Kroger Creates New eCommerce Unit to Accelerate Online Growth
As chief digital officer, Yael Cosset will continue to oversee technology and data for the company and expand his responsibilities to include the new eCommerce unit. …
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Harvest Group Acquires Bold Strategies, Inc., Expanding Media and Shopper Marketing Capabilities
The acquisition enables Harvest Group to serve brands at the convergence of media and commerce, offering a one-stop solution to help brands simplify processes and boost sales. Customers benefit from having a fully integrated strategy and approach, and retailer, consumer and media closed-loop reporting allows them to measure impact for further optimization. This delivers a deeper level of insight into performance, enabling Harvest Group customers to reach their sales goals. …
GrubMarket Acquires Brothers Produce, a Major Foodservice Company in Texas
As a part of GrubMarket’s portfolio, Brothers Produce will utilize GrubMarket’s proprietary, AI-powered ERP software, WholesaleWare, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that provides food industry wholesalers, distributors, and shippers with seamless financial management, powerful sales support, online ordering, precise inventory management, lot traceability, grower accounting, and automated routing and logistics; GrubAssist, GrubMarket’s groundbreaking enterprise AI assistant that empowers food supply chain businesses with deep insights, intelligent analysis, and automated order processing; and Orders IO, GrubMarket’s custom branded, mobile eCommerce solution. …
Peapod Digital Labs Launches New Native Mobile App Experience Customized for Brands of Ahold Delhaize USA
Peapod Digital Labs (PDL), the ecommerce engine for the companies of Ahold Delhaize USA, launched a native mobile application for Ahold Delhaize USA brands on PDL’s proprietary PRISM platform earlier this quarter. Stop & Shop and Food Lion were the most recent brands to launch the new mobile shopping experience, and the experience was previously launched earlier this year for Giant Food and The GIANT Company. …
Specialty Ecommerce Growth Slows
Despite the pandemic’s acceleration of omnichannel shopping, ecommerce sales for specialty foods are slowing down: in 2022 it moderated to a year-over-year change of 15 percent, down from 2021’s 28 percent growth, according to SFA’s The State of the Specialty Food Industry and 10-Year Category Tracking and Forecasts, 2023-2024 Edition. …