Grocery Industry news and trends

The Real Hunger Games: A Battle Royale In The Grocery Aisles
Retail // August 31, 2018

Ten years ago, one-time television writer Susan Collins published the first installment in her post-apocalyptic dystopian young adult novel trilogy, “The Hunger Games.” (Ten-year-old spoilers to follow…) For those who somehow missed the book, the movies and the brief but intense mania that surrounded the...

Albertsons Unveils Grocery Investment Fund
Partnerships / Acquisitions // August 03, 2018

To help grow innovative companies in the grocery industry, Albertsons Companies has linked up with Greycroft to create an investment fund. The fund, which could be up to $50 million, is part of Albertsons’ strategy to work with emerging grocery technologies, Chain Store Age reported “Albertsons Companies...

Google Attracts Partnerships Post-Amazon/Whole Foods Deal
Google // June 18, 2018

One year after Amazon acquired Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, one surprising company is reaping rewards from the deal: Google. According to CNBC, Google has been attracting partnerships with retailers looking for ways to compete with Amazon. In fact, Target, Walmart, Costco and others have...

Restaurants Still Need Human Capital As eProcurement Gets Technical
B2B Payments // August 09, 2017

In a report that suggests technology can’t solve every back-office issue, eProcurement service provider Proactis has found that the restaurant industry is struggling to gain access to the right talent pool to optimize its procurement operations. In a new report released this week, Proactis found...

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The Real Hunger Games: A Battle Royale In The Grocery Aisles

August 31, 2018
Ten years ago, one-time television writer Susan Collins published the first installment in her post-apocalyptic dystopian young adult novel trilogy, “The Hunger Games.” (Ten-year-old spoilers to follow…) For those who somehow missed the book, the movies and the brief but intense mania that surrounded the series a few years ago, “The Hunger Games” trilogy is […]

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TimeForge and Forage Combine Labor Management and Payments for Grocers

August 22, 2023
TimeForge has partnered with Forage to empower grocery retailers with technology that will expand their payment options in today’s challenging retail landscape. The partnership brings together TimeForge’s labor management platform for independent grocers and Forage’s payments technology that helps merchants accept government benefits, the companies said in a Tuesday (Aug. 22) press release. It is driven by […]

Albertsons Unveils Grocery Investment Fund

August 03, 2018
To help grow innovative companies in the grocery industry, Albertsons Companies has linked up with Greycroft to create an investment fund. The fund, which could be up to $50 million, is...

Google Attracts Partnerships Post-Amazon/Whole Foods Deal

June 18, 2018
One year after Amazon acquired Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, one surprising company is reaping rewards from the deal: Google. According to CNBC, Google has been attracting partnerships with retailers...