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Instacart partners with The Trade Desk to boost retail media for CPG brands

 By Timothy Inklebarger on Oct. 20, 2023

Instacart is piloting the new tech capability with Beam Suntory, a producer of alcoholic beverages, and GroupM, a media investment and advertising company.

Walmart

Walmart plots 5th high-tech fulfillment center in Stockton, California

 By Heather Lalley on Oct. 12, 2023

The retail giant said the “next-generation” facility will rely on a mixture of skilled workers and machine learning to double the number of digital orders it can fulfill in a day.

Technology

Hy-Vee enlists Takeoff Technologies to build micro-fulfillment centers

By Russell Redman on Oct. 12, 2023

Automated MFCs would be located in key metro markets where the Midwestern chain is seeing a surge in online grocery orders.

Retailers

The Fresh Market ushers in DoorDash delivery

By Russell Redman on Oct. 12, 2023

New service joins specialty grocer’s other on-demand partners Uber Eats and Instacart.

Technology

Instacart's bells and whistles beg the question: 'What is Instacart?'

By Timothy Inklebarger on Oct. 05, 2023

Grocery Tech Basket: The last-mile delivery service faces skepticism from Wall Street analysts, primarily due to its flattened customer base and the competition it faces in practically every part of its business.

Amazon

Report: 'Pent-up' demand for retail therapy could bode well for Amazon Prime Big Deal Days

By Timothy Inklebarger on Oct. 02, 2023

Experts predict a big boost for e-commerce sales, particularly for Barbie-branded items.

Amazon

More to come from Amazon in grocery store retailing

By Russell Redman on Sep. 29, 2023

Fresh Perspectives: Food shoppers’ high frequency offers the e-tail giant a huge opportunity to cross-sell more profitable products and keep consumers in its “ecosystem.”

Technology

NYC's $18 wage for third-party delivery workers allowed to stand

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 29, 2023

A judge blocked efforts by DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub to stop the law, which amounts to a roughly 150% raise.

Retailers

Couldn’t get to Groceryshop 2023? Here’s a photo redux

By Russell Redman on Sep. 28, 2023

The nation’s largest grocery conference, Groceryshop 2023 drew more than 4,000 attendees, including over 1,700 retailers and brands across segments such as grocery, CPG, convenience, beauty and more. Here are scenes from the show, held Sept. 19-21 in Las Vegas.

Retailers

Q&A: Ahold Delhaize USA CEO JJ Fleeman touts growth potential of omnichannel shoppers

By Russell Redman on Sep. 28, 2023

Exec cites “bigger basket” from customers buying both in-store and online and explains how a greater e-commerce reach dovetails with brick-and-mortar expansion.

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