Retail

Hy-Vee partners with Simbe for inventory management robots

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hy-Vee, Inc. BB #:101759 announces a partnership with Simbe to...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Automated e-commerce pickup solutions firm finds retail customers

Durham, North Carolina, Sept. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bell and Howell, the leading provider of automated e-commerce pickup solutions,...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Giant Food offers free midweek delivery, reduces online order minimums

LANDOVER, Md., Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Giant Food BB #:103652, the leading greater Washington D.C. regional grocery chain, today...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Foodshed.io helps Schnucks to its biggest local produce season

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 21, 2021 – Schnuck Markets, Inc., BB #:105541 in partnership with Foodshed.io, is celebrating its most expansive...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Caitlin Tierney joins Sprouts Farmers Market

MONTEREY, CA – Caitlin Tierney has joined Sprouts Farmers Market BB #:168563 as Senior Director of Innovation. She was a...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Amazon Fresh offers a weak retail experience

You probably have one of these. I certainly do. The most common example is the Swiss Army knife. It has...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Walmart to launch autonomous vehicle delivery service in three U.S. cities

DEARBORN, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Ford Motor Company, Argo AI and Walmart BB #:143789 are working together to launch an autonomous vehicle...

4 years ago 6 minute read

U.S. online grocery sales grow in August 2021

The pandemic continues to change how grocery shopping is done and the role that online plays Barrington, Ill. – Sep....

4 years ago 7 minute read

Kroger and Instacart launch ‘Kroger Delivery Now’ nationwide to provide 30-minute delivery

CINCINNATI and SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Kroger Co. BB #:100073, America’s largest grocery retailer, and Instacart,...

4 years ago 7 minute read

Misfits Market raises $225MM to accelerate category and market expansion

September 14, 2021 DELANCO, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Misfits Market BB #:349668, the leading online grocery platform focused on sustainability, affordability, and accessibility,...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Buyk launches 15-minute grocery delivery service in New York City

September 14, 2021 NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Buyk, a new real-time grocery service promising delivery in 15 minutes or faster, is launching...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Publix donates 33MM pounds of produce to Feeding America member food banks

September 13, 2021 LAKELAND, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–During Hunger Action Month, Publix BB #:110909 is highlighting the many ways the company helps...

4 years ago 6 minute read

SEPC study finds that innovation drives produce category growth and engagement

New study highlights the consumer take on supply chain innovation and technology addressing the biggest trends in fresh produce marketing...

4 years ago 11 minute read

Shipt starts largest nationwide expansion in three years

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Shipt today announced its largest nationwide expansion in three years, adding its same-day...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Amazon adds cashier-less Just Walk Out technology to select Whole Foods stores

Originally published as an Amazon blog post by Dilip Kumar, Vice President, Physical Retail and Technology. Several years ago, our physical...

4 years ago 7 minute read

Publix expands to Kentucky

LAKELAND, Fla.–Today Publix Super Markets Inc. announced it has signed a lease for its first store in Kentucky. The Louisville...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Save A Lot sells 32 stores to newly-formed grocery investor Yellow Banana

CLEVELAND & CHICAGO & MILWAUKEE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Save A Lot, one of the largest discount grocery chains in the U.S., today announced...

4 years ago 6 minute read

Online produce shoppers are channel-hoppers

Just four years ago, 10 percent of consumers surveyed by Category Partners reported buying groceries online, and zero percent said...

4 years ago 5 minute read

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