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Randy Hofbauer

Digital and Technology Editor

Randy Hofbauer is the former digital and technology editor of Progressive Grocer. He has more than a decade of experience as a content strategist, researcher and marketer, almost all of it covering CPG retailing. His insights and work have been cited in a number of media outlets, including The New York Times, the Associated Press and the Chicago Tribune, and he was named a finalist in the Software & Information Industry Association's 2018 Emerging Leader Awards. Follow him on Twitter or connect with him on LinkedIn.

Blog posts by this author

March 2019

Mar
04

12 Top Grocery Retail Transformation Takeaways From Day 2 of Shoptalk '19
Randy Hofbauer
Albertsons CEO Jim Donald, Ahold Delhaize CEO Frans Muller just 2 speakers at event
Mar
03

7 Key Grocery Retail Transformation Takeways from Day 1 of Shoptalk '19
Randy Hofbauer
Execs delivering insights include digital innovators from Albertsons, Ahold Delhaize USA

February 2019

Feb
13

Shoppers Desire Self-Checkout Most in Grocery Technology, But Omnichannel Remains the Goal
Randy Hofbauer
But Millennials, online shoppers show stronger demand for technology that eases grocery ecommerce experience
Feb
07

Doing This 1 Simple Thing in Grocery Ecommerce Can Turn Skeptics Into Loyalists
Randy Hofbauer
Because most currently find online grocery shopping inconvenient
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Articles by this author

March 2019

Solving the Hunger-Waste Paradox through Online Grocery: Q&A with Farmstead Founder Pradeep Elankumaran

AI-powered "micro grocer" goes one-on-one at Shoptalk '19

Kroger Stops Accepting Visa Credit Cards at Another Banner

Grocer first stopped accepting the cards at Foods Co. stores in CA last August

Is Amazon Planning a Full-Blown Grocery Chain?

News follows reports that it's testing cashierless Go tech in larger-format store

February 2019

Whole Foods Converting All 365 Stores to Namesake Moniker

News comes after grocer announced plans to discontinue concept's expansion

Kroger Names Next 2 Locations for Ocado-Powered Automated Fulfillment Centers

Grocers revealed 1st location, in Cincinnati suburb, last November

Amazon Takes Next Step Toward 1st Go Store Outside U.S.

Ecommerce giant secures prime real estate to build first location abroad

Test Shoppers Found Kroger's Digital Shelf Tags 'Influential' – How Do They Feel About Walmart's?

2 Supercenters now testing LED, e-ink shelf tags

Amazon Cancels Plans for New York HQ2

Ecommerce giant faces backlash, still plans HQ2 development in VA

Farmstead Partners to Help Eliminate Hunger-Waste Paradox in Bay Area

Grocers teams with Food Runners to help quarter of residents struggling with food insecurity

Walmart, Deliv End Grocery Ecommerce Partnership

Move comes 8 months after retailer ends ties with Uber, Lyft

Kroger Now Lets Shoppers Personalize Their Home Chef Meal Kits Online

1st-to-market feature comes as Kroger expands kits to 500 more stores

Test Shoppers Find Kroger's New Digital Shelves 'Influential' on Purchase Decisions

Most also prefer digital shelves over traditional counterparts

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