Simbe has announced a strategic retail automation partnership with family-owned DeCicco & Sons grocery chain that will install its Store Intelligence platform at the grocer’s new flagship location in Sleepy Hollow, New York, with additional rollouts planned in Eastchester and Larchmont. Simbe’s platform offers real-time, storewide visibility into pricing accuracy, inventory levels and product placement […]
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Report: eGrocery Sales Growth To Outpace In-Store By 5x Through 2029
A new five-year forecast from Brick Meets Click reveals that eGrocery sales growth in the U.S. will far exceed in-store sales through 2029. While overall grocery spending is projected to slow, online grocery sales – including pickup, delivery and ship-to-home – are forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 8.9 percent, compared […]
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ECRS Achieves New Milestone With CATAPULT Cognition
ECRS has reached a milestone with CATAPULT Cognition, its advanced business intelligence and AI solution, which is live at more than 600 independent retail store locations across 36 states, the Caribbean and Canada. Sixty-two percent of these stores are utilizing at least one of its AI features, including AI Demand Forecasting with DemandFill 3.0 and […]
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Instacart Appoints Rogers As CEO
Instacart has appointed Chris Rogers as CEO, effective Aug. 15, reporting to Instacart’s board of directors. Rogers succeeds Fidji Simo, who will continue to chair the board and help ensure a smooth transition. “Over the last four years, we’ve transformed Instacart into a growing, profitable, leading technology platform that’s helping reshape the grocery industry,” Simo said. “We’re […]
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Badger Technologies Unveils Digital Teammate Platform
Nicholasville, Kentucky-based Badger Technologies, a division of Jabil Inc., has launched the Badger Technologies Digital Teammate solution platform. The platform is powered by Badger Technologies’ next-generation autonomous robot with capabilities that enhance employee productivity through mobile data and analytics, computer vision and artificial intelligence. The Badger Technologies Digital Teammate solution combines the power of software […]
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Upshop Appoints Sanders As CEO To Accelerate Innovation
Austin, Texas-based Upshop has appointed Mike Sanders as CEO, with predecessor Shamus Hines transitioning to a strategic board role, helping guide the company’s continued global expansion. Under Hines’ leadership over the last eight years, Upshop has grown into the global leader in unified store operations, achieving: The industry’s first fully unified SaaS platform for food […]
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April Online Grocery Sales Jump 15% Versus Year Ago To $9.8B
Robust growth continued for U.S. online grocery sales in April, with total sales reaching $9.8 billion, a 15.2 percent increase compared to last year and the ninth consecutive month above $9.5 billion, according to the Brick Meets Click Grocery Shopper Survey, fielded April 29-30 and sponsored by Mercatus. This run of positive results, largely fueled […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Health & Wellness, News, Northeast, Online Grocery Technology
Market 32/Price Chopper Expands Access To Health Benefits At Checkout
Market 32/Price Chopper is partnering with NationsBenefits, a healthcare financial technology (fintech) company, to make it easier for eligible customers to use their health plan benefits to buy groceries and over-the-counter health and wellness items at all 129 stores across its six-state footprint. The result is a simplified shopping experience that aligns with the company’s […]
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AD Retail Media, Chicory Partner To Expand Off-Site Advertising Solutions
AD Retail Media, the retail media arm of grocery retail group Ahold Delhaize USA, has partnered with Chicory to offer enhanced off-site advertising solutions, including contextual commerce media for consumer-packaged goods, and help reach customers and unlock more incremental value. “As retail media continues to evolve, the ability to influence purchase decisions beyond owned channels […]
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Webinar Explores Tariffs, E-commerce, Omnichannel Imperatives In Grocery
A recent webinar hosted by Grocery Doppio, “Decoding Q1 2025: Tariffs, E-commerce Realities and Omnichannel Imperatives in Grocery,” provided a candid look at the grocery industry’s performance in the first quarter of 2025, navigating the complexities of new tariffs, the evolving role of e-commerce and the need for technological and cultural shifts. The panel, featuring […]
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Family Dollar Joins Uber Eats To Expand Delivery Access
Family Dollar has partnered with Uber Eats to bring its broad selection of affordable household items to the platform. With more than 5,000 Family Dollar locations available for delivery, customers can shop for a wide variety of everyday items from cleaning supplies and pantry staples to beauty products and baby care – delivered to their […]
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Dunnhumby, Bridg Forge Partnership To Enhance Customer Reach
Dunnhumby and Bridg, an identity resolution and shopper intelligence platform, have begun a partnership to enhance customer reach, engagement and retail media activation for retailers and brands. “We’re thrilled to partner with Bridg to deliver unique retail media and loyalty solutions,” said Leo Nagdas, head of corporate development at dunnhumby. “Our combined capabilities help retailers and brands […]
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DoorDash Shares Plans To Acquire Deliveroo
DoorDash has shared that plans are underway to acquire Deliveroo, a London-based delivery service. Deliveroo was founded in 2013 by Will Shu and Greg Orlowski, working with about 176,000 best-loved restaurants, grocers and retail partners, as well as more than 130,000 riders. Deliveroo served about 7 million monthly active consumers in 2024 across nine countries: […]
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Upside Named ‘Best Gas Rewards Program’ By Expert Consumers
Expert Consumers has named Upside as the Best Gas Rewards Program of 2025. As a free cashback app, Upside empowers users to earn real cash back on their routine purchases, notably at gas stations, grocery stores and restaurants. This recognition from Expert Consumers followed a thorough evaluation of various rewards programs, focusing on user-friendliness, potential […]
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Albertsons Cos. Expands Business E-Commerce Platform
Albertsons Cos. has expanded its business e-commerce platform to more than 2,000 stores, including Albertsons, Safeway, ACME, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Star Market, Vons, Pavilions, Tom Thumb and Randalls. The business platform offers businesses of all sizes a way to order essential food and breakroom supplies, along with cleaning and paper products from their trusted local grocer. […]
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Grocery TV Introduces Closed-Loop Measurement Solution
Grocery TV has introduced a closed-loop measurement solution for in-store retail media, enabling brands to tie their ad spend to sales more efficiently. By partnering with retailers, Grocery TV is providing brands with more actionable insights across its growing in-store retail media network. “This launch is a turning point for brands looking to fully measure […]
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UNFI Expands Usage Of Healthy Shelf Labels, Shopping Technology
United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) has partnered with GreenChoice PBC, a food intelligence company, to expand its offering of healthy shelf labels and shopping technology, providing independent retailers with plug-and-play options to improve personalization and transparency. GreenChoice’s shelf tags and white-label app enable retailers to help their customers find foods that meet their health needs […]
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Instacart Acquires Wynshop To Build More Retailer Relationships
Instacart has acquired Wynshop, a provider of e-commerce solutions for grocers and retailers, including Wakefern, Pattison and more than a dozen others across North America and abroad. The acquisition builds upon Instacart’s relationships with retail partners and reinforces its commitment to providing them with tools and technologies that help drive their business growth. “Our deep […]
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March Online Grocery Sales Jump 21% Versus Year Ago
The U.S. online grocery segment sustained its turbo-charged growth in March 2025, ending up 21 percent versus a year ago with $9.7 billion in monthly sales, according to the Brick Meets Click Grocery Shopper Survey fielded March 30-31, and sponsored by Mercatus. Delivery continued to be the main driver of the topline increase, as it […]
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Dot Foods, Crisp Partner To Launch Supplier Analytics Platform
Dot Foods has partnered with Crisp to launch Crisp at Dot, an analytics platform designed to provide suppliers with actionable insights. With the platform, suppliers gain access to automated and visualized SKU-level data, enabling more informed decision-making and greater operational efficiency. By automating manual processes and delivering harmonized, clean data in an easy-to-use platform, it helps suppliers identify […]