Apps

The retailer reported online sales up big for Q1 but brick-and-mortar sales were down. It also announced an expansion of some tech innovations such as a Whole Foods test of shoppers paying with a palm scan.

The move further powers Albertsons data capabilities to personalize and improve the omnichannel shopping experience for shoppers.

A new campaign tells the stories of 59 Instacart working shoppers, also giving them free groceries for a year.

The East-Coast retailer is working with Convergent Energy + Power to provide a renewable energy source at 75 stores and provided results from its Flashfood app partnership, resulting in millions of pounds of food diverted from landfills.

The retailer has teamed with Eagle Eye Solutions and now Neptune Retail Solutions to deliver personalized digital offers that can be used to promote its store brands and learn more about its shoppers.

New shades under own brands and national brands expand the retailer beyond 1,200 total colors for consumers to choose from.

The Walmart Paint Finder tool is an interactive video similar to the retailer’s recent Walmart Cookshop, and it puts its private label Color Place brand front and center.

The program, which incorporated customer feedback, provides members points for their purchases, as well as membership levels based on annual spending.