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    Price Chopper/Market 32 looks to boost custom offers with expanded partnership

    The supermarket operator is working with rewards technology provider Upside to build loyalty and boost sales.

    By • March 21, 2024
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    Meijer adds closed-loop measurement capabilities to retail media network

    The platform’s newest tool offers brand partners enhanced feedback on in-store and online campaigns’ impacts on sales.

    By • March 19, 2024
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    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. 

    By Grocery Dive staff
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    Grabango looks to grocery industry to power its growth as it eyes an IPO

    The checkout technology pioneer expects food retailers to eventually account for at least half of its business, CEO Will Glaser said in an interview.

    By • March 18, 2024
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    Brayden Heath

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    Sponsored by KeHE

    Research shows storytelling crucial to brand performance

    If your store is not providing a platform for brands to share their stories, you’re missing out.

    March 18, 2024
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    Target rolls out express self-checkout lanes to speed up service

    The retailer will introduce a 10-item limit and give managers more leeway to open and shut self-service lanes throughout the day.

    By Bryan Wassel • March 15, 2024
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    Wakefern launches retail media network with self-service capabilities

    Powered by Inmar Intelligence, the platform aims to offer advertisers cross-channel optimization and easy campaign-building platforms.

    By • March 15, 2024
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    Coborn’s to add tech-enhanced salad bars

    The Midwestern supermarket chain plans to bring the Picadeli bars to 15 stores, with the first two set to debut Wednesday.

    By • Updated March 14, 2024
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    Inside the store: How a reimagined Walmart supercenter is elevating grocery shopping

    A visit to the retailer’s newly refreshed store in Germantown, Maryland, sheds light on ways the mass retailer is using its remodeling projects to attract shoppers.

    By , • March 12, 2024
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    Hy-Vee grows its retail media network’s leadership team

    Digital marketing veterans Kathryn Mazza and Britt Polihronis will help oversee the Midwestern regional grocer’s retail media platform, which launched last September.

    By • March 12, 2024
  • A man loads his truck in front of a Kroger store
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    Kroger invests in cross-channel customer experiences

    The grocer is planning on piloting drive-thru pickup lanes and tools to help associates more efficiently prepare items for pickup.

    By Bryan Wassel • March 11, 2024
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    Wynshop acquires grocery personalization specialist Halla

    The e-commerce technology company opted to buy its longtime partner in an effort to better predict shopping behavior, Wynshop CEO Neil Moses said.

    By • March 11, 2024
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    Walmart piloted an RFID receipt check. It didn’t work out.

    The retailer confirmed it has ended a recent test of the checkout technology at a Neighborhood Market store in Bentonville, Arkansas.

    By • March 6, 2024
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    1 in 3 Sam’s Club members use scan-and-go technology regularly

    The club retailer is expanding the digital capability’s reach after customer usage surged last year.

    By • March 4, 2024
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    Sponsored by Phononic

    Green lighting greener policies that pay dividends in grocery retail

    Going green doesn’t have to mean extra operating costs – new cold storage tech paves path forward to revenue growth.

    March 4, 2024
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    How grocers evaluate the impacts of AI, tech on workers

    As food retailers assess digital solutions, they are keeping a close eye on the benefits and downsides they pose to their workforces.

    By • Updated March 19, 2024
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    Ahold Delhaize, Instacart make pledges to White House anti-hunger initiative

    The companies' commitments build on the grocery industry’s efforts to address hunger and boost access to food.

    By • Feb. 27, 2024
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    Aisles Abroad: A look at pricing efforts by grocers around the world

    From shrinkflation labels to low-cost family meal deals, here’s how food retailers outside the U.S. are tackling consumers’ grocery budget concerns.

    By • Feb. 26, 2024
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    Sponsored by The Hershey Company

    Product innovation meets tech innovation with the launch of Reese’s Caramel Big Cup

    Hershey’s Retail Team is using augmented reality to help retail partners visualize merchandise displays in their stores.

    By Stephanie Berman, Vice President of Retail, The Hershey Company • Feb. 26, 2024
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    Sponsored by Rubicon

    Denver businesses reap the benefits of composting with Rubicon and Scraps partnership

    Composting is an ‘easy win’ for restaurants and grocery stores, where waste is largely compostable.

    By Rubicon • Feb. 26, 2024
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    The Friday Checkout: Walmart makes a bold retail media move with Vizio purchase

    The mass retailer has tied the acquisition to its advertising ambitions at a time when competitors are also ramping up their retail media offerings.

    By Grocery Dive Staff • Feb. 23, 2024
  • Walmart has agreed to acquire smart TV maker Vizio in a $2.3 billion cash deal.
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    Walmart buys Vizio for $2.3B as retail media race turns to streaming

    The deal helps Walmart catch up with Amazon and comes as its U.S. advertising unit grew revenue by 30% in fiscal 2024. 

    By Peter Adams • Feb. 20, 2024
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    Pardon the Disruption: Evaluating Instacart’s next act

    The closely watched tech company has a history of turning adversity into opportunity. Will it be able to overcome investor apathy and uncertain growth prospects?

    By • Feb. 20, 2024
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    Safeway rolling out receipt-scanning gates at more stores

    The grocery chain has added the technology to the self-checkout areas at select locations in the San Francisco and Washington, D.C., areas.

    By • Feb. 13, 2024
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    Earth Fare gamifies buying better-for-you brands

    Micro-Moments is the newest addition to Merryfield’s Learn & Earn app program, which the specialty grocer incorporated last year, and aims to encourage shoppers to select health-focused products.

    By • Feb. 13, 2024
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    Shop ‘n Save to boost loyalty offerings through new partnership

    The independent regional grocer’s latest tie-up with Upside aims to improve customer loyalty through its existing promotion offerings.

    By • Feb. 12, 2024