Birdzi has begun an API integration with ECRS, alongside their joint customer Springdale, Arkansas-based Harps Food Stores. Grocers that utilize Birdzi’s and ECRS’ integration, such as Harps Food Stores, can enable their customers to redeem digital coupons, loyalty rewards and Birdzi’s VISPER offers in real time as they shop. Since its founding, Birdzi has worked with its retail […]
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Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National
DoorDash, Forage Partner To Expand SNAP/EBT Payments On Delivery Orders
Forage and DoorDash have begun a partnership to expand SNAP/EBT acceptance on the platform. Since launching support for SNAP/EBT payments in 2023, more than 1.1 million consumers have added their SNAP/EBT cards to DoorDash. Forage’s integration, enhanced reliability and SNAP experts help to accelerate the USDA authorization process for merchants on DoorDash, reducing the time it takes for […]
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Dunnhumby Introduces AI-Based Competitive Threat Evaluator
Dunnhumby has introduced the Competitive Threat Evaluator, a tool that can diagnose the intensity and nature of a retailer’s competitive threat and provides actionable knowledge about competitors and their attractiveness to shoppers at the chain, geographic and store levels. This web-based tool combines geo-location data from Placer.ai – covering cross-shopping behavior, proximity to competitors and the density of competitors within […]
Posted inAssociation News, Frozen Food, National
Two Industry Leaders To Be Inducted Into Frozen Food Hall Of Fame
The National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA) and the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) have announced that two industry leaders will be inducted into the Frozen Food Hall of Fame this October at the NFRA Convention. The Frozen Food Hall of Fame was established in 1990 by the Distinguished Order of Zerocrats, an organization […]
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NGA Focuses On Fresh For Independent Grocers At Ops Summit
Fresh departments in supermarkets were in the spotlight for nearly 100 operations-focused grocery leaders attending the National Grocers Association’s 2024 Store Operations Summit: Focus on Fresh, held June 17-19 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Attendees found the summit to be a worthwhile experience. “Fresh is a priority for independent grocers, and the content presented during NGA’s […]
Posted inBakery News, Deli News, National
May Sales Report: Deli Increases While Bakery Dips
According to 210 Analytics’ recent report, prices in the fresh perimeter were up 1.2 percent in May versus a year ago, whereas center-store grocery prices increased 1.7 percent – the closest rates of inflation seen in several years between the two parts of the store. The May prices across food and beverages were 33 percent […]
Posted inBeverage News, National
Bottled Water Cos. Primo Water, Blue Triton To Merge
Primo Water Corp. and an affiliate of BlueTriton Brands Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement to create a North American pure-play healthy hydration company in an all-stock transaction, unanimously approved by their boards of directors. Upon closing, Primo Water shareholders and holders of incentive equity are expected to own 43 percent of the fully […]
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Report: Grocery Execs Believe AI ‘Will Be A Future Necessity’
Incisiv, an industry insights firm, and Wynshop, a provider of digital commerce and fulfillment solutions, have revealed the findings from Grocery Doppio’s State of AI in Grocery 2024 Report. Highlights from this year’s report include: Eighty-six percent of grocery C-suite execs say that AI will be a necessity in the future, up from 81 percent […]