Weekender: 3 new grocery owners talk opening during the pandemic and what's ahead for 2021

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BROUGHT TO YOU BY — Grocery Dive's studioID What Consumers Demand of Food Brands 84% of consumers consider the impact of how and where food was produced before making a purchase. Explore how to address these customer needs in next week's webinar.   3 new grocery owners talk opening during the pandemic and what's ahead for 2021 In addition to the usual hurdles new businesses face, industry entrepreneurs grappled with store safety and scaling their e-commerce operations ahead of schedule. Walmart will add automated micro-fulfillment to dozens of stores The move, which represents the largest deployment of the robotic technology to date, will test various configurations from multiple tech vendors. Wakefern to close 62 ShopRite pharmacies amid stifling competition The cooperative plans to transfer prescription files at the affected stores to nearby CVS locations. Sponsored Content by Salesforce.com Introducing quick start commerce solutions Sell essential grocery and food items online for curbside pickup in as little as four weeks. Learn more. Online packaged food and beverage sales could top $100B in 2021 Grocery is now the top e-commerce CPG category, according to FMI and NielsenIQ, with dollar sales up 125% last year. Tracking grocery industry priority for the COVID-19 vaccine While several states include grocery workers in Phase 1b, which has started in some jurisdictions, others give them a lower priority. In Tennessee, for example, the group is slated to receive the vaccine in Q3 or Q4. Featured Resources FROM: Ibotta Omnichannel brand building for today's shopper E-commerce offer redemptions increased by 200% during Ibotta's FREE Thanksgiving Dinner event Ibotta's Back to School event provided participating brands with a 17% increase in sales volume Get actionable insights to grow your business from Ibotta's research From Our Library Webinar - on demand Delivering Profits in Omnichannel Fulfillment Databricks Trendline Digital transformation in the era of e-commerce Playbook Using Brand Purpose to Drive Awareness and ROI No Kid Hungry View all resources Best of What We're Reading Forbes Japan's Checkout-Free Grocery Store Is Giving Amazon A Run For Its Money The Herald News Grocery owner who rioted at Capitol faces fines and penalties for store's COVID violations Food Dive Survey: Consumers want healthy protein that tastes good, but aren't as concerned about sustainability Retail Dive How DTC brands will approach physical retail in 2021 Forbes Instacart Survived Covid Chaos — But Can It Keep Delivering After The Pandemic? KSTP.com Amazon Fresh grocery store could be coming to Twin Cities Suggest a story we should read Upcoming Event Power-Rank and Store-Cluster in Minutes, Not Days March 4, 2021 - March 4, 2021 | 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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