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What’s in Store for Grocery in 2022?

Retail TouchPoints

Outfits like GoPuff, Gorillas and 1520 took the grocery market by storm in 2021, offering a limited menu of consumables, delivered to your door in an incredible 30 minutes or less (and commanding multi-billion dollar valuations in the process.) In 2022, grocers will need to become digital-first.

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Missfresh Makes Sure Olympics Support Staff Never Goes Hungry with 24/7 Grocery Delivery

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Chinese online fresh grocer Missfresh has launched special express delivery service and smart vending machines to help feed volunteers, logistics and support staff and security personnel at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

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Kroger and Albertsons to Sell 400+ Stores, 8 DCs to Speed Planned Merger

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Kroger and Albertsons will sell 413 stores across 17 states and the District of Columbia, along with eight distribution centers, two offices and five private label brands, to C&S Wholesale Grocers for approximately $1.9 Kroger said the settlement and payment terms would not affect the merger. billion in cash.

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Top Ways Retailers Continue Evolving their Tech Stacks

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But while blending of in-store and online provides consumers with significantly more flexible shopping, it also creates operational challenges. Retailers must look for the right technology that will streamline their operations and improve the customer experience, which can ultimately increase brand loyalty and revenue.

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Filipino Specialty Supermarket Seafood City To Launch Online Store

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and Canada, is rolling out its first-ever online store and mobile app for consumers within the delivery or pickup radius of its locations. The retailer has tapped Local Express , an e-Commerce platform for independent grocers, as its white-label technology provider.

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Three Lessons Grocers can Learn from Specialty Retailers

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While most supermarkets prioritized developments that facilitated COVID-era shopping behaviors like grocery delivery, curbside pickup or self-checkout, grocery shoppers are now looking for improved in-store experiences. Local grocers also have invested heavily in regional product arrays to differentiate their shopping experience.

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Retail media: How retailers are becoming advertising giants

Retail Gazette

Tesco chief customer officer Alessandra Bellini told MAD//Fest London: “Through Tesco’s retail media division, we can tell brands what customers are buying, shopping frequency and when they buy, store or online, and what location and shopping mission is. “That’s actually the worst of both worlds.