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The United Family ‘Upgrades’ Streetside E-Commerce Platform

The United Family, a division of Albertsons Cos. with stores across north and west Texas and New Mexico, has upgraded its Streetside e-commerce platform, powered by MyWebGrocer, a software and digital media company. Highlights of the upgrade include sponsored listings and category header ads, which the retailer hopes will increase customer engagement; and enhanced metrics […]

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Arkansas Edwards Stores Roll Out New Websites Through Freshop

Freshop Inc. has developed new websites for select Edwards Food Giant and Edwards Cash Saver stores. The new sites were designed to make the grocery shopping experience easier for customers in 11 Arkansas locations, says the company. They will include features like online shopping, list building, a full catalog of products, clickable weekly circulars, recipes and more. Edwards Food […]

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Kroger Precision Marketing To Begin Offering Boosted Product Listing Ads

The Kroger Co., through Kroger Precision Marketing powered by 84.51°, will launch a self-service marketing platform, Boosted Products in Search, on June 4. Kroger intends for the platform to help brands reach digitally active shoppers with hyper-relevant products within search results across Kroger digital properties, and view performance in real-time. Brands will have the ability to promote their online […]

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Leevers Supermarkets’ New Loyalty Program Rewards Healthy Eating

Leevers Supermarkets Inc., a Save-A-Lot grocery licensee, has partnered with Green Piranhas Inc., a digital customer engagement platform development firm, to launch Snap2Save, a new kind of grocery shopping loyalty app. The program goes beyond saving customers money. It also aims to help them eat healthier by incenting the purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables. […]

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Larkin: Digging Into The Data Points On Digital

by Peter Larkin/ president and CEO, National Grocers Association Special to The Shelby Report The growth of e-commerce is high on the radar of independent supermarket operators, and it’s important for them to understand the current online shopping preferences of consumers. Findings from the third annual National Grocery Shoppers Survey outline these preferences and identify key moves […]

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Love’s Fuel Customers Can Pay Via New GasBuddy App

More than 143 billion gallons of gasoline are purchased a year in the U.S.—99 percent by swiping a card at the pump or paying with cash. Boston-based GasBuddy is launching a smartphone app for motorists to pay with and save on every gallon of fuel. The first retailer to use this system is Love’s Travel Stops, an […]

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Alltown Launches Its First Points-Based Loyalty Program

Alltown, a New England convenience retailer owned by Global Partners LP, has launched Alltown Advantage, its first points-based loyalty program that rewards customers for shopping or fueling at any Alltown market locations. The program is accessible via the Alltown Advantage app or an Alltown Advantage card. Free to download and use, customers will receive two […]

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Food City Adds Two More Curbside Pickup Locations

Food City has been offering GoCart curbside pickup at select stores since late 2015, and the southeastern grocer is still working to expand the service, most recently adding a store in Elizabethton, Tennessee, and Big Stone Gap, Virginia. “At Food City, we’re always looking for ways to bring added value and convenience to our shoppers,” […]