Amazon Go store to offer fountain soda, espresso, hot foods

February 4, 2020

The Amazon Go store in San Francisco's financial district at 300 California St. will be selling hot food, espresso and fountain soda when it reopens in the…

Cat declares supermarket self-service checkout as new home

February 3, 2020

Pumpkin, a cat that had already been banned once for lounging around the entrance of a British supermarket has now stepped up and declared a self-serve…

Snap Kitchen debuts free shipping, Whole Foods Market launch

January 31, 2020

Snap Kitchen is launching free ground shipping across 38 states and debuting its chef-prepared meals in dozens of Whole Foods Market stores across Louisiana…

Lucky's Market shuttering most stores

January 27, 2020

Lucky's Market, which had 40 stores in nearly a dozen states, is closing all but seven locations.

Instacart debuts grocer-focused ordering, delivery, pickup option

January 27, 2020

Instacart is launching Instacart Meals, an order/delivery/pickup program for the grocery industry.

Lidl expanding big on Long Island

January 7, 2020

Discount grocer Lidl expects to open 24 stores on Long Island this year and the expansion may just be the beginning toward launching 50 locations.

Implementing alternative payment methods at the pump

It’s clear that consumers want more payment choices. And this extends to paying at the fuel pump. But while merchants, including gas station owners, are keen…

Kroger machines temporarily impacted by debit, credit card glitch

December 26, 2019

At a time when many Americans were hustling to stock up on food for the Christmas holiday, shoppers at Kroger stores in parts of the country experienced a…

California grocer launches custom online shopping portals

December 2, 2019

Smart & Final, a California-based retail grocer, has launched redesigned e-commerce portals to provide shoppers, as well as business clients, an integrated…

Amazon prepping Amazon grocery brand store

November 11, 2019

Amazon is getting ready to open a branded grocery store in Woodland Hills, California, with a 2020 debut date.

Delivery the prime competitive weapon in retail grocery

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Amazon's move to offer free delivery to current Amazon Fresh customers reveals how delivery is front-of-mind for retailers battling for consumer loyalty and…

Fareway Stores deploy digital signage

November 5, 2019

Grocery store chain Fareway Stores Inc. is partnering with LG Business Solutions and Adflow to deploy digital signage to all 125 Fareway locations in Iowa…

Bashas' Family of Stores taps NCR Emerald for POS

October 25, 2019

Bashas' Family of Stores, based in Arizona, is deploying NCR Emerald, a cloud-based POS platform offered on a subscription basis for grocery retailers. The…

Supermarket reintroduces self-service kiosks in Massachusetts

October 18, 2019

Big Y World Class Market has reintroduced self-checkout kiosks in some of its western Massachusetts stores after removing them in 2011 when the company felt…

Supermarket taps NCR Emerald POS platform

October 17, 2019

Northgate Gonzàlez Markets, which serves Southern California, has selected NCR Emerald, a cloud-enabled point-of-sale platform offered on a subscription basis…

British retailer kicks off check-out free shopping

October 14, 2019

British multinational grocer, Tesco, working with computer vision startup, Trigo, is now offering customers check-out free shopping using its new Tesco app.

Digital grocery sales on healthy growth path

October 1, 2019

Digital grocery order sales is predicted to double by 2021, hitting $150 billion by 2025, as the number of grocers offering click and collect and third-party…

Canadian discount retailer taps Mercatus to drive mobile experience forward

September 30, 2019

Giant Tiger Stores Limited, a Canadian discount retailer, is partnering with digital commerce solution provider, Mercatus, on a mobile app.

Alibaba launches voice ordering, delivery

September 25, 2019

Starbucks is taking another step toward evolving the digital experience for customers in China by launching voice ordering and delivery capabilities within…

Stockouts, customer loyalty top challenges for grocers, reveals data

September 20, 2019

Stockouts and retaining customer loyalty are two top challenges facing the retail grocer segment, according to the 2019 Grocery Insights Data Report, released…