Grocer news and trends

Delivery Firm Gopuff Cuts 1,500, Closes Warehouses
Delivery // July 12, 2022

Gopuff will be cutting 10% of its global workforce, along with shutting down dozens of warehouses, according to Bloomberg Tuesday (July 12). The delivery company is responding to signs that it expanded too fast over the course of the last few years of the pandemic....

Tesco To Refocus Business After $357M China Sale
International // February 25, 2020

With the $357 million sale of its joint venture portion to China Resources Holdings (CRH), a state-run partner, Tesco has finished its exit from China. The U.K. grocer had created the Gain Land venture with CRH in 2014, bringing together the 131 locations of the...

Zebra Technologies Speeds Up Checkout Times
Retail // June 30, 2017

Faster is better in today’s tech-driven age. Consumers want what they want when they want it, and if a company doesn’t provide it fast enough, it’s likely engagement will be lost on that person. Given that most retailers are looking to maintain consumers, speed is...

Kroger Cuts Make Grocery Stocks Decline
Business // June 16, 2017

While the retail industry continues to see its digital transformation, merchants from various industries are feeling the heat. No industry is safe — not even supermarkets. Grocery store Kroger has made the decision to cut its annual profit guidance forecast due to higher product costs than it...

Interviews & Exclusives
Intuit And Revel Simplify Payments Food Chain

August 15, 2016
Butcher, baker, beauty and style maker. Intuit and Revel are expanding their POS partnership and will now serve grocers and salons. Each vertical has specific needs that Intuit Payments Director John Shapiro says are well-served by a cloud-based POS system that syncs from PO to POS and back-office reconciliation.  

Quick Reads
Delivery Firm Gopuff Cuts 1,500, Closes Warehouses

July 12, 2022
Gopuff will be cutting 10% of its global workforce, along with shutting down dozens of warehouses, according to Bloomberg Tuesday (July 12). The delivery company is responding to signs that it expanded too fast over the course of the last few years of the pandemic. The cuts will affect around 1,500 staff members and will […]

Tesco To Refocus Business After $357M China Sale

February 25, 2020
With the $357 million sale of its joint venture portion to China Resources Holdings (CRH), a state-run partner, Tesco has finished its exit from China. The U.K. grocer had created...

Zebra Technologies Speeds Up Checkout Times

June 30, 2017
Faster is better in today’s tech-driven age. Consumers want what they want when they want it, and if a company doesn’t provide it fast enough, it’s likely engagement will be...