Strategic sales partnership brings AI-powered scent technology to retailers
iRomaScents offers a new way to explore fragrances with AI recommendations, sampling, real-time consumer insights, and interactive discovery.
Technology
Viral Nation connects brands with consumers via AI-driven discovery
Launches AI Discovery to help brands influence how AI systems understand them.
Morrisons teams with Everseen to improve customer experience at self-checkout
A long-term agreement brings Vision AI to up to 200 UK stores in the first phase
Albertsons Cos. expands AI-powered grocery shopping with new Safeway plugin in ChatGPT
New plugin allows consumers to discover new products, reorder weekly lists and build carts from Safeway in ChatGPT
Diebold Nixdorf recognized as an Android Enterprise Gold Partner
Recognition advances reliable, enterprise-scale Android deployments for customers with enhanced support and faster rollout capabilities
Grocery TV and Esri team to bring data-driven media planning to in-store retail media
Partnership lets brands plan against 3,500+ behavioral and psychographic audience attributes across 6,700+ grocery stores, aligning in-store buys with how national advertisers plan TV and digital
Heinen's adds Afresh Period Ending Inventory to the fresh perimeter
Heinen's is replacing manual, pen-and-paper counts with Afresh’s AI-guided Period Ending Inventory review — cutting overtime spend and sharpening period-end financials
Ahold Delhaize USA expands omnichannel commerce capabilities through Pear Commerce
New integration helps connect recipe and product discovery to online carts across five omnichannel U.S. grocery brands
Michaels touts early success of its ‘Ask Mike’ AI assistant
Agent is credited with enhancing product discovery across Michaels.com.
VitalityIP and Schnucks to debut personalized shopping assistant
New AI agent will work in partnership with grocer’s Schnucks Rewards app and website
AppCard launches grocer-branded credit card program with Neighborhood Fresh
New AppCard Credit Card and AppCard Smart Card, branded for Neighborhood Fresh, show how independent grocers can offer payment-linked rewards once limited to national chains
ReposiTrak’s expanding scan-based trading network extends into distribution centers and warehouses
ReposiTrak SBT 2.0 now supports products delivered through retailer warehouses and cross-dock operations, not just Direct Store Delivery
Instacart acquires Arpalus to advance real-time shelf intelligence
Technology will improve the inventory data needed for ecommerce fulfillment and in-store operations.
Uber nears $14.8 billion deal for Delivery Hero
Largest acquisition to date would significantly expand Uber’s global presence.
Avery Dennison updates handheld printers for retail and logistics
Faster print speeds and longer batter life than earlier Pathfinder generations.
Pattison Food Group invests in future-ready grocery fulfillment with Dematic Automation
Automated fulfillment solutions enhance efficiency, throughput and scalability across its warehouse operations