With the goal of revolutionizing its fresh perimeter, Green Bay, Wisconsin-based Festival Foods has partnered with Upshop, a provider of AI-driven retail software, for store operations. This partnership is timely for Festival Foods as the organization gears up for growth and requires systems that can rapidly scale. With Upshop, store employees gain the ability to […]
Category: Online Grocery Technology
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Albertsons, National
DoorDash Launches SNAP/EBT Online Payments
DoorDash will begin accepting SNAP/EBT payments on the platform with multiple grocery partners including Aldi, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer and participating 7-Eleven stores. With these partnerships, more than 4,000 grocery and convenience locations nationwide will soon offer SNAP/EBT payment capabilities on DoorDash for on-demand delivery of eligible grocery items. DoorDash will offer SNAP recipients the benefits […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Southeast
ECRS Introduces SNAP Balance Management Tool
Boone, North Carolina-based ECRS has created SNAP While You Shop, an industry-first, patent-pending balance management tool for EBT customers. After consulting with retailers in the CATAPULT Community, ECRS heard stories of EBT/SNAP shoppers having insufficient funds at checkout, causing them to make difficult decisions about what to put back. This was complicated by the fact […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Albertsons, Marketing News, West
Albertsons Media Collective Seeks To Standardize Retail Media Networks
In a new whitepaper, Albertsons Media Collective has shared a preliminary framework to standardize specifications, methodologies, terminology and disclosures across retail media networks. The collective, the retail media arm of Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Cos., is hosting a discussion on the topic – Transforming Retail Media Through Standardization – alongside leaders from Omnicom Media Group, Pinterest […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Northeast, Wholesaler/Distributor News
UNFI Ups Buying Systems With RELEX Solutions
Providence, Rhode Island-based United Natural Foods Inc. has partnered with RELEX Solutions, a provider of unified supply chain and retail optimization solutions, to implement its cloud-based procurement solution. When delivered, the system will consolidate and replace multiple UNFI buying systems and drive efficiencies in demand planning and replenishment. The platform is expected to become operational over […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Northeast
Enhanced Smart Shopping Carts To Debut At Two Stores In Northeast
Instacart has announced the arrival of enhanced smart shopping carts at the ShopRite of Spotswood in New Jersey, with a planned launch in the coming weeks at Fairway Market in Kips Bay/Manhattan, New York. The updated Caper Cart recognizes and rings up groceries, provides tailored shopping recommendations and lets customers check out from the cart. […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Midwest
Cub Implements Upshop For Total Store Freshness
In a partnership that is expected to deliver more than $1.5 million in annual shrink savings, Stillwater, Minnesota-based Cub Foods has implemented Upshop’s Expiration Date Management product across 55 stores. Following an initial pilot in the Stillwater store last fall, Cub began deploying it in March, with the rollout completed in less than four weeks. […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Marketing News, Midwest
AWG, University Of Illinois Collaborate On Digital Coupon Analytics Project
Thanks to a partnership with Kansas City, Kansas-based Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), graduate students at the University of Illinois’ Gies School of Business are researching the effectiveness of digital coupons on customer behavior. The company shared a statement on LinkedIn, stating “the students’ findings are helping to guide [our] digital coupon strategy.” Kate Favrow, director […]