Robots run squeaky-clean indoor farms: Iron Ox is part of a movement toward a more secure, sustainable food supply. But is really clean food too much of a good thing?
After less than a year, Just Eat might sell Grubhub: The news is the latest sign that the oversaturated food delivery industry is struggling.
Foot traffic is soaring at Aldi and Lidl stores: The discount grocers are attracting consumers who are trading down in reaction to soaring food prices.
Immersive technologies are reimagining what’s possible in the B2B space. Watch Industry Voices: CMOs Look Ahead with Milena Oliveira, senior vice president and CMO, to hear how 3M’s Transportation and Electronics Business Group (TEBG) leverages mixed reality alongside industry expertise to support an integrated customer experience.
The boom era of rapid grocery delivery is over: Gopuff and DoorDash are taking a more cautious approach to growth as investors cool off.
LVMH performed strongly in Q1 amid war and lockdowns: The luxury conglomerate saw double-digit growth in nearly every sector, but supply constraints and rising production costs could temper its prospects.
A digital food supply chain is now in season: Rampant food waste drives up costs and kicks climate change into high gear. Startups like Choco have an app for that.
Target aims to gain a larger share of the lower-income market: The retailer plans to begin accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for online orders later this month.
In 2022, US meal-kit subscription services will deliver $7.63 billion in digital sales to make up 22.8% of the country’s subscription ecommerce sales. The meal-kit subscription market has seen slowing growth since mushrooming by 85.0% in 2020, though its 17.0% increase this year is healthy nonetheless.
Kroger looks to restaurants and retail partnerships to drive growth: As grocery margins shrink, the retailer enters the restaurant supply business and launches an ecommerce partnership with Bed Bath & Beyond.
Coca-Cola’s Fortnite partnership shows gaming’s hold on the metaverse: Fortnite and Roblox can offer brands unlimited advertising space for virtual experiences.
Delivery apps race to sign up retailers to their platforms: DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Gopuff each inked new deals to grow their retailer network and bring fast delivery to more customers.
Grocers fine-tune their retail media networks to attract CPG dollars: Kroger and Walmart’s new features aim to improve advertisers’ experiences and results, but they may fall short of expectations.
Amazon’s digital sales will grow significantly faster than the overall market in four categories this year.
A changing grocery delivery landscape forces Instacart to diversify: The delivery company launches a suite of retailer-focused tech solutions as rivals encroach on its turf.
L’Oréal experiments with beauty x tech integrations once again: The global cosmetics giant will launch an in-store experience later this year that lets customers don a headset to receive a personalized fragrance consultation.
The gap between rapid grocery and food delivery platforms is collapsing: Gopuff’s arrangement with BurgerFi is a harbinger of more restaurant partnerships to come.
Food alchemy is the latest tech craze: Turning plants into animal proteins seems like magic, but it’s a growing trend that could radically change the agriculture industry—if people’s palates agree.
L’Oréal’s data-driven marketing enables personalization so consumers can explore their unique beauty. Hear from L’Oréal’s chief digital and marketing officer about how the company is effectively using multichannel marketing to enhance engagement, drive conversion, and create consumer loyalty.
Insider Intelligence spoke with Cathy Lewenberg, COO of online alcoholic beverage delivery platform Drizly.