Blink Charging Co., an electric vehicle (EV) charging station operator, has deployed charging stations at three Pennsylvania Whole Foods Markets. The Whole Foods units will connect to the Blink Network, a cloud-based system that operates, manages and tracks Blink EV charging stations. Any Whole Foods shopper with an electric vehicle will be able to use […]
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A (Biased) Grocer’s Guide To Choosing A Digital Commerce Partner, Or Why I Became CEO Of Self Point
by Michael J. Haaf Last fall, I was asked to join the board of a promising startup. Although I had never heard of the company, I was immediately impressed by the tech firm’s focus on helping grocery chains fight back against Amazon-Whole Foods, Walmart and other retailers entering the traditional grocery space with a wide […]
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Peapod By Giant Expands Into New Zip Codes In Pennsylvania
Giant Food Stores in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, is partnering with its sister company, Peapod, to expand online grocery shopping and delivery in the Reading, Birdsboro, and Temple, Pennsylvania, communities. Customers and businesses in the following zip codes can now take advantage of Peapod grocery delivery: 19508, 19560, 19601, 19602, 19604, 19605, 19606, 19607, 19608, 19609, 19610 and […]
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Ahold Delhaize Invests In Artificial Intelligence Research
Ahold Delhaize says it will use the insights gained at the Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence (ICAI), which launched at Amsterdam Science Park on April 26, to improve its businesses in both the U.S. and Europe. In the joint ICAI-Ahold Delhaize industry lab—the AIRLab, the first lab within the ICAI—seven PhDs will conduct research into “socially […]
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Amazon Dominates Retail Industry In 2018 Brand Intimacy Report
Amazon continues to dominate the retail industry, according to marketing agency MBLM’s Brand Intimacy 2018 Report, a study of brands based on emotions. The retail industry ranked third overall in the study, following the media & entertainment and automotive industries, which placed first and second, respectively. In the retail category, Amazon was followed by Target and Whole Foods. […]
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Instacart Delivery From Sprouts Reaches Denver, Sacramento And San Diego
Residents in select zip codes in Denver, Colorado, and Sacramento and San Diego, California, now can order Sprouts groceries for delivery through Instacart. Areas included in this latest expansion are: Denver area—Boulder, Broomfield, Longmont and Parker; Sacramento area—Elk Grove and Roseville; and San Diego area—Carlsbad, El Cajon and La Jolla. The service now is available in all of […]
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Peapod Commits To Sitewide Price Reductions, New Services
Peapod recently announced sitewide price reductions, new bundle offers and the launch of PodPass MidWeek delivery. “When planning the reductions, we began with one important question: what do our customers care about the most? It sounds simple, but we wanted to ensure we are giving our customers exactly what they want at the value they […]
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KeyMe Partnering With Albertsons Cos. To Expand Kiosk Locations
KeyMe, which operates self-serve key-copying kiosks, has won an exclusive multi-year agreement with Albertsons Cos. to expand the number of kiosks it operates in Albertsons banners to 500 by late July. KeyMe currently has 358 kiosks installed with Albertsons Cos. properties, including Albertsons, Safeway, Acme, Vons, United, Randall’s and Tom Thumb stores. This will bring KeyMe’s […]