Redner’s Markets, in partnership with P&G and DoorDash, has rolled out a new retail media campaign on MessageWrap conveyor belt wraps at checkouts across its 44 stores throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. The MessageWraps feature P&G’s brands – such as Tide, Bounty, Febreze, Dawn, Charmin and Cascade – with product images scrolling across as the conveyor […]
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Sysco Unveils First Electric Vehicle Hub In Riverside, CA
Sysco Corp. has unveiled its vision for the Electric Vehicle Hub, which will transform the company’s distribution center in Riverside, California, into the focal point of its electrified fleet. One of the first electric vehicle hubs of its kind in the world, the Riverside project is a foundational step toward Sysco’s goal to reduce its direct […]
Giant Eagle Introduces New Weekly Circular Format
Giant Eagle Inc. is relaunching the in-home delivery of its printed weekly circular to customers in Cleveland, Ohio, beginning April 18, with a new two-page version of the circular scheduled to debut in early May. The new two-page circular will showcase weekly savings for dozens of products from across the store, including national brand items […]
Grocery TV Launches Large Format Digital Advertising Displays
Austin, Texas-based Grocery TV has announced the addition of 32-inch digital displays to its new front end product line, located in one of the most high-traffic areas of the store. Currently launched in a group of ShopRite supermarkets within the NYC DMA, Grocery TV’s new displays will continue being installed in more stores across its network. “As […]
March eGrocery Sales Drop As Cost Pressures Increase
The U.S. eGrocery market in March posted $8 billion in total sales, down 7.6 percent compared to last year, according to the monthly Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey fielded March 30-31. The year-over-year decline was driven by the large core eGrocery segments of delivery and pickup, which contracted 7.4 percent and 8.5 percent respectively, as well […]
Albertsons Co.’s Sincerely Health Platform Integrates With Apple
Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Companies Inc. has announced a collaboration with Apple to bring activity data from Apple Watch and iPhone to the Sincerely Health digital health and wellness platform. Sincerely Health is a free tool available on 16 Albertsons Cos. grocery banners and websites, including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Shaw’s, Jewel-Osco, Acme and Tom Thumb. Customers who wear Apple […]
AdAdapted Partners With SideChef On CPG Advertising
Ann Arbor, Michigan-based AdAdapted, an advertising technology solution, has added a new shopping application partner to its roster, SideChef, increasing its reach over recipe-driven apps. Through the new partnership, AdAdapted continues to increase how CPGs advertise across third-party networks, shopping lists and recipes. The partnership also strengthens AdAdapted’s e-commerce capabilities and adds additional users to the company’s […]
ECRS Expands Operations With New Deployment Center
ECRS has announced the opening of its new deployment center on Industrial Park Drive in Boone, North Carolina. The facility will build, manufacture, prepackage and ship retail technology solutions to retailers located throughout North America and the Carribean. The renovated building more than doubles the size of the previous hardware warehouse and shipping space. With a 33-year […]
Southeastern Grocers’ Uses Zebra Services To Improve Operations
Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers is modernizing technology for its store employees with Zebra Technologies’ workforce and task management solutions to improve in-store operations and elevate the customer experience. Southeastern Grocers selected solutions from Zebra’s Modern Store framework to better engage employees and optimize store labor productivity across its network. Leveraging Zebra’s software capabilities enables the grocer to align the […]
Bazaarvoice, Acosta Group Partner On Omnichannel Strategies
Acosta Group, a collective of retail, marketing and foodservice agencies, has partnered with Bazaarvoice to drive revenue growth for brands by aligning their social commerce and technology solutions. With this partnership, Acosta Group will integrate the social commerce capabilities of Bazaarvoice across ratings and reviews, sampling and user-generated content (UGC) syndication. Bazaarvoice UGC is available to […]
Affiliated Foods Selects HIMPACT System To Optimize Inventory
Amarillo, Texas-based Affiliated Foods Inc. has chosen Herlitz Inventory Management’s HIMPACT as its new purchasing system. AFI was founded in 1968 as the result of a merger between two grocery companies. Over the past half a century, the grocery retail cooperative and distribution center has grown to include more than 700 member stores spanning eight states. “We […]
Logile Launches Forecasting Pilot Program For Retailers
Dallas, Texas-based Logile has announced the availability of its new Forecasting Pilot program available to retailers. Retailers can sign up and use AI and ML-driven metric forecasting through an automated self-serve platform. Forecasting accuracy is critical to retail decision making and operational efficiency in today’s ever-changing environment. Pilot participants can opt for eight weeks of daily forecasts for […]
Consumers Use Retailers’ Mobile Apps For In-Store Shopping
Mobile app experience company Airship released new global consumer research at Shoptalk to shed light on consumer behaviors and preferences for mobile apps from retailers. Across 11,000 consumer respondents, 78 percent are using retailers’ mobile apps either more often or about the same as last year. This preference for retail apps extends across age groups and household […]
Kroger CIO Joins Shoptalk To Discuss Grocery Tech Innovation
The Kroger Co.’s CIO and SVP Yael Cosset joined Shoptalk 2023 in Las Vegas this week for a discussion on how tech deployments improve the customer and employee experience at Kroger. “Investment in data and innovation during the last two decades – focusing on the customer experience – created immense value, saving customers $1.4 billion just last […]
Retailers Believe Digital Shopping Makes Shoppers Less Loyal
Recent research by Incisiv, conducted in collaboration with FMI – The Food Industry Association and in partnership with Loyal Guru, has found that maintaining shopper loyalty in the digital grocery industry is a growing challenge. The report, “Shopper Loyalty in the Digital Age,” highlights the importance of offering a seamless omnichannel experience for shoppers to foster loyalty, including providing a well-designed […]
The Fresh Market Begins Video Partnership With Chef Rossi
Greensboro, North Carolina-based The Fresh Market has begun an annual partnership with celebrity chef Anna Rossi. In her new role as a brand ambassador and spokesperson, Rossi will create recipes, lifestyle content and host a monthly livestreaming shoppable event on the company’s website. The celebration began in March as Rossi hosted, “Plan an Easter to Remember with The […]
Retailers Focused On Deploying Technology To Improve Efficiency
The recent 2023 Connected Retail Experience Study, conducted by Incisiv in collaboration with Verizon Business, shows that retailers are prioritizing investments in technologies that improve operational efficiency to reduce costs and increase profitability. Real-time inventory management has risen to the top of the investment agenda in the face of uncertain supply chain issues that retailers have […]
Coborn’s Adds EBT SNAP Benefits Through Instacart
St. Cloud, Minnesota-based Coborn’s Inc. will accept EBT SNAP payments online for same-day delivery through Instacart. With this program, EBT SNAP participants will now be able to use their benefits to access fresh food and pantry staples from Coborn’s, Cash Wise and Marketplace Foods when shopping via the Instacart website and mobile app. This launch […]
Firework, The Fresh Market Awarded Best Live Video Strategy
San Mateo, California-based Firework, in partnership with The Fresh Market, has been recognized with the Best Live Video Strategy Award at the Digiday Video and TV Awards. The partners were awarded for their Thanksgiving Video Commerce Campaign, the duo’s livestream and shoppable video campaign. “Firework takes great pride in helping forward-facing brands like The Fresh Market bring their […]
UNFI Implements Process Improvements, New SAE Technology
United Natural Foods advancing initiatives to improve its supply chain Providence, Rhode Island-based United Natural Foods Inc. has announced further actions to improve its supply chain capabilities and overall customer experience as part of its four-part transformation agenda. These actions include improved operating procedures, increased associate training programs and the deployment of technological improvements, such as […]
