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The Giant Company to pilot robotic fulfillment system at new Philadelphia facility
The Ahold Delhaize-owned grocer is working with sister company Peapod Digital Labs to develop the facility, which will use technology from AutoStore and Swisslog.
By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 16, 2021 -
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Food Lion starts accepting online orders from SNAP customers in NC
The grocer also plans to expand to eight more states in the coming weeks, including Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
By Sam Silverstein • Updated Feb. 16, 2021 -
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TrendlineGrocery loyalty
Food retailers are depending on techniques designed to build and maintain connections with customers as they strive to stand out.
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Peapod founders re-enter grocery e-commerce with custom shopping tool
Brothers Andrew and Thomas Parkinson's new service, Sifter.shop, lets customers filter groceries based on health-related criteria and then transmit their orders to selected grocers.
By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 10, 2021 -
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DoorDash acquires robotic salad maker Chowbotics
The startup's signature kiosk, which several grocers have installed in stores, is set to become a tool for restaurants to reach new markets and customers.
By Julie Littman , Thai Phi Le , Jeff Wells • Feb. 9, 2021 -
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Q&A: What retailers and shoppers want from their grocery apps
Atomic Robot CEO Alex Robinson, who was a founding member of Kroger's mobile development team, and UX/UI designer Leah Blandford talk app usage during the pandemic and what lies ahead for retailers.
By Jeff Wells • Feb. 9, 2021 -
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Walmart acquires Thunder ad tech as it preps self-serve display portal
The platform could make advertising on Walmart properties more accessible to small brands — an important step in the retailer's race to catch up to Amazon.
By Peter Adams • Feb. 4, 2021 -
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Industry groups push for new tech solutions for nutrition incentive programs
The National Grocers Association and Food Industry Association are asking retailers and developers to work together to streamline point-of-sale technology.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 4, 2021 -
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Giant Eagle brings vertically farmed greens to over 75 stores
It's the latest expansion in a sector that's increasingly popular with retailers but operationally difficult for suppliers.
By Rosie Bradbury • Feb. 2, 2021 -
Starship Enterprises
Driverless delivery company Starship secures $17M in new funding
The latest round led by Goodyear Ventures puts the food delivery service’s total funding over $100 million.
By Rosie Bradbury • Jan. 29, 2021 -
Ahold Delhaize
Ahold Delhaize partner rolls out frictionless shopping tech
California-based UST has launched its Walk-In, Walk-Out system following a trial at the grocer's Retail Business Services office in Massachusetts.
By Sam Silverstein • Jan. 29, 2021 -
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Walmart will add automated micro-fulfillment to dozens of stores
The move, which represents the largest deployment of the robotic technology to date, will test various configurations from multiple tech vendors.
By Jeff Wells • Jan. 27, 2021 -
'Not a fad': Voice-based technology holds promise for grocers
Doug Rogers, chief security officer at Wegmans, said the tech could become the top way shoppers want to interact with the grocer.
By Sam Silverstein • Jan. 27, 2021 -
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Eager to innovate in pickup, grocers look to lockers and kiosks
These storage units save precious store space and offer time flexibility for shoppers, but they also come with limitations that could impede their adoption.
By Sam Silverstein • Jan. 21, 2021 -
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Choice Market readies frictionless store in Denver
The location, which will offer a wider range of grocery products than the chain’s other stores, is set to open in March.
By Sam Silverstein • Jan. 19, 2021 -
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Sponsored by ECRS5 questions to ask when seeking a point of sale system
To succeed in retail, you have to place your enterprise POS investments at the forefront of your brand. Before you waste any more time, review these five critical questions that you should ask every potential POS vendor you speak with.
Jan. 19, 2021 -
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Sponsored by EY3 I's that could reframe the future of retail
Move beyond the traditional definitions of customer centricity and work to become truly integrated into the life of the customer.
Jan. 18, 2021 -
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Kroger is testing a smart cart in Cincinnati
Shoppers can skip the checkout line by using the KroGO branded carts to scan, weigh and pay for items.
By Jeff Wells • Jan. 15, 2021 -
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6 stages grocers can follow to level up in online fulfillment
As the pressure to make online orders profitable grows, companies need to determine where their e-commerce operations fall along a maturity curve that progresses from stores to dedicated facilities.
By Jeff Wells • Jan. 13, 2021 -
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Inventory software company ADC acquiring ShopperKit
This is the second time in less than a week that a legacy retail technology company has announced it's buying an e-commerce provider.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Jan. 13, 2021 -
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Walmart to test refrigerated boxes that store grocery orders outside homes
The internet-connected units, which can hold items at various temperatures, are the retailer's latest attempt to provide unattended delivery for customers.
By Sam Silverstein • Jan. 13, 2021 -
UNFI sets sights on halving food waste by 2025
The wholesaler has laid out its sustainability goals for the decade, including donating a quarter of a billion pounds of food.
By Rosie Bradbury • Jan. 12, 2021 -
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Sponsored by Facebook3 trends shaping the new grocery landscape and how brands can act on them
Meet grocery shoppers at every step of their shopping journey using Facebook.
Jan. 11, 2021 -
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NCR buys grocery e-commerce provider Freshop
The point-of-sale technology company is adding e-commerce to its suite of offerings as grocers build out their online shopping platforms.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Jan. 8, 2021 -
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Albertsons is testing automated pickup kiosks
The new robotic service, which dispenses orders in less than a minute, is now operating at a Jewel-Osco store in Chicago and will soon roll out to a Safeway location in the San Francisco metro area.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Jan. 7, 2021 -
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Instacart taps Goldman Sachs IPO specialist as CFO
Nick Giovanni is joining the fast-growing e-commerce company amid anticipation that it will go public in 2021.
By Sam Silverstein • Jan. 7, 2021
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