Instacart, an online grocery platform, has released “Beyond the Cart: A Year of Essential Insights,” a new report highlighting how the pandemic has transformed 100 years of grocery habits through the lens of six trends from the past year that are shaping the future of online grocery shopping. The report combines an in-depth look at […]
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Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Midwest
ECRM’s 2021 Global Market: Food & Beverage Launches New Experience
ECRM, a provider of end-to-end product sourcing solutions for retailers, is planning a first-of-its-kind industry experience that will completely change how consumer packaged goods products get discovered. ECRM’s 2021 Global Market: Food & Beverage will bring together retail buyers and product suppliers from around the world to meet face-to-face on June 28 through July 2. […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Symphony RetailAI Reports 2020 Growth And Momentum
Symphony RetailAI reported significant SaaS revenue momentum in 2020 and that it is laying the groundwork for continued growth into 2021. Following considerable uplifts in both SaaS and perpetual license revenue from the prior year, the company is focusing on acceleration of its go-to-market capabilities with the appointment of two new executive team members who […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National
Thriving As An Independent Grocer In 2021: 5 Key Strategies To Invest In For Success
Sponsored content by: ITRetail It’s no secret that 2020 drastically changed the grocery landscape. For grocers, the past year’s challenges have been anything but ordinary; the coronavirus pandemic has caused a massive shift in the way grocers do business, as well as the way consumers shop. Due to being an essential business, grocers did not […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Walmart Teaming Up With RangeMe For Upcoming Open Call
Walmart has scheduled its eighth annual Open Call and, for the third year in a row, is teaming up with RangeMe to streamline submissions to find products made, grown or assembled in the United States. “We are excited to continue partnering with Walmart on Open Call for the third year in a row,” said Nicky Jackson, CEO and […]
Posted inNorthgate Market, Home Page Slider, Online Grocery Technology, West
Northgate Market Using Logile To Improve Safety, Reduce Costs
Northgate Market has completed rollout of Logile’s Health & Temperature (HT) Scanner time clocks across its chain of 41 supermarkets throughout Southern California as well as its distribution center in Anaheim. Northgate is utilizing the HT scanning time clocks to screen employees and vendors to enforce compliance with its COVID-19 health and safety policies. Integration of the new […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Albertsons, Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, West
Albertsons Cos., Google Partner To Reinvent Future Of Grocery Shopping
Albertsons Companies and Google have entered into a multi-year partnership to make shopping easier and more convenient for millions of customers nationwide. The partnership brings together the power of Albertsons Cos.’ broad reach with Google’s capabilities in customer-centric innovation. The two companies have been collaborating behind the scenes for the past year and, as part […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Online Grocer Farmstead Goes Live In Raleigh-Durham
Online grocer Farmstead is now live in its third market: Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. The company announced the opening of its 1,000-person Raleigh-Durham waitlist in November 2020, and the list filled in under a week. The service is now open to anyone; new customers can open an account on the Farmstead website. “There’s nothing like Farmstead currently […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, West
IT Retail Partners With Citcon To Bring Payment Solutions To Retailers
IT Retail, a grocery POS company, and Citcon are partnering to bring mobile wallet payments to the grocery industry. The technology company offers a variety of wallet brands including PayPal, Venmo, AliPay, WeChat Pay and more. It is the only fully licensed U.S.-based acquirer of all three Chinese payment brands: Alipay, WeChat Pay and China […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, West
RangeMe Releases Retail Recap Report On 2020 Retail Trends
The past year presented previously unseen challenges for the CPG industry, and in the wake of the global pandemic, retailers had to pivot how they did business. Retail buyers turned to online product sourcing to find the products consumers wanted and needed, which in turn sparked a digital transformation that has turned CPG on its […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, West
Shelf Engine Raises $41M To Transform Grocery Supply Chain
Seattle, Washington-based Shelf Engine has announced a $41 million Series B funding round to expand its automation solutions to grocers facing mounting customer, labor and competitive pressures. Currently live in more than 2,000 grocery stores nationwide, Shelf Engine’s intelligent forecasting and order automation system uses advanced statistical models, machine learning and neural networks to generate […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, National
IRI Acquires Retail Consumer Insights Provider ISS From Kognitiv
IRI has acquired Intelligent Shopper Solutions, a retail consumer insight provider that enables collaboration between retailers and suppliers, from Kognitiv Corp. As part of the transaction, IRI also entered a partnership agreement with Kognitiv, a B2B technology organization headquartered in Waterloo, Canada. “We are thrilled to welcome ISS to the IRI family as we continue […]
Posted inHarps Food Stores, Home Page Slider, Online Grocery Technology, Southwest
Harps Launches Mobile Rewards Program With Birdzi
Birdzi, a provider of personalized digital customer engagement solutions for grocery retailers, has successfully deployed a mobile rewards app with Harps Food Stores. Harps Rewards was launched in February, following a six-month implementation, and enables the grocer to offer shoppers digital savings, personalization and enhanced shopping experiences, both in store and online. Faced with a new […]
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BJ’s Wholesale Club Adds Online EBT Payment Option
BJ’s Wholesale Club now accepts EBT payments for SNAP eligible items on BJs.com for in-club pickup and curbside pickup orders in Florida and North Carolina. BJ’s members in these states can now seamlessly shop for their groceries on BJs.com for in-club pickup or contactless curbside pickup and use their EBT card for SNAP eligible items […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Symphony RetailAI Named As A Representative Vendor
Dallas, Texas-based Symphony RetailAI, a global provider of integrated AI-enabled marketing, merchandising and supply chain solutions for FMCG retailers and manufacturers, was recognized as a Representative Vendor in Gartner’s 2021 Market Guide for Retail Unified Price, Promotion and Markdown Optimization Applications. According to Gartner, major factors driving differentiation among vendors and/or data providers include: Use of […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, West
Independents Demonstrating AI Isn’t Just For Big Retailers Anymore
San Jose, California-based Hypersonix, an enterprise AI platform for consumer commerce industries, is actively partnering with independent retailers to deploy its AI technology to help unlock profitable growth opportunities. Three examples are HomeTown Pharmacy, Pyramid Foods and Carlie C’s IGA – all have implemented the Hypersonix AI solution with the intention to become more data-driven […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, West
Instacart Appoints Simo, McCarthy To Board Of Directors
Fidji Simo, head of Facebook App, and Barry McCarthy, former CFO for both Spotify and Netflix, have joined Instacart’s board of directors. Simo brings to Instacart’s board years of experience leading global teams at scale and building beloved consumer products; and McCarthy brings more than three decades of experience in business operations and management, finance, accounting […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southwest
McLane Introduces EDGE To Help Grow Sales And Profits
McLane Company Inc., a supply chain services company providing grocery and foodservice solutions, has introduced McLane EDGE, a digital platform that offers marketing and merchandising insights, the latest sales-building programs, services, promotions, category trends and new products. The new digital platform combines McLane’s Strategic Merchandising Portal (SMP) and Strategic Merchandising Solutions Magazine (SMS) into one […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Stop & Shop GO Rewards Recognized As A Top Loyalty Program
Quincy, Massachusetts-based Stop & Shop said that its GO Rewards loyalty program has been named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Loyalty Programs 2021. This award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., a statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The GO Rewards program was recognized for its ease and enjoyment of use, benefits and […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Trax Forms Inaugural Advisory Board Of Retail And CPG Leaders
Denver, Colorado-based Trax, a global provider of computer vision solutions and analytics for retail, has formed an advisory board. Made up of consumer packaged goods and retail industry leaders, the Trax Advisory Board will help advance the company’s mission to provide brands and retailers with timely visibility and enhanced execution by digitizing the physical store […]