Technology: Page 31

  • Thrive Market's shoppable recipe cookbook
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    Thrive Market debuts shoppable cookbook

    With more than 60 recipes, the hardcover book features QR codes people can scan to add ingredients to their online carts.

    By • Oct. 13, 2021
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    DoorDash beefs up ad capabilities for CPG brands

    The delivery platform is working to generate additional revenue as its growth slows from the highs reached during the pandemic's peak.

    By Chris Kelly • Oct. 13, 2021
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    Trendline

    Grocery loyalty

    Food retailers are depending on techniques designed to build and maintain connections with customers as they strive to stand out.

    By Grocery Dive staff
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    Ocado invests in self-driving company

    The tech firm’s $13.6 million investment in Wayve follows a similar funding announcement earlier this year as it looks to automate delivery for partner retailers like Kroger.

    By • Oct. 7, 2021
  • Do Good Chicken from Do Good Foods
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    Newly launched Do Good Foods raises $169M to turn food waste into animal feed

    The company plans to begin selling early next year chicken fed with a diet that includes upcycled food collected from grocery stores.

    By • Oct. 6, 2021
  • Cameras in retail store equipped with Standard cashierless technology
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    Standard AI offers to outfit c-store with frictionless checkout tech at its own expense

    The computer vision startup will begin accepting applications from store operators next week and plans to select a retailer to partner with by the end of the year.

    By • Oct. 5, 2021
  • Exterior of grocery store operated by Aldi Nord
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    Aldi to test frictionless checkout tech in the Netherlands

    The German supermarket chain plans to rely entirely on a computer vision system to ring up customers during a yearlong trial at an approximately 4,300-square-foot store in the Dutch city of Utrecht.

    By • Oct. 4, 2021
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    Sponsored by Inmar Intelligence

    5 ways your business can benefit from omnichannel marketing based on 1st-party data

    Is your business benefiting from omnichannel marketing, or are you missing out? Find out now.

    Oct. 4, 2021
  • Rooftop solar panels at a Shoprite location in Africa
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    Aisles Abroad: How Africa's Shoprite is embracing solar power

    The continent's largest food retailer is putting solar panels on top of supply trucks, carports, stores and distribution centers to be a better corporate citizen and reduce operational costs.

    By • Sept. 30, 2021
  • Exterior of Giant grocery store in Philadelphia
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    The Giant Company and Instacart launch grocery delivery in 30 minutes

    The announcement by the Ahold Delhaize banner follows the e-commerce company's debut of instant delivery with Kroger two weeks ago.

    By • Sept. 28, 2021
  • A Tally inventory robot from Simbe Robotics in a Hy-Vee supermarket
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    Hy-Vee is bringing inventory robots to 5 stores

    The grocery chain is the latest to deploy the automated shelf-scanning devices, which use high-resolution cameras to alert employees when items are out of stock.

    By • Sept. 24, 2021
  • Screens showing Albertsons-branded content on Pinterest mobile app
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    Albertsons links with Pinterest to drive e-commerce sales

    The grocer will use technology from the image-sharing site to let customers add ingredients for recipes directly to their online cart.

    By • Sept. 23, 2021
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    Sponsored by Marketplacer

    Beyond the shelf: The impact of third-party marketplaces in 2021 — and beyond

    The third-party marketplace revolution is here, and it's helping grocers come back from the global pandemic while reimagining the grocery experience.

    Sept. 22, 2021
  • Firework short-form videos on Albertsons website
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    Albertsons jumps into livestreaming

    The supermarket chain is working with tech startup Firework to develop shoppable videos that will feature food-related content designed to inspire customers to make purchases.

    By • Sept. 22, 2021
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    Robomart launches store-hailing platform for retailers

    The startup, which lets shoppers summon a mobile grocery or convenience store, is betting on more food retailers joining the instant-delivery trend.

    By • Sept. 21, 2021
  • Tortoise remote-controlled delivery vehicle with Choice Market branding
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    Choice Market to test remote-controlled delivery vehicles

    The grocery-convenience store chain will deploy electrically powered carts from Tortoise to transport goods between its retail locations and commissary, and plans eventually to use the technology to service e-commerce customers.

    By • Sept. 21, 2021
  • 1520 advertisements on New York City bike-sharing station
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    Instant delivery startup 1520 expands to Chicago

    The company's arrival in the Windy City marks its first foray outside its home base of New York City.

    By • Sept. 16, 2021
  • Ford, Argo AI and Walmart will launch an autonomous vehicle delivery service later this year in Miami, Austin, Texas, and Washington, D.C.
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    Walmart teams up with Ford to test self-driving deliveries

    As part of ongoing experimentation with the technology, the retailer will initially launch the service in Miami, Washington, D.C., and Austin, Texas.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 16, 2021
  • Hy-Vee Grimes
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    Deep Dive

    Inside Hy-Vee's 'reimagined' physical-meets-digital store

    Located in an up-and-coming northwest suburb of Des Moines, Iowa, the festive prototype features a lineup of new departments and partnerships, with digital touchpoints woven throughout.

    By • Sept. 15, 2021
  • Misfits Market raises Series B funding
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    Misfits Market raises $225M as its valuation doubles to $2B

    The e-grocer plans to use the additional funds to increase its assortment and expand nationwide.

    By • Sept. 15, 2021
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    GrubMarket
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    GrubMarket brings in $120M in Series E funding

    The produce distributor and technology company is exploring the development of automated picking systems and planning to expand into new service areas.

    By • Sept. 15, 2021
  • Buyk ultra-fast convenience delivery
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    Buyk debuts in New York City with 15-minute grocery delivery

    The latest entrant to the Big Apple's competitive field of ultrafast firms, backed by $46 million in seed funding, was created by the founders of a massive express delivery service in Russia.

    By • Sept. 14, 2021
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    Independent grocers bolster catering operations as holiday season approaches

    Several food retailers have added order management software from FoodStorm in a bid to streamline their operations and boost volume.

    By • Sept. 13, 2021
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    Sponsored by ECR Software

    Here's how you can grow your gross margin by 3 points

    Shrink, spoilage, overstocks, and out-of-stock scenarios are all problems that push pennies off the table. These inventory problems eat into your gross margin… but it doesn't have to be that way.

    Sept. 13, 2021
  • A Whole Foods store in San Francisco
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    Amazon is bringing cashierless tech to Whole Foods

    The specialty grocer plans to open a location in Washington, D.C., and one in Sherman Oaks, California, equipped with the Just Walk Out system.

    By • Sept. 8, 2021
  • Two blue bags with groceries on a doorstep.
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    Walmart boosting grocery with app changes, new partnership

    The retailer plans to make universal search and checkout available to all app users by the end of the month and has teamed up with a media conglomerate to make planning and shopping for meals easier.

    By • Sept. 8, 2021