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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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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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Dunnhumby Survey: H-E-B Regains Title of America’s Top Grocer as Club Stores Move Up the Ranks

Retail TouchPoints

BJ’s Wholesale made the most dramatic moves up the rankings over the last three years, climbing from 27th place to 10th place in 2022. In fact, club stores are gaining momentum across the board, with three of the top 10 spots now occupied by these retailers: Costco (#2), Sam’s Club (#5) and BJ’s Wholesale (#10).

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FMI laying foundation to make grocers nonfoods destination

Mass Relators

Duffy, who spoke during a recent webinar sponsored by FMI and the Acosta Group, talked about how the association is working to lay the groundwork for grocers to become a destination for nonfoods. The post FMI laying foundation to make grocers nonfoods destination appeared first on MMR: Mass Market Retailers.

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Morrisons overhauls senior leadership team as it shapes up for ‘next chapter’

Retail Gazette

Blackhurst returns to Morrisons from 18 March, having previously worked for the grocer between 2015 to 2019 primarily as group commercial director. Former Coles liquor chief executive Darren Blackhurst will take the reins from Rachel Eyre as interim chief customer and marketing officer while she is away on maternity leave.

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Tesco faces scrutiny over ‘Amazon-style’ fee for online suppliers

Retail Gazette

It has been forced to provide the adjudicator with all information relating to any changes to store distribution, product de-listings, cancellations of promotions and changes regarding new product development, to ensure that they are not done in retaliation against a supplier for declining to pay.

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Amazon, H-E-B and Market Basket ranked as top grocers

Mass Relators

The challenges for most other retailers are significant, but a number of midsize grocers gained momentum by understanding their customers better and differentiating their offering accordingly. Second quartile grocers have opportunities to also rise rapidly in the rankings by reinventing their relationships with their customers.

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