Instacart unveils suite of services for grocers, including 15-minute delivery

Instacart Platform brings together new and existing services the e-commerce company offers, including ultrafast delivery, online storefronts, digital ads and smart carts.

By Catherine Douglas Moran , Jeff Wells • March 24, 2022

Instacart taps into creator-generated recipes to expand shoppable content

The e-commerce platform said new integrations with TikTok, Tasty and Hearst Magazines will allow users to add groceries to their cart with a few clicks.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • March 17, 2022

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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

Value and convenience lead the way as Amazon leans toward grocery stores

Total foot traffic at Whole Foods Market stores dropped 15% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2021, while visits to Amazon Fresh locations increased 58% by the same measure, according to research firm InMarket.

By Sam Silverstein • March 15, 2022

As self-checkout expands in grocery, here are 4 ways the technology is leveling up

From age verification to produce-recognition systems, retailers have new ways to make an old concept faster, more secure and easier to use.

By Catherine Douglas Moran , Sam Silverstein • March 14, 2022

AiFi raises $65M as retailers sharpen focus on computer vision

The frictionless checkout technology provider plans to use the funds, which it raised from investors including Aldi South Group, to expand its technical staff and put its gear into stores faster.

By Sam Silverstein • March 14, 2022

How club retailers are embracing digital payment for SNAP recipients

Sam’s Club is now accepting EBT for its Scan & Go service at participating locations, while BJ's Wholesale Club is continuing its rollout of SNAP online purchasing.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • March 11, 2022

Instacart rolls out in-store navigation and other tools for workers

More than 80 stores are piloting the e-commerce company's interactive map feature aimed at helping its workers more easily shop the aisles.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • March 10, 2022

Retail tech provider Swiftly raises $100M

The company, which helps drive digital shoppers to grocery stores, plans to expand its workforce by about 50%, said Chief Technology Officer Sean Turner.

By Sam Silverstein • March 9, 2022

Inside the Store: The first Whole Foods with Just Walk Out is beautiful. Just don't look up.

Grocery Dive’s Catherine Douglas Moran visited the chain's Washington, D.C., store in Glover Park to see how its specialty soul meshed with Amazon’s checkout-free technology.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • March 8, 2022

New mobile grocery vending machine to hit the streets

Automation startup Tortoise says early results indicate its remote-controlled stores-on-wheels bring in greater revenue than traditional vending machines.

By Sam Silverstein • March 4, 2022

Amazon to close bookstores, 4-star shops and shift focus to its grocery stores

The e-commerce giant said its brick-and-mortar strategy will now center on its Amazon Fresh, Whole Foods Market, Amazon Go, Amazon Style stores and Just Walk Out technology.

By Kaarin Vembar • March 3, 2022

Walmart moves further into livestream shopping

The big-box retailer expanded its partnership with TalkShopLive as it further delves into scalable social shopping.

By Kaarin Vembar • March 2, 2022

Rosie begins to outfit independents with branded apps

More than 80 grocery stores have signed up for white-label apps that are expected to go live before the end of March, Dave Makar, the e-commerce provider's chief customer officer, said in an interview.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 28, 2022

Kroger to expand delivery service to Oklahoma City

With the opening later this year of a "spoke" facility connected to an automated warehouse in Dallas, the grocer will be establishing a foothold in another state where it does not operate any stores.

By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 18, 2022

Online sourcing platform RangeMe adds direct purchasing

The new function lets U.S. retailers buy nearly 1 million products directly from more than 200,000 niche suppliers and manufacturers around the world. 

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 18, 2022

Save Mart adds robotic delivery to another store

The California grocer has started using robotic vehicles from Starship Technologies to transport groceries from a Lucky California supermarket in Pleasanton, California.

By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 17, 2022

Tech firms helped retailers go online. Now they want to boost their in-store operations, too.

Grocers are increasingly using e-commerce data to boost in-store efficiency, keep items stocked and tackle other tasks as they sharpen their focus on omnichannel shopping, industry executives said.

By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 16, 2022

Grabango adds another c-store partner for its checkout-free tech as it looks ahead to supermarkets

The startup's frictionless checkout system will appear in two Mapco convenience stores in Tennessee later in 2022, and deployments with grocers will likely ramp up next year, Grabango founder and CEO Will Glaser said.

By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 15, 2022

CVS to spend up to $3B on digital features

The retailer wants to improve its tech offerings as it scales back its brick-and-mortar operations.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Feb. 14, 2022

FMI: 5 ways grocers can do more to reduce food waste

Expanding donations of surplus food, developing a composting strategy and standardizing expiration package labeling are some of the opportunities the trade group outlined.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 14, 2022

Three major types of food fraud—and how to stop them

Discover some top fraud challenges faced by restaurateurs and grocers and what can be done to overcome them. 

Feb. 14, 2022

Grocers set to lose momentum as pandemic fades

Overall growth in the U.S. grocery market is expected to slow to a 3.3% annual rate in 2022, down from 4.5% last year, but e-commerce sales are poised to gain steam, according to Coresight Research.

By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 10, 2022

5 benefits of automating grocery retail operations

Grocery is a highly competitive space, now is the time to consider the benefits of automation.

Feb. 7, 2022

The Grocery Dive Outlook for 2022

Food retailers continue to benefit from at-home eating, but they also face a slew of challenges that promise to make this a dynamic year for the industry.

By Grocery Dive Staff • Feb. 3, 2022

Retail startup opens first frictionless grocery store, eyes 500 more

The first Nourish + Bloom Market location, an approximately 1,500-square-foot store equipped with computer vision cameras and robotic delivery vehicles, opened recently in Fayetteville, Georgia.

By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 3, 2022