Today in food commerce, Shake Shack tries rewarding loyalty with cryptocurrency, and Olo adds geofencing features. Plus, robotics company Tortoise announces the launch of its automated mobile vending machines. Shake Shack Tests Crypto Rewards to Gauge Customer Interest As restaurants continue to look for...
With the quick rise in self-service adoption seen in the past couple of years, consumers increasingly seek out purchasing options that put them in the driver’s seat. Concurrently, with today’s labor challenges, restaurants and grocers are struggling to staff their stores and as such are...
Wakefern’s ShopRite supermarkets are piloting fast delivery of grocery items with Tortoise robotic carts, according to reports on Friday (Sept. 24). The remote-controlled, battery-operated carts will roll out in Pennsylvania at ShopRite of Yardley first, followed by ShopRite of Bethlehem next month. They will be...
Even with the delivery boom that began in 2020, major food delivery services continue to operate at a loss. DoorDash recently reported its fourth consecutive quarter of losses, and Uber Eats and Grubhub also continue to incur losses. With grocery-first services such as Instacart, changing...
March 04, 2022
Today in food commerce, Shake Shack tries rewarding loyalty with cryptocurrency, and Olo adds geofencing features. Plus, robotics company Tortoise announces the launch of its automated mobile vending machines. Shake Shack Tests Crypto Rewards to Gauge Customer Interest As restaurants continue to look for rewards that they can offer that will make customers truly […]
September 24, 2021
Wakefern’s ShopRite supermarkets are piloting fast delivery of grocery items with Tortoise robotic carts, according to reports on Friday (Sept. 24). The remote-controlled, battery-operated carts will roll out in Pennsylvania...
March 05, 2021
Albertsons, the country’s second-largest grocery store chain, is partnering with automated logistics startup Tortoise to pilot the beta launch of a robotic fleet of Safeway delivery carts in the towns...
