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SpartanNash e-commerce director details personal shopper training
The certification process includes hours of “challenging” online courses and in-person testing, the company’s director of e-commerce and digital experience said at Groceryshop.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Sept. 22, 2023 -
Hy-Vee debuts in-house retail media network
The Midwestern grocer’s announcement furthers the trend of regional grocers building out full-scale platforms that are on par with those offered by national grocers.
By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 22, 2023 -
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Uber adding AI tool and ‘virtual sales aisle’ to its app
The planned updates to Uber Eats also include the addition of SNAP and healthcare benefits payments starting next year.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Sept. 20, 2023 -
Walmart wants employees to make more last-mile deliveries
The number of deliveries currently made by company associates is small compared to what's handled by independent contractors.
By Max Garland • Sept. 20, 2023 -
Kroger took a hard look at the past when crafting divestiture deal, CEO says
The chain was determined to avoid a repeat of Albertsons’ ill-fated 2015 deal with Haggen as it developed plans to sell stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers, Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen said.
By Sam Silverstein • Sept. 20, 2023 -
Wakefern adds live tracking feature to grocery delivery
The technology is available for orders from more than 200 stores under the ShopRite and The Fresh Grocer banners.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Sept. 19, 2023 -
Sam’s Club, Giant Eagle beef up their retail media platforms
New capabilities outlined by the companies aim to streamline and organize data gathered from ad campaigns and report relevant performance metrics to ad partners.
By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 19, 2023 -
Publix expands tech campus as digital investments ramp up in grocery
The chain is spending tens of millions of dollars to upgrade facilities in its hometown of Lakeland, Florida, in an effort aimed at attracting tech talent to fuel its growing omnichannel capabilities.
By Sam Silverstein • Sept. 19, 2023 -
Gopuff rolls out discounted membership program for college students
The new offering, known as Student Fam, provides access to all the benefits of the quick delivery company’s Fam subscription service for half the standard cost.
By Sam Silverstein • Sept. 18, 2023 -
DoorDash unveils 8 new grocery partners
The tie-ups, which include deals with Cub, Eataly, El Super and Stater Bros. Markets, bring the company’s third-party e-commerce service to more than 400 regional and specialty stores.
By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 18, 2023 -
Uber partners with Save Mart and The Fresh Market for grocery delivery
As it expands its reach in online grocery sales, the e-commerce company will serve more than 190 Save Mart, Lucky and FoodMaxx stores as well as all 161 of The Fresh Market’s locations.
By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 14, 2023 -
Albertsons’ retail media standardization framework to be assumed by IAB
The announcement comes a few months after the grocer released a white paper advocating for regimented specifications, methodologies, terminology and disclosures across retail media networks.
By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 14, 2023 -
Albertsons unveils 30-minute grocery e-commerce service
The new Flash pickup and delivery options are available at more than 2,000 stores across the Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Acme and Tom Thumb banners.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Sept. 13, 2023 -
Walmart CEO talks consumer spending, inflation predictions
Inflation is on course to continue declining, but food prices are unlikely to return to their levels from two years ago, Doug McMillon said at an investor conference Tuesday.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Sept. 13, 2023 -
Sprouts plans to open 40 stores, roll out loyalty program in 2024
The new store count, which executives detailed Tuesday at Goldman Sachs’ Global Retailing Conference, is a marked increase from the 30 stores the grocer is on track to add in 2023.
By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 13, 2023 -
Walmart expands Express Delivery to 10 pm
The retailer’s Live Shopper feature lets customers make last-minute changes while their order is being fulfilled.
By Nate Delesline III • Sept. 13, 2023 -
Grocery e-commerce sales jump 9% in August
Sales totaled $9.3 billion for the month, with pickup orders accounting for three-quarters of the year-over-year gain, per the latest report from Brick Meets Click and Mercatus.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Sept. 13, 2023 -
Kroger taps the brakes on automated fulfillment center rollout
The grocery chain plans to hold off on building new e-commerce sites with Ocado “until we make sure that we have a clear path on the ones we have,” Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen said Friday during an earnings call.
By Sam Silverstein • Sept. 11, 2023 -
Save Mart taps AI tech to deepen shopper insights and boost CPG relationships
The grocer expects its tie-up with SymphonyAI to help it “think differently from a strategic standpoint” as it works with suppliers, Senior Vice President of Merchandising and Marketing Mark Van Buskirk said in an interview.
By Sam Silverstein • Sept. 7, 2023 -
H-E-B debuts largest e-commerce fulfillment center to date
Located in Katy, Texas, the 100,000-square-foot center is the grocer’s seventh online fulfillment facility and the first standalone one in its growing digital network.
By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 7, 2023 -
Target offers more details on its ‘secret sauce’ delivery strategy
The retailer recently opened its 10th sortation center and is testing larger-capacity vehicles for delivery.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Sept. 5, 2023 -
DoorDash ups measures to stop underage alcohol orders
The company’s new safety measures in Massachusetts — a state with a high concentration of college students — include blocking deliveries to campuses and requiring couriers to complete compliance training.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Sept. 1, 2023 -
Walmart’s e-grocery sales share hits record high
The retailer accounted for nearly 36% of all U.S. online grocery sales in Q2, up 5 percentage points from the same period in 2022, per Brick Meets Click and Mercatus.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Aug. 30, 2023 -
Instacart's Road to IPO
6 takeaways from Instacart’s IPO filing
The grocery technology company, which recently achieved profitability, recorded nearly $1.5 billion in revenue during the first six months of 2023, with a significant chunk stemming from its ads business.
By Catherine Douglas Moran , Sam Silverstein • Updated Sept. 22, 2023 -
Parents more likely to buy groceries online: FMI
Shoppers with kids are twice as likely to always order their groceries online than consumers as a whole, the trade group noted in its Back to School report.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Aug. 25, 2023