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Albertsons taps into generative AI technology with retail media
The grocer will utilize technology company Capgemini’s intelligent process automation and generative AI tools to bolster media planning, media operations and content creation.
By Peyton Bigora • Jan. 11, 2024 -
Instacart seeks off-site retail media scale with Google Shopping ads pact
The partnership targeting high-intent grocery shoppers already has sign on from marketers like Danone and Kraft Heinz.
By Peter Adams • Jan. 10, 2024 -
Trendline
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.
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Hannaford looks to make pickup less costly and more convenient
The grocery chain is offering the online service for free on orders of at least $125 and has increased the number of e-commerce time slots by 20%.
By Sam Silverstein • Jan. 10, 2024 -
Deep Dive
8 trends that will shape the grocery industry in 2024
With a potential Kroger-Albertsons merger looming over the industry, experts see retailers forging ahead with value retailing, new experiences and a renewed focus on omnichannel selling.
By Grocery Dive Staff • Jan. 9, 2024 -
Albertsons partners with Criteo to bolster retail media offerings
The tie-up will offer demand- and supply-side advertising capabilities as well as measurable insights through the combination of two platforms that work as “self-service solutions.”
By Peyton Bigora • Jan. 9, 2024 -
Instacart pilots General Mills, Del Monte ads on AI-powered smart carts
Ads on Caper Carts include personalized recommendations based on real-time shopping behaviors.
By Chris Kelly • Jan. 8, 2024 -
Q&A
Why personalization will define the future for grocers
The days when people knew grocery workers personally have faded, but the need to create emotional ties with shoppers is as strong as ever, said Matt O’Grady, president of the Americas for Dunnhumby.
By Sam Silverstein • Jan. 3, 2024 -
UNFI going bigger with solar plans
For fiscal year 2024, the company also plans to launch a regenerative agriculture program and implement more technology at its distribution centers, per its latest ESG report.
By Peyton Bigora • Jan. 3, 2024 -
Rite Aid banned from use of facial recognition tech for 5 years
The company’s “reckless” use of the technology harmed customers, the FTC said.
By Nate Delesline III • Dec. 22, 2023 -
Walmart adds Affirm’s buy now, pay later option to self-checkout
In an expanded partnership between the two companies, the retailer is adding the BNPL option to checkout kiosks at most stores.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Dec. 21, 2023 -
Column
Sizing up 2023: A look back at our top predictions for the year
Grocery Dive forecast that food retailers would focus on value messaging, adding more store amenities to online shopping and growing retail media. So how’d we do?
By Catherine Douglas Moran , Sam Silverstein • Dec. 20, 2023 -
Kroger lets shoppers load their online grocery cart from an oven
Certain GE wall ovens and slide-in ranges now allow users to peruse recipes from companies including Kroger on a built-in touchscreen and then put ingredients in their online shopping cart.
By Sam Silverstein • Dec. 15, 2023 -
Column
Pardon the Disruption: 7 trends that defined 2023
While this year featured a complex mix of narratives and developments, there was one word that seemed to sum everything up.
By Jeff Wells • Dec. 12, 2023 -
How grocers are innovating in foodservice
As consumers increasingly turn to retailers for semi- and fully-prepared meal offerings, here’s what Publix, Vallarta Supermarkets, Albertsons and other grocers are cooking up.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Dec. 11, 2023 -
Column
The Friday Checkout: Albertsons gets its big YouTube moment
The grocer, which has played around in the metaverse, recently teamed up with viral video hitmaker Jimmy Donaldson, aka “MrBeast.”
By Grocery Dive Staff • Dec. 8, 2023 -
Schnucks is giving shoppers an express lane to local produce
Following a successful pilot, the Midwestern grocer plans to expand its use of tracking technology to digitally alert customers when freshly picked foods arrive in stores.
By Sam Silverstein • Dec. 5, 2023 -
Column
Pardon the Disruption: Can Amazon be a grocer and a 3P delivery provider?
The tech giant has signed some key grocery chains to its digital marketplace recently, helping it reach more households even as it retools its Amazon Fresh stores and online platform.
By Jeff Wells • Nov. 29, 2023 -
NGA launches website to assist grocers with SNAP online purchasing
The comprehensive resource hub provides information and technical assistance to food retailers currently offering or considering SNAP online purchasing.
By Peyton Bigora • Nov. 28, 2023 -
Good Food Holdings names digital agency of record
The West Coast grocery chain said it tapped Midwestern marketing firm Laughlin Constable to support its quest to be a “personal experience brand.”
By Sam Silverstein • Nov. 27, 2023 -
Walmart creating new platform to more easily work with suppliers
The retailer has teamed up with enterprise retail technology solutions company Bamboo Rose to streamline its supply chain.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Nov. 27, 2023 -
Column
The Friday Checkout: Health and wellness trends to watch in 2024
Specialty distributor KeHe predicts a growing emphasis on functionality, convenience and clean ingredients among consumers.
By Grocery Dive Staff • Nov. 17, 2023 -
NRF releases 4 principles for AI use in retail
The organization is providing a framework to encourage the proper application of artificial intelligence technology.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 17, 2023 -
Albertsons deploys Afresh’s AI food waste tech across its meat, seafood departments
The grocery company already uses the store ordering and inventory management platform in its produce departments chainwide.
By Peyton Bigora • Nov. 16, 2023 -
Amazon sets the pace in grocery personalization, Dunnhumby finds
The e-commerce giant earned the top score in a report released Tuesday by the data analysis firm, followed by H-E-B, Kroger and Giant Eagle.
By Sam Silverstein • Nov. 14, 2023 -
Amazon Fresh focusing on grocery ‘fundamentals’ with updated stores, top exec says
After three years and a highly publicized pause on expansion, the chain is hoping to move ahead by getting back to industry basics, said Vice President of Retail Claire Peters.
By Jeff Wells • Nov. 13, 2023