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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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Wow Bao Links Loyalty Program to New Roblox Experience

Retail TouchPoints

Since launching in 2003 in Chicago, Wow Bao has expanded to nearly 700 locations across the U.S. Once the hidden object has been located, users can head to hbc.wowbao.com, where they will be prompted to sign up (or sign in) to the Hot Buns Club rewards program and connect their Roblox account.

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Dollar General Adds 100+ Private Label Products as it Expands Fresh Food Offerings

Retail TouchPoints

While not officially a grocer, many Americans, especially those in rural areas, rely on the retailer for everyday essentials, including food (approximately 80% of Dollar General stores serve communities of 20,000 or fewer people). The retailer opened its 19,000th store in January 2023.)

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Can a smaller-format Whole Foods help Amazon win in the grocery market?

Inside Retail

The first location is expected to open in New York City later this year. Whole Foods plans to expand this model to additional locations in New York City, before eventually expanding it to other metropolitan cities across the country. Whole Foods Market Daily Shop is not the grocery retailer’s first foray into smaller storefronts.

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Retail rebound: How Southeast Asia’s grocery sector changed in 2022

Inside Retail

A great example of this is Grab’s acquisition of Jaya Grocer back in January of this year. Jaya Grocer is a leading mass-premium supermarket chain in Malaysia. The partnership is designed to accelerate the GrabMart component of the Grab superapp in Malaysia. trillion from 2020 to 2030.

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ALDI to add 800 stores over five years

Mass Relators

. — ALDI, a retailer already known for its rapid growth, has unveiled plans to increase its store count by 800 locations across the country by the end of 2028. As part of this expansion effort, ALDI announced that it has completed its acquisition of Southeastern Grocers.

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Why Amazon’s New “Just Walk Out” Supermarkets Will Change Everything. Forever

Retail Focus

The potential for real-time accounting and replenishment systems is unreal — not to mention the supply chain savings that live information from Just Walk Out will yield. ” Parking can be located 360 degrees around the store, with customers choosing favored entries by department or parking success. Maybe try this? ”.