Technology: Page 17

  • Vera Stewart on set of her cooking show The VeryVera Show
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    Courtesy of The Fresh Market
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    The Fresh Market announces tie-up with cooking show

    The specialty retailer will be the title grocery sponsor and brand featured on the 12th season of “The VeryVera Show.”

    By • Aug. 25, 2023
  • Exterior of Schnucks supermarket
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    Schnucks adds gift cards, loyalty reward features to self-checkout stations

    The Midwestern grocery chain is bringing the options to the automated payment stations as it looks to improve efficiency for shoppers.

    By • Aug. 24, 2023
  • A sign for online pickup outside of a grocery store. Explore the Trendline➔
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    Courtesy of Ahold Delhaize
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    Trendline

    Back-end and operational technology

    From price forecasting tools to inventory management technology, grocers are leveraging data and digital innovation to become more efficient.

    By Grocery Dive staff
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    Courtesy of Walmart
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    Walmart, Alphabet’s Wing team up for drone delivery in Texas

    Two stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth area will offer the service for customers within a 6-mile radius by the end of the year.

    By Max Garland • Aug. 24, 2023
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    A Gen Z shopper’s take on regional grocers’ apps

    Establishing loyalty through digital platforms is essential for regional retailers to keep up with national competitors, but some regional grocers offer a smoother online experience than others.

    By • Aug. 23, 2023
  • Man using a laptop computer chatting with an intelligent artificial intelligence asks for the answers he wants.
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    Supatman via Getty Images
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    Generative AI is quickly capturing grocers’ imaginations, survey shows

    More than 40% of top-level retail executives who participated in a June survey by Deloitte expect to use the technology for a business application this year, according to data released Wednesday.

    By • Aug. 23, 2023
  • An image of the sign for a ShopRite supermarket as photographed on March 18, 2020 in Plainview, New York.
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    Bruce Bennett via Getty Images
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    Wakefern, Simbe expand partnership

    The announcement follows a successful pilot that saw the retailer-owned cooperative test the technology company’s Tally aisle-scanning robots in more than 20 stores.

    By • Aug. 21, 2023
  • Albertsons store
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    Albertsons adds nutrition guidance tool to digital health system

    The addition to the grocer’s Sincerely Health platform allows users to see how their purchases align with guidance from the USDA’s MyPlate program.

    By • Aug. 16, 2023
  • Exterior of Bristol Farms Newfound Market store in Irvine, California
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    Courtesy of Bristol Farms Newfound Market
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    Deep Dive

    Good Food Holdings has a vision for the next generation of high-end grocery stores

    The parent company of Bristol Farms and four other West Coast banners wants its stores to be connected, curated destinations. But it acknowledges that getting to that point won’t be easy.

    By • Aug. 15, 2023
  • Exterior of Erewhon Market in Calabasas, California
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    Erewhon Market rolls out new app that improves prepared food ordering experience

    The Los Angeles-area specialty grocer, which does about half its business in prepared foods and beverages, also now ships perishable items to shoppers outside its service area.

    By • Aug. 15, 2023
  • Close-up of a person using a self checkout machine.
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    How grocers are deterring theft at self-checkout

    Harris Teeter appears to be pulling out all the stops to minimize shrink caused by shoplifting at self-checkout kiosks. But is self-checkout the theft hot spot the industry assumes it to be? 

    By , • Aug. 15, 2023
  • The Trader Joe's sign is seen during the grand opening of a Trader Joe's on October 18, 2013 in Pinecrest, Florida.
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    Trader Joe’s confirms its stores will never include self-checkout

    In a company podcast, the grocer’s new CEO and president slammed the popular checkout method as being bad for employees and too much work for shoppers.

    By , • Aug. 15, 2023
  • Group of people at a ceremonial ribbon cutting, but the ribbon is created out of 200 pounds of ic e
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    Retrieved from Southeastern Grocers on March 29, 2023
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    How grocers have gotten creative with their sustainability efforts so far in 2023

    Food retailers have deployed a variety of tactics this year, from rolling out upcycled private label products to introducing new recycling initiatives, as they look to become more eco-friendly.

    By • Aug. 10, 2023
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    7-Eleven redesigns its mobile app

    The updated platform features several upgrades aimed at improving the user experience for both shoppers and employees.

    By Brett Dworski • Aug. 10, 2023
  • Self checkout stations at a grocery store.
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    Courtesy of Amazon Fresh
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    The Friday Checkout: Has Amazon finally created a viable supermarket?

    Earlier this week, the company unveiled a store model that brings some much-needed merchandising improvements to the struggling Amazon Fresh chain.

    By Grocery Dive Staff • Aug. 4, 2023
  • Giant Eagle's myPerks reward program powers the grocer's retail media venture
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    How grocers have integrated retail media so far in 2023

    This year has seen food retailers explore ways to utilize their platforms’ reach and extend ads to digital solutions like smart carts and cooler screens in their stores. 

    By • Aug. 3, 2023
  • Screenshots of Instacart's Storefront white-label e-commerce solution for retailers
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    Instacart updates its e-commerce solution for retailers

    The new capabilities allow retailers to customize their e-commerce storefronts and launch shoppable campaigns.

    By • Aug. 3, 2023
  • A rendering of the front desk of a warehouse, with a welcome desk on the left side and a room with windows in the back, as well as a hallway.
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    Courtesy of UNFI
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    UNFI launches new platform for suppliers

    Powered and made in partnership with Crisp, UNFI Insights aims to strengthen suppliers’ marketing and merchandising efforts through extended information on sales, inventory and deduction data.

    By • Aug. 1, 2023
  • Interior of renovated Food Lion location in North Carolina
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    Retrieved from Food Lion.
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    Food Lion remodels nearly 50 North Carolina locations

    The omnichannel updates include introducing more fresh meals and new e-commerce ordering options to stores.

    By • Aug. 1, 2023
  • Screenshot of a shoppable video on The Fresh Market's website
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    Retrieved from The Fresh Market on July 31, 2023
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    AI enhancement boosts The Fresh Market’s shoppable videos

    The specialty grocer is seeing, on average, 400% more consumer interaction with its AI-powered livestream videos that are available on demand. 

    By • Aug. 1, 2023
  • Close-up of a person holding a smart phone with the Flavor Adventure game open
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    Getty Images; Albertsons’ Flavor Adventure

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    How Albertsons is gamifying summer savings

    Grocery Dive explored the grocery company's Flavor Adventure online game, which lets shoppers play to unlock recipes, digital coupons, sweepstakes entries and prizes.

    By • July 31, 2023
  • Front entrance to Save Mart supermarket
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    Courtesy of The Save Mart Companies
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    Why Save Mart believes the future is built on data

    The California-based regional supermarket chain has stepped up its processing capabilities as consumer data increasingly fuels core merchandising along with new opportunities like retail media.

    By • July 31, 2023
  • Four images of the Instacart app with different worker features, including changes to pay for heavy and long-distance batches.
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    Courtesy of Instacart
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    Instacart adjusts pay for order types as part of worker tool updates

    The company is changing earnings for larger and more complex batches as well as smaller convenience orders as it looks to stand apart from competitors vying for gig workers. 

    By • July 24, 2023
  • Exterior of a Lidl store.
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    Courtesy of Lidl US
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    Lidl operator taps The Trade Desk to expand retail media

    The partnership aims to more accurately measure the impact of advertising campaigns and better target consumers. 

    By • July 21, 2023
  • A photo of someone's hand using Amazon One palm-scanning technology to enter a store.
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    Courtesy of Amazon
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    Whole Foods to deploy Amazon One chainwide

    The specialty grocer plans to offer the palm recognition and payment system at all of its more than 500 stores by the end of 2023, Amazon announced in a blog post on Thursday.

    By • July 20, 2023
  • Parcel or Paper cartons with a shopping cart logo in a trolley on a laptop keyboard.
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    Grocers recorded a $300M margin hit on their digital business in 2022, report says

    Improving product availability and fulfillment operations are top priorities for retailers to improve profitability, per new findings from Incisiv, FMI and Relex Solutions.

    By • July 19, 2023