Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart has partnered with Affirm to bring its pay-over-time options to self-checkout kiosks at more than 4,500 stores in the U.S. Eligible shoppers can choose to make monthly payments on purchases when checking themselves out in-store. “Recent Affirm research revealed that more than half of Americans – 54 percent – are looking for […]
Category: Grocery Industry
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National
Acosta Group Releases Top 5 Retail Predictions For 2024
Acosta Group has announced its 2024 retail predictions, identifying how brands and retailers can win shopper loyalty, drive sales and achieve efficiencies in another year of anticipated marketplace disruption. “While we expect 2024 to remain as complex as 2023, brands and retailers will have opportunities to better understand and meet the evolving demands of their […]
Posted inPackaging News, Northeast
Imperial Dade Acquires Wedge Supply LLC
Imperial Dade, a North American distributor of foodservice packaging supplies, industrial products and janitorial supplies, has acquired Wedge Supply LLC. The transaction represents the 76th acquisition for Imperial Dade under the leadership of Robert and Jason Tillis, chairman and CEO of Imperial Dade, respectively. Financial terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. Kevin Wedge […]
Posted inPackaging News, Albertsons, Midwest
Chilau Foods Moves To Use EEASY Lid For Stew Base Line
Chilau Foods, a line of southern-inspired stew bases and spices, has begun to implement Consumer Convenience Technologies’ EEASY lid for all of its products. Chilau’s products are available in about 350 stores across the U.S., including Winn-Dixie, Market Street, Albertsons, United Supermarkets, Harveys Supermarkets and Plum Market. The EEASY lid will be available on all […]
Posted inExecutive News, Marketing News, Northeast
Tops Promotes Dowdle To Marketing Coordinator
Tops Friendly Markets has promoted Jillian Dowdle to marketing coordinator. In her new role, Dowdle will be responsible for managing in-store digital screens and assisting with collecting and coordinating information between the marketing and merchandising teams to aid in the development of creative briefs. She will also assist with developing, maintaining and ensuring successful implementation of […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Association News, National
IGA Launches Family Meals Made Easy Recipe Platform
The Independent Grocers Alliance has launched a new, enhanced “Family Meals Made Easy” recipe platform on the IGA website. Powered by Grocery Shopii, the new platform provides curated recipes designed to make meal planning more accessible and convenient for shoppers and more impactful for IGA’s independent grocery retailers who can share the shoppable content across […]
Posted inPackaging News, Dairy News, Midwest
Huhtamaki Introduces Sustainable Egg Packaging
Huhtamaki is launching fiber-based egg packaging, made from 100 percent recycled material, for U.S. egg producers. The company is bringing its fiber egg carton expertise to the U.S. as an alternative to foam egg packaging. “We expect the demand for egg packaging in the U.S. to reach 4.3 billion packs in 2025. The market size […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., Online Grocery Technology, Southwest, Supply Chain News
Kroger, Gatik Begin Autonomous Trucking Operations In Dallas
Gatik AI and The Kroger Co. have announced the launch of the companies’ multi-year commercial collaboration, which has medium-duty autonomous box trucks hauling fresh products to multiple stores from the grocer’s customer fulfillment center in Dallas, Texas. To celebrate the strides made since beginning local operations earlier this year, the companies came together for a […]