Whole Foods to deploy Amazon One chainwide

The specialty grocer plans to offer the palm recognition and payment system at all of its more than 500 stores by the end of 2023, Amazon announced in a blog post on Thursday.

By Sam Silverstein • July 20, 2023

Grocers recorded a $300M margin hit on their digital business in 2022, report says

Improving product availability and fulfillment operations are top priorities for retailers to improve profitability, per new findings from Incisiv, FMI and Relex Solutions.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • July 19, 2023

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Grocers of all sizes are continuing to test the bounds of digital retail media capabilities through the launch of new capabilities and third-party partnerships.

By Grocery Dive staff

Schnucks to deploy new versions of Instacart’s smart carts

Caper Carts, including a new ‘Lite’ version and one with a bottom rack, will come to select stores in St. Louis this fall ahead of a larger planned rollout later this year.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • July 19, 2023

How New Season’s upcycling efforts are saving money, reducing food waste

The Portland, Oregon-area grocery chain is diverting rotisserie chicken, berry and ground beef products from waste streams and looking to repurpose more items, such as bread.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • July 19, 2023

Supply chain leaders should invest in automation, labor retention, report finds

Both can help secure business continuity, maintain service levels and reduce cost variations, according to a new report from FMI and Boston Consulting Group. 

By Catherine Douglas Moran • July 18, 2023

Leveraging technology for effective food waste reduction in grocery retail

Unveiling the power of tech: Tackling food waste in grocery retail with AI, traceability and analytics.

July 17, 2023

The Friday Checkout: The biggest winner on Amazon Prime Day? Cats.

Data from the 48-hour online sales event showed that cat treats and household essentials were among the hottest products, highlighting the ongoing effects of inflation.

By Grocery Dive Staff • July 14, 2023

Dollar General rolls out new cash rewards program

The new program, which was created in partnership with Ibotta Performance Network, allows customers to earn cash back in their DG Wallets on eligible purchases.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • July 13, 2023

Simbe Robotics raises $28M as it aims to bring its aisle-scanning tech to more retailers

The startup, which works with retailers including Schnucks, SpartanNash and BJ’s Wholesale Club, plans to tap the funds to help retailers leverage shopper data, co-founder and CEO Brad Bogolea said.

By Sam Silverstein • July 13, 2023

Food retailers spent more than $13B on tech investments in 2022: FMI

“Every CEO needs to at least think like a CIO, if not act like a CIO, going forward,” Mark Baum of FMI – The Food Industry Association said during a press call Wednesday.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • July 13, 2023

Albertsons reinventing digital circulars with Meta pilot

For the trial, the grocer’s retail media arm is replacing traditional digital circular ads with dynamic ad campaigns across Facebook and Instagram.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • July 12, 2023

How H-E-B is upgrading its online pharmacy tools

The grocer recently added the ability for customers to manage multiple pharmacy profiles in its mobile app after combining its pharmacy and grocery apps and websites earlier this year.

By Sam Silverstein • July 11, 2023

How Lowes Foods uses digital to supercharge its unique shopping experience

The North Carolina-based grocer, which focuses on in-store entertainment, sees omnichannel evolution as an important way to amplify its brand identity.

By Jeff Wells • July 11, 2023

Pardon the Disruption: Regional grocers face a fraught path to digital growth

This summer, Grocery Dive will look at how mid-sized retailers are adjusting to keep pace with — and even spearhead — digital innovation.

By Jeff Wells • July 10, 2023

SpartanNash, Flashfood collaboration diverts 1M pounds of food waste

The milestone comes three years after the companies launched their partnership, which they said has saved shoppers $1.9 million on groceries.

By Peyton Bigora • July 6, 2023

Relex Solutions debuts AI tool for retailers

The company is using models that built ChatGPT to create Relex-GPT, which helps customers access information about its products.

By Jessica Loder • July 6, 2023

Festival Foods starts using AI tool for fresh foods

The Wisconsin family- and employee-owned grocer is the latest retailer partnership announcement for store operations technology maker Upshop.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • July 6, 2023

Instacart rolls out updates to Foodstorm, worker rewards program

The company’s added features allow for more personalization with the order management system and give its top-performing workers extra perks. 

By Catherine Douglas Moran • June 29, 2023

DoorDash adds SNAP payments as part of biggest app update in its history

The company also unveiled several other new grocery-related shopping features and worker tools as part of its latest upgrades.

By Catherine Douglas Moran , Julie Littman • June 28, 2023

Tops starts accepting SNAP EBT payments for online Flashfood purchases

The food waste-reduction service worked with payments processor Forage to allow SNAP shoppers to place pickup orders for items nearing their expiration dates at participating Tops stores.

By Sam Silverstein • June 28, 2023

Instacart brings new Caper Cart model to 2 Wakefern stores

Shoppers at the ShopRite in Spotswood, New Jersey, and a Fairway store in Manhattan will be able to use the smart carts, which are slimmer and hold 65% more items than the previous model.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • June 22, 2023

Albertsons proposes retail media standards

The grocer’s retail media arm outlined four priority areas — product specification, performance measurement, third-party verification and capabilities — in a new white paper.

By Peyton Bigora • June 22, 2023

UNFI looks to improve demand planning and replenishment capabilities

The company is using Relex Solutions’ cloud-based procurement offering to consolidate and eventually replace its multiple buying systems with a centralized, data-driven approach.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • June 22, 2023

5 takeaways on digital innovation from top Walmart execs

The company’s CFO and head of investor relations outlined how supply chain automation, in-store technology and remodels are impacting labor, sales and consumer behavior.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • June 21, 2023

NGA, FMI endorse legislation prohibiting EBT processing fees

The trade groups said the newly introduced Ensuring Fee-Free Benefit Transactions Act would address cost-prohibitive fees on EBT transactions.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • June 16, 2023