In 1976, George W. Duren saw the value in reopening a closed grocery store in the factory town of Port St. Joe, Florida. Until 1999, the most prominent employers were a paper mill and chemical factories when the city received the devastating news that the mill would be closing. Mr. Duren, not wanting to see […]
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Whole Foods CEO Hails Company’s ‘Higher Purpose, Core Values’
LAS VEGAS – Among the highlights of opening day at Groceryshop 2022 was a keynote conversation with Jason Buechel, the new CEO of Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market. Making his first public appearance since taking the helm, Buechel was interviewed Monday by Joe Laszlo, VP of content for Groceryshop, on the main stage at Mandalay […]
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FMI Endorses Legislation To Strengthen Credit Card Competition
FMI – The Food Industry Association applauded Reps. Peter Welch and Lance Gooden for introducing companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to the bipartisan Credit Card Competition Act, sponsored by Sens. Dick Durban and Roger Marshall earlier this year. This bill would require more than one network option on credit cards, giving merchants like food retailers […]
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DoorDash Expands Into New Retail Markets
DoorDash has announced several new retail partners on its platform spanning multiple categories including grocery, convenience and home goods. The company said in a press release, “Over the last few years, we have accelerated our growth beyond restaurants, introducing on-demand grocery, convenience store and alcohol delivery on the DoorDash app with partners including Albertsons Companies, […]
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‘Leading CPG And Grocery Event’ Opens In Las Vegas
Groceryshop has returned. The popular convention got underway Monday at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to the convention’s website, “Across four days, our jam-packed agenda will feature informative, unrivaled talks on the changing grocery landscape from 200-plus industry leaders, as well as opportunities to connect and network with peers and potential […]
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BrightDrop Enters Supermarket Industry With Trace Grocery
Palo Alto, California-based BrightDrop is expanding its business and product portfolio with the launch of Trace Grocery, a new temperature-controlled eCart that helps streamline order fulfillment and pickup for online grocery purchases. The announcement Monday about the new product coincided with the opening of Groceryshop in Las Vegas, a massive CPG and grocery event during […]
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Instacart Launches ‘Connected Stores’ Platform
Instacart has unveiled Connected Stores, a bundle of six new technologies that layer on top of current offerings, helping grocers bring together online ordering and in-store shopping for consumers. Connected Stores creates a unified, personalized experience for customers by enabling them to move between a retailer’s app or website and its in-store experience. Together, Instacart […]
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AdAdapted, Flipp Partner To Help Brands Land On Shopping Lists
Ann Arbor, Michigan-based AdAdapted has partnered with Flipp, a retail technology company. Together, the partners will help CPG brands to drive shopper intent and for shoppers to build their digital shopping lists. The partnership means AdAdapted’s one-click, add-to-list technology can be utilized on Flipp’s platform. AdAdapted can advertise CPG products to shoppers as they build their mobile lists […]