Ithaca, New York-based Rosie, an online grocery shopping platform for retailers and wholesalers nationwide, has appointed Merrick Rosner as its chief revenue officer, effective Nov. 16. “Merrick’s deep passion for and knowledge of the grocery industry made him the perfect candidate to grow our leadership team at Rosie,” said Nick Nickitas, founder and CEO at […]
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U.S. Online Grocery Sales Total $8.1B In October As KPIs Stabilize
The U.S. online grocery market generated $8.1 billion in sales during October, driven by $6.4 billion from the pickup/delivery segment and $1.7 billion from ship-to-home, reported the Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey, fielded Oct. 29-30. “As the number of new COVID-19 cases in October continued to decline, key performance indicators (KPIs) for monthly active users, order […]
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Instacart Offers New Features To Help Online Grocery Shoppers Save
Instacart has introduced a number of new features rolling out across the Instacart App that are designed to make online grocery shopping more affordable. These include a Deals Tab and exclusive savings for Express members, to a new reduced cost and free delivery option and new Dollar Store Hub destination on the Instacart marketplace. This […]
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Symphony RetailAI’s Sullivan Named An RIS News Top Mover, Shaker
Cheryl Sullivan, chief product officer for Dallas, Texas-based Symphony RetailAI, a global provider of integrated AI-powered marketing, merchandising and supply chain solutions for FMCG retailers and manufacturers, has been named to RIS News’ Influentials 2021: Top 10 Movers and Shakers in Retail. The annual recognition highlights executives who are shaping the retail industry and their companies through […]
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UVD Robots Move Into The Supermarket Aisle
After receiving the second order of 100 more robots from the European Commission in September, following the first order of 200 robots in November 2020, Odense, Denmark-based UVD Robots has entered a global partnership agreement with OCC Commercial Consulting to combat COVID-19 and high-risk pathogens commonly found in grocery, food service and retail environments. The partnership enables OCC to […]
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Gatik, Walmart Achieve Industry First Fully Driverless Deliveries
Gatik is operating daily without a driver behind the wheel of its Walmart delivery route in Bentonville, Arkansas, the companies announced today. The route moves customer orders between a Walmart dark store and a Neighborhood Market in a fleet of multi-temperature autonomous box trucks. According to Gatik, its deployment with Walmart in the state represents […]
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Ultrafast Grocery Service Buyk Doubles Presence In NY To 20 Dark Stores
Buyk, a real-time retail service that promises grocery delivery within 15 minutes, has expanded into Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx, following a successful launch in Manhattan in September. The move brings the company’s total number of dark stores to 20, making Buyk one of the largest and fastest-growing ultrafast grocery delivery services operating in New York […]
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‘Publix Quick Picks’ Virtual Convenience Store Now Available In Southeast
Instacart and Publix are introducing the grocery retailer’s virtual convenience offering – Publix Quick Picks. Available across Publix’s seven-state footprint, the new storefront allows customers to shop from its assortment of fresh groceries, pantry and household essentials, meals and snacks for delivery in as fast as 30 minutes with Instacart Priority Delivery. Publix Quick Picks first launched in September […]
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Energy Recovery Signs Agreement With Vallarta Supermarkets
Energy Recovery Inc. and Vallarta Supermarkets, a Southern California-based company with more than 50 locations, have agreed to install Energy Recovery’s PX G1300 (PX G) device in Vallarta Supermarkets’ store in Indio. “As we’ve committed to doing all we can to reduce our impact on the environment, we have been hunting for new technology and solutions […]
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IRI Shares New Grocery Trends Data Ahead Of Thanksgiving Holiday
IRI has released new insights on Thanksgiving-related grocery trends. As the holiday season approaches and widespread supply chain challenges continue to impact industries across the economy, IRI has been tracking a variety of holiday-related items to gauge their availability, demand, price and promotion for Thanksgiving and Christmas. The resulting insights will enable retailers and manufacturers […]
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FarmboxRx First Fresh Grocery Delivery Service To Take SNAP Benefits
FarmboxRx, a nutrition program championing the “Food as Medicine” movement within healthcare, says it will be the first and only national online grocer to accept SNAP/EBT benefits. The pilot program will enable the Medicare/Medicaid population that FarmboxRx services to supplement the healthy food benefits provided through their health plan with SNAP dollars. This new program will enable […]
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Farmstead Brings No-Fee, Same-Day Delivery To Half Moon Bay, CA
Farmstead, the first online grocer to offer fresh, high-quality groceries, delivered for free, has expanded its service into Half Moon Bay, California, becoming the only no-fee and no-markup grocery delivery service in the area. With Farmstead, residents can get local brands such as Straus (with free bottle pickup), Cowgirl Creamery, Acme Bread (baked each morning) […]
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Giant Food, Flashfood Partner On Pilot Program To Reduce Waste
Giant Food, a greater Washington, D.C. regional food retailer, is collaborating with Flashfood, a digital marketplace providing customers access to heavily discounted food nearing its best-by date. Initially available at three select Giant stores in Maryland and Virginia, this pilot program continues the expansion of Flashfood’s partnership with Giant’s parent company, Ahold Delhaize USA and […]
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Symphony RetailAI Acquires ReTech Labs
Dallax, Texas-based Symphony RetailAI, a global provider of integrated AI-powered marketing, merchandising and supply chain solutions for FMCG retailers and manufacturers, has acquired ReTech Labs, a global SaaS provider of real-time image capture and recognition technology. Through ReTech’s solutions, retailers and CPG teams can manage on-shelf availability, eliminate out-of-stock issues and distribution voids, and ensure the […]
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Royal Farms To Use NCR Self-Checkout In 100% Of Stores
Royal Farms, a privately owned chain of convenience stores, is expanding its partnership with NCR Corp. to equip all of its stores with self-checkout solutions. The company operates in more than 250 locations throughout Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. “We introduced the first NCR self-checkout solutions in 2019, and while we […]
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Kroger’s New Private Marketplace Helps Brands Optimize Performance
The Kroger Co.’s retail media business, Kroger Precision Marketing powered by 84.51°, has announced the launch of a new private programmatic advertising marketplace. The Kroger Private Marketplace allows agencies and brands to reach consumers by applying Kroger audience data to programmatic campaigns within their preferred ad-buying platform. As America’s largest grocery retailer, Cincinnati, Ohio-based Kroger serves 60 million households annually nationwide. […]
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Mercatus Survey Reveals Online Customers Prefer Grocery Pickup
Mercatus, a provider in digital commerce solutions for grocery retail, has released findings from its annual survey of U.S. consumers, conducted in collaboration with Incisiv. The report, titled eGrocery Transformed: 2021 market projections and insight into online grocery’s elevated future, confirms that U.S. online grocery customers are predominantly oriented toward grocery pickup services, with 75 percent of […]
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Pensa Hires Industry Veteran Whiting As Head Of Marketing
Austin, Texas-based Pensa Systems, a cloud-based automated perception solution, has appointed technology veteran Tim Whiting as VP of marketing. In this role, he will help scale the company’s brand and go-to-market efforts to meet growing demand for Pensa’s automated real-world shelf visibility data. CPG brands and retailers alike are increasingly turning to Pensa to help them […]
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Coin Cloud Adds Meme Coin Shiba Inu To 4,000-Plus DCMs
Several years after adding the cryptocurrency Dogecoin to its DCM inventory, Coin Cloud has launched the meme coin Shiba Inu. According to the company, that makes Coin Cloud the fastest and easiest way to buy the two most popular “dog coins” with cash. Dogecoin still wins in terms of recognition among digital currencies that have Shiba Inu dogs […]
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Walmart Store No8 Looks At How Voice, Text Are Transforming Shopping
How close are customers to being able to text Walmart their shopping list? Walmart’s Store No8 and the company’s Global Tech team are currently testing a beta experience – Walmart Text to Shop – with customers in select areas, according to Dominique Essig, VP of conversational commerce at Store No8. “We’re learning a lot about when […]