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Micro-Fulfillment
Instacart Moves to Make Fulfillment Operations Easier for Grocery Retailers
Instacart unveiled its first phase of its next-generation fulfillment initiative that will bring automated technology solutions to retailers across the United States and Canada.
Automation
Revolutionizing Grocery E-Commerce with Automation
Grocery Retail
Brexit Pushes British Grocery Store Outside the UK
Grocery Retail
80% of Grocery Shoppers will Continue Ordering Groceries Online
Transportation
Prices Continue to Jump as Shipping Limitations Forecast for Q3
Grocery Retail
Grocers Bring Order Fulfillment Management In-House to Improve Customer Service
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Risk/Compliance
L.I.N.K. Live | Food Logistics Editors Discuss the COVID-19 Delta Variant
Marina, Brielle and Mackenna discuss the Delta Variant's impact on shortages, bottlenecks and the future of today's supply chains.
Material Handling Equipment
5 Tips for Improving Food and Beverage Operations Beyond COVID-19
Here are five actions that food and beverage warehouse managers can take to help enhance efficiency, safety and flexibility during the pandemic.
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Frozen Food Warehouse Space Available in the Chicago Area
ODW Logistics has freezer space available in our frozen food warehouse in the Chicago area. Space is available today.
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Automation
Simco Logistics Transforms DSD with Lucas Systems’ Warehouse Optimization Solutions
Lucas Systems helped Simco Logisitcs create a paperless voice-directed picking process across the refrigerated and frozen areas of the DC.
Grocery Retail
Consumer Trends Impact Food Supply Chain Visibility
Trends like increasing grocery e-commerce and reliance on micro-fulfillment centers are changing the food supply chain and the logistics behind supply chain visibility.
Grocery Retail
Lewis & Clark AgriFood Push Innovative Agriculture Forward
The latest funding round for Lewis & Clark AgriFood raises $257 million for investment in innovative agriculture.
Grocery Retail
4 Lessons Grocery Industry Learned from COVID-19
As older operating models undergo disruption and e-commerce claims a bigger slice of the pie, complacency isn’t an option. To ensure profitability in the After Coronavirus era, it’s time for retailers to embrace the hybrid transformation.
AI/AR
3 Questions to Ask to Ensure Demand Forecasts Work
Retailers today must have a holistic and interconnected view of demand in order to fully understand what customers want and when.
Grocery Retail
Online Grocery Sales Down 16% Vs. Year Ago
The drop in sales was driven by declines in several key performance indicators, including monthly active users, order frequency and average order value. However, total online sales in May remained 3.5 times higher than pre-COVID-19 levels.
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Our Brands Protect Your Brands
Your focus is your business. What’s ours? Protecting your products in transit. Discover how Signode protects products, brands, and bottom lines.
Grocery Retail
Independent Grocers Remain Vital to Economic Regrowth
A study by the National Grocers Association (NGA) found that independent community grocers play a major role in the nation’s economy, with more than 1.1 million jobs with earning wages approaching $39 billion.
E-Commerce Solutions
New Amazon Fresh Store Debuts Just Walk Out Tech
Amazon opens its new full-sized grocery store in Washington state on June 17, saying it debuts its Just Walk Out technology.
Grocery Retail
Dot Foods Acquires ShopHero
The ShopHero system is a customized e-commerce platform that includes a web presence, a mobile app and access to expanded online shopping options.
Safety & Security
3M Advances Food Safety Testing
Food safety is top of mind today and 3M pushes it forward with a new testing product.
Software Solutions
How Data Capture and Reporting Capabilities Give CPG Brands Path to Revenue Growth
New tools enable more sophisticated merchandising, promotion, pricing, strategies and more effective marketing across all channels.
Agriculture
FFAR Incites Research for In-Between Season Crops
FFAR gives an almost $2 million grant to the University of Minnesota to discover markets for crops that farmers can grow between season to push sustainability in agriculture.
Grocery Retail
Country Fresh Returns to Original Founder
Stellex Capital Management acquires Country Fresh and Sun Rich Assets from Fresh Food Group, which will operate under the Country Fresh name.
Micro-Fulfillment
Micro-Fulfillment Centers: Understanding an Emerging Grocery Trend
Micro-fulfillment centers for final-mile grocery delivery are one way grocery chains can meet customer expectations in a cost-effective and efficient way and compete successfully in a transformed marketplace.
Grocery Retail
Why User-Generated Content is Pivotal in Grocery E-Commerce
Now that businesses and consumers have embraced grocery e-commerce , it’s time for UGC to become an integral part of the business strategy.
Emerging Technologies
Kroger Delivers Groceries by Drone
Drone delivery in food logistics grows with a new Kroger pilot.
Software Solutions
How Mobile Inventory Applications Help Streamline Grocery Distribution
River Valley Foods partnered with Peak-Ryzex to supply mobile computers and a new mobile inventory application and update the software interface.
Grocery Retail
Location Data and the Next Generation of Shopper Marketing
Grocery retail marketers are fighting back and utilizing the smartphone as an essential tool to close the shopping loop between mobile, web and brick-and-mortar.
Warehousing
Growers Express Leans into Frozen Food Growth
As frozen produce remains in demand following the pandemic, Growers Express opens a new frozen storage facility.
Foodservice
Processors Palette: Finding Comfort in Cheese Making with Sweet Grass Dairy
Sweet Grass Dairy maintains sustainable operations under the mindset of maintaining the best quality care for its cows to create its cheeses.
Grocery Retail
How Small Grocers Can Harness Technology to Stay Competitive in the New Digital Normal
Here’s how small grocers can elevate their online presence.
Grocery Retail
We Need to Give Convenience Stores a Chance
As grocery stores are suffering from stock-outs from the COVID-19 pandemic, convenience stores have proven to be resilient.
Grocery Retail
Convenience Stores Continue to Thrive During the COVID-19 Pandemic
A survey by NACS found that total industry inside sales have increased 1.5% to a record $255.6 billion in 2020, despite transactions declining by 13.9%.
Grocery Retail
Kroger Invests in Grocery E-Commerce
Kroger's new customer fulfillment center exhibits the growth in grocery e-commerce and how it is likely to stay following the pandemic.
Grocery Retail
Casey’s General Stores Opens State-of-the-Art Distribution Center in Missouri
The new distribution center will serve 400-600 of the company’s stores.
Last-Mile
Which Grocery Delivery Service is the Right One For Me?
More and more consumers are leaning toward online grocery shopping as the COVID-19 pandemic continues on. Food Logistics narrows down the list to shop from.
Grocery Retail
How Digital Grocery Platforms Can Benefit from Integrating Automated Supply Chain Data
There are technologies and ways to automate data that can enhance companies’ ability to react and even predict when anomalies may happen.
Grocery Retail
4 Food and Beverage Trends for 2021: What Manufacturers Need to Know
Here are four trends and their potential impacts on food and beverage manufacturers.
Last-Mile
3 In-House Delivery Risks Every Grocery Retailer Needs to Solve Fast
The gig economy is necessary for survival, and retailers need to keep up with the demand for an e-commerce delivery program. But, it's not without risks.
