This week in grocery, ShopRite increases the scope of its inventory robotics test, United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) gears up for a new automation-powered distribution center, and autonomous delivery expands. Wakefern Food Corp., parent company of several supermarket chains, announced Aug. 17 that it is expanding its...
This week in grocery, Instacart taps AI as supermarkets test shoppable content and new formats. OpenAI, creator of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT, announced Wednesday (March 1) that developers are now able to integrate the bot into their products, with one of the first companies...
As grocers face a challenging labor market, time-saving artificial intelligence (AI) solutions present the opportunity to make the most of the difficult situation. For its part, supermarket group Wakefern Food Corporation is expanding its use of a business intelligence solution from CB4, the technology firm...
For almost a year now, many grocery stores have had to play catch-up, responding to ever-changing consumer behaviors influenced by each shift in the course of the coronavirus pandemic. While infection rates remain high in most areas, the U.S. is also starting to see widespread...
May 05, 2020
Fiserv Inc., a global payments provider, now accepts Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) payments at grocers, allowing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase groceries online for the first time, the Wisconsin-based company announced on Tuesday (May 5). While the demand for online grocery with curbside pickup or delivery service has surged amid the COVID-19 […]
