food and beverage

Consumers Demand AI-Powered Expertise When Exploring New eCommerce Categories
Consumers Demand AI-Powered Expertise When Exploring New eCommerce Categories
April 23, 2024  |  Retail

When trying unfamiliar products online, consumers demand a high degree of expert, personalized guidance — the kind that they are used to getting in stores...

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Self-Service Confronts Big Issues to Meet Consumer Demand
Self-Service Confronts Big Issues to Meet Consumer Demand
April 12, 2024  |  Retail

Across restaurants, grocers and nongrocery retailers, self-service is gaining ground, and merchants are making smarter choices about how they apply it. Take the restaurant industry,...

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Amazon CEO Shareholder Letter Goes Big on AI and AWS
Amazon CEO Shareholder Letter Goes Big on AI and AWS
April 11, 2024  |  Amazon

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy published his 2023 Letter to Shareholders Thursday (April 11), outlining how the company is changing and its goals for the future. It’s a 28-minute read by...

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Robomart CEO: Autonomous Technology Will Speed the Rise of ‘Mobile Retail’
Robomart CEO: Autonomous Technology Will Speed the Rise of ‘Mobile Retail’
April 09, 2024  |  Retail

As self-driving technology comes closer into view, Robomart sees mobile stores as a key retail channel going forward. The company, which provides hail-able mobile shops for retailers,...

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Restaurant365 Acquires Restaurant Training Platform ExpandShare
Restaurant365 Acquires Restaurant Training Platform ExpandShare
April 09, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Restaurant management platform Restaurant365 finalized its acquisition of ExpandShare. The deal gives the company access to a learning management system designed to help restaurants deliver and track training content, according...

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Brands Launch Eclipse-Inspired Deals to Outshine Competitors
Brands Launch Eclipse-Inspired Deals to Outshine Competitors
April 06, 2024  |  Retail

As the total solar eclipse draws near, brands are reaching for the stars, seizing on the hold that the event has on the public’s imagination....

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Grocers Scale Back Direct Fulfillment in Shift to Third-Party Delivery
Grocers Scale Back Direct Fulfillment in Shift to Third-Party Delivery
April 04, 2024  |  eCommerce

As grocers look for ways to make the economics of eCommerce work in their favor, some key players are finding that in-house delivery fulfillment may...

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Shoppers Grow Cautious and Creative as Food Prices Climb
Shoppers Grow Cautious and Creative as Food Prices Climb
April 04, 2024  |  Economy

How far will $100 go at the supermarket? Not as far as in 2019. While food inflation has slowed in recent months, costs continue to climb at...

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Instacart Taps Third-Party Integrations to Grow Its Presence in Consumers’ Lives
Instacart Taps Third-Party Integrations to Grow Its Presence in Consumers’ Lives
March 29, 2024  |  Technology

Instacart is taking a tip from eCommerce giants such as Amazon, expanding its reach into more parts of consumers’ day-to-day routines with its new Instacart Developer Platform (IDP). The...

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