The Latest in Grocery Industry Laws: Insights from California Grocers Association

Celebrating 125 years of service to grocery retailers, California Grocers Association is recognised as a leading resource in government and industry relations for grocery retail. Grocery stores are a huge part of our communities and can easily be impacted by legislative changes every year. In the …

Predictions for Grocery Retail in 2023 and How Retailers Can Drive Loyalty

Digital Grocer hosts Sylvain Perrier and Mark Fairhurst are back for season 6! In this first show of the season, the duo discusses the latest research findings from Mercatus’ grocery eCommerce forecast, published in partnership with Brick Meets Click. They reveal how the grocery eCommerce forecast…

Between2Beards: New grocery store models with MFCs are helping regional grocers serve in store and online

The beards are back with Between2Beards tales from the road. This time Sylvain Perrier and Mark Fairhurst are on the west coast and travelled out to Coquitlam, BC to visit a brand new Save-On-Foods location that recently opened September 1 2022. Come along as they check out the new grocery store d…

Grocery Industry Challenges: How regional grocers can respond

Coming off a 3 part series exploring recent macro economic grocery trends, hosts Sylvain Perrier and Mark Fairhurst, are joined by Michael Davidson, President and CEO, Buehler's Fresh Foods.  On this podcast episode, Sylvain, Mike and Mark discuss how regional retailers are handling the changes in…

Grocery Retail Economic Trends to Prepare for in 2023

Welcome to part 3 in a three part Digital Grocer podcast series discussing the macro economic trends influencing the grocery industry.  In part 1, Mark and Sylvain were joined by Zac Wilson, Director of eCommerce at Raley's Supermarkets to discuss geopolitical challenges, rising interest rates, an…

The Impact of Grocery Inflation on Retailers

Today, we are diving deep into Part 2 of a 3 part series where expert grocery ecommerce hosts, Sylvain Perrier and Mark Fairhurst, discuss the effects of grocery inflation on retailers and what is happening behind the scenes in terms of merchandising and operations.   In Part 1: Grocery eCommerce:…

Grocery eCommerce: Post-pandemic insights and strategy with Zac Wilson, Raley's Supermarkets

Grocery eCommerce: Post-pandemic insights and strategy with Zac Wilson, Raley's Supermarkets Mark and Sylvain are joined by Zac Wilson, Director of eCommerce at Raley's Supermarkets. Throughout the episode, they discuss: Geopolitical challenges, the Federal reserve raising the interest rates, the …

Instacart IPO: Why now and what is in store?

In this episode of the Digital Grocer, Instacart’s IPO is on the table and there is much speculation as to its strategy and who would consider acquiring the grocery delivery platform. This week’s guest is Rick Watson of the Watson Weekly podcast and also CEO and Founder of RMW Commerce Consulting.…

Between2Beards: Instacart platform, is IPO around the corner?

Instacart is an online grocery platform that many people have been wondering about when it comes to the company’s long-awaited IPO, and what this will mean to the industry. Hear why we know the IPO is around the corner, despite what Instacart has said recently. In this latest episode of the Digita…

Dissecting the Amazon Fresh playbook

Sylvain Perrier and Mark Fairhurst are back for Season 5 of Digital Grocer! In Episode 1, David Bishop joins them as they all become secret shoppers and explore how Amazon Fresh uses convenience as a key selling point. While reviewing several store experiences, the team examines the grab-and go tec…