 | Are stock analysts loyal Kroger customers? Perhaps they would be if they could be. Kroger Co. often likes to refer to "loyal households" when discussing its earnings performance with analysts, since these consumers tend to spend more. Loyal … |
 | It's no secret that supermarkets spend literally hundreds of millions of dollars on advertising. They spend money on television, radio, print, email, online, mobile, and just about anything else you can think of to broadcast their message and create … |
 | In a May 3, 2011 Chicago Tribune article Wallin Wong reported that Jewel-Osco "...is continuing to cut prices while tailoring its stores for individual neighborhoods...to reverse sagging sales." For those of you who may not be familiar with the name … |
 | Founded in 1982, The Fresh Market, Inc. is a specialty grocery retailer focused on providing high-quality products in a unique and inviting atmosphere with a high level of customer service. The company operates 107 stores in 21 states, located in … |
| The giant meat supplier Cargill has just delivered 36 million more reasons why we should buy our perishable foods from local farmers. And that can make business pretty challenging for national supermarket chains. The agribusiness, whose full name is … |
| Just how many bags of Tootsie Pops does Walmart sell every year? Soon, the world may know. For years, Walmart never shared its store sales data with the outside world. If it sold $800 million in Wheat Thins, that was its own proprietary info and no … |
| About a decade ago, retailers demanded greater profits – leading to the roll-out of the self-checkout lanes. The introduction of self-checkout lanes was viewed as a strategic move to reduce retailers' labor costs while helping to speed up the … |
 | We've known for a while that Safeway, North America's second largest grocery chain, has been on the right track when it comes to the Enterprise Loyalty journey towards data-driven customer-centricity. Its U.S.-based stores, for instance, are known … |
| Groupon has ventured deeper into loyalty marketing – and away from paper coupons – with a Boston-area test program that's offering $40 in shellfish for just $24 clams. In the test, with Springfield, Mass.-based supermarket chain Big Y … |
| Fun fact: Americans are just as likely to have bananas in their kitchen as a Kroger loyalty card in their wallets. The $82 billion supermarket chain filed its annual proxy statement on May 13, and it includes several interesting figures regarding … |
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Crest Foods Checkout Case Study
Crest Foods needed to address long checkout lines and staffing issues during peak hours, yet still maintain customer service and loyalty.Type: Case StudySponsored by: NCR Retail -
King Soopers ticketing kiosk
King Soopers, a division of the Kroger Corp., worked with Livewire to develop a self-service solution for the sale of discounted ski lift tickets, baseball, concert, and amusement park tickets.Type: Case StudySponsored by: Livewire -
Webinar - Mobile Retail: What Comes Next?
There's a lot of talk about and a lot of interest in mobile retailing, from scannable on-screen coupons to line-busting with checkout in the aisle. In this webinar, you'll learn about the state-of …Type: WebinarSponsored by: National Service Center -
Making custom TV effective at the point of sale
Founded in 2006, POSTV is a leading Dutch digital signage network operator focusing on the retail environment. Their networks are deployed at leading retailers such as Media Market for telecom …Type: Case StudySponsored by: BroadSign -
Opportunities emerge for self-service in retail and hospitality
Two new customer surveys show that demand is growing for more self-service in retail and hospitality.Type: White PaperSponsored by: NCR Retail
