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Walmart adding RFID tech to fresh categories

​Dive Brief The retailer worked with Avery Dennison on developing the solution in an effort to minimize food waste and improve inventory management. Published Oct. 23, 2025 Workers can better track inventory and determine when to rotate or mark down products with RFID technology, according to Walmart. Courtesy of Walmart
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‘A cultural shift’: Dollar Tree’s CEO on tech, AI adoption

At Dollar Tree’s investor day this month, the discount retailer gave a peek into how it’s catching up with the times — and AI is playing a key role. If one thing is certain, CEO Mike Creedon told investors, it’s that Dollar Tree must evolve. “And we are, from a single price point model to […]
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New Amazon smart delivery glasses help drivers navigate routes and complete deliveries

Amazon has unveiled new smart glasses designed to assist drivers in navigating their routes and completing deliveries. The AI powered technology provides hands free navigation, package scanning, and hazard detection directly in drivers’ field of view, eliminating the need to look down at their smartphones while making deliveries. The glasses feature computer vision technology that […]
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Walmart: How America’s Biggest Grocer Is Beating Amazon at Its Own Game

  Walmart isn’t just winning the price war anymore — it’s winning the battle for America’s food shopper. After years of being cast as Amazon’s traditional rival, Walmart has become something Amazon still struggles to be: a trusted, food-first digital brand according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. With $276 […]
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Snacking Disruption: How “Better-for-You” Snacks Are Rewriting the Future of Food

  Snacking is no longer a guilty pleasure. It’s a lifestyle. Consumers are migrating from empty calories to better-for-you snacks that promise flavor, function, and transparency according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. Today let’s explore the numbers behind the shift, highlights disruptive brands, and outlines what both shoppers and […]
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One-third of consumers plan to use AI for holiday shopping

​[[{“value”:” Dive Brief Customers are using AI tools to search for better deals and gift ideas, but they remain skeptical of the technology, a UserTesting survey found. Published Oct. 2, 2025 By Tatiana Walk-Morris Getty Images “}]] 
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Inside The New Amazon Grocery Experience

Content Guy’s Note:  Thomas Parkinson, in my estimation, is one of the smartest guys out there when it comes to technology applications within the supermarket industry.  After all, with his brother, Andrew Parkinson, he created Peapod, one of the first e-grocery sites.  Now, the Parkinson brothers have developed Sifter, a technology app that empowers consumers […]
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The first generation of gen AI use cases in marketing are streaking through the Hype Cycle

Ah, the Hype Cycle. No other curve is both so revered and reviled. When it comes generative AI’s Hype Cycle, especially its application in marketing, there are three things we need to acknowledge: First, “gen AI” is not a single technology moving along the Hype Cycle. Is it at the peak of inflated expectations? The […]
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Content, Content, Content

I’ve never been that comfortable with the term “content”, even though I use it like everyone else. Ad exec Dave Trott once gave voice to some of what bugs me about calling it “content”: “Content (noun): everything that is inside a container; the contents of a box.” “So there it is: we’re in the shipping business. […]
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July E-Grocery Sales Rise 26 Percent

The latest Brick Meets Click Grocery Shopper Survey, for July 2025, is out, indicating that U.S. online grocery sales totaled $10.0 billion, up 26 percent from the same month a year ago. Total grocery spending in July grew 2.7% versus a year ago. From the survey: “Record-high household penetration, strong order activity, and solid gains […]
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How AI and Image Recognition are Transforming the Retail and CPG landscape

The retail and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industries are undergoing a profound change, driven by the wins and failures of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and image recognition (IR) into their processes, experiences, you name it. While these technologies are enabling brands and retailers to gain precise, real-time insights into store operations like never imagined, providing […]
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Will Algorithmic Pricing Help or Hurt Food Retailers?

  In the ever-evolving food industry, pricing strategy remains the cornerstone of profitability and consumer loyalty. Today, a new player has entered the pricing arena: algorithmic pricing another technology solutions that according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® will have as many pitfalls as benefits in the beginning. Algorithmic pricing […]
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Human in an AI Age: Voice

This is the second of a series in how to thrive as a human in an AI Age. While AI is deeply significant, doubling in capability every seven months, and changing and impacting every industry and human it’s future contours are still uncertain. However, a case may be made that while AI itself will be […]
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Meta Takes $3.5 Billion Stake in Smart Glasses Manufacturer EssilorLuxottica

Meta has purchased a 3% stake in eyewear manufacturer EssilorLuxottica for approximately $3.5 billion, according to Business of Fashion, quoting people familiar with the matter. The Facebook parent company has been partnering with the manufacturer of its AI-powered Ray-Ban smart glasses since 2019, and both companies extended the relationship in September 2024. Even though it’s […]
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June 2025 Retail Metrics are in!

June 2025 Retail Metrics: As we close out the second quarter of 2025, both furniture and mattress retailers face challenging market conditions characterized by declining conversion rates and average tickets. Join us as we analyze the trends, shifts, and performances that set the tone for the year ahead. Today’s Rundown OUT NOW: Sign up to […]
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Target Is Winning Over Walmart Shoppers in Women’s Apparel

Download our latest report to explore how the women’s apparel landscape is shifting—and how former Walmart shoppers are driving that change This report uses 2024 through mid-2025 transaction data to analyze where and how Walmart shoppers are spending at Target. It highlights category-level leakage, brand performance, and top-selling SKUs that reveal what’s resonating in comfort-driven […]
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Human in an AI Age: Roots & Wings.

This is the first of a multi-post series on Human in the Age of AI. 18 months ago I wrote AI is Under-Hyped. The piece was prescient and today AI capability is doubling every 7 months and has surpassed Human Intelligence. The new term is Super Intelligence ( a more reasonable goal than AGI). So […]
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Walmart adding RFID tech to fresh categories

​Dive Brief The retailer worked with Avery Dennison on developing the solution in an effort to minimize food waste and improve inventory management. Published Oct. 23, 2025 Workers can better track inventory and determine when to rotate or mark down products with RFID technology, according to Walmart. Courtesy of Walmart
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‘A cultural shift’: Dollar Tree’s CEO on tech, AI adoption

At Dollar Tree’s investor day this month, the discount retailer gave a peek into how it’s catching up with the times — and AI is playing a key role. If one thing is certain, CEO Mike Creedon told investors, it’s that Dollar Tree must evolve. “And we are, from a single price point model to […]
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New Amazon smart delivery glasses help drivers navigate routes and complete deliveries

Amazon has unveiled new smart glasses designed to assist drivers in navigating their routes and completing deliveries. The AI powered technology provides hands free navigation, package scanning, and hazard detection directly in drivers’ field of view, eliminating the need to look down at their smartphones while making deliveries. The glasses feature computer vision technology that […]
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