Data & Insights Epsilon launching next-generation retail media platform LAS VEGAS – Epsilon, a global advertising and marketing technology company, today announced the launch of the next generation of its retail media platform. Epsilon Retail Media applies artificial intelligence and person-first identity in the ad server, unlocking opportunities to drive stronger outcomes with shoppers on retailers’ properties, across the open web or in tandem. […] MMR March 18, 2024March 18, 2024 2 min read AITechnology & InnovationMarketing: Retail MediaInsight ProvidersShoppersExecutivesData & InsightsAcquisitionMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionAhold DelhaizePredictions and ForecastsConsumersVendorsDeliveryMarketing: Social MediaTrends: Marketing 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Your Views: “Kick Them To The Curb” On Friday, we reported: In Connecticut, the Trumbull Patch reports that “a petition calling for enhanced equipment and improved conditions at a Stop and Shop grocery store in Trumbull has garnered more than 400 signatures as of Thursday night. “The petition, titled ‘Enhance Equipment and Conditions at Stop & Shop Trumbull CT,’ was launched earlier […] MorningNewsBeat March 18, 2024March 18, 2024 4 min read Ahold DelhaizeShoppersBrick and MortarPredictions and ForecastsStore LocationWegmansConsumersCustomer ExperienceRegional GroceryBOPISPricing & PromotionsRecommerceSustainabilityTechnology & InnovationWakefernESG and CSR 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Customers Call For Stop & Shop Overhaul In Connecticut, the Trumbull Patch reports that “a petition calling for enhanced equipment and improved conditions at a Stop and Shop grocery store in Trumbull has garnered more than 400 signatures as of Thursday night. “The petition, titled ‘Enhance Equipment and Conditions at Stop & Shop Trumbull CT,’ was launched earlier this month on change.org […] MorningNewsBeat March 15, 2024March 15, 2024 2 min read Ahold DelhaizeShoppersPredictions and ForecastsDept. FreshDept. PerimeterCustomer ExperienceSustainabilityBOPISBrick and MortarESG and CSRStore Location 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Your Views: Essential Lessons MNB reader Karl Graff emailed me about yesterday’s story concerning the staff of a Wisconsin Dollar General store that quit en masse, and my comment that “dollar stores in general have a reputation for cutting corners wherever and whenever possible, with low staffing levels that put enormous stress on the folks who do work there. […] MorningNewsBeat March 14, 2024March 14, 2024 3 min read AssociatesDept. GroceryRegional GroceryHealth & WellnessAhold DelhaizeDollar GeneralAlbertsons / SafewayPredictions and ForecastsMarketing: In StoreESG and CSRDept. NonfoodDept. PerimeterDept. PaperDept. HBCDept. FreshCOVID19Brick and MortarResults & Investment 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Your Views: Perception Shift I talked this week about how Jon Jenkins of AWS made the point during the NGA technology Summit that retailers should not compare smart carts to more traditional carts in terms of cost; instead, he suggested, they should be thought of a self-checkout systems being used throughout the store, taking pressure off the front end. […] MorningNewsBeat March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 2 min read Brick and MortarRegional GroceryAlbertsons / SafewayGovernmentWaWaAcquisitionResults & InvestmentKrogerInsight ProvidersBig DataTech: CashierlessDeliveryCompetitionTechnology & InnovationPredictions and ForecastsMarketing: BrandIndustry Conferences and EventsAldiData VisualizationCircle KAhold DelhaizeAlimentation Couche-TardAmazonAssociates7-Eleven & Speedway 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Mass Your Views: Illuminated Got this email responding to Tom Furphy’s and my Innovation Conversation about Walmart’s Luminate program: Walmart does not necessarily need to use data to target specific customers because they attract a large percentage, overall, of demographic and income levels. If they already know that XX% of people from a specific economic level regularly shop in […] MorningNewsBeat March 7, 2024March 7, 2024 3 min read TargetEconomyBig DataConsumersWalmartDeliveryShoppersWhole FoodsCOVID19Operations & Supply ChainMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionAmazonPricing & PromotionsDept. NonfoodData & InsightsBrick and MortarAssociatesTechnology & InnovationStrategyRegional GroceryDept. BeverageDept. DairyDept. FreshMarketing: TradePredictions and ForecastsAhold Delhaize 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Ahold Delhaize hires chief sustainability officer Marc Stolzman is currently the executive lead of finance at the omnichannel grocery company Peapod Digital Labs. Supermarket Perimeter March 6, 2024March 6, 2024 < 1 min read SustainabilityAhold DelhaizeOmnichannelResults & InvestmentExecutivesDelivery 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Ahold Delhaize USA partners with DoorDash The partnership will provide consumers an on-demand grocery delivery marketplace for each of ADUSA’s local omnichannel brands. Supermarket Perimeter March 6, 2024March 6, 2024 < 1 min read Ahold DelhaizePartnershipsFood DeliveryDoorDashOmnichannelConsumersDelivery 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Delivery Ahold Delhaize, Instacart make pledges to White House anti-hunger initiative The companies’ commitments build on the grocery industry’s efforts to address hunger and boost access to food. Grocery Dive February 27, 2024February 27, 2024 < 1 min read InstacartAhold DelhaizeDeliveryDept. Grocery 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trends & External Forces Your Views: No Real Future MNB reader Rich Heiland had a thought about out continuing conversation about CVS’s shortcomings: I consider drug stores a commodity. None of them do anything to distinguish themselves from one another in any significant way. I live in a downtown area. There is a Rite-Aid a block or so away. I go there. If there […] MorningNewsBeat February 26, 2024February 26, 2024 5 min read Brick and MortarWalmartPredictions and ForecastsConsumersAssociatesMergersAlbertsons / SafewayShoppersDept. PerimeterDept. FreshKrogerGovernmentCompetitionRegional GroceryGhost KitchenEconomyAmazonCVSSoutheastern GrocersAcquisitionWhole FoodsExecutivesPackagingDept. GroceryHealth & WellnessMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionMerchandisingStreamingRite AidTargetWakefernAgenciesAhold DelhaizeDept. Natural / OrganicOperations & Supply Chain 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Stop & Shop Responds To Youth Task Force Pricing Charges Yesterday, MNB took note of a Boston Globe story reporting on continuing efforts by youth organizers to address what they say is inequitable pricing – they found that a shopping cart of items at their neighborhood Stop & Shop in Jackson Square cost $34, about 21 percent more than a similar list at a Stop […] MorningNewsBeat February 23, 2024February 23, 2024 3 min read Ahold DelhaizeData & InsightsConsumersTechnology & InnovationStrategyPricing & PromotionsPredictions and ForecastsBrick and Mortar 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Youth Organizers Keep Pushing Stop & Shop To Address Pricing Inequities The Boston Globe this morning reports that “in an effort to pressure Stop & Shop to change its pricing in certain community stores, youth organizers with the Hyde Square Task Force in Jamaica Plain are calling on the grocery chain to use its consumer data profits to eliminate the price inequities the group uncovered in […] MorningNewsBeat February 22, 2024February 22, 2024 3 min read Ahold DelhaizeData & InsightsConsumersShoppersEconomyDept. GroceryExecutivesHealth & WellnessPredictions and ForecastsBrick and MortarAssociatesStore Format 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Drug Your Views: The Complacency Malady Different reactions to my criticisms of CVS. First, the one that took me to task: KC, shame on you! You have “one” customer who has raged, “outrage” with a CVS experience. Hello! There are about 10,000 CVS locations in the US, and you site one disgruntled customer. You, if ANYONE, should know that one customer […] MorningNewsBeat February 22, 2024February 22, 2024 4 min read CVSShoppersCustomer ExperienceDept. PharmacyAhold DelhaizeAssociatesAutonomous VehiclesBOPISAcquisitionVendorsPartnershipsPredictions and ForecastsTrends: Tech 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Why Giant Food’s search for workers took it to a local prison The mid-Atlantic grocer hires incarcerated people for roles in its fresh food distribution center through a work release program with a Maryland correctional facility. Grocery Dive February 22, 2024February 22, 2024 < 1 min read Dept. GroceryRegional GroceryAssociatesAhold DelhaizeOperations & Supply ChainDept. PerimeterDept. Fresh 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Ecommerce & Digital Ahold Delhaize USA appoints chief sustainability officer Marc Stolzman is taking on the role after spending five years at the grocery company’s Peapod Digital Labs division. Grocery Dive February 22, 2024February 22, 2024 < 1 min read SustainabilityAhold DelhaizeDelivery 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Ahold Delhaize USA names Marc Stolzman chief sustainability officer Stolzman has been with Ahold Delhaize USA companies for the past five years Supermarket News February 22, 2024February 22, 2024 < 1 min read Ahold DelhaizeSustainability 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Delivery DoorDash coming to all Ahold Delhaize USA banners The grocery retail group said they expect to have the service rolled out to all chains by March 0 Author Missing February 17, 2024February 17, 2024 < 1 min read Ahold DelhaizeFood DeliveryDoorDash 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CPG & FMCG Thursday Eye-Opener: Progress? by Kevin Coupe You may have noticed in recent weeks a commercial for Instacart that features a man being able to place his grocery order from a remote location: Clever ad. Though, as it happens, not all that different from a TV commercial from a quarter century ago that thematically was exactly the same – […] MorningNewsBeat February 15, 2024February 15, 2024 < 1 min read DeliveryMarketing: Social MediaInstacartUnileverTechnology & InnovationStore LocationPredictions and ForecastsMarketing: BroadcastAhold Delhaize 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Delivery Instacart Lays Off 250 in Move to Streamline and Focus on Growing Retail Media Business Instacart has laid off 250 employees in a move to “reshape” the newly public company, as it looks to “focus on our most promising initiatives and execute more efficiently to a flatter organization,” said CEO Fidji Simo on a call detailing the grocery tech company’s Q4 and full year 2023 results. Simo also shared that […] Retail TouchPoints February 14, 2024February 14, 2024 3 min read InstacartDeliveryMarketing: Retail MediaExecutivesResults & InvestmentPartnershipsMarketing: Social MediaDoorDashStart UpsFood DeliveryAssociatesHy-VeeRegional GroceryGoogleTechnology & InnovationShoppersBrick and MortarPredictions and ForecastsMarketing: In StoreUbereatsData & InsightsAhold Delhaize 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Ahold Delhaize reports ‘solid’ Q4 results ZAANDAM, The Netherlands — Ahold Delhaize reported solid results for its fourth quarter and 2023 fiscal year, with full-year sales and earnings per share in line with expectations. Fourth quarter net sales were €23.0 billion ($24.65 billion), up 1.9% at constant exchange rates and down 1.4% at actual exchange rates. Comparable sales, excluding gas, increased […] MMR February 14, 2024February 15, 2024 3 min read Ahold DelhaizeResults & InvestmentOwned Brands (Private Label)EconomyShoppersRegional GroceryAssociatesPredictions and ForecastsOmnichannelDept. GroceryFreshDirectBrick and MortarDeliveryInternationalExecutivesOperations & Supply ChainDept. FuelMarketing: Social MediaMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionConsumersMarketing: Direct & Personalization 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Ahold Delhaize’s US sales and comps turn negative The grocer reported Wednesday that its same-store, digital and net sales were all down during its fourth quarter by at least 1%. Grocery Dive February 14, 2024February 14, 2024 < 1 min read Ahold Delhaize 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Ahold Delhaize posts soft Q4 numbers in U.S. Overall the grocer had a good 13 weeks Supermarket News February 14, 2024February 14, 2024 < 1 min read Ahold Delhaize 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Kroger Presses Post-Merger-We’ll-Lower-Prices Argument Kroger this morning issued a press release that continues to make the argument – the same argument that it has made since first proposing the $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons – that it will lower prices once the deal is complete, and that it has a 20-year track record of lowering prices after it makes […] MorningNewsBeat February 13, 2024February 13, 2024 4 min read KrogerMergersTechnology & InnovationAIAlbertsons / SafewayRegional GroceryShoppersGovernmentAcquisitionCustomer ExperienceAssociatesPress ReleaseConsumersResults & InvestmentExecutivesPredictions and ForecastsCompetitionWalmartAhold DelhaizeAmazonDept. FreshTargetStrategyBrick and MortarHoliday & EventsCostcoData & InsightsDept. GroceryDollar GeneralMarketing: Direct & PersonalizationLegal & Criminal 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Ahold Delhaize USA Jumps Into Bed With DoorDash Ahold Delhaize USA yesterday announced “a new agreement with local commerce platform DoorDash to make an additional on-demand grocery delivery marketplace available to customers at each of its local omnichannel brands – Food Lion, Hannaford, Giant Food, The GIANT Company and Stop & Shop. Delivery from DoorDash is expected to be available to customers of […] MorningNewsBeat February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 2 min read Ahold DelhaizeFood DeliveryDoorDashRegional GroceryShoppersPartnershipsOmnichannelConsumersDept. GroceryDeliveryBrick and MortarTechnology & InnovationInstacartExecutivesPredictions and ForecastsFreshDirectOwned Brands (Private Label)Restaurants 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Ahold Delhaize sells two meat plants to Cargill The grocery chain said it elected to transfer ownership of the facilities to the meat processor to “increase our focus on being leading omnichannel retailers.” Grocery Dive February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 < 1 min read Ahold DelhaizeDept. FreshOmnichannel 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Delivery Instacart, DoorDash and Uber up their grocery ante Uber’s grocery and retail vertical generated $7 billion in annualized gross bookings in its fourth quarter, while Ahold Delhaize’s U.S. banners are linking with DoorDash. Grocery Dive February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 < 1 min read InstacartFood DeliveryDoorDashDeliveryAhold Delhaize 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery DoorDash coming to all Ahold Delhaize banners The grocery retail group said they expect to have the service rolled out to all chains by March Supermarket News February 7, 2024February 7, 2024 < 1 min read Ahold DelhaizeFood DeliveryDoorDash 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Kroger named most-visited grocery store in 2023 Placer.ai 2023 recap notes H-E-B, Meijer, Food Lion, and ShopRite also ranked high on foot traffic last year 0 Author Missing February 4, 2024February 4, 2024 < 1 min read Regional GroceryKrogerWakefernTechnology & InnovationStore LocationMeijerHEBDept. GroceryAIAhold Delhaize 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Retail Operations Omnichannel Leadership with Cornell’s Dan Hooker & Karan Girotra and Kellanova’s Clare Galvão The CPG Guys were joined for this episode by Karan Girotra, the Charles H. Dyson Family Professor of Management at Cornell University’s SC Johnson School of Business, Dan Hooker, Senior Lecturer & Executive Education Program Director at the Cornell Johnson School plus Clare Galvão, Vice President of Customer & Channel Strategy at Kellanova. This episode […] The CPG Guys February 3, 2024February 3, 2024 2 min read OmnichannelMarketing: Social MediaKellogg'sPodcastsTechnology & InnovationExecutivesAhold DelhaizePartnershipsPredictions and ForecastsShoppersSponsoredStrategy 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology & Innovation Your Views: Making Up For Lost Time Reacting to Amazon’s plan to create a pay tier for its Alexa smart speaker system, one MNB reader wrote: Our main household use for Alexa is to control lights, heat, and A/C. If they start charging for it, we will stop using it. There are many other platforms available for home control that do not […] MorningNewsBeat February 1, 2024February 1, 2024 16 min read Technology & InnovationAIStreamingShoppersDept. GroceryDept. NonfoodAssociatesTech: CashierlessMarketing: Digital MediaDept. Toys & GamesCostcoMarketing: BroadcastAmazonRegional GroceryDept. FreshKrogerRestaurantsAlbertsons / SafewayConsumersPredictions and ForecastsEconomyHealth & WellnessDollar GeneralPackagingExecutivesDeliveryCVSMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionMarketing: In StoreWalmartDept. PerimeterOperations & Supply ChainMarketing: TradeWegmansWhole FoodsWalgreensReturnsHoliday & EventsGovernmentMarketing: VoiceDept. BeverageData & InsightsInsight ProvidersOwned Brands (Private Label)MergersMarketing: Retail MediaPartnershipsAhold DelhaizePricing & PromotionsBig DataSustainabilityDept. OTCStrategyDept. HBCDept. BakeryDept. Natural / OrganicBrick and Mortar84.51 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Acquisitions, Divestitures & Mergers Trends & External Forces Court sets late August start date for hearing on Kroger-Albertsons merger A federal judge in Oregon will decide during the proceeding whether to grant the FTC’s request to block the transaction. Written by Grocery Dive March 12, 2024March 14, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Media & Marketing Channel: Restaurants Department & Category Department: Consumer Durables Department: Food Department: Nonfood ESG Media & Marketing Data & Insights Shopper & Customer Technology & Innovation Trends & External Forces Merchandising Kids Like to Go Out to Eat ask Chuck E. Cheese Don’t want to cook, don’t want to do dishes, well according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® your kids don’t want you hear you complain about cooking dinner either. Chuck E. Cheese has a new program for that has a great chance to make the entire family happy according […] Written by Grocerant Guru March 11, 2024March 14, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Corporate Finance Publix reports 49% growth in net earnings in FY23 US supermarket chain Publix has reported net earnings of $4.3bn in FY23, marking a 49% increase from FY22’s $2.9bn. The post Publix reports 49% growth in net earnings in FY23 appeared first on Retail Insight Network. Written by Retail Insights Network March 8, 2024March 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Mass Corporate Finance Media & Marketing Agencies & Vendors Data & Insights Trends & External Forces Target Q4 2023 Earnings Recap Target reported Q4 and 2023 financial results at its annual investor day on March 5, 2024. Quarterly comp performance improved sequentially from Q2 to Q4, but 2023 ended with comps down -3.7%. Profitability outperformed expectations as the company realized $2B of operating income growth in 2023 and reported notable gross margin improvements. The stock was […] Written by The Harvest Group March 8, 2024March 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trends & External Forces CPG: Food Channel: Ecommerce & Digital Channel: Grocery Channel: Mass Department & Category Department: Beverage Department: Food Department: HBC Acquisitions, Divestitures & Mergers Corporate Strategy Corporate Finance ESG Partnerships & Alt Profit Media & Marketing Data & Insights Shopper & Customer Technology & Innovation Trends & External Forces Retail Operations Associates & Employees Operations & Supply Chain Owned Brands (Private Label) Stores & Formats Kroger Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Results, Announces Guidance for 2024 Comments from Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen. "Kroger achieved strong 2023 results, in line with our long-term growth model and built upon three consecutive years of historic growth. Written by Kroger March 7, 2024March 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked