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Private Label Becomes a Major Weapon in America’s Grocery Price War
America’s grocery industry is experiencing a significant shift in consumer behaviour as shoppers increasingly turn to private-label products in their search for better value. The change is benefiting retailers with strong own-brand programmes and...
87% of Grocery Workers Fear AI and Robotics Could Reduce Jobs
A striking divide exists among American grocery workers when it comes to artificial intelligence and robotics: employees see the potential of technology to make their jobs easier while simultaneously fearing that the same technology...
Kroger Albertsons Merger Battle Continues After $25 Billion Deal Collapsed
The Kroger-Albertsons merger may be dead, but the battle surrounding the failed supermarket deal is far from over, with the two US grocery giants continuing their legal fight over who was responsible for the...
US Retail Jobs at Risk as AI and Automation Reshape Warehouses, Supermarkets and Customer Service
The United States could be among the first major retail markets to feel the employment impact of artificial intelligence, as retailers accelerate automation across warehouses, supermarkets and customer service. The American retail industry is...
The Silent Retrenchment: How Automation and Architectural Shifts Are Drastically Altering American Grocery Labor
The traditional American supermarket is undergoing a severe structural contraction, driven by macroeconomic headwinds and matured automated technologies, leading to significant layoffs across the industry. Major retail conglomerates, including Walmart, Amazon, and Kroger, are...
CAPITAL INJECTION: VORI SECURES $22M TO DIGITIZE GROCERY OPERATIONS
SAN FRANCISCO — In a major development for the global retail technology sector, digital grocery operating platform Vori has successfully finalized a $22 million capital funding round. The fresh injection of institutional cash will...
THE AUTOMATED AISLE: INSIDE THE MASSIVE TECH REVENUE AND LABOR FLUIDITY DISRUPTION
LONDON — The global supermarket industry is currently locked in the tightest margin squeeze in modern retail history. Faced with a volatile cocktail of rising wholesale costs, changing consumer habits, and intense regional competition,...
HE ALGORITHMIC ISLE: HOW ‘SURVEILLANCE PRICING’ IS SPARKING A NEW CONSUMER REVOLUTION
WASHINGTON D.C. — For decades, the supermarket shelf tag was a symbol of retail stability. A price was printed, slipped into a plastic rail, and remained there until a human worker manually replaced it....
Walmart Jobs: Is AI Really Destroying Jobs — or Creating a New Career Ladder?
Donna Morris says Walmart is betting on people and technology. The numbers suggest there is substance behind the message — but they also reveal how dramatically the nature of retail work is changing. The...
Americans Cut Spending as High Petrol Prices Put Pressure on Household Budgets
Rising fuel costs are changing consumer behaviour as households become more cautious about everyday spending American consumers are increasingly cutting back on discretionary spending as high petrol prices continue to put pressure on household...