While COVID-19 has accelerated the growth of online grocery shopping, more than 60% of Americans still shop for groceries in person.1 To remain competitive and attract their share of in-store shoppers, grocers must provide a hygienic and safe in-store experience. Changes inside grocery stores Technology holds great promise for making shopping convenient—and safer. For example, […]
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Forget farm-to-table. The latest, or at least the most disturbing, food trend is farm-to-landfill. One study estimates that America loses “up to 40% of its food from farm-to-landfill.” The cause? According to multiple research reports, it’s all about cosmetics. This image problem creates an avalanche of waste all along the American food chain. Up to […]
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In a retail world too often beset by bad news, grocery shines as an innovative bright spot – at least, for those who realize that food is only the start. Supermarket chains from Iowa to Italy are innovating the grocery-buying experience in ever-more creative ways. But which of the much-publicized trends will have a lasting […]
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The writing is on the grocery store wall, scrawled by impatient, unimpressed millennials, who now even have their elders nodding along: “It’s easy to get good food from any number of places today – so shopping at your place better be an awesome experience if you want us to keep coming.” Welcome to the age […]
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