As the retail industry faces pressure to redefine the role of physical stores, Incisiv – in partnership with Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions – has released “2025 State of the Industry: Store Innovation.” The report outlines key challenges and transformative opportunities in retail as stores move beyond the traditional commerce model to embrace roles as experience […]
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Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National
eGrowcery Partners With Forage To Enable EBT SNAP Payments For Retailers
eGrowcery, a white-label e-commerce platform, and Forage, a SNAP EBT payments company for grocers of all sizes, are partnering to provide supermarket operators with a comprehensive payment solution for digital orders. The companies will collaborate on systems integration and business development. “Forage is known as a company that helps democratize the payment ecosystem in retail while […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Northeast, Stop & Shop
Stop & Shop Adds Savings Station Kiosks For Digital Coupon Access
Stop & Shop is conducting a brand-wide rollout of its Savings Station, an in-store kiosk designed to make digital coupons more accessible for all customers. The Savings Station will be installed in half of Stop & Shop’s store locations in time for the upcoming holiday season. The rollout will continue afterward, with all 350-plus Stop […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Hy-Vee, Midwest
Hy-Vee Partners With Grocery TV To Elevate Retail Media Network
Hy-Vee has partnered with Grocery TV, an in-store retail media platform, to use its in-house technology to power more than 10,000 screens at key shopper touchpoints including entrance, checkout, service departments, aisles and end caps. Grocery TV will connect Hy-Vee’s screens to The Trade Desk, enabling RedMedia, Hy-Vee’s retail media network, to manage their off-site […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Southeast
ECRS DemandFill 3.0 Adds Weather-Integrated Predictive AI Functionality
ECRS has added a new weather functionality for DemandFill 3.0, the third-generation forecasting solution within the CATAPULT Cognition platform. This machine learning artificial intelligence (AI) model integrates historical and forecasted weather data to analyze and anticipate shopper behavior, providing ECRS retailers with precise recommendations to meet future weather-driven demand. The VP of purchasing at a three-store […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Executive News, Midwest, Schnucks
Schnucks Markets Promotes Henry To Chief Data, Information Officer
Schnucks Markets’ is promoting Tom Henry to chief data and information officer, effective Dec. 20. The move follows the retirement announcement of Chief Information and Supply Chain Officer Bob Hardester, who since 2014 has helmed the company’s information technology, cyber security and digital experience, as well as supply chain, transportation and logistics areas. Henry, who […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National
November Online Grocery Sales Reach $9.6B, Climb 18% From 2023
The U.S. online grocery market ended November with $9.6 billion in monthly sales, a 17.8 percent increase over last year, as all three fulfillment methods posted year-over-year sales gains, according to the Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopper Survey fielded Nov. 29-30. The survey found the uptick was powered by strong expansion of the monthly active […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Southeast
ECRS, ShipStation Complete E-Commerce Integration
ECRS has completed a requested integration with ShipStation, a web-based shipping software from Auctane. The collaboration brings together ECRS’ native e-commerce solution, CATAPULT WebCart, with ShipStation’s shipping capabilities, creating an efficient, user-friendly platform for retailers of all sizes. The integration offers a host of features designed to simplify and optimize the way ECRS retailers can […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Deli News, National
Picadeli, Digimarc Partner To Reduce Retail Shrink, Combat Food Fraud
Picadeli and Digimarc Corp. are partnering to tackle retail shrink and food fraud in the fresh and prepared foods market. The partnership integrates Digimarc’s advanced digital watermarks into Picadeli’s branded packaging, enabling retailers to implement secure, automated product verification and ensure pricing accuracy at self-checkout. The innovation reduces shrinkage while maintaining a seamless customer experience. Retailers […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National, Walmart
Walmart Begins Pilot Program With Aira To Help Blind Customers
Walmart has begun a partnership with Aira, a mobile application that connects members of the blind and low vision community with sighted interpreters, who communicate visual information. Using remote access to a phone camera or piece of wearable technology, Aira interpreters act as eyes inside the store. Walmart is offering the way-finding service free to […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Foodtown, Northeast
Allegiance Retail Services Launches Scan. Pay. Go Service At Foodtown Locations
Allegiance Retail Services, a supermarket grocery services co-op, has launched “Scan. Pay. Go,” a mobile shopping solution, at Ferreira Foodtown at Jackson Heights in Queens, New York. “The initiative marks a significant milestone in grocery retail innovation, aiming to redefine the shopping experience through advanced mobile solutions,” said Donna Zambo, VP and CMO of Allegiance […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National
HAC Inc. Begins First Phase Of Digital Transformation With Upshop
HAC Inc., an employee-owned grocery chain with a presence in Oklahoma, Texas and Georgia, has begun the first phase of a multi-year digital transformation strategy, partnering with Upshop to implement computer-generated ordering (CGO) technology. This technology will help Homeland stores with inventory management and reduce employee-owner time on ordering, creating more convenience for customers in-store. […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Southeast
ECRS’ QuickCheck Earns Industry Quality, Safety Certification
Boone, North Carolina-based ECRS has shared that its self-checkout solution, QuickCheck, has achieved certification from Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a leader in safety science. The certification provides independent verification to retailers and shoppers that the self-checkout has been thoroughly evaluated and meets established safety, quality and security standards. “We are thrilled with our recent certification completion, as […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Northeast, Tops Friendly Markets
Northeast Grocery Inc., Google Cloud Partner To Modernize IT Infrastructure
In a shift aimed at unlocking new levels of innovation, streamlining operations and setting the foundation for future technology-driven growth, Northeast Grocery Inc. has launched a collaboration with Google Cloud to migrate its IT infrastructure and applications from traditional data centers to the cloud. With the collaboration, NGI will gain access to the advantages of […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National, The Kroger Co.
Groceryshop 2024 Highlights Personalization, AI, Community-Focused Strategies
Groceryshop 2024 drew more than 4,000 senior executives from more than 50 countries for a three-day conference last month in Las Vegas that showcased revolutionary developments in retail technology, consumer engagement strategies and the future of grocery. More than 160 speakers from top retailers, consumer brands and technology companies gathered to share best practices and […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National
Instacart Introduces SNAP Eligibility Screener To Educate Consumers
Instacart has introduced a new Supplemental Nutrition Access Program (SNAP) eligibility screener on its EBT SNAP information page. The new tool, powered by Advocatia Solutions Inc., lets customers anonymously check whether they may be eligible for SNAP benefits in less than 60 seconds and find relevant state resources to streamline enrollment. The launch marks the first […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Independent Store News, National, Save A Lot
RFMN Begins Partnership With Save A Lot’s Independent Grocers
Retail Fluent Media Network (RFMN), a retail media and ad tech company, has begun a partnership with Save A Lot’s independent retail partners, including its 750 independently-owned and -operated stores across 32 states in the U.S. Through this partnership, Save A Lot’s independent retail partners will have the opportunity to utilize Digital Window Signs to […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Northeast
Grocery TV Expands Retail Media Network With Redner’s Markets
Grocery TV has begun a new partnership with Redner’s Markets, an employee-owned regional grocery chain with 44 stores across eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. Redner’s will use Grocery TV’s in-house technology stack to power screens at the entrance and front end, creating a customer experience across key touchpoints in its stores. Through Grocery TV’s content management system (CMS), […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Independent Store News, Northeast
Stew Leonard’s Joins Uber Eats For Grocery Delivery
Uber Eats has begun a partnership with Stew Leonard’s, a family-owned and -operated farm fresh food store in the Northeast, for grocery delivery. All of Stew Leonard’s Connecticut, New Jersey and New York locations are available to shop on the Uber Eats and Uber apps, giving consumers near-instant access to the brand’s exclusive items. Uber One […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Albertsons, National
Wonder To Acquire Grubhub For $650M
Wonder is acquiring Grubhub, a food ordering and delivery platform with more than 375,000 merchants and 200,000 delivery partners across the U.S. Founded by entrepreneur Marc Lore, Wonder is pioneering a new category of “Fast Fine” dining. It offers multi-restaurant ordering, a first in the industry, where customers can choose from 30 or more restaurants […]