November 9, 2021 | GroceryGeniuses Blog

GAP has signed a franchise partnership with Ganeta Pannónia Kft to enter the Hungarian market

GroceryGeniuses November 9, 2021

GAP, an American fashion retailer, is entering the Hungarian market and partners with Ganeta Pannónia Kft. GAP will launch a 350 sqm store at Etele Plaza in Budapest’s largest shopping centre. This store will provide an omnichannel shopping experience to customers within Hungary. It will also help customers find the chosen stores or services through a mobile application. The Etele Plaza will have 1,300 parking lots and shoppers can navigate the plaza using a mobile app.

Cub, the Minnesota grocer, launches its exclusive digital store with enhanced features

GroceryGeniuses November 9, 2021

Cub, a local grocer in Minnesota, has launched its proprietary e-commerce store with advanced features for a seamless shopping experience. The new online store will let shoppers use My Cub Rewards to access rewards, discounts and digital coupons. The store will fulfil digital customer orders from its centres. Cub has partnered with Capstone Logistics to deliver the grocery orders. The grocer is jumping on the bandwagon like fellow retailers to capture profits from e-commerce presence. The delivery drivers will send texts to update the customers about expected delivery time and an order receipt will be given too.

Walmart, Home Depot and Target will haul freights at night to deliver the upcoming Christmas stocks and orders

GroceryGeniuses November 9, 2021

Giant retailers like Home Depot, Walmart and Target are taking advantage of the round-the-clock supply chain operations. These giants will move cargo at night to escape the traffic and road congestion to deliver Christmas orders swiftly. While the Asian and European ports already have permission to operate at night. This move came after the Biden Administration announced to keep the port at Los Angeles operating 24/7 to avoid logjams while moving chunky items like bicycles, furniture, etc. the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports are responsible for letting 40% of containers into the US.

Gatik, a Robotruck delivery startup, delivers Walmart’s goods using driverless trucks

GroceryGeniuses November 9, 2021

Gatik, a Silicon Valley-based developer of robotic technology, will haul Walmart’s freights using self-driving trucks for the first time. The firm has been a Walmart’s logistics partner since 2019 and just rolled out two autonomous delivery trucks. The trucks will move at a fixed 7.1-mile route between an e-commerce fulfilment facility to a Walmart Neighborhood Market store. Initially, a backup human worker will be seated in the passenger seat with less control while the freight is moving. They will be there to control its processes and can press a stop or chase vehicle button.

ComplexCon and Snap Inc. use the latest tech to amp up the two-day virtual event

GroceryGeniuses November 9, 2021

ComplexCon, a street culture and streetwear-focused company, has joined hands with Snap Inc., a social media app and a camera firm, to beef up its upcoming two-day virtual shopping event. The firm is blending tech and retail experience in the most augmented way to let shoppers shop from the comfort of their homes. The ComplexCon app will use AR front-facing camera and VR Complexland specifications and offer exclusive items from renowned brands, art, food, discussions, and performances by music artists. The Snapchat app will enhance the digital event in Long Beach, California, through a custom lens experience.