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Instacart Acquires Ecommerce Platform to Empower Local and Independent Grocers

Retail TouchPoints

Instacart has acquired Rosie , an ecommerce platform serving local and independent grocers, wholesalers and retailers, as Instacart seeks to build on its commitment to smaller businesses in addition to expanding its digital offerings. . Rosie’s tools help grocers develop a strong online presence and guide consumers to local stores.

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Laying the Operational Foundation for Autonomous Stores

Retail TouchPoints

While autonomous stores and technological innovation are high on the retail agenda, the infrastructure and operational efforts that enable them aren’t often given the same broad attention. Grocery retail is rooted in a traditional brick-and-mortar business model, with many longstanding and comprehensive internal processes.

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Smart shopping carts, low-code and robots: Welcome to retail tech in 2023

Inside Retail

With new applications on the horizon, AI is set to play an ever growing role in improving not only customer experience, but also store efficiency and operations. From warehouses to in-store customer service, robots are increasingly being used to streamline operations and improve efficiencies. Payment systems evolution.

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Mercatus Adds EBT Payments to its Integrated Commerce Platform

Retail TouchPoints

grocers in eligible states to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) and EBT Cash payments as part of the Mercatus Integrated Commerce Platform. Mercatus has launched SNAP EBT Online, an integration-ready ordering and checkout capability that allows U.S.

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5 Strategies to Optimize the Online Integration of Your Grocery Store

Retail TouchPoints

To keep up with this demand and consumer expectations, grocers will have to invest in the right forward-looking technology to evolve omnichannel offerings to meet customer needs. Delivery expenses and costs for in-store picking and other operations can be very high if not optimized correctly for scale and profitability.

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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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Ocado Retail boss insists it is ‘absolutely aligned’ with M&S as payment talks continue

Retail Gazette

Ocado Retail CEO Hannah Gibson has insisted that Ocado Group and M&S are “absolutely aligned,” despite the wrangling over the latter’s withheld final payment for the joint venture. payment by August, dependent on the venture’s performance against an undisclosed target in the year to November 2023.