Cartvertising helps local businesses advertise in grocery stores. Advertising can get pretty niche. For instance, here’s an entire agency dedicated to helping supermarkets transition from print to digital marketing. There’s also IndoorMedia, a company that helps small businesses advertise within their local grocery store, whether at the checkout stand or on grocery dividers. One of […]
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Albertsons tries new robot shopping carts, bringing groceries to your house
Boise-based Albertsons Companies started sending robots onto the streets around a few of its stores recently. It’s the latest in a series of ideas to add more tech. to the long-standing grocery chain’s services. Albertsons launched a trial at two of its Safeway stores in Northern California that allows shoppers to get groceries delivered in […]
Read MoreKroger Pilots AI-Powered Shopping Cart
Kroger is testing an AI-powered shopping cart at a Cincinnati store, enabling shoppers to scan items and pay directly on the cart itself for a more seamless in-store experience. The new “KroGO”-branded smart cart, which is powered by tech company Caper, uses deep learning and computer vision to quickly recognize items placed inside the cart, eliminating […]
Read MoreCoronacoping: Cooking at home is a ‘thing’ again
Fiction writer Sherrie Flick had an inkling there might be shortages of her favorite cooking and baking supplies when Pittsburgh shut down during the start of COVID-19. For the first time, she signed up for Harvie Farms Pittsburgh’s community-supported agriculture program — despite being a prolific home gardener. “They tend to have things sooner than […]
Read MoreSome California Grocery Stores Now Charging for Single-Use Bags
If you’ve been grocery shopping in the Golden State lately, you might have noticed reusable bags are being allowed at some stores, meaning the 10 cent charge is back for single-use bags. But policies are not the same across the board. “It’s hard to keep track!” Beth Perrine, a shopper said. In April, Governor Newsom […]
Read MoreHow Shopping Carts Help Debunk the ‘Defund the Police’ Narrative
When you go shopping, do you return the cart to its corral in the parking lot? Be honest: Do you? Every time? Even when it’s pouring rain and the kids are screaming at each other and you just want to get home before the ice cream melts? The “Shopping Cart Theory” posits that an individual’s […]
Read MoreSocial Distancing Shopping Cart Soccer
Social Distancing Shopping Cart Soccer Is The Weirdest Thing You’ll See Today if you don’s speak German, you may want to keep the volume off. We promise it’s still oddly entertaining. The video was created by Team Rabenfront, a film team from the outskirts of Dresden, and pokes some fun at how soccer can still […]
Read MoreStores see sharpest rise in revenue since 1996
Covid-19 has Americans shopping at grocery stores like it was the 1990s. In March 2020, almost 63% of food and drink bought by US consumers was purchased at stores. This was the highest share since January 1996, according to The US Census. The share of food spending at restaurants and bars (including takeout) has been […]
Read MoreGrocery Store Employees Are National Heroes
With restaurants closed across the country, Americans are relying almost solely on their local grocery stores to feed their families. The coronavirus continues to infect more people by the day as even rural areas are seeing a steady climb in people who have contracted the disease. Our grocery store clerks and employees are putting themselves […]
Read MorePolice Cracking Down on Shopping Cart Thieves
Many towns across the U.S are starting to crack down on shopping cart thieves. Chief Stuart Roberts of Pendleton, Oregon says many businesses in his jurisdiction are not securing the carts overnight, and with the growing homeless population, thefts of the carts are becoming a real problem. “We’ve communicated with those retail outlets and have […]
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