TORONTO, Sept. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Grocerist, which makes e-commerce worthwhile for grocers with the primary and solely industry-specific resolution constructed on Shopify, introduced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has permitted the Grocerist-powered Gong’s Market, an IGA grocer, as the primary single-store unbiased grocer in California to have the ability to course of SNAP EBT funds on-line.
The Grocerist resolution is now an permitted path to assembly the USDA necessities for any grocer aiming to just accept SNAP funds on-line from the greater than 42 million month-to-month individuals within the SNAP program, which amounted to $105 billion of spend in fiscal 12 months 2021.
Grocerist’s mission is to assist digitize and modernize the unbiased grocery {industry} worldwide.
Its resolution offers every grocer their very own e-commerce web site with premium product imagery, performance for weight-based promoting, product substitutions, alcohol gross sales, selecting/packing and pickup/supply logistics, plus instruments and companies for digital advertising and marketing, and social media commerce.
“Grocerist makes it affordable and manageable for the independent grocer to successfully compete with the industry giants online,” stated Grocerist co-founder and COO, Matt Smith. “We launch new grocers in weeks, help design and execute their marketing, and enable them to harness the power of digital in order to grow and profit.”
To assist grocers obtain success on-line, Grocerist acts as an extension of their crew. It gives omnichannel advertising and marketing assist and coaching to develop the service provider’s buyer base and income. This permits the grocery store to give attention to working their core business, and handle what they do finest.
“Grocerist made it possible for us to reach more customers and grow our business,” stated Michael Ohashi of Gong’s Market. “Grocerist helps run our e-ecommerce technology, marketing, and analytics so we can focus on best serving our customers.”
Grocerist is a part of a brand new class of Software as a Service (SaaS) firms which can be creating proprietary expertise on prime of enormous e-commerce platforms. “As a result of this approach, Grocerist can make an otherwise inaccessible enterprise-grade solution accessible to independent grocers,” stated Grocerist co-founder and CEO Jeff Anders.
Grocerist customizes Shopify and integrates best-in-class third-party expertise to fulfill the distinctive wants of independents. For on-line SNAP EBT, the corporate partnered with USDA permitted Third-Party Payments (TPP) supplier, Forage. Forage is one among solely three third-party cost processors licensed by USDA for on-line SNAP transactions and works instantly with grocers and platforms to make their companies out there to authorities advantages recipients.
About Grocerist
Grocerist makes e-commerce worthwhile for grocers, with the primary and solely industry-specific resolution constructed on Shopify, the world’s largest e-commerce platform. Grocerist brings collectively order administration, product knowledge, advertising and marketing capabilities, order selecting and supply in a single resolution that’s easy to implement and use. Its platform helps grocers develop general income, acquire incremental clients, drive increased income and win market share. Learn extra at https://www.grocerist.com/.
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