Supply Chain & Merchandising

San Francisco-based RangeMe has announced the launch of RangeMe Verified brands, a premium service that allows retail buyers to more easily identify products and companies that are business-ready, and provides product suppliers increased visibility on RangeMe’s platform.

The drugstore chain is expanding its recently revamped “Purposeful Choices” food labeling system to new categories to help shoppers make better choices.

Albertsons Cos. has inked an agreement with Instacart to expand same-day delivery through the third-party service to 1,800 stores.

As part of its pledge to bring increased technology use to its stores, BJ’s Wholesale Club is piloting a new self-checkout function at several locations in Connecticut, New Hampshire, Florida and New York.

The acquisition is designed to provide a single, integrated platform of data as supply chains transition toward a digital era driven by algorithmic planning and machine learning,

Subscription-based sales models are infinitely appealing for consumers. Retailers and brands must adapt their business models to follow suit.

A host of factors have formed a looming iceberg that threatens to sink well-established CPGs who can't adapt to sea changes in the marketplace.

The move comes after SodaStream's entire line of natural unsweetened essences sold out just two weeks after being introduced on the brand's website.