Online Grocery Technology Archives

graphic showing lunchbox favorites determined by Instacart shopper data

Online Grocery Technology, Center Store, Featured News, Grocery Research, Health & Wellness, National, News

Instacart Data Shows Variety Packs, Snack Bites Surge As School Year Nears

by Shelby Team August 7, 2026August 7, 2026

Instacart data shows variety pack snacks up 41 percent for back-to-school, with Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Honey Nut Cheerios in a tight cereal race.

Online Grocery Technology, Albertsons, Corporate Store News, Featured News, News, West

Albertsons Launches Safeway Plug-In In ChatGPT

by Shelby Team August 5, 2026August 5, 2026

Shoppers can discover products, reorder weekly lists and build carts through natural language requests.

Pharmacy, Corporate Store News, Featured News, Harris Teeter, Online Grocery Technology, Southeast

Harris Teeter Adds Prescription Delivery Through Instacart

by Shelby Team August 3, 2026

Customers now can have their eligible prescriptions delivered alongside their grocery orders.

Retail Media, Marketing News, National, News, Online Grocery Technology

Grocery TV, Esri Partner To Bring Data-Driven Targeting To In-Store Media

by Shelby Team July 30, 2026July 30, 2026

The collaboration allows brands and agencies to plan in-store campaigns using the behavioral segments they rely on for TV and digital buys.

Deli News, Bakery News, Independent Store News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Midwest, News, Online Grocery Technology, Produce News

Heinen’s Expands Its Afresh AI Usage In Fresh Departments

by Shelby Team July 30, 2026July 30, 2026

Heinen’s is extending its use of the Afresh AI platform to period ending inventory across its fresh departments, replacing manual after-hours counts with AI-generated inventory estimates in produce, meat, deli, cheese and bakery. The Warrensville Heights, Ohio-based grocer already used Afresh for store ordering, so adding the inventory review required no new integrations or devices, […]