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eCommerce Fulfillment Strategy with Ahold Delhaize USA’s Daniël van Gool

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Daniël van Gool, VP of Fulfillment Strategies & Solutions at Ahold Delhaize USA. Find Daniel on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dvangool/Find AD USA on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ahold-delhaize-usa/Find AD USA online at: https://www.adusa.com/ Daniël answers these questions: You are an OG of ecommerce, going back as far as early […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Your Views:  Is. A. Puzzlement.

Here on MNB I’ve been fairly critical of some of the decision-making at Albertsons, though I didn’t really have any comment on this week’s announcement that it is expanding its business eCommerce platform. One MNB reader, however, saw something I didn’t see: This is symptomatic of a larger problem at Albertsons.  Who’s running the show?  […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Wednesday Eye-Openers

With brief, occasional, italicized and sometimes gratuitous commentary… •  DoorDash To Acquire Deliveroo From the New York Times: “DoorDash announced two deals worth billions of dollars on Tuesday, saying it has agreed to acquire Deliveroo, the British food delivery company, and SevenRooms, a platform used by hotels and restaurants to manage reservations and marketing. “The […]
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A Blueprint for Retail Cyber Resilience: Evolving Tactics for Today’s Digital World

In the highly competitive retail market, businesses are leveraging technology to strengthen brand loyalty and enhance consumer experiences in ways that only science fiction writers could have imagined 40 years ago. Storefronts are eliminating the checkout process, augmented reality is reducing return rates and virtual marketplaces are offering new consumer experiences. But as retailers digitize […]
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  1. Retail Operations

THE OMNIES -The 2024 CPGGUYS Omnichannel Awards with NielsenIQ

This special episode of The CPGGUYS features four guests – the WINNERS of our 2024 Omnichannel awards – ‘The OMNIES’. The Omnies recognizes a select few every year that have dedicated a career to evolving from brick & mortar to being truly omnichannel and championing it in the industry. Our four winners this past year […]
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  1. Department & Category

Food Waste Report Card: Giant Food Diverts Nearly 80 Million Pounds Since 2022

Giant Food has processed nearly 80 million pounds of unsold food products since the June 2022 launch of a food waste prevention program in partnership with circular economy company Divert. The impact has offset 37,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, the equivalent of taking 8,630 gas-powered cars off the road for a year. For […]
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Starbucks Joins Data-Sharing Pact Aimed at Reducing Food Waste

Starbucks has joined the U.S. Food Waste Pact, a national voluntary agreement focused on using precompetitive collaboration and data sharing to cut waste in the U.S. food system. Starbucks is the second quick service restaurant (QSR) to join the Pact, joining Chick-fil-A and supermarket chains including Ahold Delhaize USA, Aldi U.S., Amazon Fresh, Raley’s, Walmart […]
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Qsic names in-store retail media veteran Marc Walkin as firm’s new Vice President of Marketing

Qsic, an in-store audio platform tapping GenAI audio and data intelligence, reports that Marc Walkin has joined the company as its new Vice President of Marketing. “As retailers look to turn on new revenue streams, in-store retail media is emerging as the next major growth area, presenting a massive opportunity for audio as an advertising […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Unlocking AI’s Potential for Retail Advertising

In an increasingly fast-paced advertising landscape, AI is no longer a futuristic concept — it’s here and a present-day necessity, giving those who use it effectively a massive advantage. A survey by Influencer Marketing Hub found that 60% of marketers are already using AI in their marketing. As AI fundamentally reshapes the landscape and opportunities […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Stop & Shop to Deploy In-Store Kiosks for Easier Access to Digital Coupons

Stop & Shop will deploy Savings Station kiosks in half its stores this month and complete a chainwide rollout to all 350+ supermarkets by the end of January 2025. The kiosks, which the retailer began piloting in late 2023, allow customers to activate weekly circular digital coupons and personalized offers without requiring a smartphone or […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Unwrap Holiday Growth: The Top Benefits of Joining an External Loyalty Program this Season

As the holiday season approaches, retailers are under intense pressure to deliver results, with only 27 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Rising debt and higher cost of living are contributing to forecasted slower retail sales this year, making it more crucial than ever for brands to stand out. While events like Black Friday and Cyber […]
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Week in Review: Instacart CEO heads to OpenAI

Welcome back to Week in Review! We’ve got lots of news for you this week: There were CEO shake-ups at Instacart and 11x; the web series is back — kind of; Threads is getting video ads; and much more. Let’s get to it! Big move: Instacart CEO Fidji Simo will become OpenAI’s CEO for Applications, […]
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What’s next for Instacart as CEO Fidji Simo announces decision to join OpenAI as head of applications?

Instacart CEO Fidji Simo is departing the grocery technology company to join OpenAI as its Chief of Applications. In an email to employees, she said: “Let me start by saying this was an incredibly hard decision because I love this company. We are operating incredibly well as our last earnings results have shown. Our strategy […]
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Personalized Disruption: Grocery’s Secret to Breaking Old Habits

There’s no shortage of talk about technology that’s going to redefine, dominate, or transform retail this year. Much of this language boils down to marketing speech, and often, true industry disruption fails to materialize. There is no shortage of tech hyperbole in retail. But then there’s the occasional exception — a technology that genuinely does […]
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State of the Consumer Report

[Week of May 9] Timely insights on consumer behavior, pricing, and retail trends This weekly snapshot highlights the most relevant signals shaping where and how consumers are spending—from e-commerce and inflation shifts to essential vs. discretionary demand. What you’ll get from this week’s report: Cross-border e-commerce slowdown: Learn how tariff pressures are reshaping sales trends […]
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