Several grocery store chains have plans to expand their portfolios. In certain cases, that could mean new options to save big in your neck of the woods. Check out five national grocery store chains that are rapidly growing below. Costco Coscto has unveiled plans to open new warehouses soon in six U.S. states and two […]
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How Gross Is Your Shopping Cart?
If this story doesn’t get you to use those antibacterial wipes at grocery store entrances, nothing will. The California-based organization ReuseThisBag.com decided to celebrate its 10th anniversary of making “green” reusable grocery bags by swabbing items in grocery stores for bacteria. It’s an odd choice, considering that most companies would have just popped for bagels and coffee but … […]
Read MoreScottsdale woman invents recyclable shopping cart liner
For Andi Barness-Rubin, the COVID-19 pandemic led to invention. The Scottsdale woman created a recyclable shopping cart liner to protect people from the germs and grime that cling to carts. Barness-Rubin, who started Cart Safe in April 2020, points to an often-quoted study from University of Arizona microbiologist Charles Gerba – also known as Dr. Germ – that […]
Read MoreMeet the Company that Turns Shopping Carts into Ad Inventory
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 […]
Read MoreAlbertsons 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 […]
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