Los Angeles-based BetterBrand Inc. has appointed Steve Polonowski as president and Chief Commercial Officer. The move comes as the company scales up its manufacturing capabilities and prepares for retail distribution in 2022. Polonowski joins BetterBrand from Simple Mills, where he served as chief sales officer, building a high-performing sales organization and implementing initiatives that multiplied annual revenue. […]
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NCR Named Largest Point Of Sale Software Supplier For Fifth Year
NCR Corporation leads the global point-of-sale software market in the retail and hospitality industry as the number one supplier, according to research and consulting firm RBR’s annual report. NCR has topped the list of more than 100 suppliers for five consecutive years and one in six POS installations worldwide is from NCR. Additionally, the report shows the […]
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Storewise Earns Multi-Million Dollar Investment From Bacardi’s Arellano
Jorge Arellano, a member of the Bacardi family, has invested in Storewise Inc. This new capital accelerates the expansion of the Storewise automation platform to help independent grocers protect profits and gives the Kansas City-based company sufficient capital to continue launching new, easy to use technology, such as price manager. “On behalf of the Storewise […]
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Peapod Digital Labs Named Winner Of Top Workplaces USA Awards
Chicago-based Peapod Digital Labs, the digital and commercial hub for Ahold Delhaize USA, has been awarded as a winner of the 2022 Top Workplaces USA award and the 2021 Top Workplaces by the Chicago Tribune. “We’re incredibly proud of the inclusive culture we’re building at PDL and outstanding talent we have, which led to this recognition,” […]
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Instacart Begins Rollout Of New Features, Enhancements For Shoppers
Instacart launched a renewed commitment to its shopper community of more than 600,000 people by beginning a months-long rollout of new products and enhancements for shoppers. The company is introducing four new commitments that will establish a foundation for ongoing improvements to the Instacart platform. Over the next four months, Instacart will launch four suites […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Price Rite Marketplace Accepts EBT SNAP Benefits Through Instacart
Keasbey, New Jersey-based Price Rite Marketplace and Instacart have announced that all Price Rite stores will now accept Electronic Benefits Transfer Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (EBT SNAP) as online payment for groceries through Instacart. EBT SNAP will be accepted for Price Rite Marketplace orders placed via Instacart and Price Rite’s own online storefront, powered by Instacart. […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Insite AI Adds Top Industry Executives To Leadership Team
Austin, Texas-based Insite AI, a provider of AI-driven solutions for category and revenue growth management for the consumer goods industry, has announced that Jeff Smith and Steven Leven have joined the company’s executive team. Smith has been named company president and Leven has been appointed chief customer and commercial officer. “I am excited to have these […]
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IRI Thought Leaders To Reveal Research At Upcoming Webinars
IRI, a leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, CPG, retail and media companies, has announced the upcoming line up of its thought leadership webinars in its latest version of Next Week Now, a compilation of insights-rich activities, announcements and events. Upcoming IRI thought leadership activity includes: March 12 – SXSW – The latest […]
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Walmart Partners With Space NK To Launch Beauty Products Online
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart and British retailer Space NK have teamed up to bring prestige beauty products to Walmart.com and nearly 250 Walmart stores nationwide this summer. The collaboration, called Beautyspace, leverages Walmart’s size and scale with the Space NK’s assortment of high-quality beauty brands and products. Space NK has curated a collection of products spanning […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, West
Local Express Launches SNAP Payments Integration For Grocery Stores
Glendale, California-based Local Express, an e-commerce platform designed for independent grocery stores, has launched its new Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program payments integration. By testing and refining the technology with its first client, Daily Table, Local Express has optimized the SNAP/EBT payments solution for online pickup and delivery, making it available to all grocers across the […]
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Forage Hires Lavian As Chief Operating Officer
Los Angeles-based Forage has named Ofek Lavian as its chief operating officer. The company helps grocers navigate the process of gaining USDA permission to accept EBT SNAP payments online. Lavian will oversee the day-to-day operations, leading and scaling teams including product, operations and partnerships. Prior to joining Forage, Lavian led the payments and commerce product teams at […]
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Kroger Delivery To Add Fulfillment Center In Cleveland, OH
The Kroger Co. has announced it will offer delivery through the addition of a customer fulfillment center in Cleveland, Ohio. The facility will be powered by the Ocado Group and combine vertical integration, machine learning and robotics to provide an affordable and fast fresh food delivery service. “Kroger is incredibly excited to expand our delivery business […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Rosie Launches Retailer-Branded Mobile App For Independent Grocers
Ithaca, New York-based Rosie has launched its first retailer-branded mobile app for independent grocers. The first retailers to launch on the Apple and Google Play stores with their branded app are Crop’s Fresh Marketplace, a single store operator located in Pennsylvania, and Gerrity’s Supermarkets, located in Pennsylvania with nine locations. Rosie is on pace to […]
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Peapod Digital Labs Goes Virtual In Search Of Diverse-Owned Brands
Chicago-based Peapod Digital Labs is giving certified, diverse-owned businesses nationwide the opportunity to showcase their products and services to the companies of Ahold Delhaize USA through a series of curated virtual events. Teaming up with ECRM Range Me, PDL will host four virtual events throughout the year where merchants from the brands of Ahold Delhaize […]
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Cardenas Markets Now Accepts EBT SNAP Payments Via Instacart
Ontario, California-based Cardenas Markets, one of the largest Hispanic grocery chains in the country, has announced that the company’s online storefront will accept Electronic Benefits Transfer and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments via Instacart. Cardenas Markets is the first Hispanic retailer to accept EBT SNAP Payment via Instacart. “We are proud to be the first […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southeast
ECRS Appoints Caroline Catoe As President
Boone, North Carolina-based ECRS and its board of directors has announced the appointment of Caroline Catoe to the position of president. She will succeed her father, Pete Catoe, the founder of ECRS, who has held the position for 32 years. Pete Catoe will retain the role of CEO and continue to act as the company […]
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84.51° February Consumer Digest Report Shows Inflation Worries
How are shoppers cutting back to fight inflation? And what pandemic behaviors will stick? 84.51°, a Cincinnati-based retail data science company that helps Kroger and its partners, unpacks these insights and more in its February Consumer Digest. Based on real-time insights surveys from February 2022, here’s the latest on shopper trends and behavioral analytics: COVID-19 concern […]
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RangeMe Introduces Direct Purchasing To Product Discovery Platform
San Francisco-based RangeMe has expanded its industry standard service offering by giving buyers the ability to purchase products directly from suppliers. This has created the world’s largest wholesale marketplace for retailers by the sheer volume of buyers and suppliers already using RangeMe for product discovery. The capability will boost regional and independent retailers who can now order […]
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IRI/Boston Consulting Group Announce 2021 U.S. CPG Growth Leaders
IRI, a global technology leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail and media companies, and Boston Consulting Group, published the 10th annual CPG Growth Leaders study. Findings revealed that the total U.S. CPG industry grew roughly 3 percent in 2021, versus an expected sharper slowdown from 2020 – a year in which pandemic driven shifts […]
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Albertsons Partners With DoorDash For Express Grocery Delivery
DoorDash, an on-demand delivery platform, has introduced express grocery delivery, a service that offers consumers faster and more convenient delivery of fresh groceries in less than 30 minutes, in partnership with Albertsons Companies. As part of this launch, consumers in more than 20 major cities across the U.S. will now be able to access express grocery […]