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The Modern Grocery Playbook

How winning independent grocers use technology to run a stronger store.

Vori in the News

Vori tackles the grocery supply chain with $10M boost

August 5, 2022

Vori Secures $10M in Series A Funding

August 3, 2022

Vori Raises $10M In Series A Funding Round For Its Technology That Ensures Access To Food

August 5, 2022

Vori Raises $10M for Grocery Store Inventory Management

August 3, 2022

Vori CEO Brandon Hill Will ‘Arm The Rebels’ With His Inventory Management System For Supermarkets

December 27, 2022

This software startup raised $10 million to help grocers compete in the nearly $150 billion e-commerce segment.

November 25, 2022

The supply chain's food waste problem

November 21, 2022

The Supermarket After the Pandemic

April 17, 2020

The Son Of Black-Owned Grocery Store Brokerage Founders Created A Digital Solution To Offset Supply Chain Disruptions

August 23, 2022

The grocery industry’s shopping list: Inventory management, frictionless checkout, computer vision

August 12, 2022

Spinning (full) plates in Silicon Valley

March 3, 2023

How Vori helps independent grocers compete via modern purchasing tech

February 24, 2023

Black-Owned B2B App Raises $10M To Enhance Grocery Technology

August 12, 2022

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The 2026 State of Independent Grocery

Based on the 2026 Independent Grocery Operator Study, commissioned by Vori and conducted by EnsembleIQ Insights & Innovation in partnership with Progressive Grocer.

June 15, 2026

The Modern Grocery Playbook

How winning independent grocers use technology to run a stronger store.

June 15, 2026

Guest Post

The Difference Between a Grocery POS System and a Retail POS System

Discover how grocery POS systems differ from retail systems. Learn about EBT, promotions, deli scales and features built for grocers.

June 1, 2026

Guest Post

How Independent Grocers Are Growing Wallet Share with Food Service Counters

Independent grocers are winning more meal occasions. See how Vori's deli POS unifies food service, modifiers, and reporting in one place.

May 1, 2026

Product Updates

Introducing Automated Cash Rounding: No Pennies, No Problem.

Vori now automatically rounds cash transactions to the nearest $0.05 — faster checkout, no pennies required.

March 25, 2026

Guest Post

5 Strategies to Boost Grocery Store Margins in a Competitive Market

Discover 5 powerful strategies to boost grocery store margins and thrive in a competitive market. Learn how to optimize your profits today!

March 24, 2026

Guest Post

Step-by-Step Guide to Digitizing Back Office Operations in Your Grocery Store

Learn how to digitize grocery back office operations with automated ordering, digital invoicing and inventory management.

March 15, 2026

Guest Post

The Independent Grocer's Guide to Grocery Store Management Software in 2026

Margin pressure and big-box competition are squeezing independent grocers. Here's what the right grocery store management software changes.

January 5, 2026

From the C-Suite

What 2025 Taught Us: 3 Lessons Growing Vori from to MVP to National Scale

$355M processed. 55+ new cities. 3 hard lessons learned. Here's what 2025 really taught us about building for independent grocery.

January 1, 2026

How The Market at Edgewood increased net sales by 23% by switching from NCR to Vori

June 1, 2025

Announcements

Vori Partners with Fujitsu to Deliver Advanced Self-Checkout Solutions to Independent Grocers

Eliminating the requirement for grocers to purchase new SCO units if switching to Vori's modern POS system and store management platform.

February 24, 2025

Announcements

Vori Appoints Former Toast Leader as Head of Operations

Ellery Fink brings 20 years of operational expertise to the B2B grocery tech company

November 26, 2024

Announcements

Vori + Good Stuff: Our new collaboration to 10x grocers' profits & efficiency

August 8, 2024

Announcements

Meet VoriOS (as told by our customers)

July 18, 2024

From the C-Suite

A Note from the CEO: Vori, the Modern Grocery OS

March 22, 2023

Announcements

23 of the most promising B2B marketplaces of 2022, according to investors

November 22, 2022

Industry

Rebooting the independent grocery operating system with Brandon Hill of Vori

September 15, 2022

Industry

Building Better Tech to Help Mom-and-Pop Grocers Compete

Vori CEO Brandon Hill is on a mission to modernize purchasing for indie grocers

August 31, 2022

Announcements

Vori Secures $10 Million in Series A Funding to Transform Grocery Store Inventory Management

Investment will expand company's team, U.S. footprint, and power product development

August 3, 2022

Announcements

On Deck’s Top 100 Companies of 2022

Introducing On Deck's top companies of 2022.

April 12, 2022

Announcements

Wyld CBD Selects Vori as Digital Ordering Platform for Direct Wholesale Business in California

This first-of-its-kind partnership gives Californian grocery retailers enhanced direct access to high-quality CBD products

December 14, 2021

Corporate

Vori Co-Founders Make Forbes 30 Under 30 List for Enterprise Technology, Class of 2022

Bettering business-to-business.

December 1, 2021

Corporate

Progressive Grocer Reveals GenNext Winners

The program recognizes achievement and potential of those under the age of 40 moving the grocery industry forward. Vori CEO among winners.

October 12, 2021

Announcements

Vori Partners with KeHE Distributors to Provide Digitized Ordering to Independent Grocery Retailers in California

Access to inventory via Vori’s ordering technology, enabling next-generation inventory replenishment

September 15, 2021

Announcements

Vori Announces Southern California Expansion with 100+ New Partners, Supporting Regional Independent Businesses

New partners are exemplary independent grocers & suppliers including Foundation Foods, Seacoast Distributing, and Cardiff Seaside Market

September 14, 2021

Announcements

Mollie Stone’s Markets Invests in Digital Supply Chain Operating System Vori

Nationally Respected Regional Grocer Stakes Claim to Technology that will Democratize & Optimize the Grocery Supply Chain

August 26, 2021

Announcements

TrueCommerce Partners with Vori

The new TrueCommerce x Vori alliance offers a broad set of unified commerce solutions to food industry players

August 10, 2021

Corporate

Is this the end of phone calls, fax machines, and clipboards for DSD reordering?

Yup—we’re introducing the new era of wholesale ordering. And it’s easy.

July 15, 2021

Industry

The Supermarket After the Pandemic

The coronavirus will change grocery stores, and probably not for the better.

April 17, 2020