September 16, 2021 | GroceryGeniuses Blog

Walmart’s membership program hits 32 million members and is at a turning point

GroceryGeniuses September 16, 2021

A recent research report from Deutsche Bank states that Walmart’s membership program is becoming successful. After a bumpy start, Walmart+ now has 32 million members and mostly has young, affluent consumers from the US. Deutsche Bank survey says that 25% of consumers have the Walmart+ membership in June and July. While 57% of consumers have competitor Amazon Prime membership. The key benefits of having Walmart+ include free delivery on orders above $35, fuel discounts and a Scan-and-go app for cashierless checkout. The program costs $99 a year or $12.95 every month.

Chick-fil-A to pilot its first Little Blue Menu delivery kitchen concept in Nashville

GroceryGeniuses September 16, 2021

This fall, Chick-fil-A is about to debut its Little Blue Menu kitchen store in Nashville. The fast-food chain will add three virtual restaurants to the menu of its dark kitchen. The virtual restaurants include Flock & Farm, Garden Day and Outfox Wings. Customers can create one food order from the four distinct menus and enjoy a variety of meals. The firm would require them to participate in a survey via text message to improve the service and offer future recommendations. The delivery-only store will deliver food in hybrid electric cars within 10-minutes in the Nashville locality.

Hy-Vee reimages its usual grocery stores into a high-tech one-stop-shop for customers

GroceryGeniuses September 16, 2021

Hy-Vee is adding a lot of other stores to its new automated grocery store in Grimes, Lowa. The grocer wants to reinvent its brand and has added a W nail bar, a Joe Fresh clothing line area, DSW Shoe section and a gym showroom. The store will also have a new food hall, wine and spirits section, Starbucks and a pharmacy. The grocer is using state-of-the-art technology to automate its 92,989-square-foot location. Shoppers will experience a digitised shopping trip using kiosks and viewing video screens for in-store advertising. With this new store, consumers can run all of their errands under one roof.

Dunkin’ Donuts rolls out its first-ever digital-only store in Massachusetts

GroceryGeniuses September 16, 2021

Dunkin’ has launched the Dunkin’ Digital store in Boston. The coffee and doughnut firm has inaugurated its first-ever digital-only store at 22 Beacon St. on Beacon Hill, Boston. Consumers can place orders only through the Dunkin’ mobile app or using one of its two in-store kiosks to limit human contact. They can collect their orders via contactless pick up within the store. Dunkin’ has not assigned any human to take orders. Instead, the human workforce will work behind the scenes to fulfil the orders swiftly and accurately.