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Report: Online grocery reaches 5.5% of total sales
Online grocery spending continues to grow at a rapid pace, now making up 5.5% of total grocery spending in the U.S., according to a new study from advisory firm Brick Meets Click. Nearly 30% of U.S. households buy groceries online, and most of the near-term growth in online grocery spending will continue to come from […]
Campbell Soup, Nestle placing bets on personalized nutrition
Personalized nutrition is “the next big opportunity” for packaged food companies, said Stephanie Naegeli, global director of marketing and innovation food at Nestle S.A. “It’s also a huge challenge because what C.P.G. is traditionally really good at is producing the same product at scale,” Ms. Naegeli said during a panel discussion at the Future Food-Tech […]
In Grocery’s Physical-Digital Age, Side with the Shopper
The line between physical and digital in the grocery space continues to blur. And grocers are mistaken if they believe choosing one over the other is the key to winning.
Alibaba, U.S. grocer Kroger had early business development talks: source
Chinese e-commerce and technology company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and U.S. grocer Kroger Co have had early discussions on working together, including a meeting in which U.S. executives traveled to China, a source familiar with the matter said.
CEO DOUG MCMILLON ON THE FUTURE OF WALMART
The National Retail Federation named Doug McMillon, CEO of Walmart, The Visionary at the NRF Foundation Gala on Sunday, honoring him for his contribution to the retail industry.
ReFED: Tackling food waste is an $18.2B opportunity for retailers
ReFED, in partnership with the Food Waste Reduction Alliance, has released a new Retail Food Waste Action Guide aimed at expanding voluntary food donation and organics recycling. “Food waste is an $18.2 billion opportunity for grocery retailers,” ReFED Executive Director Chris Cochran told Waste Dive. “There’s a business case here.”
What will grocery shopping look like in the future?
People will take a more active role in what they eat, have more opportunities to interact and know more about how food impacts their bodies, a pair of futurists said
How food, beverage brands are going digital to improve the customer experience
Retailers and brands convened in New York City last week to experience the National Retail Federation’s Big Show, and once of the biggest topics on attendees’ minds was technology. From automation to personalization to social marketing, the growing importance of technology in the shopping experience was definitely top-of-mind for retailers and brands, including those in […]
From cellophane to QR codes: Supermarket technology through the years
While changes today may be more complicated, they’re all focused on the same goals grocers and other retailers had more than a century ago: To offer better food, more efficiently and stand out.