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

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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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Albertsons Deploys Fresh Food Predictive Ordering Solution Chainwide

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Albertsons has completed its rollout of an inventory management platform specifically designed for the rapidly changing nature of fresh products, deploying the solution across its more than 2,000 supermarkets in just seven months’ time. Driving sustainability practices across Albertsons Cos.

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Weis Markets Implements Fresh Grocery Platform to Enhance Store Operations

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The fresh grocery platform will assist with demand forecasting, in-store production planning, food traceability, recipe management and cut test management across all fresh departments. Interest in fresh food is on the rise, and while this has led to higher sales for grocers it also has increased labor costs.

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Ubers Eats Enhances Customer Experience with Extended Ordering Hours, Live Tracking

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Some of the planned improvements include barcode scanning, more efficient inventory management, easier options for adding product images and real-time support to fix any issues that come up. grocers to offer same-day delivery, including Walgreens , Albertsons Cos. Uber Eats has since entered partnerships with multiple major U.S.

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Ocado inks first tech deal outside of retail

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“Our technology is ideally suited to supply chains that require dense storage, highly accurate inventory management and secure stock control.”

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From Barcodes to Bytes: Retailers Prepare for Next-Generation UPC

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A number of major retailers have had some form of adoption because of its ability to materially improve inventory management, but it hasn’t offered the same benefit to the customer experience. It had tremendous benefits because it put the product in the right place at the right time, increasing full-price sales.

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Laying the Operational Foundation for Autonomous Stores

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Preparing Internal Operations for Smart Stores The importance of operational preparedness is especially true for grocers implementing emerging technologies such as autonomous checkout, also referred to as seamless checkout. Companies must excel and stay ahead of the curve in today’s technologically competitive environment.