Kroger offers $1 per gallon fuel discount to loyal shoppers

May 30, 2011

According to the Lancaster Eagle Gazette, the Kroger Co. is expanding its fuel discount program, in which regular shoppers can get up to a $1-per-gallon…

Action West Group selects Aldata planning software

May 22, 2011

Aldata Solution, a retail and distribution software provider, has announced a new customer for its Apollo Space Optimization solution. According to Aldata…

Publix closes Little Clinics

May 18, 2011

According to the Orlando Sentinel, Publix Super Markets is closing down its in-store Little Clinics.

Billpay Kiosks Enhance Supermarket Customer Service

After trying a variety of solutions, Oklahoma's Homeland Stores found success with billpay kiosks from U.S. Payments.

At Kroger, Shoppers are Bananas for Loyalty

by Lisa Biank Fasig — Director, JZMcBride and Associates

Fun fact: Americans are just as likely to have bananas in their kitchen as a Kroger loyalty card in their wallets.

Publix changes coupon policy

May 12, 2011

According to the Sun-Sentinel, Publix Super Markets Inc. is changing its coupon policy, placing restrictions on which ones it will accept.

Coles pilots online ordering, pick-up service

May 9, 2011

According to Business Spectator, Australian supermarket chain Coles is expanding its online retail shopping platform to include "Click & Connect," which…

Walmart To Go – Will it Stay?

by Lisa Biank Fasig — Director, JZMcBride and Associates

For all of those consumers who would never go to Walmart, the hyperchain has found a way to come to you.The world's largest retailer is testing a home-delivery…

Book excerpt: "The Grocers: The Rise and Rise of the Supermarket Chains"

"The Grocers" describes and analyses the strategies, organization and cultures that have made the supermarkets what they are today.

Retail association urges change in food item pricing rules

May 4, 2011

According to Boston.com, the Retailers Association of Massachusetts, a trade association representing more than 3,200 merchants, is advising the state…

Book excerpt: "The Grocers: The Rise and Rise of the Supermarket Chains"

Read an excerpt from Chapter 9 of this new book, "The Internet and Other New Ways of Shopping."

A Non-Crude Method for Lowering Grocery Prices

by Lisa Biank Fasig — Director, JZMcBride and Associates

Procter & Gamble has figured out one sweet way to bottle up its leading line of shampoos – and it might just help keep prices down.

Wal-Mart tests online food purchasing service in California

April 25, 2011

According to the New York Times, the "Walmart To Go" test allows customers to order grocery items online and have them delivered to their homes via…

New supermarket chain in Dubai uses Oracle Retail Solution

April 25, 2011

Zawya, Dubai's newest supermarket and convenience-store chain, has implemented Oracle Applications to support its growing business in the United Arab Emirates.

Kiosks make it easy to buy hard liquor

April 21, 2011

Pennsylvanians can already buy wine from grocery-store kiosks, but the state's Liquor Control Board announced Thursday that some of the kiosks will also stock…

Canadian retail sales increased in February

April 20, 2011

According to Bloomberg.com, Canadian retail sales increased 0.4 percent in volume terms in February to C$37.3 billion (U.S. $39.1 billion), compensating a…

Meredith Video Studios and PRN, Inc. partner to deliver video content in retail outlets

April 18, 2011

Meredith Corp. announced yesterday an agreement between Meredith Video Studios, its multiplatform and branded-entertainment division, and Premier Retail…

Walmart purchases startup Kosmix

April 18, 2011

According to NASDAQ.com, Walmart will acquire Kosmix Corp. to accelerate the company's social and mobile commerce offerings. Terms of the deal were not…

Mobile Monday: Meijer Find-It app

Mobile Mondays is a weekly column on mobile apps by retail customer experience authority Mike Wittenstein. Each week, you’ll get a test drive of a leading…

NRF: March retail sales indicate confident, but cautious, consumer

April 12, 2011

According to the National Retail Federation, retail sales in March increased across the board for the ninth straight month. For March, retail industry sales…