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    Column

    Pardon the Disruption

    Grocery Dive's column by Lead Editor Jeff Wells looks at the forces shaping food retail.

    Dec. 22, 2020
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    Smart checkout firm Trigo secures $60M in new funding

    British supermarket chain Tesco, which is piloting the technology at one of its stores, continued as an investor in the Israeli startup.

    By • Dec. 21, 2020
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    Trendline

    Artificial intelligence

    Grocers continue to look to AI to streamline operations, assist employees and create personalized shopping experiences.

    By Grocery Dive staff
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    Hy-Vee to boost local brands with virtual summits in 2021

    The events will take place quarterly next year to bring offerings from local vendors into Hy-Vee stores and online. 

    By Rosie Bradbury • Dec. 21, 2020
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    Opinion

    Here's how grocers should ramp up digital deals and promotions

    Embracing online coupons and offering discounts on e-commerce services can help grocers reach more low-income and price-sensitive shoppers, writes Nick Minnick of Chicory. 

    By Nick Minnick • Dec. 17, 2020
  • Walmart's pilot with autonomous vehicle car company Gatik will now go fully driverless in its middle mile grocery transportation
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    Walmart to take middle-mile trucks driverless

    Since the self-driving pilot with Gatik began last year, the multi-temperature vehicles have traveled more than 70,000 miles along a short supply route in Bentonville, Arkansas.

    By Rosie Bradbury • Dec. 16, 2020
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    The Giant Company to expand Flashfood app chainwide

    Following a successful pilot that began last year, the company will roll out the food-waste-reducing app to 170 Giant and Martin's stores by the fall.

    By Rosie Bradbury • Updated June 8, 2021
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    Q&A

    The startup that's automating supplier negotiations for Walmart

    Martin Rand, CEO of Pactum, talks about how the AI-based platform is helping the retailer and other large companies revisit the many small-scale contracts that can go untended for years. 

    By • Dec. 8, 2020
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    How United Supermarkets more than doubled its picking speed during the pandemic

    The grocer's workers have seen their picking rates increase to as much as 160 items per hour, according to retail software developer ThryveAI.

    By • Dec. 8, 2020
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    WinCo to add produce replenishment software from Afresh across all stores

    The partnership continues the artificial intelligence-powered platform's growth as grocers look to stop food waste from eating away at their margins.

    By Rosie Bradbury • Dec. 4, 2020
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    Walmart gets an extra branding shot for its automated smoothie pilot

    The first co-branded Jamba by Blendid kiosk debuted Wednesday in Dixon, California, furthering the retailer's foray into autonomous technology. 

    By • Dec. 3, 2020
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    Deep Dive

    Is cashierless tech ready for prime time?

    The pandemic has juiced demand for automated checkout systems, and retailers are having positive experiences with them, but the technology still has to prove itself over the long term.

    By • Nov. 30, 2020
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    Kroger will use Ocado technology to boost pickup fulfillment

    The grocer will collaborate with the tech firm to make picking and order assembly more efficient amid soaring demand for the service.

    By , • Nov. 24, 2020
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    B2B autonomous vehicle company Gatik signs on with Loblaw

    Gatik, which raised $25 million in its latest funding round, will partner with the Canadian grocer on middle-mile delivery starting in January.

    By Rosie Bradbury • Nov. 23, 2020
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    Canadian grocer lets shoppers browse and click virtual aisles

    McEwan Fine Foods of Toronto has partnered with delivery company Inabuggy to build a 3D store model for online customers to peruse.

    By Rosie Bradbury • Nov. 20, 2020
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    Column

    Pardon the Disruption: Ahold Delhaize levels up in e-commerce

    The FreshDirect deal deepens the grocer's East Coast penetration, but more importantly it provides another online resource and learning lab at a critical time.

    By • Nov. 20, 2020
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    Automation experts weigh in on the future of robotic inventory tracking

    Walmart's decision to stop using the much-hyped machines raised questions about whether robots are able to handle the job of tracking thousands of products on retailers' shelves.

    By • Nov. 19, 2020
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    Amazon launches in-garage grocery delivery in 5 cities

    The company plans to expand the service, which allows eligible Prime members in select markets to get their groceries delivered securely and contact-free.

    By Rosie Bradbury • Nov. 16, 2020
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    Ahold Delhaize tackles a $480M supply chain overhaul during a pandemic — and Thanksgiving

    The grocery group is forging ahead with an insourcing transformation amid a busy time in a tumultuous year. What could go wrong?

    By Emma Cosgrove • Nov. 13, 2020
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    Giant Eagle installs digital smart screens on cooler doors

    Four of the grocer's GetGo convenience stores have installed displays from Cooler Screens that can show ads and collect sales data on refrigerated cases.

    By • Nov. 13, 2020
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    Most Americans want to use digital tools while grocery shopping

    New research by marketing agency Acosta shows more than 60% of shoppers use a grocery app and more than a quarter say they use it to view circulars.

    By Rosie Bradbury • Nov. 12, 2020
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    PepsiCo pilots micro-fulfillment tech for e-commerce orders

    The pilot facility outside Chicago will expedite fulfillment while requiring less floor space than traditional picking, according to the company.

    By Emma Cosgrove • Nov. 11, 2020
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    Walmart teams up with Cruise to test deliveries with electric, self-driving cars

    The mass retailer has partnered with the autonomous vehicle company to pilot the program in a suburb of Phoenix.

    By Rosie Bradbury • Nov. 11, 2020
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    AutoStore turns up heat on Ocado in patent dispute

    The Norwegian grocery-robotics company has filed another lawsuit alleging that its U.K. rival is wrongly using its intellectual property.

    By • Nov. 10, 2020
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    Nuro nets $500M in new funding

    The autonomous delivery company, which has partnered with Kroger and Walmart, is now valued at $5 billion and is close to the commercial rollout of its fully self-driving vehicle.

    By • Nov. 9, 2020
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    Amazon releases Dash Smart Shelf for consumers, small businesses

    The automated reordering system was released last year to aid independent companies, but may be useful to individuals seeking to make fewer store trips.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 5, 2020