Artificial Intelligence

Meijer Awards Six Team Members with Company’s Highest Honors

October 31, 2023 Meijer

Meijer announced the winners of its 2023 Legacy Awards today – the highest recognition a Meijer team member can receive. Six individuals were recognized in two categories: the Fred Meijer Award, named for the retailer’s co-founder, is given to one team member annually who demonstrates the values of humility, generosity, and passion for serving others, and the President’s Award, which recognizes team members who have a significant impact on the company’s success.  …

SymphonyAI Announces Retail Copilots With Transformational Generative AI To Answer the Toughest Retailing Questions Faster and Better

October 18, 2023 SymphonyAI

SymphonyAI, a leader in predictive and generative enterprise AI SaaS, announced its suite of software copilots for retailers and CPG manufacturers, bringing powerful generative AI capabilities to its intelligent merchandising, supply chain, and store and space product suite. SymphonyAI unveiled the Category Manager Copilot and Demand Planner Copilot at the company’s Xcelerate 2023 summit in Paris today. The solutions strengthen and speed retail teams’ decision making and business impact. …

SpartanNash Leveraging AI Technology to Predict Shopper Demand, Decrease Waste 

September 7, 2023 SpartanNash

Food solutions company SpartanNash is expanding its use of Upshop’s Magic™ Inventory and replenishment optimization application, to consolidate its ordering systems, maintain planogram integrity and assist with merchandising reset planning in both the center store and the produce department. The system also provides store Associates with a real-time, comprehensive view of the store’s stock to maximize assortment for guests, while at the same time reducing waste. …

Johnsonville Chooses Lucy to Liberate Its Corporate Knowledge

July 17, 2023 Lucy

Lucy®, the world’s leading AI-powered Answer Engine℠, announced that Johnsonville, the nation’s leading sausage brand, has implemented the Lucy platform across its consumer, customer and product insights and marketing departments. Lucy equips Johnsonville employees with the exact information they need in the moment to do their jobs and boost efficiency, productivity, and decision-making. …

Adoption of AI Will Drive $113 Billion In Value for Grocers by 2025

June 23, 2023 FMI

Grocery Doppio, an independent source of grocery insights and data designed by Incisiv and Wynshop to help grocers jumpstart, accelerate, and sustain digital growth, today unveiled “The Impact of AI in Grocery,” the debut report of a strategic new research partnership with FMI—The Food Industry Association. The report is a part of a multi-year program of quarterly insights and community engagement to help grocers navigate new technologies and meet evolving shopper expectations. …