Thought Leadership

It’s Time for Grocery Retailers to Get Strategic About Technology

Our most recent Tech in Retail survey found shoppers actively advancing the ongoing digital transformation that is currently reshaping grocery retail. Regular, and increasing, technology use presents retailers with an outstanding opportunity for deeper engagement and more consistent activation.

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FitScore™: The New Standard For Influencer Selection

Inmar Intelligence announced the launch of our new AI-based influencer selection technology, FitScore™. Using advanced classification algorithms combined with Natural Language Processing, this selection model will take into account performance on previous campaigns and on posts specifically related to that campaign topic, as well as audience insights for the given influencer.

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Inmar Launches New Self-Service Product Barcode Generation Tool

Inmar Intelligence has been helping companies of every size operate more efficiently for more than 40 years – and that legacy of service has included 15+ years as a trusted source for coupon barcodes. Now, we’ve expanded on that capability and have launched a self-service website where users can create all the key product barcodes they need.  We know that having immediate access to accurate, scannable barcodes is an absolute necessity for your business. And to make that access even easier, we’ve launched InmarBarcodes.com.

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PPE Disposal: Addressing the Other Side of the Protective Equipment Challenge

A great deal has been written and reported about the challenges faced by states, hospitals, healthcare systems and private businesses in acquiring the personal protective equipment (PPE) needed to protect providers, patients, consumers and employees. Now, the story is shifting to the very real threat posed to both public health and the environment resulting from the widespread, improper disposal of used PPE.

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Dollar Stores Bringing Increased Value to Shoppers -- and Brands

The dollar channel has been growing, and maturing, for years and the future for this channel has never looked brighter.

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Can Conversational Commerce Save Retail?

Around 85% of consumer interactions happen inside of a retail location, so why do most conversational commerce companies only focus on the 15% of transactions that happen online? Conversational commerce did start as a major driver for online sales, but brands don’t need to limit this technology to just e-commerce transactions.

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Independent Grocers and E-Commerce: An Evolving Conversation

Inmar was recently asked to participate in a Grocer Pod podcast with David Smith, CEO of Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), the nation's largest cooperative food wholesaler to independently-owned supermarkets. AWG has eight full-line wholesale divisions serving more than 1,100 member companies at more than 3,000 locations across 28 states. The podcast conversation between Craig Rosenblum, Inmar’s Vice President, Enterprise Retail and David can be found below.

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Hiring at our Dallas-Ft. Worth Facility as Spotlighted on CBS DFW

Inmar Intelligence is currently hiring approximately 200 positions in the arm of the company that deals with pharmaceutical take backs located in the Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas area. To find out how to join our exciting team, watch the NBC DFW news report below for details.

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On the Road to a "New Normal"

Now into the third month of "quarantine," we analyzed the online shopping behavior from our CoEx Platform and compared the trends seen in March to those in April to help advertisers better understand how consumers are continuing to adapt to their current situation.

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