Retail - Supermarkets & Grocery Stores News & Media
Independent grocers adopt Instacart for in-store, online operations
October 31, 2025
Independent grocers across the U.S. are increasingly adopting Instacart's enterprise technology solutions, including Caper Carts, Storefront Pro and FoodStorm…
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Kroger expands DoorDash partnership
October 30, 2025
Kroger launched DoorDash delivery in nearly 2,700 stores this month.
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Kroger hiring 18K associates to boost customer experience
October 28, 2025
Grocery brand Kroger is hiring more than 18,000 associates for the holiday season and beyond and the roles are focused on enhancing the customer experience.
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Albertsons retail media collective embraces video to power shopper-centric journey
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Albertsons Media Collective is seeing robust results from Criteo’s Onsite Video solution for retail media from a big jump in clicks and a 460% sales lift.
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Most shoppers want more info to inform purchases
September 16, 2025
Most consumers, 76%, want more information given they're paying more for groceries, with 71% reading labels more closely and more often and 66% would scan a QR…
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Morrisons taps Instacart for AI-powered shopping carts
September 15, 2025
Morrisons, a U.K. grocer, is partnering with Instacart to deliver Caper Carts to its grocery aisles, marking Instacart's first retail collaboration to deploy…
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Wawa first-ever travel center finds a home in North Carolina
September 12, 2025
Wawa's first-ever travel center has opened for business in Hope Mills, North Carolina.
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Wawa expanding into middle Tennessee
September 10, 2025
Wawa, a convenience store chain, has started construction on store locations in Murfreesboro and Clarksville, Tennessee.
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Toast survey reveals community-based retailers are thriving
September 2, 2025
Nearly all, 94%, of community-based retailers describe their business as in good or excellent shape, according to the "Voice of the Retail Industry," report…
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Aldi London store overhauls Shop & Go system, deploys self-checkouts
August 27, 2025
Discount supermarket chain Aldi has reopened its newly refurbished "Shop & Go" store in Greenwich, London, featuring self-checkout lanes and an updated…
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Why Aldi stores don’t play music
August 8, 2025
For consumers wondering why there is no music playing in the background while shopping in Aldi aisles the answer is simple.
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Wegmans Dewitt debuts Instacart’s Caper Carts
July 29, 2025
The Wegmans Dewitt in Syracuse, New York now offers Instacart's smart carts to shoppers, the first stage of launching the smart carts at Wegmans store.
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Lidl takes a leap forward in digital evolution
July 29, 2025
Lidl is launching an enhanced self-scanning feature, integrated directly into its Lidl Plus loyalty app, which the company states will "transform" the in-store…
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Food Lion deployment completes Flybuy integration across Ahold Delhaize stores
July 28, 2025
Food Lion has deployed Flybuy, an AI-powered location engine, to power the grocer's Food Lion To Go, its curbside pickup program.
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Walmart changes checkout in NJ
July 17, 2025
Walmart is introducing significant changes to its checkout process in various stores across the U.S., with a notable shift toward a "Scan & Go" system…
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Germany grocer adopts Diebold Nixdorf AI self-checkout
July 9, 2025
Edeka Beckesepp, a Germany-based grocer, has integrated self-service checkouts featuring Diebold Nixdorf's AI-powered fresh produce recognition and age…
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Food shoppers looking for smart ways to shop, want more information
July 7, 2025
Over one third, 33%, of U.S. adults expect to pay more for food this summer due to inflation and more than three-quarters, 76%, want more information due to…
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Kroger shuttering over 50 stores due to underperformance
July 7, 2025
Kroger, which operates more than 1,200 stores, plans to close 60 that are deemed under performing.
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Walmart reverses course on self-checkout in some stores
July 3, 2025
Walmart has begun removing self-checkout machines from some stores, including a Supercenter in Shrewsbury, Missouri, following a significant increase in police…
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Amazon deploys 1 millionth robot, launches AI model for robotic fleet
July 2, 2025
Amazon has hit a robotic milestone with the deployment of its one millionth robot in operation.
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