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April 28, 2021 Over a quarter (27 percent) of consumers plan on doing most of their grocery shopping in-store once they are fully vaccinated, and over a third (38 percent) will be doing a combination of online and in-store shopping, according to findings from a new survey conducted by Inmar Intelligence, a data-driven, technology-enabled services company.  “As vaccines become more widely available, it is natural that today’s shoppers choose to head back into the store as a part of their gr...

Over a third plan to buy food both in-store and online, Inmar survey reveals U.S. grocery shoppers are gradually returning to in-store purchases as more Americans receive COVID-19 vaccines, a new survey from Inmar Intelligence finds. Once fully vaccinated, 27% of consumers said they plan to do most of their grocery shopping at stores, while 38% will do so both in-store and online, Inmar said Tuesday. Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Inmar noted that food shoppers already have been coming back t...

Misfits Market has raised $200mln in Series C funding US: Cardenas Markets grows in the digital age Changes in shopping habits driven by the COVID-19 pandemic are transforming the operating systems of supermarket chains. Cardenas Markets, for example, partnered with Instacart to respond to the growing demand for online grocery shopping and home delivery services. Although Hispanic customers have been characterized by their preference to go in person to the store to make the purchase, supermarke...

CEO Richard Brasher: Pick n Pay is open to buying Massmart’s Cambridge Food chain ‘One Family, One Vision’: SPAR Scotland announces second virtual tradeshow SPAR Scotland is to host a virtual tradeshow on 23 September 2021. During the event, SPAR Scotland will update suppliers, retailers, and colleagues on their plans to develop their business in a post-pandemic world further. The theme of this year’s event is ‘One Family, One Vision’. Jerónimo Martins announces...

Report finds coupon fraud costing merchants $100 million per year Consumers love coupons, even if those coupons dont apply to their purchases. That is a key takeaway from new Inmar Intelligence data which finds that about half of consumers have either tried using expired coupons or coupons that dont apply to their purchases. And, further, that about half of cashiers are overriding coupons to give customers potentially irrelevant discounts. Coupon fraud continues to rise around the globe, and t...

Inmar Intelligence To Host Drive-Thru Consumer Drug Take Back Event at Its Winston-Salem Headquarters on Saturday, April 24, 2021 Prescription medication collection event will be held in conjunction with the DEA, the State Bureau of Investigation and the Winston-Salem Police Department April 01, 2021 08:13 ET | Source: Inmar Intelligence Inmar Intelligence Winston-Salem, North Carolina, UNITED STATES Winston-Salem, NC, April 01, 2021 (G...

Streaming, shopping and delivery: Why COVID may have changed our habits forever The pandemic made subscription services like grocery delivery and streaming part of daily life. We examine whats changed and what it means for the future. Listen - 05:49 About a year ago, life as we knew it changed when the coronavirus pandemic arrived in the US. Giuseppe Manfra/Getty Images For the most up-t...

Senior Editor Schnucks is using a new POS-integrated technology called CNFRM (pronounced confirm), which is free for retailers and prevents the redemption of counterfeit coupons in real time at the register. Schnucks is getting more serious about coupon fraud — a development that highlights how technology is being designed to protect food retailers as transactions and couponing become more digital. The grocer has deployed new technology from Inmar Intelligence. More spe...

Product. Another common fear about Amazons acquisition was it might sell out by loosening Whole Foods strict standards for assortment. Fortunately for the fortunate, this has not come to pass, and the chain remains committed to its very high standards around unacceptable ingredients, sustainability, traceability, etc.  While high standards have remained intact, Whole Foods reputation as a leader in discovering and bringing new items to market has taken a hit. "Whole Foods should be in the van...

As payments get more digital, criminals are seeking more opportunities. As e-commerce and digital transactions become ever more mainstream in food retail, new opportunities arise for criminals bent on fraud. A new product launch could help stem such crime, and also point toward the future of fraud prevention in the grocery space. Inmar Intelligence has launched what it calls the industry’s first holistic promotion fraud mitigation solution that combines point of sale (POS)-integrat...