As Instacart gains ground, tech players organize to take back the last mile

Firms like Onfleet, Bringg and Mercatus have teamed up to offer end-to-end online fulfillment as consumer adoption continues to grow and evolve. 

By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 30, 2019

Sports venues are the latest testing ground for checkout-free stores

The Sacramento Kings' Golden 1 Center will open a store with Zippin next month while the Worcester Red Sox will unveil a location with Standard Cognition in April 2021. 

By Jessica Dumont • Sept. 26, 2019

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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

Out-of-stock on aisle 5: Wakefern expands automated inventory pilot

Using computer vision and artificial intelligence, the shelf camera system scans shelves to track product performance and availability.

By Lauren Manning • Sept. 26, 2019

Amazon adds tool to aid visually impaired customers in the kitchen

Using the camera from their Echo Show device, customers can ask Alexa to identify any pantry object in their hands.

By Jessica Dumont • Sept. 24, 2019

The 5 most memorable technologies from Groceryshop

The exhibit hall in Las Vegas highlighted a slew of new devices, from drones and digital shelves to product-picking robots and smart carts. 

By Jessica Dumont , Jeff Wells • Sept. 23, 2019

From smart carts to computer vision, checkout innovations are multiplying

As tech firms race to bring the Amazon Go experience to supermarkets, established technologies like self-checkout and scan-and-go are stepping up their game.

By Jeff Wells • Sept. 23, 2019

Mobile commerce evolves along with food and beverage

Pinterest and Iris Nova are two companies that are innovating the way customers can explore and buy groceries, and both talked at Groceryshop about what's ahead. 

By Jeff Wells • Sept. 18, 2019

Grocers want an AI framework to maximize experience and efficiency

Retailers lead spending on artificial intelligence at $3.4 billion in 2018, but it's not a one-size-fits-all solution for supermarkets, said Coresight Research CEO Deborah Weinswig at Groceryshop.

By Thai Phi Le • Sept. 17, 2019

Ahold Delhaize adds digital shelves in European stores

The grocer's partnership with Hanshow Technology will also develop more in-store innovations through a newly launched Joint Innovation Lab.

By Lauren Manning • Sept. 16, 2019

Deliv CEO shares 4 reasons last-mile delivery costs skyrocket

Daphne Carmeli walked through the costly perils of last-mile delivery, how to avoid them and why grocers have it particularly tough. 

By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 16, 2019

Micro-fulfillment companies adapt to a changing industry

Takeoff Technologies announced a new warehouse model and $25 million in Series C funding, while CommonSense Robotics rebranded as Fabric.

By Jeff Wells • Sept. 16, 2019

Smart cart startup Caper raises $10M

The startup, which says its AI-equipped shopping carts are a cheaper alternative to cashierless stores, will use the funding to build its team and fulfill its pipeline. 

By Jessica Dumont • Sept. 12, 2019

In-store 'operating system' Swiftly raises $15.6M

The all-in-one app, which has been testing with California's Zion Market, claims to make in-store shopping as seamless and data-rich as e-commerce.

By Lauren Manning • Sept. 12, 2019

Kroger heads to Texas for 5th Ocado location

The Dallas city council approved $5.7 million in incentives for the Cincinnati-based grocer to build its next AI-powered fulfillment center. 

By Krishna Thakker • Aug. 29, 2019

To see how automation could solve problems for U.S. grocers, look to Japan

The country's answer to a labor shortage and supply chain inefficiencies is nothing short of an automation revolution.

By Julie Vargas, Avery Dennison Corporation • Aug. 28, 2019

Instacart forges ahead as industry pressures mount

The leading e-commerce service says it's driving online engagement, but a recent report claims the service may hinder customer loyalty to grocers.

By Jeff Wells • Aug. 27, 2019

Automation comes to grocery pickup

Cleveron, the company behind Walmart's pickup towers, has developed a robotic pickup kiosk that features two temperature zones and can retrieve an order within 20 seconds.

By Lauren Manning • Aug. 21, 2019

Report: Gen X and boomers embrace home delivery

Sixty percent of Gen Xers and boomers have ordered groceries online for home delivery – a rate higher than Gen Z and millennials, according to a survey by Blackhawk Network.

By Jennifer Sweeney • Aug. 21, 2019

Starship food delivery robots to expand to 100 college campuses before 2022

The tech startup, whose small robotic carts deliver snacks and restaurant meals to customers, also raised $40 million in a Series A funding round.

By Rosie Bradbury • Aug. 21, 2019

Walmart cooks up shoppable recipes with BuzzFeed's Tasty videos

An iOS app integration lets video viewers add entire ingredients lists to their online cart with one click.

By Robert Williams • Aug. 20, 2019

FAA grants approval for drone food delivery pilot in North Carolina

The drones will travel along a single fixed route from a distribution center to an outdoor recreational area.

By Emma Cosgrove • Aug. 16, 2019

Regional grocers fight back in online grocery war

SpartanNash, for one, has its own subscription service and wants to roll out Prime-like extras for customers.

By Jeff Wells • Aug. 8, 2019

H-E-B deepens digital investment with another tech hub

The company announced preliminary plans to open a 150,000-square-foot facility at its San Antonio headquarters by 2022. 

By Jessica Dumont • Aug. 8, 2019

Giant Eagle announces Pittsburgh tech hub

The 23,000-square-foot facility is set to open next year and will house 150 employees in an effort to boost the grocer's digital capabilities.

By Lauren Manning • Aug. 6, 2019

Albertsons names Starbucks veteran as strategic sourcing VP

Jonathan Gardner, who spent nine years with the beverage giant, will help lead the expansion of Albertsons' goods not for resale division.

By Lauren Manning • July 31, 2019