Retail - Supermarkets & Grocery Stores News & Media
Kroger, Sprouts Farmers Market on the future of the grocery store
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
While e-commerce continues to expand, consumers still want to visit the store for fresh food. Supermarkets need to find ways to improve the in-store shopping…
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Why retail cashierless checkout, a.k.a. Amazon Go, faces more than a few challenges ahead
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
While Amazon preps to expand Amazon Go, its cashierless retail shopping strategy, Berkeley Research Group leader Keith Jelinek offers insight on what's ahead…
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Watch out Amazon Go, China's BingoBox is on the move
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
BingoBox, an unmanned c-store, already has 300 locations in China, and plans to expand internationally. The project has received significant venture funding.
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Supervalu exploring sale, claims report
April 10, 2018
Grocery wholesaler Supervalu might be in the process of putting itself up for sale, according to a Bloomberg report, which did not cite a source except to note…
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If Kroger had a hammer: 7 ways an Ace deal would change the form of grocery
by Bryan Pearson — President, LoyaltyOne
Bryan Pearson maps out seven ways a mini-mall within a store retail strategy would change the shopper's path to purchase.
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Digital transformation a reality for grocery brands, retailers
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Retailers and brands share the need to become omnichannel marketers in order to maintain customer loyalty and enhance customer relationships. Because of this…
read nowAmazon prepping Whole Foods pick-up service, claims report
April 2, 2018
Amazon is reportedly getting a product pick-up service strategy in place for its Whole Foods Market locations, according to a Motley Fool report.
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Researchers predict ‘tipping point’ for grocery e-commerce to arrive in 2025
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Changing demographics, a collaboration among retailers and "pure play" digital merchants and dedicated staffing to support e-commerce are among the factors…
read nowBlue Apron prepping in-store meal kit strategy
March 30, 2018
Meal kit maker Blue Apron is looking to expand outside of the direct-to-consumer subscription strategy and make its meal kits available in stores sometime this…
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Amazon happy with customer response to Go store but guarded about future plans
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
While encouraged by customer response Amazon isn't ready to announce much about its plans for its innovative cashierless store. The company is making sure the…
read nowAmazon launching Whole Foods Market delivery service
February 8, 2018
Amazon Prime members living near a Whole Foods Market will be able to tap free 2-hour delivery as long as they're buying $35 in goods from the supermarket…
read nowBoxed.com may be focus of a bidding war
January 26, 2018
The Boxed.com start-up, which has been dubbed "Costco for millennials," is getting potential funding attention from some big names, including General Mills…
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Amazon Go disrupts, re-invents, elevates the customer experience
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Amazon's supermarket, which boasts a cashier-less checkout, is open to the masses after a year in beta with Seattle-based company employees. Industry pundits…
read nowAmazon Go store now open to the public
January 22, 2018
Amazon is opening its cashierless Amazon Go store to consumers in Seattle today, following a 14-month trial with company employees, according to The Seattle…
read nowAldi reaches out to vegan, vegetarian consumers
January 16, 2018
Aldi, a German-based grocery chain, is aiming to offer up a line of vegan and vegetarian items in U.S. stores under the brand name of Earth Grown, according to…
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'Grocery on wheels' may be supermarket delivery game changer
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Self-driving vehicles that deliver fresh produce and allow consumers to place orders via an app and then physically pick their own produce could be the…
read nowSprouts extends home delivery with Instacart partnership
January 9, 2018
Healthy grocer Sprouts Farmers Market will soon be providing home delivery in all of its major markets via a partnership with Instacart.
read nowJD.com debuts first store in new high-tech supermarket chain
January 8, 2018
Chinese ecommerce player JD.com is opening the first of what will be a chain of high-tech supermarkets in Beijing.
read nowKroger advancing self-checkout strategy
December 29, 2017
Supermarket chain Kroger is set to expand its self-checkout service to 400 stores in 2018, according to a report from the Cincinnati Business Courier.
read nowKroger beats earnings prediction with robust financials
December 1, 2017
Those holding Kroger shares are happy as shares jumped 13 percent last Thursday after quarterly earnings revealed the supermarket brand beat street…
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