Report: Sandwiches still rule menus, homes

July 2, 2015

Roughly 79 percent of all adults have eaten a sandwich in the past seven days, according to data published in the all-new Packaged Facts report, "Sandwiches…

Top customer experience tech honored at ICXSummit15

by Christopher Hall — w, t

The ICX Association earlier this week handed out its 2015 Excellence Awards to 14 winners in the categories of digital signage, kiosk and self-service and…

ComQi Wins Big at the Interactive Customer Experience Industry Excellence Awards

Visually engaging work combined with innovative technology at two highly-regarded sports and health care facilities earned ComQi top honors at the Interactive…

NRA: Expansion likely for restaurant industry

July 1, 2015

The restaurant industry outlook is positive and business owners are optimistic about improving sales in the next several months.

Restaurant group wants feds to revamp proposed overtime policy proposal

July 1, 2015

The proposed new federal overtime rules are not sitting well with the National Council of Chain Restaurants.

Online grocery shopping gaining in popularity among consumers

July 1, 2015

More consumers are jumping online to buy groceries these day, with a 29 percent increase in total online grocery shopping in the past year.

Chik-fil-A scores tops with fast food consumers

July 1, 2015

Think you know what fast food joint is most popular with American consumers? If you guessed Chick-fil-A you get the prize.

Survey: Consumers not too confident regarding retail data security

July 1, 2015

The retail industry is getting poor marks when it comes to secure handling of consumer data, ranking the lowest, along with government agencies, in a new…

Peapod.com debuts farm box produce service

July 1, 2015

Peapod.com is delivering local farm produce via a new service called Peapod Local Farm Box this summer in nearly a dozen states.

Shell Fuel Rewards kiosk wins 'Best Retail Deployment' at the ICX Association Awards

July 1, 2015

The Shell Fuel Rewards kiosk program, developed by Frank Mayer and Associates, recently won an award for Best Retail Deployment at the ICX Association Industry…

Kiosks in Retail 101

Self-service kiosks increasingly are becoming a fixture of the retail landscape. As they become more popular, the devices are changing the way retailers serve…

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NRF to Congress: It's time to repeal, reform federal healthcare law

June 30, 2015

The National Retail Federation is calling on Congress to take action following the Supreme Court ruling upholding the controversial Affordable Care Act.

ConAgra steps away from $5B private label business effort

June 30, 2015

Packaged food titan ConAgra Foods is stepping away from the private label business to focus on its consumer brands and intends to be much more strident in…

ICXSummit: How to bring 'social proof' into your brick-and-mortar locations

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Brick-and-mortar retailers and restaurants must find ways to bring “social proof” to their stores and technology may be the way to do it.

Sysco steps away from US Foods acquisition following federal court injunction

June 29, 2015

Sysco Corp. won't be appealing a federal court ruling against its planned $3.5 billion acquisition of US Foods and will be going back to the drawing board to…

July 4 holiday consumer spend reflects healthy growth spurt

June 29, 2015

Consumers will spend more on July 4 food celebrations this year than they did last year, with total spend on food items expected to hit $6.6 billion.

Shoplifting, employee theft top reasons for $44B retail loss in 2014

June 29, 2015

Shoplifting is the key activity spurring retail loss and resulted in a fraud cost of $44 billion in 2014. The good news is the amount of loss is declining.

Consumer spend enjoys growth spurt due to lower gas prices, job market stability

June 27, 2015

Here is some good news as the last full week of June arrives and the big summer retail holiday weekend, July 4, looms ahead: consumers spent more money in May…

Target chief merchant stepping down

June 26, 2015

Mega retailer Target is striving to get back on track in the ever competitive marketplace and undergoing its second huge leadership change within the past year.

Women’s clothing retailer lululemon recalling elastic draw cords

June 26, 2015

Lululemon, which sells high-end women’s clothing, is being directed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission to replace the elastic drawstring used in over…