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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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Drive-Up Grocer Addie’s Opens First Store, Plans to Expand Across U.S.

Retail TouchPoints

The new supermarket concept Addie’s , a self-described “drive-up grocer,” has opened its first store in Norwood, Mass., As such, the store itself features a “completely reimagined” layout and inventory management system developed to enable “accurate and affordable grocery pickup in minutes.” fueled by $10.1 of all U.S.

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Store Management Costs in the Era of Ecommerce

Retail TouchPoints

In 2019, online grocery accounted for 6.3% Alongside the infrastructure dilemma, when speaking to grocers about their online operation, it becomes clear just how challenging optimizing and unlocking value during the ecommerce end-to-end process can be. of total US grocery sales. Then in 2021, grocery ecommerce sales reached 9.5%

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Data: Lidl hits record market share, as Asda nosedives

Retail Gazette

By contrast, Ocado was the fastest-growing grocer over the 12-weeks, with sales rising 12.4%. The online grocer accounts for 1.8% 12 weeks to 14 May 2023 Share 12 weeks to 12 May 2024 Share Change YoY £m % £m % % Total Grocers 32,917 100.0% Meanwhile, Asda sales dropped 2% over the 12 weeks, as its share fell from 13.9

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Instacart Enhances Grocery Solutions with New AI Features, More In-Store Engagement Opportunities

Retail TouchPoints

Instacart has made a number of updates to its tools for grocers, further expanding its reach beyond its own app. Once a merchant installs the Instacart app within Shopify, they can set up a free Instacart Ads Manager account. And within Ads Manager, they can use Instacart’s digital marketing tools to grow their brand.

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The new Tiktok challenge waging war on the major supermarkets’ pricing

Inside Retail

Independent Queensland grocer Skippys Fresh Frootz has garnered attention on social media for its videos highlighting its low prices at a time when Australia’s major supermarkets are facing scrutiny for their lack of transparency in their price-setting practices. Private-label brand sales account for 18.1

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Asda issued £2.1bn dividend to Issa brothers after takeover despite 80% profits slump

Retail Gazette

Asda issued a £2.1bn dividend to its owners after they purchased the company, according to accounts published today. The grocer declared the dividend to EG Group, owned by the Issa brothers, in September 2022 despite over an 80% plunge in pre-tax profits last year.

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