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Legacy Grocery Store Market Share Capitulation a Continuing Trend

  It’s clear that legacy grocery stores, once the dominant force in food retail, are now navigating a challenging landscape marked by significant market share capitulation according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. This shift has been driven by three prominent trends: the encroachment of dollar stores, drug stores, and […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Foodservice Retail Discontinuity Continues Driven by Gen Z and Millennial Adoption

  Notice was first given in 1991 when Foodservice Solutions®, Grocerant Guru® Steven Johnson, warned foodservice industry professionals about the shifting consumer mindset at COEX. Then, in 1996, Johnson coined the term “grocerants” in an Op-Ed article published in both FoodService Director and Nation’s Restaurant News. Fast forward to today, and the foodservice industry is […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Pfizer’s New DTC Website Aims to ‘Streamline the Path to Better Health’

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer has launched a new direct-to-consumer website, PfizerForAll, offering prescription delivery, vaccination scheduling, discounts on Pfizer medications and same-day appointments with healthcare professionals for common complaints such as migraines or respiratory symptoms. The move is not unprecedented — fellow pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly launched its own DTC site in January. These efforts come […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Mobile Sales Surpass Desktop Purchases

As the shift to mobile shopping accelerates, e-commerce is poised to play a pivotal role in driving sales through the holiday season and beyond, with mobile devices expected to outpace desktop purchases for the first time. Join us as we explore the key trends that contributed to July’s retail sales growth and what lies ahead. […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Get a New Bed Before Bedtime: Mattress Firm Partners with DoorDash for 2-Hour Delivery

Mattress Firm has partnered with DoorDash to offer on-demand two-hour delivery of mattresses and bedding accessories from its 2,300+ U.S. locations. These deliveries will be eligible for the DashPass membership program, which offers free delivery and reduced fees on eligible orders, as well as real-time tracking through the DoorDash app. The service’s launch is timed […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

DoorDash: A Food Industry Marketing Leader Setting the Pace for Success

Here we go again Steven Johnson the Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® has an opinion, DoorDash stands as a beacon of innovation, seamlessly blending convenience, technology, and customer-centric value propositions. With its latest move—adding streaming benefits through a partnership with Max (the streaming service from Warner Bros. Discovery)—DoorDash continues to redefine what […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Gopuff extends 24 hour grocery delivery service to new areas

Gopuff, the instant grocery delivery company, has launched a new 24/7 service for customers in Cambridge, Salford and the London boroughs of Bow, Holloway and Stratford, following the success of the service in other UK cities. Since launching in the UK in November 2021, Gopuff… This story continues at Gopuff extends 24 hour grocery delivery […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

VC Execs: AI’s Value is Going Beyond the ‘Generative’ Hype

“Generative AI” has been a key phrase in PR and media for the past 18 months. However, a panel of venture capital (VC) and tech investors revealed during the Retail Innovation Conference & Expo this past June that they’re taking a more long-term view of AI. They’re focusing less on mind-bending consumer-facing experiences, like those […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Grubhub Enhances App Personalization, Adds Priority Delivery Option

Grubhub now has 30 personalized recommendation carousels on its homepage, spotlighting merchants with delivery ETAs of 30 minutes or less, merchants featuring the customer’s favorite cuisine and more. The delivery platform also has created a Wallet feature; live activity tracking for orders in process; add-on recommendations at checkout; and a more automated process for reporting […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Chicken’s Undercover Growth Leader: Krispy Krunchy Chicken

  In the bustling world of quick-service chicken, a quiet yet powerful player is emerging as a growth leader. While legacy chains scramble to retain market share amidst a highly competitive landscape, Krispy Krunchy Chicken (KKC) is stealthily carving out its niche, capturing the attention of savvy consumers and industry insiders alike. Steven Johnson the […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Michaels Expands Delivery Options via DoorDash and Uber Eats

Michaels will expand same-day delivery from its 1,200+ stores through new partnerships with DoorDash and Uber Eats. The arts and crafts retailer has offered same-day delivery via Instacart since April 2021. Additionally, Save a Lot now has 400 of its supermarkets live on the DoorDash Marketplace, offering deliveries in under one hour, on average. The […]
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  1. Department: Food

Scoop Up Sales with Ice Cream in Mix-and-Match Meal Bundling

  National Ice Cream Day refocused the team at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® that Ice Cream is important to most Americans in the good old summertime.  A new Gopuff report dives into consumers’ ice cream preferences and highlights how ice cream can play a crucial role in mix-and-match meal component bundling. By analyzing orders […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

How Canadian Foodservice Operators Can Maximize Their Return on Their Digital Investment

Before the pandemic, digital restaurant ordering accounted for about 6% of sales. But that number jumped to 20% in the spring and summer of 2020. Operators who’d held online ordering at arm’s length realized to stay in business, they would need to embrace some combination of online menus, branded apps, or third-party apps like UberEats […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

But all I found was sausage rolls and ATMs: RTIH’s most read retail technology articles from last week

Check out the articles on this here website that caught your fancy last week, including Greggs, Monzo, Vista Technology Support, Shopify, The Range, Asda, EE, The Perfume Shop, Accenture, and GlassesUSA.com. Greggs and Monzo team on sausage roll ATM in Newcastle: check out this week’s coolest retail technology plays RTIH Editor, Scott Thompson, brings you […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

What Happened to Breakfast Chains and Who’s Best Positioned to Become King of Breakfast

  Ah, breakfast—the most important meal of the day, they say. Yet, for many breakfast chains, it seems to have become a challenging arena to dominate. As the Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®, I’m here to take you on a journey through the evolution, challenges, and future prospects of breakfast chains. Let’s […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Co-op Taps Walmart Commerce Technologies to Support Online Grocery Growth

UK retailer Co-op is working with Walmart Commerce Technologies to bolster its “quick commerce” operations. The co-operative store network, which operates approximately 2,400 food stores and provides products to more than 6,000 other stores, will implement the Store Assist solution from Walmart Commerce Technologies to improve the ease, speed and convenience of its online grocery […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Looking Outside the Box of Restaurant Sectors: The Lines Are More Gray

  Hello, culinary adventurers, food industry professionals, and meal mavens! Once again, it’s Steven Johnson your Grocerant Guru® from Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® here, ready to delve into the evolving world of dining where boundaries blur and the focus sharpens on what truly matters: the meal itself. In today’s dynamic foodscape, consumers are increasingly […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Co-op hooks up with Walmart Commerce Technologies to support retailer’s online grocery push

Co-op is gearing up to work with Walmart Commerce Technologies, implementing its online fulfilment technology, Store Assist, to enhance the convenience retailer’s colleague and customer experience and support quick commerce growth ambitions. The Store Assist app allows retailers to manage pickup, third-party marketplace, ship-from-store, and last mile delivery orders all in one place. According to […]
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  1. Department & Category

July: The Month No One Wants to Cook

  Steven Johnson the Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® believes that July is the month that drove him to identify, quantify, and qualify the Grocerant Niche back in the day. July, the heart of summer, is a month that brings a unique set of challenges and preferences to the forefront of culinary […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Robots on the rise and loyalty reimagined: last week’s biggest retail technology plays at a glance

RTIH rounds up the stand out retail systems deals, launches, deployments and pilots from the past seven days. Including GXO Logistics, Agility Robotics, Netto, Trotters Childrenswear, ShipEngine, Long John Silver’s, WSS, Aptos, Asda, Walgreens Boots Alliance, and Macy’s. GXO Logistics and Agility Robotics GXO Logistics and Agility Robotics, creator of the bipedal mobile manipulation robot […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Grubhub Adds First National Grocery Partner — Albertsons Companies

Nearly 1,800 Albertsons Companies stores are joining the Grubhub Marketplace for delivery, including the Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme and Tom Thumb banners. The deal marks Grubhub’s first national grocery deal following its partnership with Mercato, a marketplace for independent grocers. Albertsons Cos. customers will now be able to schedule delivery of their grocery […]
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Walmart Tops List of Leading US Retailers By 2023 Sales

Walmart leads Forrester’s 2023 US retailer ranking, with Amazon in second. The top 10, representing 38% of total retail sales, remain unchanged from 2022. Walmart has once again secured the top position in Forrester’s annual ranking of the 67 largest US retailers (ranked by 2023 US net retail sales), with Amazon following closely in second […]
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