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BROUGHT TO YOU BY — RELEX Solutions How can AI improve grocery demand forecasting? Accurate grocery forecasts must incorporate vast amounts of demand-impacting factors. Learn how AI and machine learning can help. Read more.   Kroger will use Ocado technology to boost pickup fulfillment The grocer will collaborate with the tech firm to make picking and order assembly more efficient amid soaring demand for the service. Walmart adds to its last-mile arsenal with acquisition of startup assets The retailer will purchase select properties, including talent and technology, from peer-to-peer delivery firm JoyRun. Calls for worker protections and hazard pay increase amid COVID-19 surge The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union is asking retailers to reinstate hero pay, offer free testing and tighten customer safety restrictions. HelloFresh acquires ready-to-eat meal company Factor75 The combination brings the fast-growing German meal-kit maker additional facilities in the United States, home to half of its customers. B2B autonomous vehicle company Gatik signs on with Loblaw Gatik, which raised $25 million in its latest funding round, will partner with the Canadian grocer on middle-mile delivery starting in January. Recommended For You Improve your recommendations: click here to update your profile. Deep Dive 'It's our Super Bowl': How food manufacturers are preparing for an unorthodox holiday season The pandemic has upended how consumers plan to celebrate, prompting CPG companies to reduce product sizes, tout offerings for novice cooks and shift more resources online.  Why CPGs are Pivoting to DTC Channels Explore how CPGs are using customer data platforms to successfully acquire customers across channels in this playbook. Learn More From Our Library Webinar - on demand 3 Keys to Thriving in the New Era of E-commerce By studioID Webinar - on demand Keeping Up with COVID-19 Signage to Improve the Customer Experience By studioID Survey Report Retail in 2021: The Impact of COVID-19 on Retail Technology By studioID Trendline The latest developments in "better-for-you" food trends View all resources Best of What We're Reading Albuquerque Journal Closures of New Mexico groceries raise concerns GlobeSt Can Online Grocery Sales Stay Robust After the Pandemic Ends? Parkersburg News and Sentinel Kroger workers approve contract Tampa Bay Times A Publix employee died from COVID-19. Now his family is suing over his death. Food Dive With the pandemic altering Thanksgiving, experts offer muddled holiday outlooks Shipt Shipt To Onboard An Additional 50,000 Shoppers This Holiday Season Suggest a story we should read Upcoming Events General Mills Increases Category Share With Digital Demo Dec. 1, 2020 - Dec. 1, 2020 | Webinar 2pm ET Using Agile Supply Chain Planning to Build Resiliency in 2021 and Beyond Dec. 8, 2020 - Dec. 8, 2020 | Webinar 2pm ET How Grocers Can Prep Their Manufacturing Supply Chain for a Post-2020 World Dec. 10, 2020 - Dec. 10, 2020 | Webinar 2pm ET Dive Into a Topic Center store E-commerce Grocerants Alternative formats Financial news Fresh food Technology Prepared foods Natural/organic Corporate Share Grocery Dive: Daily Dive with others and get rewarded. You've referred 0 readers. To become an official Dive Insider, just successfully refer 10 contacts to Grocery Dive: Daily Dive. Here's your link to share: https://www.grocerydive.com/signup/insiders/?signup_referred_by=5f93078d7aa51972095c9316

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