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  1. Department: Food

Grocerant Niche Holiday Meal Deals Check them Out

  Regular readers of this blog know that Winsight grocery magazine is being rolled into Supermarket News.  Last week Russell Redman wrote another very good article for about grocery stores that are offering mix and match bundled grocerant niche Ready-2-Eat and Heat-N-Eat meal deals that save the consumer both time and money.  According to Steven […]
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  1. Holiday & Events

Cats, Dogs, Crafts and Christmas: Michaels and PetSmart Cross-Promote for the Holidays

Michaels and PetSmart might not seem like the most logical marketing partners (although cats do love to play with yarn), but they are nevertheless teaming up for a limited-time holiday cross-promotion. Michaels’ email subscribers have received a 20% off PetSmart coupon (good through Dec. 10 and only in the U.S.), while members of the PetSmart […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Big Lots Adds Uber Eats Delivery Option from 1,200+ Stores

Discount home goods retailer Big Lots has partnered with Uber Eats to offer delivery services from its more than 1,200 stores across the country in time for the holiday season. Uber Eats users will gain access to exclusive Big Lots brands like Broyhill home décor items as well as other brands and private label products, […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Featuring Metacask, Evri, and Confer With: RTIH’s biggest retail technology articles on LinkedIn right now

We’re big fans of LinkedIn and are busy building an amazing community of retail tech enthusiasts on the social media platform. These are the articles that are currently on their radars, including Tesco, B&M, TPP Retail, SeeChange Technologies, Coalescent Mobile Robotics, German Doner Kebab, and the 2023 RTIH Innovation Awards. B&M rolls out TPP Retail […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Big Lots Adds Uber Eats Delivery Option from 1,200+ Stores

Discount home goods retailer Big Lots has partnered with Uber Eats to offer delivery services from its more than 1,200 stores across the country in time for the holiday season. Uber Eats users will gain access to exclusive Big Lots brands like Broyhill home décor items as well as other brands and private label products, […]
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  1. Channel: Restaurants

Hand Held Digital Food Marketing Technology is Essential for C-Stores and Restaurants

  Did you know that one in two people said they like to order directly from the restaurant, with 44% choosing to do so as it allows them to personalize their order better. According to the team at Foodservice Solutions® consumers are talking digital, ordering digital, and thinking digital. According to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Mars unveils new brand experience with Uber Eats

CHICAGO — Mars Snacking, a global leader in the treats and snacks category, announced today a new collaboration with Uber and SKITTLES , with a new brand campaign launching across Uber and Uber Eats. The new collaboration, a first of its kind for Mars, delivers a sweet new experience for hungry Uber Rides and Eats consumers. The new […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Doordash, Instacart, and Grubhub Drivers Say They’re Being Booted From Their Delivery Jobs Without Notice — And the Services Won’t Tell Them Why

Gig workers for delivery apps like Uber Eats, Instacart, DoorDash, and Grubhub report sudden and unexplained deactivations from their accounts, often for minor issues or problems beyond their control. Appeals for reactivation typically involve binding arbitration or email appeals, according to the platforms’ terms and conditions. Some workers are advocating for legislation to protect drivers…
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  1. Data & Insights

FreshTake will Extend and Expand Mitchell Grocery

  Interactive and participatory a new foodservice concept, FreshTake, will feature several foodservice concepts, extensive seating, and multiple entertainment options to entice consumers to stay longer, come back more frequently, and spend more according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. Here is a little background, Jackson Mitchell, is a fourth-generation […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Uber Eats to accept SNAP benefits in 2024

    [[“value”:” Uber Eats said it would begin accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for groceries beginning next year, following the nationwide rollout of SNAP acceptance at Instacart. “We know that online food delivery can have a meaningful impact in reducing barriers to fresh groceries, especially for the most vulnerable – including people […]
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  1. Department: Nonfood

Staples Adds Uber Eats Delivery Option for School and Office Supplies

Staples has partnered with Uber Eats to make school and office supplies available for scheduled or on-demand delivery from its stores across the country. Members of the Uber One loyalty program will benefit from $0 delivery fees and up to 10% off Staples orders of $15 or more at selected stores. “Back to school and […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Uber Eats To Accept Food Stamps, Healthcare Benefits

The Verge reports that Uber Eats “will start accepting food stamps and healthcare benefits as payment for grocery delivery orders.” Starting in 2024, the story says, “Anyone with a valid Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card, which disburses funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food stamps), will be eligible to use their funds […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Study:  Uptick In Online Grocery Shopping, Plus High Satisfaction Levels

Acosta Group is out with its annual online grocery shopping study, concluding that there has been “a slight uptick in online grocery shopping over last year, with 55% of grocery shoppers buying groceries online at least some of the time. This upward trend is driven by more consumers who are shopping online regularly but still […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Instacart shares rise 12.7% in NASDAQ debut

    [[“value”:” Newly issued shares of grocery-delivery specialist Instacart rose 12.7% in their debut on the NASDAQ exchange on Tuesday, closing at $33.80. The initial public offering of 22 million shares was priced on Monday at $30 per share, but the stock (listed as CART) hit the market around midday at $42 per share […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Instacart’s IPO Raises $660 Million; Grocers Have Skin In The Game

Grocery delivery company Instacart launched its initial public offering (IPO) yesterday, raising $660 million with a $30 per share price that was at the top end of its offering range.  The price reflects a $10.2 billion valuation;  the company is making less than 10 percent of its shares available. Public trading of Instacart’s shares will […]
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  1. Department: Food

Mitchell Grocery scion plans upscale grocery, restaurant concept in Augusta

    [[“value”:” Jackson Mitchell, a fourth-generation member of the family that owns wholesale distributor Mitchell Grocery, is planning to open an upscale, 42,000-square foot supermarket in Augusta, Ga., next summer that will include a sports bar, a five-hole putting green and several foodservice concepts. FreshTake, which will take over the space previously occupied by […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

London calling as FLOWERBX agrees exclusive rapid flower delivery service tie up with Zapp

Luxury flower brand, FLOWERBX, has announced a new exclusive rapid delivery partnership with Zapp. As a result, Londoners can now get delivery in minutes, 24/7. FLOWERBX’s range of products are available for same-day and next-day delivery through its website. Founder and CEO, Whitney Bromberg Hawkings, says: “We’re thrilled to be making it easier and faster […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Including Sereact and Bureau: five retail technology funding rounds you need to know about

RTIH rounds up five retail systems ventures who have recently secured significant investments in their businesses, including Kavida.ai, Serve Robotics, and Clean Food Group. 1. Kavida.ai London-based supply chain startup, Kavida.ai, has secured a £900k investment to enhance its platform with artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT. The company, which was founded in 2020, works with manufacturers and […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Hy-Vee Partners with Uber Eats to Offer Deliveries from 260 Stores

Midwestern supermarket retailer Hy-Vee has partnered with Uber to add delivery services from 260 of its grocery and liquor storefronts. The two companies are spotlighting their new deal with a sweepstakes offering tickets to the 2023 NFL Kickoff on Sept. 7, 2023. “Uber Eats has been growing in popularity among many of our customers, making […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Hy-Vee Partners with Uber Eats to Offer Deliveries from 260 Stores

Midwestern supermarket retailer Hy-Vee has partnered with Uber to add delivery services from 260 of its grocery and liquor storefronts. The two companies are spotlighting their new deal with a sweepstakes offering tickets to the 2023 NFL Kickoff on Sept. 7, 2023. “Uber Eats has been growing in popularity among many of our customers, making […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Serve Robotics announces go public move as startup secures $30 million investment

Autonomous sidewalk delivery robot startup, Serve Robotics, which was spun out of Uber’s acquisition of Postmates, has gone public via a reverse merger with Patricia Acquisition Corp, and also raising $30 million in a round led by existing investors Uber, Nvidia, and Wavemaker Partners. This brings the company’s total funds secured to over $56 million. […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Why are Amazon Fresh stores fizzing out in the UK? These are last week’s most read RTIH retail technology articles

Check out the RTIH articles that caught your fancy last week, including Under Armour, Lacoste, Dsquared2, Ikea, Ocado Group, Co-op, Sweaty Betty, and Mars. RELEX Solutions helps Getir ‘reap benefits of autonomous, adaptive, and unified supply chain planning’ Rapid grocery delivery firm, Getir, is partnering with RELEX Solutions. This will see it gain an integrated […]
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The National Retail Federation (NRF) has updated a report that had attributed “nearly half” of 2021’s $94.5 billion in retail shrink to organized retail crime, saying the data point was part of two-year-old testimony to a U.S. Senate committee by Ben Dugan, former President of the Organized Retail Crime Resource Center. The NRF report was […]
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