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. […]
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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 […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National, News
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 […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, News, Southeast
Sedano’s Supermarkets Launches Digital Circular Platform With Ideal
Sedano’s Supermarkets has partnered with Ideal to offer a mobile-first, personalized digital circular and an expanded digital media reach. “With more of our customers on mobile than ever before, it was time to evolve,” said Ken Ninomiya, VP of e-commerce at Sedano’s. “The Ideal platform turns our weekly ad into a rich, interactive experience – featuring […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Grocery Research, National, News
Online Grocery Sales Continued To Surge In June
U.S. online grocery sales totaled $9.8 billion for June 2025, a 27.6 percent increase compared to last year, according to the Brick Meets Click Grocery Shopper Survey, fielded June 29-30 and sponsored by Mercatus. All three receiving methods contributed to the continued surge in monthly results as each posted dollar sales gains of 25 percent […]
Posted inAssociation News, National, News, Online Grocery Technology
Groceryshop Adds Test Kitchen, C-Suite Leaders To 2025 Lineup
Several key additions have been announced to the Groceryshop 2025 program, including an AI Test Kitchen program and several C-suite leaders to the mainstage speaker lineup. More than 5,000 senior executives from the retailers, brands and technology companies across the global grocery and CPG ecosystem, representing more than 50 countries, will gather Sept. 28-Oct. 1 […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National, News
eGrowcery, Red Pepper Partner To Boost Customer Engagement
eGrowcery and Red Pepper have begun a partnership aimed at improving how retailers attract, engage and retain customers through advanced digital platforms. The partnership brings together eGrowcery’s e-commerce ecosystem with Red Pepper’s shopper engagement technology, helping retailers deliver personalized experiences online and in-store. The integrated solution provides retailers with real-time data, interactive shoppable digital flyers […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Beverage News, C-Store News, National, News
Swiftly, Circle K Launch Convenience Retail Alcohol Cashback Program
Swiftly has rolled out the largest alcohol cashback program in U.S. convenience retail, in partnership with Circle K. Currently live in more than 4,300 Circle K stores across 31 states, the program offers legal-age shoppers digital cashback rebates on beer, wine and spirits – delivered after purchase. The program is powered by Swiftly’s proprietary rebate […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Ahold Delhaize, Executive News, National, News
Ahold Delhaize Announces CTO Succession Plan
Ahold Delhaize has appointed Jan Brecht as chief technology officer (CTO) and member of the executive committee, effective Sept. 26. He will succeed Ben Wishart, who has decided to step down as a member of the executive committee and leave the company after 12 years in the CTO role. Brecht will join the company as […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Food Lion, News, Southeast
Food Lion Deploys Flybuy Pickup, Completing Brandwide Rollout
Food Lion has deployed Flybuy, an AI-powered location engine, to power its growing curbside pickup program, Food Lion To Go. This milestone completes the full-scale integration of Flybuy across all 1,650 Ahold Delhaize stores. As part of the Ahold Delhaize family, Food Lion joins sister banners – including Stop & Shop, The Giant Company, Giant […]
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Instacart’s FoodStorm Expands As Grocers Upgrade Fresh Counters
As more people seek out freshly prepared foods, Instacart says many grocers are turning to its FoodStorm order management system (OMS) to meet customer expectations and streamline perimeter counter operations. FoodStorm provides functionality for grocery perimeter counters to streamline order-ahead and foodservice operations, including made-to-order and catering. Over the first half of 2025, FoodStorm has […]
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Uber Eats Expands Delivery Partnerships With Local Grocers
Uber Eats has expanded its grocery delivery service to include new partnerships with Big Y and King Kullen in the Northeast; Superlo Foods, Lunds & Byerlys and Foxtrot in the Midwest and Texas; and Vallarta Supermarkets in California. The latest additions build on Uber Eats’ momentum in the grocery space, complementing the platform’s national partnerships […]
Posted inWholesaler/Distributor News, Midwest, News, Online Grocery Technology
KeHE Distributors Partners With AppCard To Benefit Suppliers
KeHE Distributors, a distributor of natural and organic, specialty and fresh products, has partnered with AppCard, a personalized marketing, shopper analytics and digital coupons platform for retailers and brands. The collaboration benefits suppliers by offering tools to launch and manage digital coupon campaigns, ultimately driving sales and trial. It also unlocks opportunities for CPG brands, […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, News, Southwest, Walmart
Walmart Introduces AI-Powered Tools To Help Employees
Walmart is planning to equip store employees with a new suite of AI tools to eliminate friction, simplify actions and make work more efficient, intuitive and rewarding. “AI is a key enabler in improving how we work, and we believe its full potential is unlocked only when paired with the strengths of our people,” said […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Marketing News, Midwest, News, The Kroger Co.
Kroger Precision Marketing Shares In-Store Advertising Solution
Kroger Precision Marketing, the retail media business of The Kroger Co., has announced a new in-store digital advertising capability powered with Barrows Connected Stores’ technology. The collaboration is billed as a shopper-centric approach to in-store media. Digital screens – built into integrated fixtures – will begin appearing across select Kroger stores, offering brands the opportunity […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National, News, Southeast
ECRS Debuts Integration Between ReciProfity, CATAPULT
ECRS has debuted the new integration between CATAPULT and reciProfity, designed to streamline recipe management, enhance operational efficiency and drive profitability in prepared foods departments. This integration marks the first time a food costing system has connected to CATAPULT through the ECRS Gateway platform. By enabling real-time syncing of food costs and on-hand inventory, retailers can access […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Albertsons, News, West
Albertsons Media Collective Launches In-Store Digital Display Network
Albertsons Media Collective, the retail media arm of Albertsons Companies Inc., unveiled its in-store digital display network during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France. In partnership with Stratacache Inc., one of the global suppliers of interactive, intelligent shopper engagement experiences and analytic tools, Albertsons Media Collective will power its new in-store advertising […]
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Report: May Online Grocery Sales Increase 27% Versus Year Ago
U.S. online grocery sales in May finished at $8.7 billion, a 27 percent increase compared to last year, with delivery driving nearly all the gains, according to the Brick Meets Click Grocery Shopper Survey, fielded May 30-31, and sponsored by Mercatus. While this marks the first month since August 2024 when total monthly sales have […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Health & Wellness, News, Southwest, Walmart
Walmart Provides Digital Services, Tools For Medicare Benefits
Walmart is adding digital innovations to help customers maximize their Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits. For the first time in retail, select customers can identify plan-specific, benefits-eligible products while shopping online and via the app. They can track their benefits spending and check out with a mixed basket of food, over-the-counter products and general merchandise for […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, News, Southeast, Southwest, Walmart
Walmart Expands Drone Delivery To 5 Cities
Walmart has expanded its drone delivery service to five cities in the Southeast and Southwest. Customers in Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando and Tampa can receive orders in minutes, making Walmart the first retailer to scale drone delivery across five states – Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Texas. The drone service will launch at 100 […]