Food delivery services have made it easy to avoid a trip to the grocery store, creating a challenge for conventional food retailers that won’t be solved by an enhanced store experience alone.
Services provided by the likes of Uber Eats, Grubhub and Waitr facilitated roughly $5 billion in food sa
Shoppers desire to eliminate friction and continued improvement in the self-checkout process are rewriting the rules of store experience and fueling record growth for equipment manufacturers.
Lowe’s new advertising slogan may be “do it right for less,” but the company isn’t heeding that advice when it comes to its technology transformation.
Lowe’s President and CEO Marvin Ellison has committed the company to spending $500 million annually through 2021 on its technology transformation
Shoppers have high expectations that retailers save them time and money. The result of this dual expectation is a new competitive dynamic where success is based on the “ease of experience” a retailer provides.
Retailers gained new capabilities to improve freshness and reduce waste thanks to a partnership between two industry innovators.
AgroFresh and Zest Labs are collaborating to strengthen their unique solutions which give retailers increased visibility into their entire fresh supply chain. Pla
Large retail and CPG companies looking for a speed advantage can leverage artificial intelligence to automate everything from insights to execution, according to IRI President and CEO Andrew Appel.
The data is in and products with sustainable attributes are driving a disproportionate percentage of growth. IRI teamed with NYU’s Stern Center for Sustainable Business to understand why products with sustainability attributes driving superior growth rates.
The cannabis market is growing fast and creating opportunities for CPG’s who understand the marketplace dynamics. Jessica Lukas with BDS Analytics and IRI’s Carl Edstrom shed light on a category unlike any other.
