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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 -
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Instacart's Road to IPOInstacart 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 Catherine Douglas Moran , Jeff Wells • March 24, 2022 -
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TrendlineBack-end and operational technology
From price forecasting tools to inventory management technology, grocers are leveraging data and digital innovation to become more efficient.
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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 Sam Silverstein • March 24, 2022 -
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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 Catherine Douglas Moran • March 17, 2022 -
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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 Sam Silverstein • March 15, 2022 -
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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 Catherine Douglas Moran , Sam Silverstein • March 14, 2022 -
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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 Sam Silverstein • March 14, 2022 -
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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 Catherine Douglas Moran • March 11, 2022 -
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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 Catherine Douglas Moran • 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 Sam Silverstein • March 9, 2022 -
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ColumnInside 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 Catherine Douglas Moran • March 8, 2022 -
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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 Sam Silverstein • March 4, 2022 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 28, 2022 -
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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 Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 18, 2022 -
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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 Sam Silverstein • Feb. 18, 2022 -
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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 Sam Silverstein • Feb. 17, 2022 -
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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 Sam Silverstein • Feb. 16, 2022 -
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Grabango adds another c-store partner for its checkout-free tech as it looks ahead to supermarkets
The startup's frictionless checkout system will appear in two Mapco convenience stores in Tennessee later in 2022, and deployments with grocers will likely ramp up next year, Grabango founder and CEO Will Glaser said.
By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 15, 2022 -
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CVS to spend up to $3B on digital features
The retailer wants to improve its tech offerings as it scales back its brick-and-mortar operations.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Feb. 14, 2022 -
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FMI: 5 ways grocers can do more to reduce food waste
Expanding donations of surplus food, developing a composting strategy and standardizing expiration package labeling are some of the opportunities the trade group outlined.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 14, 2022 -
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Sponsored by CybersourceThree major types of food fraud—and how to stop them
Discover some top fraud challenges faced by restaurateurs and grocers and what can be done to overcome them.
Feb. 14, 2022 -
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Grocers set to lose momentum as pandemic fades
Overall growth in the U.S. grocery market is expected to slow to a 3.3% annual rate in 2022, down from 4.5% last year, but e-commerce sales are poised to gain steam, according to Coresight Research.
By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 10, 2022 -
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Sponsored by Cimcorp Automation Ltd.5 benefits of automating grocery retail operations
Grocery is a highly competitive space, now is the time to consider the benefits of automation.
Feb. 7, 2022
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