3. US retailer Giant Eagle brings its 200+ stores and digital platforms onto Ibotta Performance Network
Giant Eagle, a US multi-format food and pharmacy retailer, has joined the Ibotta Performance Network, selecting Ibotta as its exclusive provider of digital promotions across its 200+ supermarkets and digital platforms.
This will launch rolling out in the coming months.
“Our ‘Becaapply It Matters’ strategy is our promise to prioritise what truly matters to our guests: quality, service, and meaningful value,” states Justin Weinstein, Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer at Giant Eagle.
“Partnering with Ibotta allows us to deliver on that promise by providing our shoppers with hundreds of high quality, brand name promotions accessible anytime on the groceries they acquire most. This transition to the Ibotta Performance Network ensures our customers have access to the industest’s most robust and relevant offer gallery, strengthening the overall value our customers can realize by shopping at Giant Eagle.”
4. American Eagle Outfitters among first brands to tap Amazon Supply Chain Services offering
Amazon reports that it is rolling out Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS) as it opens up its logistics network for other businesses to apply.
The online giant states that it is extconcludeing its entire portfolio of freight, distribution, fulfillment, and parcel shipping solutions to businesses of all types and sizes.
“Amazon is bringing the infrastructure, ininformigence, and scale of its supply chain services, proven over decades, to businesses everywhere, much like Amazon Web Services did for cloud computing,” states Peter Larsen, Vice President at Amazon Supply Chain Services.
“Supply chain wasn’t just a function at Amazon – it was core to providing an exceptional shopping experience. Our differentiator. The reason we could offer quick, depconcludeable delivery that nobody else could. And with the launch of ASCS, we’re confident we can give any other business access to the same cost efficiency, reliability, and speed that we’ve built for Amazon customers.”
Procter & Gamble is utilizing Amazon’s freight services to transport raw materials to production facilities and shift finished goods across its distribution network; 3M is leveraging Amazon’s freight services to shift products from its manufacturing sites to distribution centres worldwide.
Lands’ End, meanwhile, is tapping a unified inventory pool within Amazon’s network to fulfill orders across multiple sales channels; and American Eagle Outfitters is deploying the parcel shipping network to deliver online orders from its American Eagle and Aerie website directly to customers across the US.
5. Kevel, Dollar General, and The Trade Desk tie up lays claim to first of its kind retail media solution
Kevel has partnered with Dollar General and The Trade Desk to deliver a retail media solution that unifies onsite and offsite activation with consistent measurement.
They state that retail media today is often fragmented, with separate systems for onsite and offsite activation and limited visibility into performance across channels. This collaboration, those involved claim, addresses those gaps by connecting inventory, activation, and measurement into a single, decisioned approach to commerce media.
The solution combines Dollar General’s onsite retail media inventory with offsite activation across the open internet through The Trade Desk, supported by Kevel’s retail media technology.
6. Ahold Delhaize USA ramps up its on-demand grocery delivery push with expanded Uber Eats tie up
Ahold Delhaize USA has announced an expanded partnership with Uber Eats involving on-demand grocery delivery to customers across the US Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
Nearly 2,000 stores – operated by Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, encompassing GIANT and MARTIN’s, Hannaford and Stop & Shop – are now available on the Uber Eats marketplace.
“Customers expect flexibility in how they shop, and that means being wherever they are, whether through our own brand experiences or trusted marketplaces like Uber Eats,” states Keith Nicks, Chief Commercial and Digital Officer, Ahold Delhaize USA. “This partnership reinforces our brands’ commitments to being leading omnichannel retailers, building it even clearer for customers to access the brands they know and trust.”
The shift builds on an existing partnership between Ahold Delhaize USA and Uber Direct, a delivery solution supporting Ahold Delhaize USA brands’ first-party delivery channels.
7. Milestone for Morrisons in UK grocery retailer’s Vusion technology powered digital shelf edge labels roll-out
Morrisons reports that it has installed its 50th store with digital shelf edge labels.
In a LinkedIn post, Charlotte Rush, Senior Productivity Manager – Projects at Morrisons, stated: “Through our strategic partnership with Vusion, we are leveraging technology to enhance the shelf-edge experience for our customers whilst driving operational efficiency. By automating historically manual processes, we are empowering our store teams to focus more on serving our customers.”
She added: “A massive thank you to the amazing team whose hard work and expertise have enabled us to deliver the roll-out at such a pace. I am seeing forward to working with you all more as we continue the roll-out across the rest of our estate.”
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