Wawa debuts self-checkout kiosks in 61 stores

October 18, 2021

Wawa has installed self-checkout kiosks in 61 of its convenience stores and is adding more, according to a report in The Philadelphia Inquirer. All new stores…

NCR provides e-commerce solution to supermarket chain Northgate

October 8, 2021

NCR Corp. has rolled out its e-commerce solution Freshop to Northgate Gonzalez Market, a supermarket chain with 42 stores in Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside and…

UK supermarket chain dials up phone recycling kiosks

October 5, 2021

Asda, a U.K. supermarket chain, will introduce kiosks to about 300 stores that will allow shoppers to recycle phones for cash, according to a report in…

Tesco taps Tomra reverse vending machines for Slovakia supermarkets

September 22, 2021

Tesco, the U.K.-based supermarket chain, has selected Tomra to supply its reverse beverage container vending machines in Slovakia when the country's deposit…

Kroger taps Instacart for expanded delivery strategy

September 20, 2021

Kroger is teaming up with Instacart to drive its grocery delivery business forward and is debuting a 30-minute or less delivery promise.

Amazon boosting starting hourly wage to $18

September 14, 2021

Amazon plans to boost its U.S. hourly starting wage to $18 an hour and aims to hire on 125,000 employees for warehouse and transportation units, according to a…

Walmart ramps up hiring for holiday season

September 14, 2021

Mega retailer Walmart aims to boost its supply chain workforce by 20,000 as it prepares for the holiday shopping season.

Publix aims to open in Louisville, Kentucky

September 8, 2021

Well-known grocer Publix plans to open a store in Jefferson County in Louisville, Kentucky.

‘Just Walk Out’ heading to Whole Food stores

September 8, 2021

Amazon's cashierless technology, called Just Walk Out, will be part of two Whole Foods Market stores opening in 2022.

Save Mart taps Swiftly to drive digital experiences forward

August 27, 2021

The Save Mart Companies, which operates 202 stores under several grocery store brands, is partnering with Swiftly, a digital platform provider.

Amazon Fresh arrives in Maryland

August 27, 2021

Amazon has opened a first Amazon Fresh grocery store in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Giant Eagle adds PayPal, Venmo payment options

August 25, 2021

Supermarket customers at Giant Eagle locations, as well as the Giant Eagle's GetGo stores, can now pay for groceries using PayPal and Venmo.

Aldi aims to hire 20K workers in hiring week effort

August 17, 2021

Supermarket chain Aldi aims to hire 20,000 employees and is holding a national hiring week next month to make it happen.

Kroger launches training to boost store associate engagement, retention

August 17, 2021

The Kroger Family of Companies is deploying a personalized training program to spur deeper associate engagement and retention.

Kroger moves into restaurant space via Kitchen United partnership

August 5, 2021

The Kroger Co., which operates nearly 1,400 grocery stores in the U.S., is officially in the restaurant industry thanks to a partnership with Kitchen United, a…

Amazon launches another Fresh location

August 5, 2021

The latest Amazon Fresh store is in Warrington, Pennsylvania and is open for business.

Autonomous shopping rolls out in Bay Area marketplace stores

July 26, 2021

Loop Neighborhood, a California grocery and retail marketplace, is deploying AiFi's computer vision-powered platform at two stores to provide autonomous…

High-speed digital transformation at the grocery store

Pini Mindal, CEO and co-founder of Quicklizard, explains why in the coming decade, we will witness computer vision and other cutting-edge technologies become a…

North Carolina market taps Watchfire signage

June 22, 2021

Mooresville, North Carolina's Shop N Save market has deployed digital signage featuring a digital message center built by Watchfire. Owners report they are…

Amazon Fresh store in Washington boasts 'Just Walk Out' shopping technology

June 18, 2021

Amazon's Just Walk Out technology will be available this week for the first time ever in a full-size U.S.-based Amazon Fresh grocery store.