DoorDash has announced several new retail partners on its platform spanning multiple categories including grocery, convenience and home goods. The company said in a press release, “Over the last few years, we have accelerated our growth beyond restaurants, introducing on-demand grocery, convenience store and alcohol delivery on the DoorDash app with partners including Albertsons Companies, […]
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Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, West
‘Leading CPG And Grocery Event’ Opens In Las Vegas
Groceryshop has returned. The popular convention got underway Monday at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to the convention’s website, “Across four days, our jam-packed agenda will feature informative, unrivaled talks on the changing grocery landscape from 200-plus industry leaders, as well as opportunities to connect and network with peers and potential […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, West
BrightDrop Enters Supermarket Industry With Trace Grocery
Palo Alto, California-based BrightDrop is expanding its business and product portfolio with the launch of Trace Grocery, a new temperature-controlled eCart that helps streamline order fulfillment and pickup for online grocery purchases. The announcement Monday about the new product coincided with the opening of Groceryshop in Las Vegas, a massive CPG and grocery event during […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National
Instacart Launches ‘Connected Stores’ Platform
Instacart has unveiled Connected Stores, a bundle of six new technologies that layer on top of current offerings, helping grocers bring together online ordering and in-store shopping for consumers. Connected Stores creates a unified, personalized experience for customers by enabling them to move between a retailer’s app or website and its in-store experience. Together, Instacart […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Midwest
AdAdapted, Flipp Partner To Help Brands Land On Shopping Lists
Ann Arbor, Michigan-based AdAdapted has partnered with Flipp, a retail technology company. Together, the partners will help CPG brands to drive shopper intent and for shoppers to build their digital shopping lists. The partnership means AdAdapted’s one-click, add-to-list technology can be utilized on Flipp’s platform. AdAdapted can advertise CPG products to shoppers as they build their mobile lists […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Association News, National
Independent Grocers Urge Congress To Back Credit Card Reform
About 1,000 independent grocers joined in a letter urging Congress to support the Credit Card Reform Act of 2022, legislation that would inject much-needed competition into the market for credit card routing. The legislation is sponsored by Senators Dick Durbin and Roger Marshall and allows merchants to choose between two unaffiliated networks to process credit […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Northeast
Michaud Joins Birdzi’s Board Of Directors
Iselin, New Jersey-based Birdzi has announced that Todd P. Michaud has joined its board of directors as an independent member. With a track record for driving growth and building enduring software businesses, Michaud will advise on Birdzi’s product and scaling its customer base. “At Birdzi, we never want to stay stagnant – our team is constantly evolving our solutions […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Northeast
C&S Wholesale Grocers Builds AI-Powered Distribution Model
Tata Consultancy Services has been chosen by Keene, New Hampshire-based C&S Wholesale Grocers to build a new operations platform on Google Cloud to reduce the company’s carbon footprint and enhance the customer experience. C&S has partnered with TCS to reimagine its operations platforms, including customer experience and grocery distribution. TCS will lead the company-wide project and […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Northeast
Stor.ai Partners With F5 To Provide Advanced Cybersecurity
New York-based Stor.ai has partnered with F5, a multi-cloud application security and delivery company, to equip grocers with advanced Web Application Firewall capabilities to protect grocery e-commerce platforms and add a secure application-layer firewall. Through a combination of machine learning, intelligent threat detection and application expertise, grocery retailers using stor.ai’s platform can deploy advanced protection mechanisms […]
Posted inH-E-B, Online Grocery Technology, Southwest
H-E-B Launches Cashback Debit Card Program
San Antonio, Texas-based H-E-B has launched a debit account program that gives customers 5 percent cash back on the purchase of qualifying H-E-B brand products. The H-E-B Debit Card, which can be used anywhere Mastercard is accepted, acts as a spending card with an optional savings account and provides users several benefits, such as free […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Southwest
Quicklly To Bring Asian Grocery Delivery To Texas
Quicklly has expanded its Texas impact with same-day delivery of groceries from local vendors like Dana Bazaar. The platform currently offers nationwide delivery for meal kits and Indian staples, in addition to same-day delivery in Chicago, the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City and Northern New Jersey. With Austin joining the list, the platform is bringing authentic and delicious South […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Marketing News, National
Study Finds Consumers Embrace Online, In-Store Shopping Habits
Acosta has previewed results of its “Online Grocery Landscape Report,” a shopper insights study on the attitudes and preferences surrounding online grocery shopping habits. Acosta conducted the research in June through its proprietary Shopper Community with input from more than 750 grocery shoppers across a range of age groups, behaviors and preferences. The research found […]
Posted inRaley's, Online Grocery Technology, West
DoorDash Partners With The Raley’s Co. For Grocery Delivery
DoorDash has begun a partnership with West Sacramento, California-based The Raley’s Companies, which includes stores within the Raley’s and Bashas’ divisions, to offer on-demand grocery delivery from 213 locations across multiple cities. Consumers can order groceries on-demand from more than 117 Raley’s stores across Northern California and Nevada and from more than 91 Bashas’ stores […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Southeast
Southeastern Grocers Debuts DoorDash Delivery, Curbside Pickup
Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers has a new offering with DoorDash to shop the stores online and have their groceries delivered with the benefit of in-store deals and promotions. This will allow customers to shop for groceries online through the Winn-Dixie or Harveys Supermarket app or website and receive their order in two hours or less fulfilled […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Executive News, Northeast
Dumac Appoints Kress To Board Of Directors
East Syracuse, New York-based Dumac Business Systems has appointed Michael Kress to its board of directors. He serves as Dumac’s VP of major accounts. “Michael is an experienced business leader who brings significant expertise in POS technology and within the CFR and grocery space,” said Howard McCarthy, CEO and chairman of the board. “We are delighted to welcome […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Northeast
Misfits Market To Combine With Imperfect Foods
New York-based Misfits Market, an online grocery platform, has announced the acquisition of online grocer Imperfect Foods. The planned acquisition will unite both brands to deliver a better, more sustainable grocery experience and put the combined business on track to cross $1 billion in sales and reach profitability by early 2024. Founded to build a […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National
Instacart Acquires E-Commerce Platform Rosie
Instacart has acquired Rosie, an e-commerce platform for local and independent retailers and wholesalers. With this acquisition, Instacart is deepening its commitment to serving local and independent grocers and expanding its Instacart Platform e-commerce offerings. Founded in 2013 in Ithaca, New York, the Rosie team has spent nearly a decade building relationships and supporting local and independent retailers […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Association News, National
FMI Survey Finds Food Industry Investing In Customer Experience
Despite a challenging year marked by a persisting pandemic, historic inflation, supply chain bottlenecks and labor shortages, the food industry is making investments to meet shoppers’ evolving tastes, according to FMI – The Food Industry Association’s annual research report, The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2022. The survey finds that food retailers are focusing on investments in new technologies […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Northeast
Birdzi Creates Personalized Consumer Offers With Visper 2.0
Iselin, New Jersey-based Birdzi is altering grocers’ approach to personalization with the announcement of Visper 2.0. Through this program, grocers can create personalized promotions with no manual input, customizing each element to individual shoppers. Earlier this year, regional grocer Coborn’s trialed Visper 2.0 and saw an increase in loyalty. Customers expect personalization, but according to McKinsey & Company, 23 percent of shoppers believe […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National
Instacart, Quicklly To Deliver Indian Groceries In 7 Cities
Quicklly and Instacart have announced the companies’ expanded partnership to offer delivery of Quicklly’s Indian pantry staples, desi spices and sauces across seven U.S. cities: New York City; Chicago; Austin, Texas; Fremont, California; Sunnyvale, California; Naperville, Illinois; and Edison, New Jersey. The Instacart app also offers nationwide delivery of Quicklly’s ready-to-eat Indian meals kits in three to four […]