These aren’t the cheap seats. While commoner tennis fans pay $150 to $230 for ground passes for the privilege of waiting in hours-long lines for entrance, Honey Deuces and bathrooms, the rich, famous and connected are enjoying a very different US Open — with four- and five-digit price tags. Many say the best experience is … Read more
Wegmans is looking to the future. The popular grocery store chain is testing AI-powered smart shopping carts in four of its upstate New York locations in a bid to offer consumers a “smarter, more seamless way to shop in-store.” Wegmans announced the launch of Caper Carts, Instacart’s AI-powered smart carts, at its Dewitt location in Syracuse, … Read more
A New York transplant has sparked a juicy controversy. On March 31, TikTok user @wine_by_marielle — who has since deleted her account — took to the video platform to ask whether “New York City people” actually buy the fruit from “those stands on the side of the road.” “I have a fruit stand guy on … Read more
Gen Z’s quest for the perfect meet-cute has led them to the most banal setting of all: the grocery store. Singles in Spain are lining up at Mercadona stores, a popular chain of supermarkets, to pick up a few items in hopes of cooking up some organic romance. Fed up with the tireless online dating … Read more
A Publix in South Carolina recently received an unexpected “shopper” in the form of an alligator that was found under a group of carts outside the supermarket. The gator was spotted near the entrance of the grocery store before officials with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) were called to the scene. Video … Read more
The future is in aisle five. Artificial intelligence-powered smart carts are rolling out in Big Apple supermarkets — and they do practically everything except cook the food. Instacart’s Caper Carts use AI to identify items, their price and the weight of produce — and allow shoppers to check out stress-free with a click on a … Read more