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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.
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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.
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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…
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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.
read nowShell 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…
read nowNRF 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.
read nowConAgra 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…
read nowSysco 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…
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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.
read nowShoplifting, 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.
read nowTarget 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.
read nowWomen’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…
read nowWebinar download available: 'How to Deliver a Stellar Site Search Experience'
June 26, 2015
Site search is one of the most critical methods of product discovery on ecommerce sites and is the focus of a webinar that's now available to readers.
read nowConfederate flag sales flying strong for at least one retailer
June 25, 2015
Not every retailer is pulling Confederate products off the shelves in the wake of the murders in Charleston, South Carolina and push to retire flags.
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Alibaba going mobile to reach consumers no matter where they're shopping
June 23, 2015
A new shopping and dining service, called Koubei, promises to speed up online retail delivery services for China’s biggest ecommerce player.
read nowInstacart expands personal delivery into Miami communities
June 23, 2015
Grocery patrons in northeast Miami-Dade county will now have another food shopping option given Instacart expanding its delivery operations, according to a…
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Pepper robot boasts record sales, may be the retail assistant of the future
June 21, 2015
Retail assistant of the future flies off sales shelves
read nowAmazon revamps rating process to make reviews more valuable
June 21, 2015
The world’s biggest etailer hopes to make product reviews more valuable, and more trustworthy, for consumers by revamping and re-weighing actual reviews.
read nowWhy upscale, newer brands can escape negative Groupon effect
June 19, 2015
Some experts caution that restaurant brands may come across as desperate when they offer daily deals, but a new study from the University of Maryland's Robert…
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'Living Services' promises to radically change retailer-consumer interaction
June 19, 2015
There’s a tsunami of change coming toward the retail business environment and interaction with the customer that may turn today’s approaches and strategies in…
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