Key Food Stores Co-Operative teams with Swiftly for digital engagement and retail media push

Swiftly reports a partnership with Key Food Stores Co-Operative, a chain of more than 460 family owned and operated supermarkets across eight US states. Key Food will leverage Swiftly’s App & Web platform with integrated Alcohol Cashback solutions with the aim of enhancing shopper engagement, and unlocking new retail media revenue streams.

“We currently operate in eight states and in our largest market we are serving over eight million shoppers,” says Dean Janeway, CEO at Key Food Stores Co-Operative. “Partnering with Swiftly is a strategic investment in our future and allows us to create a more connected, personalised experience that drives bigger baskets, deeper loyalty, and sustainable growth.”

“Digitally engaged shoppers are a retailer’s most valuable asset, and Key Food is taking bold action to lead in this new era,” says Henry Kim, Co-founder and CEO at Swiftly. “Swiftly exists to level the playing field for independent grocers, and with Key Food we see tremendous opportunity to create measurable value - greater shopper loyalty, increased in-store traffic, and long-term revenue growth across all 460+ stores.”

The roll-out of Swiftly’s solutions across Key Food’s banners will begin in the coming months.

2026 RTIH Innovation Awards

Retail media will be a key focus area at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards.

The awards will open for entries in April. They celebrate global retail technology innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.

Our winners will be revealed at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony, taking place at The HAC in Central London on Thursday, 15th October.

Check out our 2025 winners here.

Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.

In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”

“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”

He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”

Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.