Grocery TV, an in-store digital advertising network, has shared the results of a meta-analysis that showed, on average, CPG brands achieve a 14 percent incremental lift in sales by advertising on their network. The meta-analysis included studies from the last five years for a range of CPG products sold in grocery stores where Grocery TV […]
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Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Independent Store News, National
Grubhub Brings Grocery To Marketplace With Mercato Partnership
Grubhub and Mercato, an online marketplace for independent grocery stores, have partnered to bring Mercato’s inventory of more than 950 merchants across the country to the Grubhub Marketplace. Customers can order from hundreds of locations, with all merchants becoming available over the next few weeks. With this first third-party delivery partnership for Mercato, Grubhub is expanding its […]
Posted inProduce News, National
Flashfood Celebrates Milestone Of 100M Pounds Diverted
Flashfood has reached a major milestone on the path to eliminating retail food waste: 100 million pounds of food diverted from landfills to dinner tables across North America. This is the equivalent to more than 83 million meals and more than $250 million saved on groceries. “Flashfood was founded with the singular mission to reduce […]
Posted inExceptional Independents, National
The Shelby Report Recognizes EIA Winners
Welcome to our 2nd Annual Exceptional Independents Award (EIA) Winners digital edition. We are incredibly pleased to highlight our winners who attended The Shelby Report’s EIA ceremony at the NGA Show in Vegas on March 11, 2024. This event is Shelby Publishing’s opportunity to highlight those companies who have demonstrated true, industry changing innovations. Independent […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Executive News, National
Instacart Adding Dolan, Former Revlon Exec, To Board Of Directors
Instacart has appointed Victoria Dolan, former CFO of Revlon, to the company’s board of directors. Separately, after years of service, Jeff Jordan, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, and Barry McCarthy, president and CEO of Peloton, will retire from the board when their terms expire at the company’s annual meeting of stockholders. Dolan, a seasoned financial […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Center Store, National
ReposiTrak Welcomes 20 Suppliers To Traceability Network
ReposiTrak has added 20 center store and snack suppliers to the ReposiTrak Traceability Network, where they will exchange FDA-required key data elements for each critical tracking event in their supply chains, ensuring compliance with FSMA 204 before its January 2026 deadline. Specializing in snack, nut and nut butter product categories, these suppliers have aligned with […]
Posted inAssociation News, Executive News, National
Furman Joins FMI As Director Of Food, Product Safety Programs
FMI – The Food Industry Association has added Shelby Furman as its new director, food and product safety programs. In her role, Furman will be responsible for developing and implementing food and product safety programs, as well as directing food protection activities and providing technical expertise for the FMI membership. Specifically, she will work on […]
Posted inGrocery Store Equipment, Feature, National
Combined Capabilities Of Mercatus Create Connected Ecosystem
Relationshop recently finalized the merger of two providers of e-commerce solutions for independent and regional grocers – Mercatus Technologies and Stor.ai. The new company is operating as Mercatus, a wholly owned subsidiary of Relationshop Inc. Galen Walters, CEO of Relationshop, spoke with The Shelby Report’s Jan Meade. He said Stor.ai, which is based in Tel […]