As supermarkets look to provide one-stop shopping, Wegmans is pushing beyond the typical grocery format to open a hybrid supermarket/food hall in New York City. According to Time Out New York, the new Manhattan location, set to open Wednesday (Oct. 18), will be set up...
Mobile self-checkout, and specifically, scan and go, would seem a slam dunk for grocers. It has not worked out that way. All manner of retail is striving to embrace automated shopping, especially in brick-and-mortar settings. Merchants are streamlining the process of getting items into carts...
This week in grocery, supermarkets utilize contextual commerce, Wegmans accepts SNAP and IHOP taps CPG. The Fresh Market, a supermarket chain based in North Carolina with 159 stores across 22 states, announced Thursday (Feb. 16) that it is expanding its partnership with video commerce solution provider Firework. The...
Wegmans is not done with pay-as-you-go self-service yet; now, the retailer is testing smart carts. The Rochester, N.Y.-based regional supermarket chain, which includes 110 East Coast locations, is testing out smart carts at two New York State locations, the retailer confirmed to PYMNTS via email....
July 13, 2017
Peapod was one of the earliest Internet startups to offer grocery delivery services, so it only makes sense that the company would strive to stay at the forefront of the grocery sector – now more than ever, as the changing grocery landscape threatens to cull the weakest players in the space. The Illinois-based service already […]
October 08, 2024
Local commerce platform DoorDash has launched an expanded partnership with Wegmans Food Markets and added new partnerships with four regional grocers in locations across the United States. In its expanded partnership with Wegmans Food Markets, DoorDash will power on-demand grocery delivery from Wegmans locations in Maryland; add stores in Virginia, North Carolina, New Jersey, Delaware and upstate […]
June 18, 2021
Wegmans Food Markets were hit with a database breach that exposed customers’ information — name, address, email, birth date — but no social security numbers or financial information. The Rochester,...
November 18, 2020
As a response to the recent rise in COVID-19 cases across the U.S., Wegmans issued guidelines and safety measures to manage shopping crowds during the holiday season. The grocery chain...
November 15, 2020
Retailers around the country are reinstating measures intended to counter the spread of COVID-19, CNBC reported. At Walmart stores, employees have resumed keeping track of how many shoppers are in...
