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Technology

Grocery, mass retailers to up the ante in technology investment

 By Russell Redman on Mar. 24, 2023

Digital transformation, operational efficiency and productivity are main drivers, with increased automation likely to disrupt workforce, new Incisiv research finds.

CPG

Food and agriculture’s economic impact packs punch

 By Russell Redman on Mar. 23, 2023

Retailers help contribute to industry sector accounting for nearly 19% of U.S. GDP, the 2023 “Feeding the Economy” report says.

CPG

Grocery eats up more ‘buy now, pay later’ online purchases

By Russell Redman on Mar. 22, 2023

BNPL orders jumped 40% for the retail grocery category in January and February, Adobe Analytics data show.

Retailers

Kroger, Hy-Vee set pace for store visits in competitive Midwest supermarket scene

By Russell Redman on Mar. 21, 2023

Placer.ai foot-traffic analysis highlights nine most-visited grocery banners in 12 states.

Inflation

FMI: Shoppers ‘not out of the woods yet’ with grocery price inflation

By Russell Redman on Mar. 20, 2023

Expert panel says cost pressures still need to work their way out of the supply chain to bring relief at the retail shelf.

Retailers

Study: SNAP customers weigh heavily in grocery purchases

By Russell Redman on Mar. 16, 2023

Beneficiaries account for 24% of U.S. CPG spend and generate an $18 higher grocery spend per trip, Numerator reveals.

Retailers

February retail sales dip doesn’t include grocery stores

By Russell Redman on Mar. 15, 2023

Overall food and beverage store sales rose 0.5% month to month and 5.5% year over year, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.

Fresh Food

Inflation-squeezed U.S. shoppers still hungry for meat

By Russell Redman on Mar. 09, 2023

Category continues to anchor meals and receive robust promotional play and innovation from retailers and suppliers, FMI/NAMI’s 2023 “Power of Meat” study shows.

CPG

Value, convenience keep shoppers drawn to frozen foods

By Russell Redman on Feb. 27, 2023

Inflation hasn’t steered consumers away from this grocery basket mainstay, a new Advantage Solutions study shows.

Retailers

Customer satisfaction stays strong at grocery stores

By Russell Redman on Feb. 24, 2023

Trader Joe’s leads all grocers and ties Amazon for second among all retailers in this year’s American Customer Satisfaction Index.

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