Target Marketing Hits Home With CoupSmart

by Lisa Biank Fasig — Director, JZMcBride and Associates

Marketers spend a lot of money tracking what we buy so they can tailor promotions to our specific needs. Now, we consumers can take that tracking into our…

Bling Nation brings mobile payments to regional grocery chain

November 9, 2010

Bling Nation has announced that Brookshire Grocery Co., one of the largest regional grocery chains operating in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, is bringing…

Premier Retail Networks teams with Meijer

November 1, 2010

Digital place-based media services company Premier Retail Networks Inc. (PRN) and Midwest supercenter chain Meijer Inc. today announced that Meijer has…

Study: Most grocery shoppers want more information on healthy eating

Despite healthy-eating consumer initiatives, shoppers have not changed their old buying habits, behavior and perceptions.

Tesco to expand scan-as-you-shop program

October 7, 2010

Brand Republic reports that U.K. retail juggernaut Tesco is expanding its test of scan-as-you-shop devices, a test that has been in place at a Romford store…

25 Target stores get open-market redesign

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

September 21, 2010

Minneapolis-based retailer Target announced that 25 of its stores in the Twin Cities area have just received redesigns that emphasize an "inviting open-market…

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…

ALDI opening its first in-mall location

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

September 15, 2010

The Westfield Chicago Ridge shopping center, an 800,000 sq. ft. mall located outside of Chicago, announced today it will add a 20,000 sq. ft. ALDI grocery…

Update: Plastic bag ban fails in California

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

September 1, 2010

The Associated Press reports that California lawmakers have rejected Senate bill AB 1998, which would have banned the use of plastic shopping bags in retail…

Big Y Foods implements deli-ordering kiosks

September 1, 2010

NCR Corp. announced that Big Y Foods Inc. has completed its initial deployment of automated deli ordering kiosks powered by NCR’s self-service technology. Now…

Is that a banana in your couch, or are you just happy I am shopping?

by Lisa Biank Fasig — Director, JZMcBride and Associates

Supermarkets are wizards at getting us to buy more than we intend. They’ve figured out how to successfully sell diapers to beer customers and pine nuts to…

Hannaford supermarkets unveil new online experience

August 30, 2010

E-commerce solutions provider Fry, Inc. has announced the launch of a newly designed website for Hannaford Bros. Co., a Scarborough, Maine, supermarket chain.

California set to vote on plastic bag ban

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Proponents of the bill point to environmental benefits, while detractors decry possible loss of jobs.

Poll: Consumers divided on plastic bag ban

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

August 29, 2010

With the California Senate getting ready for a vote on AB 1998, which would outlaw the use of plastic bags in retail stores, we surveyed our consumer advisory…

Grocery theatricals put under the spotlight

Some in-store bakeries are used "merely to warm up bread made in industrial units hundreds of miles away."

Pan-Oston, NGA tour America to support independent grocers

The National Grocers Association and Pan-Oston have developed two state-of-the-art mobile Innovation Centers showcasing the latest in front-end technology. The…

Retail Roundtable: Sam's Club offering SBA loans

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Is this a natural extension of the brand, or is the company overextending itself and getting away from its retail roots?

Sam's Club now offering small business loans

July 5, 2010

Existing small business owners and entrepreneurs with hopes of starting up continue to seek access to capital in the form of bank loans, yet are still…

Pennsylvania's new wine kiosks get panned

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

A massive new kiosk that dispenses wine by the bottle is being met with ridicule in oenophile circles.

BI-LO launches customer health and wellness initiative

June 22, 2010

South Carolina-based supermarket chain BI-LO has launched a new health and wellness initiative called BI-LO thrive!, which includes a full-time registered…