Kroger teams up with TerraCycle on packaging system

May 24, 2019

The Kroger Co. is partnering with Loop, an e-commerce platform, on a reusable packing system pilot program as part of the retailer's quest to reduce single-use…

Albertsons refreshes Select brand, pumps up product offerings

May 24, 2019

Albertsons Companies Inc. is giving its Signature Select brand a big boost, adding more than 300 products and updating the branding this year.

How Albertsons tackled digital transformation to boost customer experience

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

In 2018, Albertsons Companies focused on unifying the digital experience and expanding e-commerce and loyalty, and deploying foundational tools such as search…

Whole Foods opens fast casual inside West Palm Beach store

April 23, 2019

Bird in the Hand, a fast casual American rotisserie, opened Tuesday inside the Whole Foods Market in West Palm Beach, Florida. The restaurant, owned by Collab…

Albertsons jumps on IBM Food Trust Network for blockchain tracking

April 22, 2019

Albertsons Companies, a food and drug retailer, is joining the IBM Food Trust network to trace food from farm to shelf using blockchain technology. The…

Michigan grocer boosts customer satisfaction, revenue with Toshiba self-checkout system

April 19, 2019

Value Center, a Michigan grocer, is enhancing the customer experience as well as boosting revenues following the deployment of Toshiba Global Commerce…

Giant Eagle boosting customer satisfaction with digital inventory, audit tool

April 16, 2019

Giant Eagle is launching a pilot program with Simbe Robotics featuring an autonomous shelf auditing and inventory analytics solution in the quest to boost…

Amazon Go stores will start taking cash

April 10, 2019

Amazon's Go stores, which let shoppers buy without a cashier checkout experience, will reportedly begin accepting cash.

Fast checkout top of mind for grocery consumers

April 8, 2019

When it comes to the retail grocery experience, consumers want a fast checkout and many believe grocers haven't moved into the modern age and need to do more…

Is simplicity the winning recipe in the grocery wars race?

Joanna Komvopoulos, senior brand strategist at Siegel+Gale, shares insight on how retailers are winning through simple pricing strategies, intuitive in-store…

Wellness water brand tapping AR mirrors for in-store demos, customer engagement

March 26, 2019

In a quest to better understand the customer, Flow Alkaline Spring Water will deploy augmented reality mirrors, using Memomi technology, in the grocery…

Georgia Kroger stores home to vehicle renewal kiosks

March 18, 2019

Gwinnett County, Georgia, has added four more self-service vehicle renewal kiosks in Kroger stores where residents can renew tags and receive decals, bringing…

Ohio Kroger Marketplaces welcome pizza outlet

March 11, 2019

The 27-unit Rapid Fired Pizza chain has partnered with The Kroger Co. to put pizza outlets in Ohio Kroger Marketplaces, a news release said. The grocery…

Amazon going big into grocery, claims report

March 1, 2019

Amazon is reportedly planning on becoming the next national chain grocery and will open its first location in Los Angeles by year's end.

An insider's view of Walmart's digital transformation

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Jeremy King, Walmart's executive vice president and chief technology officer, offered insight during the NRF show on how the company formulates its technology…

Kroger debuts mobile pay app, rewards debit card

February 13, 2019

Kroger is officially announcing Kroger Pay, a smartphone app that combines loyalty card and payment information and will speed checkout at the point of sale.

5 technologies primed to transform the grocery shopping experience

Rupal Shah, head of shopper research at research specialists, Simpson Carpenter, explains why the grocery shopping experience is on the brink of big change…

NRF Big Show Report: Amazon Go competitors offer up alternative cashierless approaches

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The NRF Big Show in New York City debuted a host of cashierless checkout technologies hoping to capitalize on the interest generated by Amazon Go.

Autonomous stores coming fast, but is Amazon Go on first?

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

In many people's eyes, one of the most disruptive retail developments has been the late 2016 launch of Amazon Go, but some observers have questioned its…

NRF Big Show Report: Kroger, Starbucks and the journey to intelligent retail

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

Starbucks and Kroger are striving to develop intelligent retail operations to meet their unique customer base expectations and have way more in common than…