Technology: Page 21

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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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    Retail media

    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
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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
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    UNFI posts sales increase in Q1, links automation plans to growth

    The grocery wholesaler and retailer brought in net sales of $7.5 billion during the quarter, a 7.6% year-over-year increase due largely to inflation and new business.

    By • Dec. 7, 2022
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    First US non-Amazon-owned grocer to equip Just Walk Out, palm-scanning tech

    The retail giant is serving as a technology vendor to an independent grocer reopening soon in Kansas City, Missouri.

    By • Dec. 5, 2022
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    BJ’s joins the retail media bandwagon

    The launch of BJ’s Media Edge marks the membership-based company’s entry into a fast-growing advertising sector that is attracting a growing number of retailers looking to turn their shopper relationships into revenue streams.

    By • Dec. 2, 2022
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    Instacart launches savings-focused advertising tools

    Instacart Promotions aims to make it easier for customers to find promotions by allowing brand partners to launch new deal structures and have savings appear directly on product item cards.

    By • Dec. 1, 2022
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    How a Gen Z founded digital marketplace is trying to reach coveted young shoppers

    Set to launch early next year, Consumerhaus has a few strategies in place aimed at forging deep connections between shoppers and the grocery-focused assortment it sells.

    By • Nov. 28, 2022
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    Erewhon Market to pioneer biodegradable water bottles

    On Thursday, the Southern California specialty grocer will become the first retailer to carry the containers developed by Los Angeles startup Cove.

    By • Nov. 28, 2022
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    Why grocers are adding shoppable videos to their own websites and apps

    Firework’s CEO says livestreams and short videos can help grocers tap into younger consumers’ desires for authenticity and human connection.

    By • Nov. 22, 2022
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    E-commerce platform Mercato launches program to boost healthy food access

    Focused on independent grocers, the company’s “Thriving Communities” program aims to work with governments and nonprofits to improve access to nutritious options in low-income areas.

    By • Nov. 22, 2022
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    Delivering vaccines safely

    How are you ensuring that the vaccines dispensed are maintaining their potency?

    Nov. 21, 2022
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    Shipt updates in-app features before holiday shopping rush

    The third-party delivery company is rolling out several new features aimed at streamlining the shopping experience for gig workers, customers and retailers.

    By • Nov. 18, 2022
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    Aisles Abroad: How Migros is using semi-autonomous carts to pick online orders

    The Turkish grocer’s invention combines the strengths of robotic and manual picking to efficiently select products at a lower cost than fully automated solutions. 

    By • Nov. 16, 2022
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    Self-checkout now comprises nearly 40% of grocery checkout options, study says

    Despite the outcry over the rise of do-it-yourself front ends, consumers that use both self-checkout and staffed lanes are highly valuable to retailers, according to shopper intelligence firm Catalina. 

    By • Nov. 15, 2022
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    3 tech tips to help retailers sleigh the holiday season

    Sales bells ring, are you listenin’? Find out why retailers must tech now, or forever hold their peace.

    Nov. 14, 2022
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    UNFI to add indoor farms at select distribution centers

    In a new partnership, Square Roots will co-locate its vertical farming technology on-site at certain facilities, starting with the grocery wholesaler’s Prescott, Wisconsin, location in 2023.

    By • Nov. 11, 2022
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    Uber ramps up grocery partnerships

    The e-commerce delivery company announced this week it has expanded its services chainwide with Grocery Outlet and forged a new deal with SpartanNash. 

    By • Nov. 10, 2022
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    How automation could impact Kroger’s efforts to acquire Albertsons

    Although they might be different in scope and design, the grocers’ investments in e-commerce technology could play a significant role as regulators evaluate the potential impact of their proposed mega-merger.

    By , • Nov. 9, 2022
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    Instacart updates returns, reimbursement processes as part of new worker tools

    The new in-app features focus on resolving issues its workforce can encounter, such as when they use their personal cards to pay for orders or when a customer can’t accept an alcohol or prescription delivery.

    By • Nov. 9, 2022