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Kroger comes under fire for use of electronic shelf labels
Two U.S. senators have raised concerns about the technology leading to price gouging and invading consumer privacy.
By Peyton Bigora • Aug. 12, 2024 -
Sponsored by ECRS
New POS technology enhances digital couponing
INFRA, CoupDog and ECRS simplify digital couponing for natural food markets, boosting traffic and sales.
By Colleen Marble • Aug. 12, 2024 -
Explore the Trendline➔
Courtesy of The Save Mart CompaniesTrendlineRetail media
Grocers of all sizes are continuing to test the bounds of digital retail media capabilities through the launch of new capabilities and third-party partnerships.
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Grocery industry’s key to retail media standardization: data clean rooms
During a recent IAB event, experts said the tool can enable collaboration across the industry and help solidify consistent measurement metrics.
By Peyton Bigora • Aug. 8, 2024 -
Ahold Delhaize USA aims to bolster retail media capabilities
The grocer’s new partnership with Havas Media Network will support strategy, planning and activation for traditional and digital channels across four banners.
By Peyton Bigora • Updated Aug. 9, 2024 -
Aldi adding Instacart’s omnichannel tech to all US stores
The discounter is also rolling out the grocery technology company’s Caper Carts overseas for the first time.
By Peyton Bigora • Aug. 6, 2024 -
Opinion
How the food industry is remaining resilient and innovative
Grocers are leveraging private brands and expanding fresh foods departments to meet consumer demands for better quality and variety, writes FMI – The Food Industry Association President and CEO Leslie G. Sarasin.
By Leslie G. Sarasin • Aug. 5, 2024 -
7 burning questions facing the grocery industry
As consumers continue to battle inflation and the Kroger-Albertsons merger looms, several industry challenges are top of mind for food retailers.
By Catherine Douglas Moran , Peyton Bigora • Aug. 5, 2024 -
Sponsored by Upshop
Grocers talk FSMA 204 compliance, food safety and the future of grocery
A transformation of the United States’ food safety system is underway, with retailers and suppliers working to lower the rate of people in the U.S. that get sick each year from foodborne illness.
By Jamie Grill-Goodman • Aug. 5, 2024 -
Column
The Friday Checkout: Will fully automated checkout ever make it in grocery stores?
Self-checkout and smart carts are in, while fully automated checkout hasn’t made the cut. Want proof? Just ask Amazon, which pioneered the technology.
By Grocery Dive Staff • Aug. 2, 2024 -
Amazon’s checkout technology is getting an AI upgrade
Just Walk Out is rolling out an advanced AI model that the company says will make its system more accurate and efficient, and less costly to implement.
By Jeff Wells • July 31, 2024 -
Walmart brings food waste reduction tech to 1.4K stores
In partnership with organics recycler Denali, the retailer has installed technology that separates food from packaging in the back of Walmart and Sam’s Club locations.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • July 29, 2024 -
Sam’s Club brings retail media to Scan & Go tool
Display ads will appear on the cart page of the retailer’s app and enable measurement of in-store shopping behavior and ad performance.
By Peyton Bigora • July 25, 2024 -
Flashfood launches platform for independent grocers
The new program offers smaller grocers customizable features that allow them to integrate the tech company’s network into their local format.
By Peyton Bigora • July 24, 2024 -
Northeast Grocery unveils new retail media network
The network, powered by Inmar, will provide offsite and onsite media across the grocery company’s store footprint.
By Peyton Bigora • July 23, 2024 -
Kroger to add new Ocado technology to automated fulfillment centers
The capabilities focus on efficiency and labor productivity and signal that, despite slowing down the rollout of CFCs, the grocer’s work with the British company is far from done.
By Peyton Bigora , Catherine Douglas Moran • July 22, 2024 -
Q&A
How Albertsons’ retail media business is incorporating AI, in-store tech and more
Kristi Argyilan, the retailer’s senior vice president of retail media, talks about the grocer’s priorities and where the industry stands today.
By Peyton Bigora • July 22, 2024 -
Retrieved from Instagram on July 10, 2024Deep Dive
How influencers are changing the way food and beverage companies harness social media
The days of relying on expos and conventions are long gone. Companies are now embracing Instagram and TikTok and working with influencers to stay relevant.
By Elizabeth Flood • July 19, 2024 -
Instacart partners with New York’s largest healthcare provider to bolster food access
The tie-up with Northwell Health is focusing first on supporting expectant mothers in food-insecure communities.
By Peyton Bigora • Updated July 18, 2024 -
New robotic capability lets retailers remotely monitor store shelves
Simbe Robotics’ tool allows personnel to see conditions in stores on a mobile device using imagery from the company’s autonomous aisle-scanning equipment.
By Sam Silverstein • July 18, 2024 -
Hy-Vee adopts electronic shelf labels
The regional grocer has linked with VusionGroup to add the digital tags to more than 230 stores.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • July 11, 2024 -
Walmart beefs up automated grocery distribution network
The retail giant is opening five new high-tech perishable sorting and packaging centers, while upgrading four others and retrofitting another.
By Philip Neuffer • July 11, 2024 -
Self checkout boasts ‘record’ year: report
The U.S. is the world’s largest self-checkout market, driven in part by supermarket chains and c-stores, even as some retailers pull back on the tech.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • July 9, 2024 -
Homeland introduces new in-store retail media network through latest partnership
The Oklahoma-based regional grocer has tapped Quad to pilot in-store screens and retail media capabilities at 15 locations.
By Peyton Bigora • Updated July 11, 2024 -
Sponsored by Upshop
Michelle Leger of Lunds and Byerlys shares insights from the grocer’s journey to FSMA 204 compliance
Retailers on the journey to meet the 2026 compliance date for FSMA 204 have a lot to learn from each other.
By Sally Robinson • July 8, 2024 -
Price Chopper picks up Instacart’s smart carts
The grocery technology company has also deployed its Caper Carts with an independent grocer in the Kansas City, Missouri, area.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • June 26, 2024