECRS, CoupDog Complete Initial Integration Phase To CATAPULT Platform
CoupDog, a next generation digital coupon provider, has completed the first phase of its integration to ECRS’ CATAPULT Retail POS platform. The new integration allows ECRS retailers access to CoupDog’s cutting-edge blockchain-powered coupon platform, providing an exceptional omnichannel experience for shoppers at CATAPULT-operated locations. Because CATAPULT Retail POS uniquely runs the same transactional logic across all retail […]