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Jon Springer

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Industry Partners

More Sights and Sounds From Groceryshop 2021

Ongoing restrictions around the coronavirus pandemic resulted in a smaller show, but the tech conference delivered on content.

Retailers

Google, Gopuff Mainstage Events Highlight Groceryshop Conference

Keynote addresses from Google’s Carrie Tharp and from GoPuff’s Yakir Gola emphasized overarching themes of this year’s Groceryshop conference—the rise of “instant retail” and the race to monetize and respond to that demand.

Industry Partners

Battle-Weary but Still Fighting, Independents Gather in Las Vegas

As the National Grocers Association met live for the first time in 19 months, the group's members and CEO were optimistic, competitive-minded and ready to throw down.

Retailers

How Target Turned Grocery Into a Strength

Comprehensive investment in stores, assortments and technology were already delivering momentum when the pandemic spiked share gains, Rick Gomez told the Groceryshop conference.

Retailers

Hy-Vee’s Ben Miller Named America’s Best Bagger

A 20-year-old student and part-time Hy-Vee employee took home a $10,000 grand prize, in a signature event of the NGA Show in Las Vegas.

Technology

Robomart to Open Platform for Uber-Style Mobile Stores

Test of Robomart stores, which can be summoned like an Uber and shopped like an Amazon Go, have executed trips in as few as two minutes.

Retailers

Albertsons Adds Multi-Merchant E-Convenience Offering With DoorDash

You want fries with that? Albertsons' Chief Digital and Customer Officer Chris Rupp address new approaches to convenience and loyalty in Groceryshop address.

Retailers

Get On Your Buyk and Ride

Inside opening day at a dark store of the newly launched ultrafast grocery delivery firm Buyk.

Retailers

Sounding the Alarm on 'Real-Time Retail'

Basket Economics: On Day 1 for Buyk, 'real-time retail' comes to life, and really big ambitions are revealed.

Technology

Turning Coupons Into Currency, SKUx Emerges

The blockchain-enabled payment and inventive platform can address longstanding industry challenges around redemption and fraud, officials say.

Retailers

Kroger, Instacart Launch 'Delivery Now' Convenience Option

Officials describe Kroger Delivery Now as a "game changer" that will meet consumer demand for immediacy through curated selections in stores nationwide.

Industry Partners

UPS to Acquire Gig-Delivery Tech Platform Roadie

The shipping giant said the deal would “open new doors” to growth by expanding package types, and fulfillment options, for delivery partners.

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