Technology: Page 41
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Stop & Shop and Uber offer half-price rides for seniors
The discounted rides will be available to and from all Stop & Shop locations during shopping hours designated for those 60 and older.
By Jessica Dumont • April 7, 2020 -
Hy-Vee offers free fitness videos for kids
The grocer's KidFit program is intended to lend parents a hand and add a little structure to their children's days.
By Jessica Dumont • March 30, 2020 -
Trendline
Fresh food innovation
From new delivery services to technology designed to battle food waste, fresh foods and the ways grocers sell them are rapidly evolving.
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Sponsored by Badger Technologies
So you've deployed robots, now what?
Retailers must step up efforts to use real-time data gathered by robots to improve store performance and customer experience.
By Phil Wright • March 23, 2020 -
'We're putting out fires': Companies adjust to online grocery surge
Retailers are adding servers, hiring fulfillment workers and trying to better sync inventory with their online platforms.
By Jeff Wells • March 19, 2020 -
Ocado temporarily stops taking orders
The British e-grocer has been overwhelmed by consumers trying to buy groceries as the coronavirus crisis spirals.
By Sam Silverstein • March 19, 2020 -
Fairway is taming lines with its skip-checkout app
The Northeast grocer has promoted the tool extensively, beefed up staffing and added servers to process orders. At one Manhattan store, around 30% of transactions are coming through the app.
By Jeff Wells , Jessica Dumont • March 17, 2020 -
Grocery apps see record downloads as shoppers move online
A new study finds a sharp increase in shoppers turning to services like Instacart, Shipt and Walmart Grocery as they stock up on everyday essentials.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 17, 2020 -
Surging demand overloads online grocers
Peapod's site and mobile app were intermittently available Thursday and Friday., and FreshDirect delivery slots have filled up as coronavirus anxiety grows.
By Sam Silverstein • March 13, 2020 -
Amazon to sell cashierless tech to other retailers
The company's Just Walk Out technology utilizes computer vision, sensor fusion and deep learning to eliminate checkout lines.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 10, 2020 -
Instacart launches doorstep delivery service
The company had been testing the feature for months and decided to roll it out nationwide after demand shot up over the past week.
By Jeff Wells • March 6, 2020 -
Deep Dive
Is Go Grocery a game changer for Amazon?
Experts agree the checkout-free store is a technical marvel, but they questioned its ability to promote regular shopping trips and attract interest to license its system to other retailers.
By Jeff Wells • Feb. 26, 2020 -
Sponsored by Avery Dennison
What if you could make frictionless shopping a reality?
RFID can help leverage a more convenient, frictionless experience, by ensuring products are in stock and making it easier for shoppers to access product information and check out faster.
By Julie Vargas, Avery Dennison Corporation • Feb. 26, 2020 -
Instacart aims to cultivate online community with new Shop Talk hub
Weaving in features from social platforms, such as badges and micro-rewards, the grocery delivery company is encouraging continued participation.
By Robert Williams • Feb. 21, 2020 -
The appeal of cashierless stores? Speed and short lines
Health and beauty could gain the most from adopting the concept, per a report from USA Technologies and PYMNTS.com.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Feb. 19, 2020 -
Sponsored by Badger Technologies
The time is now: Robot tests yield fast results
Don't fall victim to analysis-paralysis when it comes to testing in-store robots.
By Tim Rowland • Feb. 19, 2020 -
Kroger's self-serve ad platform addresses attribution challenge with sales data
By letting advertisers view online and in-store sales data on its self-serve platform, the retailer aims to bring more transparency into the ad buying process.
By Dianna Christie • Feb. 14, 2020 -
7-Eleven tests cashierless store at Texas HQ
The c-store and Amazon Go are testing the waters of cashierless commerce, as startups are looking to scale similar technology.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Feb. 10, 2020 -
Nuro's driverless vehicle is exempt from federal requirements
The company's R2 vehicle will not be required to have mirrors or a windshield, allowing it to begin public road testing in Houston in the coming weeks.
By Kristin Musulin • Feb. 7, 2020 -
Deep Dive
For in-store farms to succeed, finding the right balance is key
High-tech growing operations promise to efficiently supply retailers with greens. But the bigger payoff may be in offering shoppers a bit of food theater.
By Lauren Manning • Feb. 6, 2020 -
Meijer shifts to gig workers for in-store roles
The retailer has tapped labor-on-demand platform Hyer to streamline resource management and help identify qualified candidates.
By Jessica Dumont • Jan. 28, 2020 -
Deep Dive
Discovery is lost in e-commerce. How can grocers improve?
The concept is core to bigger baskets and impulse buys online, but most companies have missed the mark, experts say.
By Jessica Dumont • Jan. 27, 2020 -
Human interaction is still king for consumers shopping in-store
While retailers are investing more in in-store technologies, a new survey found that adoption rates for some remain low.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Jan. 23, 2020 -
SpartanNash adds location technology to Fast Lane
The new tool notifies customers when their order is ready and uses GPS technology to give stores an accurate arrival time.
By Krishna Thakker • Jan. 16, 2020 -
Walmart expands robots to 650 additional stores
That brings robots to 1,000 total locations, but a spokesperson noted that the company views robots as "assistants to the associates and their jobs."
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Jan. 14, 2020 -
A look inside Ahold Delhaize's 24/7 frictionless store
The 150-square-foot display location at NRF showcased the technology that the grocer says rivals Amazon Go.
By Krishna Thakker • Jan. 14, 2020