Grocers online business model needs work, reveals report

July 9, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is pushing greater numbers of consumers to online grocery shopping and grocers need to improve the e-commerce channel experience…

Target ups fresh, frozen inventory across hundreds of stores

June 30, 2020

Target grocery shoppers will have a much bigger assortment to peruse this month and through the holidays as the retailer is adding 750 fresh and frozen items…

Instacart, C&S Wholesale Grocers team up online, same-day delivery

June 9, 2020

C&S Wholesale Grovcers, Inc., the biggest grocery supplier in the U.S., is partnering with online grocery delivery service Instacart to provide e-commerce…

Aramark opens ‘pop-up’ grocery stores

June 5, 2020

Aramark is opening on-site "pop-up" grocery stores at health care facilities across the country to serve as a one-stop shop for doctors, nurses and hospital…

Costco putting samplers back to work

June 1, 2020

Missing those yummy snack bites while shopping at Costco?

Target earnings reveal sales spike as shoppers are buying more each trip

May 21, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic brought challenges for Target but the retailer's first quarter earnings reflect it also brought spikes in sales.

Albertsons partners with Nuance Communications on engagement effort

May 11, 2020

Albertsons Companies, Inc., a U.S. food and drug retailer, is teaming up with Nuance Communications, Inc., to boost digital support to online grocery customers.

Southwest grocer Homeland deploys Toshiba self-checkout solutions

May 11, 2020

Homeland, an Oklahoma City-based grocer serving the Southwest, has begun deploying Toshiba's latest point-of-sale and self-checkout systems, according to a…

Walmart China introduces AI-powered self-service produce scales

RetailAI Fresh by Malong Technologies is an AI-powered self-service scale solution that integrates product recognition. The technology integrates into…

Digital shopping spurs sales for Target

April 28, 2020

Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Target is seeing healthy same-store sales with April's figures climbing 5% compared to a year ago despite a double digit…

Walmart, Sam's Club workers donning face masks in light of COVID-19

April 20, 2020

In an effort to keep employees and customers safe in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, mega retailer Walmart, and its subsidiary wholesale business…

Wegmans starts limiting customer activity in stores

April 14, 2020

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Wegmans has begun reducing consumer occupancy and limiting how many customers can be in a store at a given time.

Panera launches grocery service

April 9, 2020

Panera customers can now add a few groceries to coffee orders thanks to the launch of Panera Grocery. 

COVID-19 fosters self-service innovation in China

April 8, 2020

While the coronavirus pandemic has hammered business activity worldwide, it has also fostered a wealth of self-service innovation. Nowhere is this more evident…

Target workers get masks, gloves and customers get more space

April 7, 2020

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has shuttered all non-essential retail, Target is open and operating, given its supermarket division, and is…

ADUSA donates $10M for COVID-19 relief

April 3, 2020

Ahold Delhaize USA, parent company of Food Lion, Giant Food, The Giant Company, Hannaford brands and Stop & Shop, is donating $10 million in funds for a…

Costco sets up hours for senior shopping due to coronavirus outbreak

March 26, 2020

Starting this weekend Costco will offer senior-only (60 years or older) shopping hours on Tuesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Publix sets up special shopping time for seniors due to COVID-19

March 25, 2020

In an effort to provide a safer shopping experience for its senior consumers, supermarket Publix is setting aside specific hours for those 65 years old and…

Curing customers curiosity: Providing dynamic information with electronic shelf labels

by Paul Milner — Marketing Director, Displaydata

Paul Milner, marketing director, Displaydata, explains why it's time retailers must focus on a more all-encompassing phrase: dynamic information.

Grocer hiring to meet customer demand relating to COVID-19 pandemic

March 19, 2020

Grocery chain H-E-B is looking to hire on additional store help across Texas as consumer demand for food and household items is skyrocketing as COVID-19, the…