Kroger lets shoppers load their online grocery cart from an oven

Certain GE wall ovens and slide-in ranges now allow users to peruse recipes from companies including Kroger on a built-in touchscreen and then put ingredients in their online shopping cart.

By Sam Silverstein • Dec. 15, 2023

Pardon the Disruption: 7 trends that defined 2023

While this year featured a complex mix of narratives and developments, there was one word that seemed to sum everything up.

By Jeff Wells • Dec. 12, 2023

Explore the Trendline➔

Grocery loyalty

Food retailers are depending on techniques designed to build and maintain connections with customers as they strive to stand out.

By Grocery Dive staff

How grocers are innovating in foodservice

As consumers increasingly turn to retailers for semi- and fully-prepared meal offerings, here’s what Publix, Vallarta Supermarkets, Albertsons and other grocers are cooking up.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Dec. 11, 2023

The Friday Checkout: Albertsons gets its big YouTube moment

The grocer, which has played around in the metaverse, recently teamed up with viral video hitmaker Jimmy Donaldson, aka “MrBeast.”

By Grocery Dive Staff • Dec. 8, 2023

Schnucks is giving shoppers an express lane to local produce

Following a successful pilot, the Midwestern grocer plans to expand its use of tracking technology to digitally alert customers when freshly picked foods arrive in stores.

By Sam Silverstein • Dec. 5, 2023

Pardon the Disruption: Can Amazon be a grocer and a 3P delivery provider?

The tech giant has signed some key grocery chains to its digital marketplace recently, helping it reach more households even as it retools its Amazon Fresh stores and online platform.

By Jeff Wells • Nov. 29, 2023

NGA launches website to assist grocers with SNAP online purchasing

The comprehensive resource hub provides information and technical assistance to food retailers currently offering or considering SNAP online purchasing. 

By Peyton Bigora • Nov. 28, 2023

Good Food Holdings names digital agency of record

The West Coast grocery chain said it tapped Midwestern marketing firm Laughlin Constable to support its quest to be a “personal experience brand.”

By Sam Silverstein • Nov. 27, 2023

Walmart creating new platform to more easily work with suppliers

The retailer has teamed up with enterprise retail technology solutions company Bamboo Rose to streamline its supply chain.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Nov. 27, 2023

The Friday Checkout: Health and wellness trends to watch in 2024

Specialty distributor KeHe predicts a growing emphasis on functionality, convenience and clean ingredients among consumers.

By Grocery Dive Staff • Nov. 17, 2023

NRF releases 4 principles for AI use in retail

The organization is providing a framework to encourage the proper application of artificial intelligence technology. 

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 17, 2023

Albertsons deploys Afresh’s AI food waste tech across its meat, seafood departments

The grocery company already uses the store ordering and inventory management platform in its produce departments chainwide. 

By Peyton Bigora • Nov. 16, 2023

Amazon sets the pace in grocery personalization, Dunnhumby finds

The e-commerce giant earned the top score in a report released Tuesday by the data analysis firm, followed by H-E-B, Kroger and Giant Eagle.

By Sam Silverstein • Nov. 14, 2023

Amazon Fresh focusing on grocery ‘fundamentals’ with updated stores, top exec says

After three years and a highly publicized pause on expansion, the chain is hoping to move ahead by getting back to industry basics, said Vice President of Retail Claire Peters.

By Jeff Wells • Nov. 13, 2023

Apeel Sciences launches “RipeTrack”, transforming produce ripeness testing

 New measurement technology from Apeel unlocks unprecedented insight into avocado ripeness & quality. 

Nov. 13, 2023

Corrugated box industry cuts a box’s greenhouse gas emissions in half

Corrugated boxes’ environmental impact substantially reduced, greenhouse gas emissions cut in half.

Nov. 13, 2023

Grocery Outlet achieves $1B in net sales amidst digital transition headwinds

The discounter’s third-quarter results took a hit from inventory issues due to the recent switch to new systems. 

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Nov. 8, 2023

Sprouts orders up Instacart’s FoodStorm system

The partnership comes at a time when the specialty grocer aims to modernize its holiday inventory management ahead of the holiday season. 

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Nov. 7, 2023

Scaling with a single POS platform: Adams Fairacre Farms’ journey to expansion and efficiency

In this Q&A, learn how CATAPULT® Retail POS accelerated growth for a local NY retailer, allowing them to seamlessly open a new location this year. 

Nov. 6, 2023

Walmart, Amazon see gains in fulfillment pivots as holidays near

The rival retailers are zeroing in on improved speed and efficiencies with changes to their e-commerce fulfillment strategies. 

By Catherine Douglas Moran , Kelly Stroh • Nov. 3, 2023

Consumers want grocers to use AI to help them save money, Dunnhumby finds

More than half of participants in the firm’s latest Consumer Trends Tracker said they share their information with grocers to redeem rewards, up 4 percentage points from earlier this year.

By Sam Silverstein • Nov. 2, 2023

Instacart’s Caper Carts to replace ‘majority’ of shopping carts at indie grocer

Geissler’s Supermarkets will roll the artificial intelligence-powered carts out to all seven of its Northeastern stores over the coming months.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Nov. 2, 2023

BJ’s adds SNAP EBT as payment method for Instacart customers

The announcement comes a year after the club retailer started accepting SNAP benefits via its own e-commerce platforms.

By Sam Silverstein • Oct. 27, 2023

H-E-B is leaning into a diverse array of store formats and facilities

The retailer is expanding its supermarket footprint while also digging deeper into convenience stores, discount shops and its e-commerce fulfillment centers.

By Jeff Wells , Peyton Bigora , Sam Silverstein • Oct. 25, 2023

Amazon brings drone delivery to Texas neighborhood

Eligible customers in College Station can receive their prescription medication at their doors within an hour at no additional cost.

By Peyton Bigora • Oct. 23, 2023