grocery

A store that sells food and household supplies. A grocery store or grocer's shop is a retail shop that primarily sells food. A grocer is a bulk seller of food. Grocery stores also offer non-perishable foods that are packaged in bottles, boxes, and cans; some also have bakeries, butchers, delis, and fresh produce.

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Grocery Roundup: On-Demand Economy Comes for Discount Grocery
Grocery Roundup: On-Demand Economy Comes for Discount Grocery
October 21, 2021  |  Retail

Digital holdout Grocery Outlet, a California-based grocer for value-seeking consumers with over 400 stores across six states, is finally getting online. The chain announced Thursday...

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Kroger Launches Private Marketplace for Brands to Reach Consumers
Kroger Launches Private Marketplace for Brands to Reach Consumers
October 20, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Kroger Precision Marketing (KPM) has debuted a private programmatic advertising marketplace for brands and marketers of consumer packaged goods (CPGs), Supermarket News reported Wednesday (Oct....

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Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Starbucks Eyes Frictionless Checkout; Walmart Leans on Automation
Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Starbucks Eyes Frictionless Checkout; Walmart Leans on Automation
October 20, 2021  |  ResTech

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, Starbucks considers utilizing Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” technology for checkout-free stores, and Walmart moves further into automated grocery...

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Walgreens, Google Team up to Offer Drone Deliveries in Dallas-Fort Worth
Walgreens, Google Team up to Offer Drone Deliveries in Dallas-Fort Worth
October 20, 2021  |  Delivery

Move over, car and bike delivery — drones are the next mode of transportation being harnessed to deliver goods. Wing, a subsidiary of Google parent company...

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Grocers Aim to Escape eCommerce Labor Bind With Automated Fulfillment
Grocers Aim to Escape eCommerce Labor Bind With Automated Fulfillment
October 20, 2021  |  Supply Chain

With the rise of online orders demanding more labor from grocery workers, such as picking and packing, at a time when the industry is experiencing...

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Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Grocers Step It Up With Digital Convenience
Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Grocers Step It Up With Digital Convenience
October 19, 2021  |  ResTech

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, the 10-minute grocery delivery startup Gorillas raises nearly $1 billion in its Series C funding round, and Instacart...

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Tesco Announces Frictionless Checkout Store as Brick-and-Mortar Grocers Tap Self-Service
Tesco Announces Frictionless Checkout Store as Brick-and-Mortar Grocers Tap Self-Service
October 19, 2021  |  Retail

Amazon’s hold on the frictionless checkout space is weakening. On Monday (Oct. 18), Tesco, the largest grocery chain in the United Kingdom by market share...

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Consumers Could See Higher Prices, Less Stock as Materials, Freight Costs Rise
Consumers Could See Higher Prices, Less Stock as Materials, Freight Costs Rise
October 19, 2021  |  Supply Chain

Higher overhead for material, warehousing and freight could leave consumers with sparser supermarket shelves and higher prices for everyday household goods as supply chain and...

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Instacart Acquires Smart Cart Creator Caper AI to Power Omnichannel Tech for Grocery Store Customers
Instacart Acquires Smart Cart Creator Caper AI to Power Omnichannel Tech for Grocery Store Customers
October 19, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

With the major restaurant delivery services making plays for Instacart’s customers, Instacart is stepping up its efforts to meet grocers’ digital needs. The online grocery...

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