The benefit covers hundreds of thousands of restaurants in nearly 10,000 cities and towns.
Category: Online Grocery Technology
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Walmart To Add 300 Zipline Drone Delivery Sites Nationwide
The drone stays about 330 feet above the ground while a tethered pod descends with the order.
Kroger’s ‘Connected’ Store Puts Robots, RFID And AI At The Center Of Operations
The technology will be leveraged to standardize work and free associates to serve customers.
Kroger Sees E-Commerce Growing To 30% Of Business Long Term
Step one is reaching existing shoppers – only one in seven Kroger store customers currently shops online with the company.
75 URM-Affiliated Stores Now On RSA Promotion Platform
Since May, the companies have secured and deployed 43 exclusive digital coupon offers from major consumer brands.
DoorDash To Acquire Instacart In $17B Deal Reshaping Grocery Delivery
The companies frame the deal as arming local retailers against the largest online players.
ECRS: More Catapult Stores Live With Health Benefit Card Acceptance
The system can automatically identify a supported Health Benefit Card and route eligible purchases.
Key Food Joins Uber Eats, Adding Delivery From 300-Plus Stores
“…bringing these retailers to Uber Eats gives customers greater access to the local grocery selection they know and rely on,” says the delivery service.
NGA Sets Forth Independent Grocers’ Principles On Pricing Technology
The statement covers topics such as electronic shelf labels, loyalty programs, AI and the handling of customer data.
Walmart Expands Better Care Services With General Medicine’s Healthcare Store
The General Medicine platform brings services from multiple third-party providers into a single catalog for customer convenience.
TCC Global E-Book Urges Grocers To Redesign Loyalty Before AI Agents Control The Basket
“You have about 18 months to make your loyalty economics computable…”
Albertsons Launches ‘For U+’ Subscription For $39 A Year
The plus subscription adds unlimited same-day grocery delivery and pickup to the company’s free for U loyalty program.
Walmart Builds Guardrails For AI Agents Shopping On Customers’ Behalf
The retailer compares the model to adding an authorized cardholder on a credit card.
Albertsons Launches forU American Express Credit Card
Cards offer rewards that are higher for online orders than in-store purchases.
Food Lion Website, App Back Online After Outage
Food Lion’s website and app are back online after a cybersecurity incident, with no evidence so far of data theft and a set of thank-you offers for customers.
Kroger Outlines Plan To Build ‘America’s Favorite Grocer’
Plans include investing in areas like fresh food and meals, as well as increasing the number of shoppers who buy groceries online.
Walmart Bundles Walmart+ And Sam’s Club Plus Memberships For $120
Launching today, the deal is $100 less than members were previously paying for the two memberships separately.
Stores Stay Open, Loyalty Points Protected: How Ahold Delhaize USA Is Managing Its Outage
Letters from Ahold Delhaize USA CEO Claire Peters and Giant Food President Ira Kress communicated the company’s response as well as apologies.
U.S. E-Grocery Sales Climb 21% In Q3, Capture Record Share
The share of U.S. households that have ever bought groceries online ended the quarter at 81 percent.
Festival Foods Launches Loyalty Program Offering Rewards
The grocer has refreshed its guest loyalty program to deliver savings directly at checkout and its updated mobile app and website.
