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    Kroger deploys Google Cloud tools to enhance productivity in stores

    Workers for the grocery chain are using artificial intelligence and machine learning technology from the internet giant to track products, monitor staffing levels and handle other tasks.

    By • Jan. 23, 2023
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    6 notable tech updates from the National Retail Federation’s 2023 show

    From new food waste solutions to checkout devices, several vendors unveiled grocery-related developments at the annual conference in New York. Here are some of the ones not to miss. 

    By • Jan. 20, 2023
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    Trendline

    Fresh food innovation

    From new delivery services to technology designed to battle food waste, fresh foods and the ways grocers sell them are rapidly evolving. 

    By Grocery Dive staff
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    The Friday Checkout: The unexpected impacts of weather on supply chain

    A session at the NRF Show this week highlighted how categories like peanut butter can be impacted and how retailers like H-E-B are using technology to cope.

    By Grocery Dive Staff • Jan. 20, 2023
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    5 ways Target is pushing customer-driven innovations in omnichannel, grocery

    Ease, joy and affordability are key pillars of the company's efforts to build on its “Targét” reputation, two of the retailer’s C-suite executives said at the National Retail Federation’s conference.

    By • Jan. 19, 2023
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    Google Cloud rolls out AI-driven inventory tech

    The system uses machine learning to automatically identify items on store shelves using images taken from multiple angles.

    By • Jan. 18, 2023
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    Wakefern unveils frictionless checkout pilot

    The supermarket operator has opened an autonomous convenience store at its corporate offices in New Jersey and is planning a second location featuring the tech in the near future.

    By • Jan. 18, 2023
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    How The Fresh Market evaluates tech partnerships

    At the National Retail Federation conference, the grocer’s chief marketing officer outlined the three questions the company asks when it’s sizing up new technology. 

    By • Updated Jan. 18, 2023
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    Mercatus launches new mobile app for grocers

    The next generation of Mercatus Mobile gives grocery retailers advanced features and configurations to create a streamlined shopping experience for customers.

    By • Jan. 13, 2023
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    The Fresh Market expands tech tie-ups aimed at store efficiencies

    The specialty chain is dialing up its partnerships with Invafresh, which runs a platform to automate demand forecasting, and with VoCoVo, a provider of voice communication technology. 

    By • Updated Jan. 13, 2023
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    Boxed sees B2B as key to improving sales

    The struggling online company has found that business customers typically spend three times more per order than consumers do, a top executive said during an investor conference Monday.

    By • Jan. 11, 2023
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    As online grocery grows in 2023, boosting fulfillment efficiency is a top priority: report

    The grocery industry lost $298 million in margin with their online business in 2022, further underscoring the need to enhance e-commerce profitability, Grocery Doppio’s newly released scorecard found.

    By • Jan. 10, 2023
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    Albertsons pilots Pinterest’s LiveRamp-supported clean room

    Adoption by the grocery chain’s retail media network demonstrates the importance of data privacy and its effect on other marketer priorities.

    By Sara Karlovitch • Jan. 9, 2023
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    NGA Foundation receives $5M USDA grant to further SNAP online

    The money will go toward creating a technical assistance center that will help grocers with implementing SNAP purchasing for e-commerce orders.

    By • Jan. 6, 2023
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    Deep Dive

    8 trends that will shape the grocery industry in 2023

    The lingering impacts of inflation, the growth of retail media and the full return of the store shopping experience will have a significant impact in the year ahead, experts predict.

    By Grocery Dive Staff • Jan. 4, 2023
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    Relationshop acquires grocery e-commerce provider Stor.ai

    The acquisition was driven by a need to offer an end-to-end e-commerce platform that can compete with larger players like Amazon and Instacart, said Relationshop CEO Galen Walters.

    By • Jan. 4, 2023
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    Nearly 80% of US adults have never participated in a live shopping event: report

    The live commerce industry has blossomed in China, but it has a long way to go in terms of U.S. adoption, according to Morning Consult data.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Dec. 21, 2022
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    Meijer deploys all-electric trucks with eye on cold weather performance

    The retailer says the trucks will operate within a 200-mile radius of its home charging site in Michigan.

    By Larry Avila • Dec. 20, 2022
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    Grading 2022: A look back at our top trend picks from early this year

    Grocery Dive predicted food retailers would focus on rapidly unfolding trends like ultrafast delivery, automation and consumer data collection. So how’d we do?

    By , • Dec. 19, 2022
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    The Friday Checkout: Do consumers want to grocery shop in the metaverse?

    Non-food retail has made significant strides in entering immersive virtual worlds this year, but it’s unclear whether the same success will translate to the grocery sector.

    By Grocery Dive Staff • Dec. 16, 2022
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    Walmart launches Text to Shop functionality

    The new convenience-oriented feature comes two years after the retailer ended its text concierge service, Jetblack.

    By Dani James • Dec. 15, 2022
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    SpartanNash turns to artificial intelligence to ensure freshness, reduce waste

    The grocery distributor and wholesaler is piloting predictive ordering and inventory management tech from Afresh at 10 Family Fare stores in the Grand Rapids, Michigan, area.

    By • Dec. 15, 2022
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    Pardon the Disruption: The 7 trends that defined 2022

    Runaway inflation had a significant impact on grocers this year, but the industry also saw notable advancements in retail media, new store formats, loyalty programs and more.

    By • Dec. 14, 2022
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    Albertsons turns to the metaverse

    On Cyber Monday, the grocery company started selling bundles of private label pretzels, peanut butter cups and a pack of Coca-Cola in its pilot experience on virtual platform Decentraland.

    By • Dec. 13, 2022
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    How Walmart is pursuing omnichannel profitability

    The retail giant is leaning on automation as it builds out and retrofits its fulfillment centers, its President and CEO Doug McMillon said at a Morgan Stanley conference last week. 

    By • Dec. 12, 2022
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    Grabango taps Kroger veteran Ken Fenyo as CMO as it looks ahead to supermarkets

    Tech companies “don't really understand” food retailers, Fenyo said in an interview. “I hope I can bring a bit of an understanding of what it's like to be on the grocer’s side of the table.”

    By • Dec. 8, 2022