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Supermarket Game Changer? ShopRite Rolling Out Smart Carts Along East Coast Supermarket Game Changer? ShopRite Rolling Out Smart Carts Along East Coast
Supermarket Game Changer? ShopRite Rolling Out Smart Carts Along East Coast Imagine strolling through your local supermarket, scanning items, calculating your total, and then, skipping the checkout line? Thanks to an AI-powered "smart cart," that's now possible. This futuristic shopping experience is now a reality in select ShopRite locations in the East Coast as the supermarket chain introduces technology designed by Instacart to save shoppers time and make grocery runs smoother than ever. The so-called "Caper Carts" are designed to make grocery shopping faster, smarter, and more interactive. To date, about a dozen ShopRite stores have added the carts as another…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Credit Card Fraud: Man Ordering Large Amounts Of Liquor Nabbed In Westport, Police Say Credit Card Fraud: Man Ordering Large Amounts Of Liquor Nabbed In Westport, Police Say
Credit Card Fraud: Man Ordering Large Amounts Of Liquor Nabbed In Westport, Police Say A man repeatedly ordering a large amount of liquor from BevMax in Fairfield County was nabbed for larceny and credit card fraud, The incident took place in Westport on Wednesday, May 31. According to Lt. Eric Woods, with the Westport Police, officers spoke with a delivery person from Instacart who reported he became increasingly suspicious of orders he was receiving for delivery to a person in a car in front of a home under construction on George Street. The delivery person reported they had made several high-dollar deliveries of liquor to this person in their car, Woods said. Office…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
COVID-19: Walgreens Adds Instacart Delivery Service Nationwide COVID-19: Walgreens Adds Instacart Delivery Service Nationwide
Covid-19: Walgreens Adds Instacart Delivery Service Nationwide With the face of retail shopping forever changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Walgreens announced it will be expanding its same-day Instacart delivery service. Tens of thousands of items are now available through the Instacart service, Walgreens announced, including over-the-counter medications, household, personal care, beauty, and convenience products. The Instacart service was piloted in Illinois, but it has now spread to most major cities along the East Coast. As part of the service, customers can place their orders online and have them picked and delivered by Instacart personal sho…

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by Zak Failla
Business
COVID-19: Target Paying Workers To Get Vaccines COVID-19: Target Paying Workers To Get Vaccines
Covid-19: Target Paying Workers To Get Vaccines Target has become the latest retail grocer to pay employees to get COVID-19 vaccinated. Target's corporate office said on Wednesday, Feb. 10 that it would provide hourly employees up to four hours of pay (two hours per each vaccine dose) to get vaccinated. The retailer will also arrange for free Lyft rides (up to $15 each way) to get employees to vaccination centers. “Taking care of our team has been at the heart of every decision we’ve made since the coronavirus started, and this point in the pandemic is no different,” said Target's Chief Human Resources Officer Melissa Kremer in a stateme…

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by Kristin Palpini
Business
COVID-19: These Grocery Stores Are Paying Employees To Get Vaccinated COVID-19: These Grocery Stores Are Paying Employees To Get Vaccinated
Covid-19: These Grocery Stores Are Paying Employees To Get Vaccinated A number of grocers are paying employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Among the food markets providing financial incentives to be vaccinated are Trader Joe’s, Dollar General, and Aldi, while Instacart is offering grocery deliverers a $25 stipend, according to NPR. Aldi announced its vaccination intent on Tuesday, Jan. 19. The grocery chain is providing hourly workers with two hours of pay for each of the two necessary vaccine shots. Aldi, which has 2,000 stores in the U.S., also said it would help employees pay for their shots. “Providing accommodations so employees can receive this …

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by Kristin Palpini
Business
COVID-19: Retail Workers Across Country Stage 'Sickout' COVID-19: Retail Workers Across Country Stage 'Sickout'
Covid-19: Retail Workers Across Country Stage 'Sickout' Employees at some of the nation’s largest retailers are staging a one-day “sickout” strike on International Workers Day to protest conditions during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Hundreds of workers at Amazon warehouses, Target, Whole Foods, and employee shoppers at Instacart and Shipt called in sick on Friday, May 1 in protest of what they described as inadequate safety precautions during the pandemic. According to Target Workers Unite!, which organized the sickout, “foot traffic and guest behavior have been atrocious, putting us at needless risk when greater safety measures are…

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by Zak Failla
Business
COVID-19: These Companies Are Hiring In Connecticut COVID-19: These Companies Are Hiring In Connecticut
Covid-19: These Companies Are Hiring In Connecticut With thousands of people out of work amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some employers in Connecticut have stepped up and are looking for new workers. Nationwide, most bars, restaurants and other non-essential businesses have been closed for week due to fears of spreading COVID-19, though many grocery stores have seen an uptick in shoppers as store shelves continue being stripped clean. In Connecticut, the Department of Labor has received hundreds of thousands of unemployment insurance claims since the COVID-19 outbreak began, with even more expected as the pandemic continues. …

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by Zak Failla