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  1. Technology & Innovation
British retail technology company, NearSt, has announced a new technology for UK convenience retailers that automatically connects their in-store inventory to major delivery platforms such as Uber Eats, Deliveroo, and Just Eat. NearSt’s solution connects directly with convenience retailer’s existing EPOS systems, ensuring their full in-store… This story continues at New technology connects c-stores’ inventory with […]
  1. Channel: Delivery
In a deal designed to make animals (and their humans) purr with satisfaction, Pet Supplies Plus and its emerging sister brand Wag N’ Wash have partnered with Grubhub for on-demand deliveries from the retailer’s nearly 700 stores across 44 states. Pet Supplies Plus offers more than 10,000 products from 400 brands. This isn’t Grubhub’s first […]
  1. Department: Food
  In today’s dynamic food landscape, technology is reshaping the pathways of fresh food distribution. Mobile marketing and virtual retailing are challenging the traditional dominance of brick-and-mortar foodservice retailers as consumer expectations evolve around convenience, accessibility, and personalization according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. This shift is most evident in […]
  1. Channel: Delivery
The Home Depot has partnered with both Uber Eats and DoorDash to offer on-demand or scheduled delivery of home improvement and gardening products from its 2,000+ stores across the country. The retailer had added nationwide delivery via Instacart in May 2024. “Our stores are core to The Home Depot’s business, and expanding our ecommerce capabilities […]
  1. Department & Category
  Handheld foods—such as burgers, pizza slices, and sandwiches—have become increasingly popular, especially among single-person and two-person households according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. This trend is evident not only in the rise of takeout and delivery services but also in the prevalence of handheld options in sit-down restaurants. […]
  1. Media & Marketing
  As the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments about the potential U.S. ban on TikTok, the food retail and restaurant industries face critical questions about their future advertising strategies. TikTok has proven itself as a dominant force in the digital marketing ecosystem, delivering unparalleled engagement and influencing consumer behavior according to Steven Johnson Grocerant […]
  1. Channel: Grocery
  In 2025, the foodservice landscape is rapidly evolving, creating significant challenges for restaurant operators contemplating price increases. While higher menu prices may offset rising labor, rent, and ingredient costs, they come with heightened risks in an era where consumer behavior has dramatically shifted. From the Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice […]
  1. Department: Food
  Today convenience stores, grocery delis, and virtual restaurants are eating into legacy restaurant market share according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®.The fast-food industry, once the go-to for affordability, speed, and convenience, is facing formidable competition from unexpected corners. Convenience stores (C-stores), grocery deli departments, and virtual restaurants are […]
  1. Department: Nonfood
Verizon has teamed up with Office Depot for a shop-in-shop trial at four Office Depot and OfficeMax locations in California and Illinois. Aimed at serving both business customers and individuals, the kiosks will be staffed with authorized Verizon agents and will offer a selection of the telecom company’s services and products, including 5G business and […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
  Is your company, your brand keeping up with consumers? Steven Johnson the Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® believes that in the fast-paced world of the restaurant industry, the role of the corporate team—especially the C-suite—has transformed dramatically over the past few decades. From a historically straightforward focus on operations and product […]
  1. Channel: Delivery
DoorDash has redesigned its shopping experience for retail products, allowing customers to search for an item across multiple merchants with prices and estimated delivery times displayed in a single view. The platform has kicked off the service in the alcohol category and will expand it to categories including beauty, electronics and more in the coming […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
McDonald’s UK & Ireland has extended its partnership with Uber Direct, Uber’s white label delivery solution. Uber Direct, which utilises the Uber Eats courier network, will be a big part of McDonald’s push to grow delivery orders through its app. Its technology allows people to track delivery from their local restaurant to their door and […]
  1. Channel: Grocery
Save A Lot has partnered with Leevers Supermarkets to launch Ahorra Mucho, a new discount grocery store and innovation center in Aurora, Colo. that will feature unique Hispanic product assortments — part of the store’s mission of testing how new products and shoppers could strengthen shopper loyalty among this consumer set. The Ahorra Mucho (which […]
  1. Department & Category
  True Food Kitchen, the health-focused casual-dining chain, is stepping boldly into the grocerant niche with its newest concept, True Food Market—a fusion of fast-casual dining and grab-and-go retail. According to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®, recently, near its headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona, True Food Market opened its doors, marking […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
RTIH Editor, Scott Thompson, brings you his top ‘future of retail’ systems launches and deployments from the past week, including Evri, Tesco, Dunelm, EE, OnBuy, Save A Lot, Domino’s, M&S, Sodexo, Instacart, Walmart, and Dorel Home. Waitrose and Just Eat In the coming weeks, millions of Just Eat Takeaway.com customers will be able to order […]
  1. Channel: Grocery
DoorDash kicked off its expanded partnership with Wegmans Food Markets by offering on-demand delivery from the supermarket’s Maryland stores, with Wegmans locations in Virginia, North Carolina, New Jersey, Delaware and upstate New York available in the coming days and more stores to follow. DoorDash already had been providing delivery of ready-made meals from Wegmans Meals2Go, […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
Save A Lot, a discount grocery chain in the US, and Fabric, an automation solutions specialist, have announced a new partnership to provide on-demand grocery delivery with the opening of a Brooklyn-based micro fulfilment centre. This is part of a larger expansion, which includes a push into New York to enhance last mile delivery options. Orders […]
  1. Channel: Delivery
  Consumers are dynamic not static, in the dynamic landscape of food retailing, strategic partnerships have emerged as a critical driver of growth, particularly for regional and local food retailers. Steven Johnson the Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®, believes that these collaborations allow brands to leverage the strengths of established platforms to […]
  1. Holiday & Events
​[[{“value”:” Dive Brief Consumers can access same-day delivery on the specialty retailer’s products across the Uber Eats, Postmates and Uber apps. Published Sept. 30, 2024 By Howard Ruben A Spirit Halloween storefront. The specialty Halloween retailer announced plans to open more than 1,500 temporary stores this season. The image by Mike Mozart is licensed under CC BY […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
RTIH rounds up the stand out retail systems deals, launches, deployments and pilots from the past seven days. Including HORNBACH Baumarkt, Blue Yonder, One Stop, The Very Group, Puma, CarrefourSA, Lidl Ireland, Shopify, Londis, The Range, Wilko, Primark, and GoWit. Instacart Instacart’s FoodStorm (OMS) technology is announcing new capabilities that will be available for retailers […]
  1. Shopper & Customer
  The grocerant niche continues to drive the evolving landscape of foodservice, the once-clear lines between grocery stores, convenience stores, and restaurants have blurred. The new battleground for the age-old question, “What’s for dinner?” is no longer confined to the grocery aisle but has expanded to the drive-thru lanes and delivery apps. Leading the charge […]
  1. Stores & Formats
  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 […]
  1. Shopper & Customer
  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 […]
  1. Channel: Delivery
The recent CrowdStrike debacle gives lessons for all of us in how to (and how not to) communicate in a crisis.  The initial tweeted response from CEO George Kurtz fell flat, as panned by comms expert Davia Temin: “This is a response scrubbed by a legal team with lawsuits in mind. It holds little to […]
  1. Channel: Delivery
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 […]
  1. Shopper & Customer
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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  5. Shopper & Customer
1-800-Flowers still leads in US, FTD is gaining share 1-800-Flowers is the largest flower service by sales headed into Valentine’s Day 2025, according to Earnest credit card data. However, the industry stalwart is likely to lose share this season if recent trends continue. Access chart in Dash. 1-800-Flowers commanded 37.0% of Valentine’s Day flower sales […]
  1. Holiday & Events
  2. Holiday & Events
A good number of consumers, over 77%, believe there are better deals available after the holidays, and nearly 51% plan to take advantage by making a large purchase in late December and January. Those are top findings from a Holiday Green survey, from CouponCabin, regarding consumer habits in the post-holiday time frame. When it comes to post-holiday […]
  1. Trends & External Forces
  2. Data & Insights
  3. Technology & Innovation
  4. Trends & External Forces
IAB’s 2025 Outlook: A Snapshot into Ad Spend, Opportunities, and Strategies for Growth offering an early glimpse into ad spending trends for the coming year. The report is a must-read to gain and understanding of brand and agency buyers’ growth strategies and the challenges they foresee. The report covers: 2025 projections for the market overall […]
  1. Data & Insights
  2. Technology & Innovation
There’s been a lot of talk lately about artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI) and how these technologies are going to revolutionize retail. But the retail revolution can’t be accomplished with sweeping generalizations about putting more technology into stores. Successful retail outcomes are built using technology to solve specific challenges, expanding on wins and […]

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