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Expansion brings online grocery payment capability to 1,500 more stores in 15 states Publix Super Markets, The Save Mart Companies and Price Chopper/Market 32 have partnered with Instacart to enable Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to directly pay for online grocery orders through electronic benefit transfer (EBT). Instacart said Thursday that EBT payment capability for SNAP online purchases is now available chainwide at Lakeland, Fla.-based Publix, which operates 1,269 stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virgin...

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. The Save Mart Companies Deploys Autonomous Inventory Robots in Pilot Partnership with Simbe April 16, 2021 GMT MODESTO, Calif. & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 16, 2021-- Today, The Save Mart Companies launched a pilot program, in partnership with Simbe, to roll out the autonomous inventory robot Tally in select Save Mart, Lucky/Lucky California and FoodMaxx banners in the Modesto and East Bay areas. Tally robots autonomously audit store shelves to ensure products are in stock and in the correct...

Simbe Robotics’ Tally to monitor inventory across multiple store banners The Save Mart Companies plans to test Simbe Robotics’ Tally shelf-scanning robot at seven California stores to help reduce out-of-stocks and ensure products are where they should be in the aisle. Modesto, Calif.-based Save Mart said Friday that it will deploy Tally at three Save Mart stores in the Modesto area, two Lucky California stores in Dublin and San Ramon, and two FoodMaxx stores in Modesto and Tracy.  Described as an autonomous inventory robot, Tally will roam the aisles at the Save Mart Companies’ s...

Western grocer says it’s the only chain to offer uninterrupted COVID-related wage bonuses and benefits

Levitt was the eyes and ears for exports In 1995, exports were an afterthought for the U.S. dairy industry. That’s when Dairy Management Inc. created and funded the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) to change that. Skeptics were aplenty back then. The industry needed someone who could explain exports factually, clearly, and concisely — without hype. The job was more than communications. It required analysis of complex factors, such as global milk production, consumer demand, competitive dynamics, foreign trade regulations, currency exchange rates, and geopolitical developments. Alan Levit...