Shoppers are using their smartphones more during their in-store visits for things like contactless checkout, scanning QR codes for product information, looking up discounts/promos and downloading digital coupons. Convenience is a driving factor for this trend, with more than 70 percent of respondents wanting to use technology to get through the visit faster, but shoppers […]
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Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, West
Cardenas Markets, DoorDash Partner For On-Demand Grocery Delivery
Cardenas Markets, one of the largest Hispanic grocery chains in the country, and DoorDash have formed a new partnership to offer on-demand grocery delivery from all 59 Cardenas Markets store locations. “We understand our customers’ shopping preferences continue to evolve, and Cardenas Markets is committed to providing convenient methods for our customers to shop with […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Stop & Shop, Instacart Team Up To Offer 30-Minute Convenience Delivery
Quincy, Massachusetts-based Stop & Shop is partnering with Instacart, an online grocery platform, to launch Stop & Shop Express. The new program allows customers to shop for groceries, convenience items and other household essentials which will be delivered to them in as fast as 30 minutes. Stop & Shop is the first grocery retailer in […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, West
Mashgin Touchless Self-Checkout Surpasses $100M Global Sales
Mashgin, a touchless self-checkout system powered by AI and computer vision, unveiled new milestones that illustrate how touchless checkout may soon dominate retail, convenience stores, sports concessions, airports and even cafes. Mashgin Touchless Checkout kiosks have processed more than 16 million global transactions to date and recently surpassed more than $100 million in sales transactions […]
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CommerceIQ Integrates With Instacart For CIQ Advertising
CommerceIQ, an e-commerce management platform provider, has integrated with Instacart, an online grocery delivery platform in North America. Brands can now drive market share on this channel via a new API integration and product offering called CIQ Advertising for Instacart. The new product enables brands like Pilgrim’s Pride to obtain real-time visibility across all their […]
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GrubMarket Acquires Shapiro-Gilman-Shandler Produce
San Francisco, California-based GrubMarket has completed the acquisition of Shapiro-Gilman-Shandler Produce, a produce and dairy provider in the Greater Los Angeles Area. With over 112 years of history, SGS is a longstanding produce provider to a wide range of business customers including retailers, wholesalers, government institutions, purveyors and others. Founded in 1907, for over five […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National
Giant Eagle Selects StorMagic For Data, Encryption Key Management
Giant Eagle Inc., a U.S. food, fuel and pharmacy retailer, has selected StorMagic SvSAN virtual SAN software and SvKMS encryption key management to ensure uptime and safeguard data in its 200-plus supermarkets with in-store pharmacies. After experiencing challenges with its aging physical SAN solution, rising maintenance costs and sourcing issues with the solution’s self-encrypting disk drives, the Giant Eagle […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southeast
ADC Acquires Pinpoint Software, Expands Total Store Operations Platform
Tampa, Florida-based Applied Data Corporation has entered into an agreement to acquire Pinpoint Software, Inc., a provider of software solutions driving operational efficiencies and execution for grocers and other retailers, including its world-leading expiration date management platform, Date Check Pro. The acquisition is a strategic addition to the ADC portfolio. This includes ADC’s fresh item […]
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Dunnhumby To Power SEG Connects For Southeastern Grocers
Dunnhumby has a new technology partnership with Southeastern Grocers Inc. to power SEG Connects, the grocery retailer’s media business. SEG Connects will help consumer packaged goods companies connect with SEG’s Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie customers by putting the brands in front of the shoppers they want to reach in stores, online and on the […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Albertsons, Home Page Slider, West
Albertsons Cos. Selects Procurant For Order Management Of Perishables
Procurant, a cloud-based software company, has implemented its Procurant One technology platform for purchasing and order management for Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Cos. Inc., including brands Albertsons, Safeway, Jewel-Osco, Acme, United Supermarkets and Vons. “Perishable goods are critical to our success, and the complexity of our business and scale of operations require systems that are aligned […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Birdzi’s Visper Results Reveal Retailers Moving To Strategic Marketing
Iselin, New Jersey-based Birdzi, one of the supermarket industry’s most comprehensive customer intelligence and engagement ecosystem, has released the most recent results from its clients’ Visper personalization campaigns. Part of Birdzi’s customer intelligence platform, Visper leverages a retailer’s entire product catalog and customer insights to create specific offers, discounts and communication tailored to each shopper. […]
Posted inNorthgate Market, Home Page Slider, Online Grocery Technology, West
Northgate Introduces Pronto Curbside Pickup Service With NCR Freshop
Northgate Gonzalez Market has launched online ordering and curbside pickup capabilities with NCR’s e-commerce solution, NCR Freshop. The solution helps grocers implement their own e-commerce and delivery services without third-party providers. “We needed to bring the Northgate experience to our customers digitally but also cost-efficiently and were excited how quickly we were able to do […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Northeast
The Giant Co., Instacart To Offer ‘Instant Delivery’ From All Stores
Carlisle, Pennsylvania-based The Giant Co., together with Instacart, have launched Giant Instant Delivery and Martin’s Instant Delivery. Giant Instant Delivery provides customers with fresh groceries, convenience items and household essentials from early morning to late at night in as fast as 30 minutes. “While no two families’ grocery experiences are alike, the one thing so many of our families […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southeast, Wholesaler/Distributor News
Associated Grocers of Baton Rouge Partners With Rosie
Associated Grocers of Baton Rouge has partnered with Rosie, an e-commerce solution for independent retailers and wholesalers, to offer an online shopping program for its retail members. Associated Grocers Inc. is a full-service wholesale distributor serving more than 180 independent retailers spanning throughout Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. “We are excited to work with a partner […]
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Vision Group Unveil Acquisition Of SMSB Consulting
Chantilly, Virginia-based Vision Group, a multinational conglomerate of technology companies specializing in retail, unveiled the acquisition of SMSB Consulting Group, a U.S. based company with expertise on Visual Category Management. Vision Group has integrated several companies that leverage cutting edge technologies to automate retail audits, connect dispersed retail assets and enable frictionless retail. SMSB Consulting […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Weis Markets Partners With DoorDash For On-Demand Grocery Delivery
Sunbury, Pennsylvania-based Weis Markets and DoorDash have formed a new partnership to offer on-demand grocery delivery from more than 170 Weis Markets stores across seven states, including New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. DoorDash will offer more than 47,000 items from Weis Markets, including fresh meat and seafood, produce, dairy, snacks and other grocery staples. Whether shopping […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Grocers Adopting Bell And Howell QuickCollect Go! Pod
Bell and Howell, a provider of automated e-commerce pickup solutions, has received multiple orders for its new BH QuickCollect Go! Pod from American grocers. The robotic e-commerce order pickup solution eliminates labor-intensive order touchpoints using patent-pending, next-generation automation and intelligent software. With the QuickCollect Go! Pod, Bell and Howell addresses growing challenges with labor shortages […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Hy-Vee Adopts Receipt Marketing Technology By FlexEngage
FlexEngage, a provider of receipt and transactional communications, says it has been chosen by West Des Moines, Iowa-based grocery chain Hy-Vee Inc. to power its receipt marketing technology across all of its 275 stores. Through this engagement, FlexEngage will enable Hy-Vee to personalize, monetize and manage all of the marketing content on in-store receipts and […]
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Shipt And CitrusAd Launch Partnership For Brand Advertisers
Same-day delivery service Shipt and retail media platform CitrusAd are launching a new partnership to deliver best-in-class retail media performance, measurement and reporting to the thousands of brands that are sold on the Shipt marketplace. This new technology integration will be available to brands starting this October, offering through the CitrusAd platform the ability to […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Northeast
ARS Shares Results Of AppCard NTRs Pilot In Foodtown Supermarkets
Iselin, New Jersey-based Allegiance Retail Services is reporting positive results of a pilot program that delivers a new digital experience for shoppers. The most significant element of the program is the implementation of AppCard’s new checkout terminals (NTRs) that make shopping easier, more convenient and relevant for the customers and the stores. The NTRs are piloted […]