H-E-B reclaims top spot in Dunnhumby grocery retailer index

The Texas supermarket chain displaced Amazon in the rankings as consumers placed less emphasis on e-commerce and paid more attention to areas like price and quality.

By Sam Silverstein • Jan. 31, 2023

Kroger making digital-only deals more accessible

Through a partnership with Catalina, the grocery company is printing out online coupons for customers who wouldn’t otherwise be able to access those savings.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Jan. 31, 2023

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Robotics/Automation

Automation holds a lot of promise for grocers, but picking where to invest and being able to effectively evaluate performance remains challenging for companies. 

By Grocery Dive staff

What’s ahead for retail media in 2023?

Grocers are eager to ramp up and offer more engaging content, but they have work ahead of them to satisfy suppliers and keep up with industry innovation, experts say.

By Peyton Bigora • Jan. 30, 2023

Grow same-store sales without increasing costs

Upside’s analysis of grocery stores found that the average store only utilizes 24% of its capacity. 

Jan. 30, 2023

The Friday Checkout: Healthcare’s growing role in grocers’ ecosystems

Announcements this week from Kroger, Amazon and Ahold Delhaize underscored the growing importance of health services in helping retailers boost loyalty and profits.

By Grocery Dive Staff • Jan. 27, 2023

Metropolitan Market pilots shelf-scanning tech

The rollout of hundreds of computer vision-enabled shelf cameras aims to automate in-store processes for the Washington chain owned by Good Food Holdings. 

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Jan. 27, 2023

Ahold Delhaize USA pulls back the curtain on data

Rom Kosla, chief information officer for the grocer’s Retail Business Services arm, shares how the company collects and stores information and turns it into actionable insights.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Jan. 26, 2023

Just Walk Out gives Whole Foods stores an edge, data shows

The two stores in the chain outfitted with Amazon’s checkout-free technology did better in some ways than nearby locations without the automated system during the second half of 2022, Placer.ai found.

By Sam Silverstein • Jan. 26, 2023

Grocers weigh the pros and cons of scan-and-go

Despite Wegmans’ decision to abandon the technology last year, other retailers continue to offer the convenience-focused service — and more are showing interest in it, industry officials said.

By Sam Silverstein • Jan. 24, 2023

Recapping grocery news from the National Retail Federation’s ‘Big Show’

The state of the industry and the key trends to watch took up ample stage time at this year’s annual conference, with keynotes from prominent C-suite executives as well as new technology on the expo floors.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Jan. 23, 2023

Kroger deploys Google Cloud tools to enhance productivity in stores

Workers for the grocery chain are using artificial intelligence and machine learning technology from the internet giant to track products, monitor staffing levels and handle other tasks.

By Sam Silverstein • Jan. 23, 2023

6 notable tech updates from the National Retail Federation’s 2023 show

From new food waste solutions to checkout devices, several vendors unveiled grocery-related developments at the annual conference in New York. Here are some of the ones not to miss. 

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Jan. 20, 2023

The Friday Checkout: The unexpected impacts of weather on supply chain

A session at the NRF Show this week highlighted how categories like peanut butter can be impacted and how retailers like H-E-B are using technology to cope.

By Grocery Dive Staff • Jan. 20, 2023

5 ways Target is pushing customer-driven innovations in omnichannel, grocery

Ease, joy and affordability are key pillars of the company's efforts to build on its “Targét” reputation, two of the retailer’s C-suite executives said at the National Retail Federation’s conference.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Jan. 19, 2023

Google Cloud rolls out AI-driven inventory tech

The system uses machine learning to automatically identify items on store shelves using images taken from multiple angles.

By Sam Silverstein • Jan. 18, 2023

Wakefern unveils frictionless checkout pilot

The supermarket operator has opened an autonomous convenience store at its corporate offices in New Jersey and is planning a second location featuring the tech in the near future.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Jan. 18, 2023

How The Fresh Market evaluates tech partnerships

At the National Retail Federation conference, the grocer’s chief marketing officer outlined the three questions the company asks when it’s sizing up new technology. 

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Updated Jan. 18, 2023

Mercatus launches new mobile app for grocers

The next generation of Mercatus Mobile gives grocery retailers advanced features and configurations to create a streamlined shopping experience for customers.

By Peyton Bigora • Jan. 13, 2023

The Fresh Market expands tech tie-ups aimed at store efficiencies

The specialty chain is dialing up its partnerships with Invafresh, which runs a platform to automate demand forecasting, and with VoCoVo, a provider of voice communication technology. 

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Updated Jan. 13, 2023

Boxed sees B2B as key to improving sales

The struggling online company has found that business customers typically spend three times more per order than consumers do, a top executive said during an investor conference Monday.

By Sam Silverstein • Jan. 11, 2023

As online grocery grows in 2023, boosting fulfillment efficiency is a top priority: report

The grocery industry lost $298 million in margin with their online business in 2022, further underscoring the need to enhance e-commerce profitability, Grocery Doppio’s newly released scorecard found.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Jan. 10, 2023

Albertsons pilots Pinterest’s LiveRamp-supported clean room

Adoption by the grocery chain’s retail media network demonstrates the importance of data privacy and its effect on other marketer priorities.

By Sara Karlovitch • Jan. 9, 2023

NGA Foundation receives $5M USDA grant to further SNAP online

The money will go toward creating a technical assistance center that will help grocers with implementing SNAP purchasing for e-commerce orders.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Jan. 6, 2023

8 trends that will shape the grocery industry in 2023

The lingering impacts of inflation, the growth of retail media and the full return of the store shopping experience will have a significant impact in the year ahead, experts predict.

By Grocery Dive Staff • Jan. 4, 2023

Relationshop acquires grocery e-commerce provider Stor.ai

The acquisition was driven by a need to offer an end-to-end e-commerce platform that can compete with larger players like Amazon and Instacart, said Relationshop CEO Galen Walters.

By Sam Silverstein • Jan. 4, 2023