Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 23, 2022

Gap has launched a fulfillment service for retailers called GPS Platform Service , offering omnichannel fulfillment using Gap’s nationwide distribution network and handling tasks including delivery to customers or stores, returns initiation and processing at its fulfillment centers. For the first time, we are making Gap Inc.’s

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 18, 2021

Online grocery’s previously lethargic rate of adoption meant that grocers lagged other retail sectors in multichannel merchandising systems, customer data management and fulfillment technology. Many in the online grocery industry still operate fulfillment at a very rudimentary technical level.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 30, 2023

The new supermarket concept Addie’s , a self-described “drive-up grocer,” has opened its first store in Norwood, Mass., But both traditional grocers and other startup models such as rapid delivery companies have struggled to find financially viable ways to serve this growing consumer set. fueled by $10.1 of all U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 4, 2020

Like many grocers, Coop Estonia, Selver and Prisma have seen a surge in online ordering since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to their adoption of the Cleveron solution. Each unit is 25 square meters in size and climate-controlled for continuous operation all year.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2022

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. With that in mind, here is a look at five strategies that can help grocers optimize online integration of their grocery store.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Instacart has expanded the offerings under its Instacart Platform umbrella, a suite of enterprise-grade technologies designed to help grocers with their digital transformations. Instacart launched Platform in March 2022 as the next step in its broader strategy to become the ecommerce and technology enabler of the grocery industry. “At

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Last Mile Autonomous Delivery ( LMAD ) , a startup launched by EIT Digital , has developed a software platform to operate multiple types of autonomous delivery robots (ADRs). Following a test in Paris last year, LMAD recently successfully operated it in Finland.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 24, 2022

Instacart already powers the ecommerce and fulfillment experience for hundreds of retailers across North America. Now the online grocery marketplace has launched a suite of technologies to help its partners continue their digital transformation with new fulfillment , advertising and insights capabilities.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

We see the value Carrot Tags offer as they help Instacart shoppers to be more independent when fulfilling online orders, allowing our associates to focus on store operations and providing excellent customer service,” said Scott Patton, VP at Aldi in a statement. locations in August 2024.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

After gaining valuable insights last year, 2022 will mark the year when virtually every major grocer finalises their e-grocery strategy. As the e-grocery industry matures, there is growing pressure to reduce order fulfilment times, which are increasingly demanded by customers, as they become more familiar with online grocery shopping.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2022

Save A Lot has entered a new partnership with RangeMe to scale the discount grocer’s sourcing efforts for new and innovative products. The deal will help Save A Lot fulfill its mission of providing consumers with products that meet their needs via new product discovery of emerging and established brands.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 6, 2020

DoorDash is taking dark store fulfillment in a new direction with an online delivery service that sells products from its owned and operated local distribution centers.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

“It’s clear how important customer experience, visibility and multiple fulfillment options are to Coles, and we are determined to transform their vision into reality,” said Guy Bloch, CEO of Bringg in a statement. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2021

“This is a critical moment for brick-and-mortar grocers to digitize the in-store shopping experience and unlock similar revenue streams,” said Sean Turner, CTO of Swiftly in commentary shared with Retail TouchPoints. Target’s Same-Day Options Surge. Target’s comparable sales grew 8.9% in Q2 2021, maintaining some of the momentum from the 24.3%

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2024

Gopuff has partnered with Misfits Market , an online grocer dedicated to reducing food waste that delivers to Gopuff’s microfulfillment centers nearly every day, while Grubhub will work with Mercato , an online marketplace for independent grocery stores with more than 950 retailers across the country.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Morrisons will utilise long-standing tech partner Ocado’s fulfilment centres to help drive its move to more in-store fulfilment, as the bricks-and-mortar grocer reassesses its online grocery operations. Steiner said that the reduced pressure on the Erith fulfilment centre would allow Ocado’s online grocery arm to grow. “As

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2021

Uber has found partners in regional supermarkets like Southeastern Grocers and recently started a relationship with Albertsons Companies that will offer delivery from 1,200 stores under more than half a dozen banners. Uber launched its same-day grocery service in select parts of the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 30, 2022

Consumers’ continued reliance on omnichannel fulfillment has created new opportunities for industry giants like Walmart to differentiate and gain market share. comparable sales growth and growing market share in grocery during Q4 2021, and much of this success can be attributed to its robust last mile and fulfillment strategy.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 9, 2024

Store Assist is designed to digitize and streamline online order fulfilment workflows by allowing retailers to manage all orders and deliveries in one central location — from in-store pickup to ship-from-store, last -mile delivery orders and even third-party marketplaces.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

has partnered with Instacart to launch Kroger Delivery Now, a virtual convenience store fulfilled by Kroger that delivers fresh groceries and household essentials in as little as 30 minutes. The Kroger Co. The service includes 25,000 items ranging from diapers to snacks to over-the-counter medication.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2022

AI and robotics will be widespread: By 2032, you should expect pickup only grocers to be open throughout the U.S., In addition, grocers will use robotic MFCs (microfulfillment centers) to pick and pack their goods from the store locations. Physical stores will still exist for shopping, but with virtual, personalized storefronts.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 6, 2022

As grocers around the world work furiously to meet consumers’ demand for delivery without breaking the bank, Chinese online grocer Missfresh looks to have a winning model. Private label offerings are growing increasingly common among online grocers for the same reason they have been popular for decades at traditional retailers.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2022

Online grocer Farmstead has partnered with convenience retailer Circle K to advance both business’ operation with new capabilities. Additionally, both retailers will collaborate on distribution and co-marketing across a variety of new projects.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Swisslog is already leading the market in Australia with solutions like our micro-fulfilment centre (MFC) for e-commerce fulfilment specialists, Skutopia, which is the first of its kind in Australia to include an automated 24/7 e-commerce solution with click-and-collect availability,” he said.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Traditional fulfilment has been evolving for a long time. In the 60s people would call their fish ‘n’ chip shop or grocer ahead of time to arrange their order. Forward-thinking retailers have always been looking for engaging ways to help their businesses stand out via their fulfilment options.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 28, 2021

Micro-fulfilment centres (MFCs) are the next step in creating a harmonious omni-channel supply chain. Ongoing shifts in the retail landscape, driven by e-commerce, along with changing consumer demands and expectations, are creating an increased need for fast, efficient local fulfilment.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2022

The impact of this increasing growth is the resulting strain on incumbent infrastructure that was originally designed to manage only about 5% of a retailer’s total sales capacity; the steady rise in costs from stretching this capacity have shown home delivery, buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) and curbside fulfilment to be highly unprofitable.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Consumers demand grocers and mass merchants in particular provide these last-mile services, and it’s not without challenges, as over 40% of grocery consumers cite delivery and fulfillment services as key attributes while deciding where to shop in the past year.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 7, 2024

In grocery we have five of the top 10 grocers. As an example, I live in Minneapolis; we have everyone from Aldi , which is a big national grocer, to Hy-Vee , which is a regional grocer, and Lunds & Byerlys , which is Minneapolis-based. And then how do you fulfill that in a really high-quality way?

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Retail Wire

MAY 27, 2022

Kroger has opened an automated “spoke” online fulfillment center to process orders in Ohio. The spoke facility works with a larger Ocado-automated hub to extend the grocer’s delivery reach in the state.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The company is working with the startup Fulfil on a new microfulfillment solution that would see an automated warehouse attached to a Whole Foods in Plymouth, Pa., to offer customers items not sold at the organic grocer. (Image courtesy Amazon) Earlier this month, Amazon also announced a different test with a similar goal.

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Mass Relators

APRIL 14, 2021

CINCINNATI – Kroger announced that the first of 20 customer fulfillment centers (CFC) it is developing in partnership with British online grocer Ocado Group PLC is ready to fulfill orders from online shoppers. ” The post Kroger unveils first Ocado-powered fulfillment center appeared first on MMR: Mass Market Retailers.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2024

This real-time visibility allows businesses to optimise stock levels, prevent stockouts and fulfil orders efficiently. French retailer Carrefour had ambitions to grow its e-commerce sales amid digital-native grocers but was struggling with digital assets that were managed separately, which impeded making changes at scale.

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Inside Retail

MAY 10, 2021

The best automation solutions will depend to a degree on a company’s selected e-fulfilment strategy, but as with e-commerce automation in general, grocers should seek out solutions that are flexible, data-driven and robotic to ensure they won’t become obsolete as the market changes and can leverage new technologies as they emerge.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2023

While not officially a grocer, many Americans, especially those in rural areas, rely on the retailer for everyday essentials, including food (approximately 80% of Dollar General stores serve communities of 20,000 or fewer people).

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

With the new additions, Aldi is on track to edge out Albertsons as the third-largest grocer in the U.S. Discount supermarket chain Aldi is continuing its aggressive expansion across the U.S., with plans to add approximately 150 new stores to a fleet that already includes 2,100 locations in 37 states. by store count.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 10, 2021

That means open air shopping centers have become even more attractive due to how they can make curbside and BOPIS fulfillment easier to handle. We saw this firsthand in Dallas, where retailers from nationals down to locals are fulfilling from their store, and I think that fits the way people are using physical retail.

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