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Older Grocery Shoppers Much More Deal-Motivated Than Younger Counterparts
Older Grocery Shoppers Much More Deal-Motivated Than Younger Counterparts
February 08, 2023  |  Consumer Insights

As grocery shoppers rethink their spending, PYMNTS data shows older shoppers seek deals the most. The Context As inflation affects consumer spending behavior, many grocers...

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Instacart Deploys Scan & Pay as In-Store Shoppers Demand Digitization
Instacart Deploys Scan & Pay as In-Store Shoppers Demand Digitization
February 06, 2023  |  Retail

Instacart’s first Scan & Pay checkout deployment comes as in-store mobile features catch on among grocers. The grocery aggregator announced Monday (Feb. 6) that Foodcellar...

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Instacart Debuts Scan & Pay at NYC Grocer Foodcellar
Instacart Debuts Scan & Pay at NYC Grocer Foodcellar
February 06, 2023  |  Digital Payments

Instacart says a Queens-based grocer is the first retailer deploying its Scan & Pay tool. Foodcellar Market has begun allowing its shoppers to use the...

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Consumer Shopping Data Shows Troubling Signs For Grocery Stores’ Future
Consumer Shopping Data Shows Troubling Signs For Grocery Stores’ Future
February 06, 2023  |  Retail

Will Grocery Stores Go the Way of the Department Stores? If grocery store executives want to see what their industry could look like over the...

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Instacart Says Consumers Don’t Shop Channels, They Shop the Experience
Instacart Says Consumers Don’t Shop Channels, They Shop the Experience
January 27, 2023  |  Retail

Retailers’ success depends on seamless, intuitive shopping experiences that keep customers engaged. But as a trio of payments executives told PYMNTS in a recent discussion,...

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Zomato’s Hot Streak Continues in This Month’s Aggregator Ranking
Zomato’s Hot Streak Continues in This Month’s Aggregator Ranking
January 19, 2023  |  Mobile Applications

Grubhub turns its luck around in the latest edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Aggregators. The ranking leverages a proprietary combination of publicly available information as...

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Grocers to Retreat from Risky Tech Bets Amid Economic Uncertainty
Grocers to Retreat from Risky Tech Bets Amid Economic Uncertainty
January 06, 2023  |  Shopping

With economic challenges requiring a focus on near-term profitability, grocers are rethinking their technology investments. Retail giant Amazon, for one, appears to be reconsidering the costs...

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Instacart Valuation Cut for Fourth Time in 2022 
Instacart Valuation Cut for Fourth Time in 2022 
December 27, 2022  |  Delivery

Instacart has reportedly lowered its valuation by 20%, in what would be the 4th such reduction this year.  According to a report in The Information...

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Instacart Uses SNAP Delivery Discount to Woo Lower-Income Shoppers
Instacart Uses SNAP Delivery Discount to Woo Lower-Income Shoppers
December 22, 2022  |  Retail

This week in grocery, Instacart unveils a SNAP grocery delivery deal and self-service technology expands. In a bid to shake the association of grocery delivery...

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