December 14, 2021 | GroceryGeniuses Blog

Coles teams up with the Tasmanian government to promote Tasmanian products

GroceryGeniuses December 14, 2021

Coles has signed a landmark partnership deal with the government of Tasmania to promote Tasmanian products at its outlet, country-wide. This partnership is the first one that involves a big supermarket chain signing a deal with Tasmania to promote locally-produced products. At the shelves of Cole’s outlets, consumers will find the trademark of Tasmania to grow awareness. Coles works with almost 60 Tasmanian farms to source GRAZE lamb raised ethically without any antibiotics. Cripps, the oldest local bakery in Tasmania, adopts the promotion strategy and supplies baked items to Australian cities like Hobart and Launceston. To read more, visit FoodMag

Australian social commerce platform AuMake raises $1.6M to empower its post-covid transformation strategy

GroceryGeniuses December 14, 2021

Australian daigou social commerce platform AuMake has raised $1.6M to bounce back post-covid. The platform links Australian and New Zealand sellers digitally with Chinese and other Asian consumers. The investment round was led by existing shareholder Novus Capital, and the placement will see 131,000,000 new shares issued at a value of $0.017 per share. The funds raised will expand ANZ tourism markets by giving birth to new domestic and international partnership opportunities. AuMake is a social-first marketplace and mainly focuses on the APAC region for business opportunities. To read more, visit InsideRetail

Google-backed Open, a digital bank, has acquired Finin for $10 million

GroceryGeniuses December 14, 2021

Google-backed Open, Asia’s first neobank that operates an SME banking platform, has acquired another online banking startup Finin for $10 million. The deal between the two banks involved cash and stocks. The Bangalore-based, business-focused consumer bank has made this acquisition to expand its banking services and deepen relationships with other neobanks. Finin has raised about $1 million from Unicorn India Ventures and others in the past. To read more, visit TechCrunch

Wynshop teams up with Shipt to offer same-day delivery from 2022

GroceryGeniuses December 14, 2021

Many grocers have relied on Shipt delivery service to offer prompt delivery to their dedicated customers. Wynshop, formerly known as ThriyveAI, a tech firm empowering grocers, has signed a deal with Shipt to access its workforce. The partners will begin same-day delivery for Wynshop’s customers from next year onwards to online platforms it provides to clients, including United Supermarkets and Wakefern. Grocers choose this option to take charge of their clientele relationships even after partnering with third-party logistics firms to run their digital capacities. To read more, visit GroceryDive

Giant Food will launch Ship2Me online marketplace for Ahold Delhaize US

GroceryGeniuses December 14, 2021

Giant Food of Maryland, an American supermarket chain, has announced the launch of Ahold Delhaize’s online platform, Ship2Me. Delhaize will integrate Ship2Me into its e-grocery platform to expand its assortment categories beyond grocery items. The etailer will offer home décor, outdoor goods, pet supplies, dining and premium pantry items. Ahold has launched this digital marketplace to galvanize consumers into digital shopping and provide various handy supplies. To read more, visit GroceryDive