Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National

Simbe Introduces Mobile Application, Virtual Tour Capabilities

As a majority of retailers embrace in-store technologies that improve business and store team performance, Simbe has introduced new product capabilities. This is one of Simbe’s largest software updates to date and extends the value of its web platform – as the only platform with proven results at scale used by dozens of retailers across three continents. The first solution, Simbe Mobile, […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Health & Wellness, National

Instacart, Northwell Health Expand Access To Food For Patients, Staff

Instacart and Northwell Health, New York’s largest health system, have begun a partnership through the Instacart Health initiative to use Instacart’s platform and products to expand access to nutritious food, inspire sustainable healthy choices and scale food as health programs to reach diverse Northwell communities. “Raising health is more than the care Northwell provides in our hospitals and […]

Posted inMeijer, Independent Store News, Midwest, Online Grocery Technology

Meijer Introducing School Supply List Technology Through App

Meijer is introducing a new feature to help families get school supplies requested by their teachers through a digital “School Supply List” technology on its app and website. The feature allows parents to enter their zip codes, search for schools and add the necessary items to carts. This technology can be accessed through a QR code […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National

June Online Grocery Sales Total $7.7B, Up 8% From 2023

The U.S. online grocery market finished June with $7.7 billion in monthly sales, an 8 percent increase over last year. Delivery sales surged after aggressive promotions last month, ship-to-home posted strong results due to increased spending per order and pickup held steady year-over-year, according to the Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopper Survey, fielded June 30-31. During June, […]

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eGrowcery Adds AI To Recipes Through New Technology

eGrowcery is helping supermarkets and other retailers improve engagement with their shoppers by offering a suite of more than 70,000 recipes. This latest feature allows retailers to personalize their recipe offerings based on regional preference and product catalog using eGrowcery’s AI technologies to auto-select the products to be assigned to the recipe or for the […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Feature, Southeast

ECRS’ CATAPULT Retail POS Utilizes AI To Help Independent Grocers Compete

Artificial intelligence applications for local and regional retail grocers are no longer on the horizon – they are a reality today. Pete Catoe, founder and CEO of ECRS, a retail solutions provider, said AI technology is available to grocers with practical tools they should already be using to enhance the customer experience. Catoe said two […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Hy-Vee, Midwest

Hy-Vee Implements VusionGroup’s Digital Solutions

Hy-Vee has implemented a series of digital solutions from VusionGroup to help streamline the shopping experience for its customers. Hy-Vee is using the VusionGroup platform to digitalize more than 230 of its stores, which will be able to update product prices and data automatically, rather than the labor-intensive process of printing and hanging paper price tags. […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, West

Heritage Grocers Group Expands Loyalty Program To El Rancho Supermercado

Heritage Grocers Group has expanded its rewards program to El Rancho Supermercado, one of its banner companies with 29 stores across Texas and Kansas. This expansion further unifies Heritage’s banner companies under one loyalty program to enhance the overall shopping experience for its customers. “Building on the successful launch of Heritage’s rewards program for Cardenas Markets in […]