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Retailers

Uber Eats to begin delivering Hy-Vee orders

Shoppers using Uber Eats at Hy-Vee will also receive 50% off their first order (up to $40) of $50 or more.

Technology

Online SNAP in the Last Frontier

Grocery Tech Basket: While the budget bill and elimination of emergency allotments have made it more difficult for some recipients to receive benefits, technological advances in online SNAP payments are something to celebrate.

The announcement comes less than a week after Amazon released its Q2 earnings report, where Amazon CEO Andy Jassy explained that the expansion of the company’s delivery network will help grow its grocery businesses.  

Brick Meets Click/Mercatus: But mass retailers saw an e-commerce surge during the month, though order frequency was down across all categories.

The conference will help grocery and convenience-store leaders better understand the challenges and solutions in the often-confusing world of retail technology.

Gopuff FAM members can now buy a dozen organic eggs for $2, Sweet Street Sandy’s Cookie for 60% off and Rao’s Homemade Marinara Sauce for 40% off, among other deals.

The new dynamic homepage function enables grocers to add digital banners that can be customized to include the grocer’s brand logo, colors, fonts and more.

The new store, located at 4708 Manzanita Ave., opened with a ceremonial ribbon cutting and on Saturday will hand out “mystery” gift cards with varying values between $10 and $100.

The rollout of the new format at grocery stores in Illinois is just the beginning, the retail giant revealed in releasing its second quarter earnings late Thursday.

Chedraui, which operates 377 stores under the banners El Super, Fiesta Mart and Smart & Final, topped the National Retail Federation ranking, growing 137% thanks to a major acquisition.

After a year of false starts, lawsuits and unanswered questions, Amazon Fresh redesigns two of its Chicago-area stores and offers delivery to non-Prime members.

The virtual healthcare marketplace was launched by the retail giant in November, giving customers access to clinicians and message-based consultations.

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