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Food Lion, Hannaford, Bottom Dollar Grocery demand animal welfare reports from suppliers
February 11, 2014
The country's ninth-largest grocer, Delhaize America, announced that it will require its pork suppliers to produce reports regarding their progress in…
read nowRetail CFOs forecast 5 percent sales growth for 2014
February 11, 2014
Despite ongoing market uncertainty, retail chief financial officers are feeling more confident about the state of the consumer. According to a new BDO USA, LLP…
read nowKroger acquires digital coupon and promotions firm
February 11, 2014
The Kroger Co. today announced it has purchased the assets of YOU Technology Brand Services Inc., a Silicon Valley-based provider of digital coupons and…
read nowBig Lots is now the official Hostess outlet store
February 11, 2014
Hostess shut down its 600 thrift store outlets in the summer of 2013, but the brand announced it is reviving the concept by placing its overstock inventory in…
read nowUK retail director: Online is 'driving structural change'
February 11, 2014
Helen Dickinson, the director of the British Retail Consortium, told United Press International today that online shopping is fundamentally changing the retail…
read nowNew social media monitoring, analytics tool hits market
February 11, 2014
Market Force Information, a provider of customer intelligence solutions, is helping restaurants and other multi-location businesses provide better customer…
read nowWebinar to explore hiring, employee theft
February 11, 2014
On Thursday, Feb. 20 at 2 p.m. ET, Retail Customer Experience will host a live webinar, "Worth the Risk? How Hiring Assessments Can Catch Rising Employee Theft…
read nowConsumer optimism inches upward
February 11, 2014
Consumer optimism about the economy continues to inch upward after bottoming out in October 2013, according the latest monthly NACS Consumer Fuels Survey that…
read nowShopgate acquires Magento e-commerce development team
February 10, 2014
Mobile commerce platform provider Shopgate has acquired MagCorp, a four-person team developing applications for open-source e-commerce platform Magento.
read nowGuitar Center adds pricing and assortment tool from 360pi
February 10, 2014
Price and product intelligence provider 360pi announced that Guitar Center has joined its list of retailer clients. Guitar Center offers a selection of musical…
read nowTicket Liquidator, Google Wallet in mobile promotion
February 10, 2014
Ticket Liquidator, an online marketplace for live entertainment events, has integrated Google Wallet into its website as a payment option.
read nowMichael's stores hosting live 'Pinterest parties'
February 10, 2014
Hometalk, a home and garden social network, has announced that its members will co-host Pinterest parties in 100 Michaels Stores nationwide on Feb. 16 from 1–…
read nowRedner's Markets installs exception reporting tech
February 10, 2014
Agilence Inc., a provider of cloud-based exception reporting solutions, announced that Redner’s Markets has deployed its Retail 20/20 to reduce shrink and…
read nowBitcoin regulation a certainty, but to what degree?
February 7, 2014
Rulings by the U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network are revealing a developing picture of Bitcoin regulation in the United States. Last week…
read nowDSA announces first Symposium of the year, calls for Industry Excellence Award entries
February 7, 2014
The Digital Screenmedia Association has announced it is heading back to Dallas on April 8 and 9 for its first DSA Symposium of the year. The event is scheduled…
read nowNRF forecasts 4.1 percent increase in retail sales for 2014
February 7, 2014
The National Retail Federation released its 2014 economic forecast yesterday, projecting retail industry sales (which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and…
read nowReport: Most companies that accept cards fail PCI standards
February 6, 2014
A new Verizon report has found that too many businesses, following their annual assessment for meeting the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard , fail…
read nowNGA certifies four vendors with 'CART Registered' status
February 6, 2014
The National Grocers Association has announced that four business solution providers have gained "CART Registered for NGA" status as offering benefits for…
read nowTarget puts EMV migration on fast track
February 5, 2014
This week, Target Corp. called for all stakeholders to take up the "shared responsibility" of payments security as it announced an accelerated timeline for its…
read nowTemkin Group accepting nominations for 2014 Customer Experience Vendor Excellence Awards
February 5, 2014
The Temkin Group has announced the opening of the nomination period for its 2014 Customer Experience Vendor Excellence Awards. These awards recognize the…
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