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Sensing, Not Seeing, with Vision AI as Retail’s Crystal Ball for the Future

Retail TouchPoints

We’re seeing vision AI support across all parts of the retail business, including back of house, in-store advertising and media, store checkout and curbside pickup. What’s Catching a Shoppers Eye In-store advertisements and displays are a prime example of how vision AI can be used in stores.

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Hy-Vee RMN Deploys Carrot Ads Solution; Instacart Extends Ad Placements to Smart Carts

Retail TouchPoints

The 570 -store Midwestern supermarket retailer Hy-Vee will expand its partnership with Instacart by adopting the platforms Carrot Ads solution. This new integration will give Hy-Vee RedMedia access both to Instacarts ad technology and its CPG advertising ecosystem, which delivers advertiser demand from more than 7,000 brands.

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3 Predictions for the Future of Omnichannel 

Retail TouchPoints

In fact, Retail TouchPoints has seen the number of channels used to conduct business grow year after year in its annual Omnichannel and Fulfillment Benchmark Survey. Prediction 2: Diversification of fulfillment services will be key to omnichannel success. The store has become a central hub for omnichannel fulfillment.

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Instacart’s Long-Awaited IPO Values Company at $10 Billion

Retail TouchPoints

Simo’s letter identified the key technologies Instacart offers, including: Multiple fulfillment options that allow consumers to get an order in minutes, hours or the following day, enabled by its picking technology and “community of dedicated shoppers who treat every order like their own”; In-store technologies including AI-powered smart carts, mobile (..)

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Office Depot Partners with Grubhub for Delivery From 800+ Stores

Retail TouchPoints

Grubhub, like other delivery services, has been busily expanding its offerings in recent months: In February 2024 CVS partnered with Grubhub for deliveries from its 6,000+ stores; In June 2024 Grubhub added its first national grocery partner, Albertsons , and rolled out a delivery partnership with Starbucks ; In October 2024 Grubhub expanded its advertising (..)

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Walmart Plans to Bring Automation to 65% of its Stores by 2026

Retail TouchPoints

Walmart plans to introduce automation at nearly two-thirds of its stores and aims to have approximately 55 % of its fulfillment center volume move through automated facilities by the end of fiscal 2026. Expected benefits include improvements to in-stock rates , inventory accuracy and flow across stores, pickup services and delivery.

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Turn Innovation into Action: Top 10 Takeaways You’ll Get From #RIC21

Retail TouchPoints

Brick-and-mortar locations are still essential parts of the shopper journey, but they need to be reconfigured to accommodate both shopper discovery and functions like flexible store-based fulfillment. Another layer of the marketplace conversation is new media and advertising offerings. 17 from 1:20 to 2:10 p.m.