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Grocery built the last great discovery system. AI is building the next one.
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (451+ words) For decades, grocery retail engineered product discovery with a precision that most industries never matched. Every endcap placement, shelf sequence and promotional mechanic was a deliberate act of commercial architecture. A shopper who came in for milk left with three…...
Ahold Delhaize USA remains an e-commerce powerhouse, but reports sluggish sales growth
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (383+ words) Like many U.S. grocers, the company’s comparable store sales performance was weighed down by the Inflation Reduction Act. ADUSA recorded lower topline growth due to decreased egg prices, pharmacy pricing changes and reduced SNAP benefits, as well as calendar shifts, Ahold…...
Ahold Delhaize USA details latest omnichannel shopping capability
1+ week, 2+ day ago (326+ words) Through a tie-up with Pear Commerce, the grocery company is giving shoppers another way to add items to their digital carts from non-ADUSA websites. ADUSA continues to find ways to link shoppers’ digital carts to online outposts where they peruse…...
Hy-Vee introduces rapid online ordering options
2+ week, 3+ day ago (243+ words) The regional grocer’s customers can now select in-store pickup or delivery in as fast as 30 minutes. Hy-Vee’s new “Get it faster” option accelerates its online ordering fulfillment from its standard two-hour window to 30 minutes. Customers who pay for the Hy-Vee…...
Schnucks turns to agentic AI shopping assistant
2+ week, 3+ day ago (284+ words) The tool will give customers a personalized shopping experience that supports their health and wellness preferences. With the AI assistant, Schnucks said that its customers will have access to nutrition guidance, meal ideas and product recommendations that support their lifestyle…...
Instacart acquires shelf-scanning technology startup
3+ week, 2+ day ago (407+ words) The purchase of Arpalus gives it a system that allows workers to record product levels on store shelves using a smartphone app. Instacart noted that unnoticed out-of-stocks and missing details about product availability are among the top reasons online grocery…...
Rapid delivery cements itself as a ‘mainstream’ grocery option, report says
1+ mon, 16+ hour ago (355+ words) The fulfillment method has established a loyal user base that uses it for a full range of household purchases, Coresight found. Delivery has been a fulfillment frontrunner in online grocery for some time, and now rapid delivery is further strengthening…...
How grocery sales fared during Prime Day
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (262+ words) Only 16% of Prime members purchased items from the category during Amazon’s four-day savings event, down from 22% last year, according to Numerator. Leading up to Prime Day, Amazon worked to highlight its grocery offerings, stating that deals would include fresh produce,…...
Ahold Delhaize nominates former Amazon exec as stateside CEO
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (336+ words) Claire Peters, who also held leadership positions at Woolworths Group and Tesco, will step into the leadership role on Sept. 8, pending shareholder approval Peters marks the latest company outsider set to join Ahold Delhaize as a chief executive officer. In…...