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Smart Carts Expand Even as Shoppers Demand More Traditional Self-Checkout
Smart Carts Expand Even as Shoppers Demand More Traditional Self-Checkout
November 14, 2023  |  Retail

Smart shopping carts are expanding to more grocery chains, even as those that try to rely solely on the technology for self-checkout are finding that...

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Inflation Puts Pressure on Independent Grocers as Consumers Trade Down
Inflation Puts Pressure on Independent Grocers as Consumers Trade Down
January 16, 2023  |  Retail

With rising food prices, shoppers are opting for lower-priced grocery chains over locally owned favorites. This, as the latest governmental data released last week showed...

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Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Ghost Kitchens Face New Scrutiny; Instacart Prepares to Launch Ultrafast Delivery
Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Ghost Kitchens Face New Scrutiny; Instacart Prepares to Launch...
December 03, 2021  |  ResTech

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, insiders report that Instacart is gearing up to launch a 15-minute delivery service, while existing ultrafast grocery delivery...

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Supermarkets Rethink Physical and Digital Aisles for Grocery’s Connected Future
Supermarkets Rethink Physical and Digital Aisles for Grocery’s Connected Future
December 03, 2021  |  Retail

Grocery stores may not look very different than they did two or three generations ago, but their role in consumers’ lives is changing dramatically. Where...

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From COVID to Product Shortages to Labor Supply, Grocery Stores Adapt To String of Challenges
From COVID to Product Shortages to Labor Supply, Grocery Stores Adapt To String of Challenges
September 14, 2021  |  Retail

As one of the world’s largest independent grocery store franchises with more than 6,000 stores located across the world, IGA has some unique insights into how the COVID-19...

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What The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Revealing About Grocery’s Online, Mobile Future
What The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Revealing About Grocery’s Online, Mobile Future
June 08, 2020  |  Commerce Connected

Consumers who were once loyal to in-store grocery shopping are now going digital to avoid visiting stores during the pandemic. To keep these "digital shifters"...

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Keeping Grocery’s ‘Digital Shifters’ Loyal Post Pandemic
Keeping Grocery’s ‘Digital Shifters’ Loyal Post Pandemic
June 05, 2020  |  Commerce Connected

The new coronavirus had an immediate effect on the grocery industry, with many grocers putting safety measures in place to ensure both their employees and...

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Why The Food Industry Has To Change What It Brings To The Dining Table
Why The Food Industry Has To Change What It Brings To The Dining Table
May 26, 2020  |  Restaurant innovation

For a consumer, the most important deciding factor in picking a place to eat pre-pandemic was pretty simple — which was offering them the best...

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The Best Of The Monday Conversation: Everything We Learned In 2019
The Best Of The Monday Conversation: Everything We Learned In 2019
December 23, 2019  |  Monday Meetup

Something remarkable happened about halfway through the 2010s or at least something that ought to have been. Except as it turned out, due to the...

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