Dollar General Taps AI Produce Ordering as Grocers Automate Procurement

Dollar General is using artificial intelligence to optimize its fresh produce buying, as across the grocery industry, retailers are tapping automated solutions to improve their purchasing decisions and boost efficiency.The discount chain is expanding its use of AI from solution provider Shelf Engine, which offers demand forecasting capabilities and other inventory insights, to 3,000 stores by the end of the retailer’s 2023 fiscal year in early February, Progressive Grocer reported.“Adopting Shelf Engine’s A ...