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A delivery worker carries a bag of groceries to a customer at the door.

E-commerce

Instacart says no-markup retailers grow 10 points faster. Eight chains have dropped them

Instacart says retailers selling at in-store prices grow about 10 percentage points faster than those adding a markup.

24 Sep 20261 sourcesModern Retail

A man unpacks groceries from a paper bag on a kitchen counter

Brands

Instacart puts Shrek and Scooby-Doo in its Clementine launch ads

Instacart launched the brand campaign Turn any idea into an order on 18 September, using food scenes from Shrek and Scooby-Doo to introduce its Clementine assistant.

21 Sep 20261 sourcesMarketing Dive

A shopper looks at a phone while buying food in a grocery shop

E-commerce

Kroger Precision Marketing profit grows 24% as grocery sales stay flat

Kroger said on 11 September that profit at Kroger Precision Marketing grew 24 percent in its second quarter, while identical sales rose just 0.2 percent.

15 Sep 20262 sourcesThe Kroger Co., Second Quarter 2026 Results (dokument zrodlowy - raport okresowy spolki), Digiday

A shopper pays for a small basket of groceries at the till of a neighborhood convenience store.

Brands

Co-op and VCCP mock the big shop faff in new Pop to Co-op campaign

Co-op Food launched a new chapter of its Pop to Co-op campaign by VCCP on September 9, 2026, running UK-wide until October 20 and mocking the big shop faff.

10 Sep 20263 sourcesRetail Gazette, DecisionMarketing, Campaign

Hands holding a phone with an online grocery order on the screen

E-commerce

Instacart gives retailers a white-label AI shopping assistant, ads due by year end

Instacart launched a white-label AI shopping assistant for other retailers on 9 September, along with Clementine, its own assistant on the Instacart app.

10 Sep 20264 sourcesModern Retail, Digital Commerce 360, PYMNTS, Instacart Newsroom