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Associated Wholesale Grocers Streamlines Member Access to Instacart Delivery and Smart Carts

Retail TouchPoints

Cooperative food wholesaler Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) , which serves independently owned supermarkets, has expanded its partnership with Instacart to offer ecommerce and same-day delivery solutions as well as smart cart technology to its member retailers. An Instacart shopper will then pick and deliver the order.

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What Retailers Can Learn from Grocers About Sustainability

Retail TouchPoints

For years, grocers have been in the spotlight for their food waste and plastic bags. Recent studies show that 71% of grocers are now prioritizing sustainability, with 83% of grocery leaders specifically targeting waste reduction. Now it’s retailers’ turn to act.

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Three Lessons Grocers can Learn from Specialty Retailers

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As prices rise with inflation and consumers become more selective about where they shop, grocers have much to learn from specialty brands’ experiential retail success. Local grocers also have invested heavily in regional product arrays to differentiate their shopping experience. to raise money for local charities.

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Aldi confirms new store locations under £550m investment

Retail Gazette

The discount grocer will open shops in Preston and Derby later in March, with further sites planned across Castle Gresley, Bardon, High Wycombe, and Stoke Gifford in the coming months. Each shop opening is set to create around 40 new jobs on average, according to the discount grocer.

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Aldi to buy 400 stores from Southeastern Grocers

Mass Relators

— Aldi today announced it has agreed to acquire Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket locations from Southeastern Grocers, as the Jacksonville, Fla.-based The bullishness underscores Aldi’s position as one of the fastest-growing grocers in the country, the company said. BATAVIA, Ill.

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Aldi calls on the public to identify new UK store locations

Retail Gazette

Aldi has launched a new nationwide initiative to pinpoint prime locations for new store openings and is calling on the public to help. The areas with the most suggestions will then be considered as prime locations as the grocer looks to build hundreds of new stores across Britain.

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NationsBenefits announces POS integration with Southeastern Grocers

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NationsBenefits, the market leader for supplemental benefits and health care fintech solutions serving the health care managed care market, announced that Southeastern Grocers (SEG), parent company and home of Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, has joined NationsBenefits’ network of grocery and over-the-counter (O-T-C) retailers.

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