More than 14 years ago, Joshua Applestone and his wife, Jessica, opened a whole-animal butcher shop in the Hudson Valley of New York called Fleisher’s. With his latest project, automated vending machines, Joshua and the Applestone Meat Co. strive to tackle two new challenges: 24-hour accessibility and affordability. In addition, it’s a way to make […]
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Rosie Bringing E-Commerce To 270 Southeastern Piggly Wiggly Stores
Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co. (PWADC) has selected Ithaca, New York-based Rosie Applications to implement online shopping at its more than 270 retail locations across the Southeast. Given the growth in consumer demand for online shopping services, PWADC says it wanted a partner that would exceed customer expectations and help their stores grow revenue in […]
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Gristedes Joins Allegiance Retail Services To Improve Offerings
Gristedes has joined the Allegiance Retail Services Cooperative. Gristedes, owned by Red Apple Group of New York City, is the 30th member of the cooperative and increases the number of stores serviced by Allegiance to 120. Gristedes operates 23 stores in the New York metro market. “Strategically aligning the Gristedes business with Allegiance in the New York […]
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Raley’s Promotes Online Shopping With New Video Campaign
Raley’s has launched a new video campaign promoting its online shopping service, developed with “an understanding of how Raley’s shoppers and non-shoppers use online shopping,” the company says. The grocer conducted a series of focus groups and online surveys to understand what customers want from their online grocery experience. The retailer found that convenience is […]
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Kroger Offering Instacart Delivery In 75 More Markets
The Kroger Co. and Instacart are expanding their partnership by bringing same-day delivery to 75 additional markets throughout the U.S. by late October. The expansion will grow Kroger and Instacart’s nationwide footprint by 50 percent, making the delivery service available through more than 1,600 stores. Kroger customers in more communities throughout the country—starting Aug. 30 with […]
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Shipt Launches With Lin’s Fresh Market, Target In St. George, Utah
Shipt will begin same-day delivery from Lin’s Fresh Market and Target in St. George, Utah, beginning Sept. 11. The delivery service originally launched in Ogden, Provo and Salt Lake City, Utah, in May 2018, and this launch gives more than 750,000 households across the state access to products delivered by Shipt in as little as […]
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Wegmans Partners With Tech Company To Aid Vision-Impaired Shoppers
Wegmans Food Markets has partnered with Aira to give blind and low-vision shoppers access to Aira’s technology while shopping in Wegmans stores. Aira is a San Diego-based startup that makes use of wearable technology, artificial intelligence and live, human assistance to deliver visual description for people who are blind or have low vision. Using a smartphone or […]
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Acuity Brands Opens Interactive Grocery Store Innovation Center
Acuity Brands Inc. this week launched its Grocery Store Innovation Center, where grocery retailers can receive a demonstration and interact with the latest Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, such as indoor location-based services. Located in Acuity’s Center for Light + Space in Atlanta, Georgia, the Innovation Center features lighting-based IoT solutions that can enable what Acuity […]