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Aldi developing its own online grocery platform
The discount supermarket chain is working with German e-commerce technology company Spryker on a service that reduces its reliance on Instacart.
By Sam Silverstein • Oct. 27, 2022 -
Trigo nets $100M as it eyes ‘full-sized’ supermarkets
The Israeli frictionless checkout startup company plans to use the new funding in part to scale its computer vision-based technology for use in larger retail locations than it currently supports.
By Sam Silverstein • Oct. 26, 2022 -
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.
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Charting SNAP’s digital growth
The number of households that used SNAP benefits to make at least one online order has doubled since the start of 2021.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 24, 2022 -
Sam’s Club finishes chainwide deployment of inventory-scanning robots
The wholesaler has added the Inventory Scan tower atop automated floor scrubbing robots to report data like pricing and product availability back to club managers.
By Peyton Bigora • Oct. 24, 2022 -
Q&A
Kroger’s retail media guru on CTV ambitions and vanity metrics
Cara Pratt sat down at Advertising Week to discuss evolving CTV measurement and why it could be a new battleground for mature players.
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Walmart launches beta version of content creator platform
The retailer is strengthening its reach into social commerce by allowing creators to set up affiliate links and access performance data.
By Dani James , Peyton Bigora • Oct. 18, 2022 -
Instacart sharing when and where its workers can find peak earning opportunities
The new feature, which helps gig shoppers determine the best days to shop in specific areas, is the latest in a slew of recently added tools for the company’s workforce.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 13, 2022 -
How Walmart is experimenting with shoppable content
From recipe site integrations to interactive videos, the retailer has embraced partnerships that aim to boost inspiration and ease for at-home cooking.
By Catherine Douglas Moran, Julia Himmel, Shaun Lucas • Oct. 12, 2022 -
Grubhub, Starship deploy delivery bots across 5 college campuses
Over 170,000 students have access to food delivery through this integration, and more colleges are expected to launch the service later this year.
By Julie Littman • Oct. 12, 2022 -
Walmart’s fulfillment tech expands to Asda stores
The rollout of the Store Assist app to more than 330 of the U.K. grocery company’s stores follows Walmart’s push into offering services and solutions to other retailers.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 11, 2022 -
Walmart to buy Alert Innovation
The retailer is acquiring the Massachusetts-based automated fulfillment company as it continues to level up its order-routing capabilities.
By Sam Silverstein , Jeff Wells • Oct. 6, 2022 -
Food delivery robots to roam Chicago in pilot program
Operators will partner with restaurants and grocery stores to test the app-based robot deliveries. City leaders will look at device boundaries, vandalism and other potential issues.
By Katie Pyzyk • Oct. 6, 2022 -
Giant Food makes private brands star of rewards program promotion
Until Dec. 31, the grocer is making items like bread, milk, bacon and frozen vegetables available to Flexible Rewards members for fewer points than it typically requires.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 4, 2022 -
Deep Dive
Inside Kroger Health’s food-as-medicine playbook
As it expands its nutrition scoring, food prescriptions and dietitian-focused approach, the health solutions arm of the grocery company aims to tie healthy eating to disease prevention.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 3, 2022 -
Sponsored by relevanC
How data science is powering the new wave of Retail Media platforms
Retail Media ad revenue isn’t just defined by the budget available from your advertisers. It’s also the rate at which it can be spent. That’s where Machine Learning can help.
By Olivia Mark, Managing Director, SaaS, relevanC and Grégoire Flatin, Head Retail Media Solutions relevanC • Oct. 3, 2022 -
Instacart unveils sweeping health-focused initiative
The announcement of new tools, such as caregiver-built carts and shoppable dietitian lists, coincides with the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Sept. 28, 2022 -
UNFI records quarterly results as it steps up investments in automation
The grocery wholesaler plans to install robotic equipment from Symbotic in four distribution centers and has recently made progress filling open jobs in its facilities, the company said this week.
By Sam Silverstein • Sept. 28, 2022 -
Where artificial intelligence fits in the Sam’s Club tech portfolio
AI helps drive purchases and improve the shopping experience. The bottom line is member retention, said Chief Technology Officer Vinod Bidarkoppa.
By Roberto Torres • Sept. 26, 2022 -
Column
The Friday Checkout: 6 takeaways from Groceryshop
Technology priorities like dealing with data and developing omnichannel shopping options topped the agenda at the annual grocery industry gathering in Las Vegas last week.
By Grocery Dive Staff • Sept. 23, 2022 -
How Raley’s is trying to make e-commerce profitable
The California-based grocer is focused on a “flywheel” that incorporates different fulfillment models, Zachary Wilson, its head of e-commerce, said at a Wednesday Groceryshop session.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Sept. 22, 2022 -
5 notable tech companies from Groceryshop
The trade show’s exhibit hall included a wide range of vendors touting everything from automated hardware solutions to reusable bag systems. Here are a few that stood out.
By Jeff Wells , Sam Silverstein • Sept. 22, 2022 -
Gen Z’s demands and values are redefining grocers’ online presence
This younger generation, regarded for their activism, holds companies accountable for their ethical standards, panelists said during a Groceryshop session Tuesday.
By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 21, 2022 -
Kroger links with French meal planning service
The grocery chain has a new partnership with Jow, a startup that recommends recipes and ingredient products to customers based on their dietary and lifestyle preferences.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Sept. 21, 2022 -
Walmart weds data to popular apps like TikTok in latest ad play
A new Innovation Partners program that also features Snapchat and Roku seeks to help brands better understand what engages Gen Z.
By Peter Adams • Sept. 20, 2022 -
Whole Foods CEO wants to bring back ‘the theater of retail’
During a keynote at the Groceryshop conference, Jason Buechel said the chain wants to continue being an innovator in store experiences while also upholding its specialty roots.
By Sam Silverstein • Sept. 20, 2022