Technology: Page 29


  • A Coborn's store in New Prague, Minnesota
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    Retrieved from Google Maps on October 19, 2021
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    Coborn's gives workers access to pay on demand

    The company has teamed up with DailyPay at a time when grocers are taking cues from the gig economy and looking for ways to give employees more control over their earnings.

    By April 8, 2022
  • Storefront of Amazon Fresh in Washington, D.C.
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    Amazon Fresh deepens its focus on Just Walk Out technology

    The company's recently opened supermarket in Fairfax, Virginia, has Amazon's checkout-free system, as will three nearby locations in the state.

    By April 8, 2022
  • Sign about private label savings in a grocery store Explore the Trendline
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    Sam Silverstein/Grocery Dive
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    Trendline

    Grocery loyalty

    Food retailers are depending on techniques designed to build and maintain connections with customers as they strive to stand out.

    By Grocery Dive staff
  • Town & Country Markets
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    Seattle-area grocer launches all-electric delivery fleet

    Town & Country Markets is also moving goods between its stores using the battery-powered vehicles, according to PacWesty, an adventure travel company that owns and operates the vans.

    By April 7, 2022
  • In a kitchen, close-up of hands holding a tablet with food on the screen.
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    RossHelen via Getty Images
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    WIC online purchasing is coming, but it faces hurdles

    Enabling e-commerce through the nutrition assistance program faces many of the same challenges as the SNAP program, though the USDA and WIC agencies say they're learning from recent tests.

    By March 30, 2022
  • Jokr app in the Apple App Store
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    Retrieved from Apple App Store on March 29, 2022
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    Jokr leans into personalization with new app

    The rapid delivery firm is looking to stand out from its competitors by employing artificial intelligence that offers curated content and product suggestions. 

    By March 29, 2022
  • Exterior of BJ's Wholesale Club store
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    BJ's teams with DoorDash to offer grocery delivery

    The service is available to customers who aren't BJ's members, but members of the club retailer are eligible for lower prices.

    By March 29, 2022
  • A sign hangs outside a Sam's Club store.
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    Walmart sues BJ's for alleged infringement on its Scan & Go tech

    The self-checkout option gained traction with Sam's Club customers. Its warehouse club rival rolled out a similar feature late last year.

    By Ben Unglesbee • March 24, 2022
  • The Instacart Platform suite of tools for retailers
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    Instacart's Road to IPO

    Instacart unveils suite of services for grocers, including 15-minute delivery

    Instacart Platform brings together new and existing services the e-commerce company offers, including ultrafast delivery, online storefronts, digital ads and smart carts.

    By , March 24, 2022
  • Kroger Indianapolis Spoke
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    Courtesy of Kroger
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    Kroger partners with Nvidia to boost freshness efforts using AI

    The companies will build a laboratory to study ways to use the computer graphics firm's technology to spot early signs of food spoilage, plot optimal delivery routes and make operations in Kroger's stores more efficient.

    By March 24, 2022
  • Shoppable recipes for Instacart on Tasty
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    Instacart taps into creator-generated recipes to expand shoppable content

    The e-commerce platform said new integrations with TikTok, Tasty and Hearst Magazines will allow users to add groceries to their cart with a few clicks.

    By March 17, 2022
  • Amazon Fresh Woodland Hills, California, location
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    Value and convenience lead the way as Amazon leans toward grocery stores

    Total foot traffic at Whole Foods Market stores dropped 15% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2021, while visits to Amazon Fresh locations increased 58% by the same measure, according to research firm InMarket.

    By March 15, 2022
  • Person using a self-checkout station at a supermarket
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    As self-checkout expands in grocery, here are 4 ways the technology is leveling up

    From age verification to produce-recognition systems, retailers have new ways to make an old concept faster, more secure and easier to use.

    By , March 14, 2022
  • AiFi funding round for contactless retail technology.
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    Courtesy of AiFi
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    AiFi raises $65M as retailers sharpen focus on computer vision

    The frictionless checkout technology provider plans to use the funds, which it raised from investors including Aldi South Group, to expand its technical staff and put its gear into stores faster.

    By March 14, 2022
  • Sam's Club Scan & Go service
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    Courtesy of Sam's Club
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    How club retailers are embracing digital payment for SNAP recipients

    Sam’s Club is now accepting EBT for its Scan & Go service at participating locations, while BJ's Wholesale Club is continuing its rollout of SNAP online purchasing.

    By March 11, 2022
  • Instacart shopper buying groceries
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    Instacart rolls out in-store navigation and other tools for workers

    More than 80 stores are piloting the e-commerce company's interactive map feature aimed at helping its workers more easily shop the aisles.

    By March 10, 2022
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    Retail tech provider Swiftly raises $100M

    The company, which helps drive digital shoppers to grocery stores, plans to expand its workforce by about 50%, said Chief Technology Officer Sean Turner.

    By March 9, 2022
  • Bakery at the Whole Foods Market in the Glover Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
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    Courtesy of Whole Foods Market
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    Inside the Store: The first Whole Foods with Just Walk Out is beautiful. Just don't look up.

    Grocery Dive’s Catherine Douglas Moran visited the chain's Washington, D.C., store in Glover Park to see how its specialty soul meshed with Amazon’s checkout-free technology.

    By March 8, 2022
  • Mobile smart cart from Tortoise
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    Courtesy of Tortoise
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    New mobile grocery vending machine to hit the streets

    Automation startup Tortoise says early results indicate its remote-controlled stores-on-wheels bring in greater revenue than traditional vending machines.

    By March 4, 2022
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    Retrieved from Amazon on September 27, 2018
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    Amazon to close bookstores, 4-star shops and shift focus to its grocery stores

    The e-commerce giant said its brick-and-mortar strategy will now center on its Amazon Fresh, Whole Foods Market, Amazon Go, Amazon Style stores and Just Walk Out technology.

    By Kaarin Moore • March 3, 2022
  • Talkshoplive furthers its partnership with Walmart.
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    Walmart moves further into livestream shopping

    The big-box retailer expanded its partnership with TalkShopLive as it further delves into scalable social shopping.

    By Kaarin Moore • March 2, 2022
  • Rosie
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    Rosie begins to outfit independents with branded apps

    More than 80 grocery stores have signed up for white-label apps that are expected to go live before the end of March, Dave Makar, the e-commerce provider's chief customer officer, said in an interview.

    By Feb. 28, 2022
  • Father and daughter shopping at grocery store.
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    Portra via Getty Images
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    Online sourcing platform RangeMe adds direct purchasing

    The new function lets U.S. retailers buy nearly 1 million products directly from more than 200,000 niche suppliers and manufacturers around the world. 

    By Feb. 18, 2022
  • Kroger and Ocado partnership
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    Kroger to expand delivery service to Oklahoma City

    With the opening later this year of a "spoke" facility connected to an automated warehouse in Dallas, the grocer will be establishing a foothold in another state where it does not operate any stores.

    By Feb. 18, 2022
  • Five delivery vehicles outside of a store.
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    Courtesy of Save Mart
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    Save Mart adds robotic delivery to another store

    The California grocer has started using robotic vehicles from Starship Technologies to transport groceries from a Lucky California supermarket in Pleasanton, California.

    By Feb. 17, 2022
  • Woman looks at labeling on grocery items
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    Aja Koska via Getty Images
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    Tech firms helped retailers go online. Now they want to boost their in-store operations, too.

    Grocers are increasingly using e-commerce data to boost in-store efficiency, keep items stocked and tackle other tasks as they sharpen their focus on omnichannel shopping, industry executives said.

    By Feb. 16, 2022