What the food stamp cut will mean to retailers

November 4, 2013

On Friday, one in five American households had to face the reality of a decrease in government assistance. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or…

Dollar General edges out Walmart in price point survey

October 25, 2013

For the second year in a row, Dollar General has topped Kantar Retail's opening price point survey, narrowly beating out Walmart Supercenter. 

U.K. grocery price-matching schemes come under scrutiny

October 23, 2013

In recent months, leading U.K. grocers Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda have been hyping their price-matching programs, promising shoppers the lowest price. But an…

After pilot project, regional grocery will expand mobile payments program

September 30, 2013

An Oklahoma City-based supermarket chain has concluded a mobile payment pilot program and will soon expand it. Homeland Stores, a 78-store regional chain…

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain

by Jeff Weidauer — Vice President, Marketing & Strategy, Vestcom International, Inc.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has a new website called The Facts About GMOs. I’ve spent time reading through the various articles and op-eds…

Jewel-Osco puts an end to self-checkout

September 25, 2013

The northern Illinois grocery store chain Jewel-Osco is in the process of removing self-checkouts from its more than 170 store locations, according to a post…

Vodafone tests virtual shopping wall on German employees

September 23, 2013

The mobile network operator Vodafone is tapping staff members at its German headquarters in Dusseldorf to test out an NFC-equipped virtual shopping wall…

Whole Foods launches training program for aspiring butchers

September 18, 2013

Whole Foods Market announced that it is launching an in-store Meat Apprenticeship Program for its team members interested in mastering the age-old profession…

Walmart rebranding?

by Dale Furtwengler — President, Furtwengler & Associates, P.C.

Are Walmart's steak ads early signs of a rebranding? I've been a long-time critic of Walmart's low-price strategy so it's only fair that I recognize them for…

Meijer clips double coupons from rewards inventory

August 28, 2013

The Meijer chain of supermarkets ended its practice of doubling coupon values, instead expanding the digital coupons provided through the chain's mPerks…

Kiosk rewards recycling with coupons

August 23, 2013

SuperMax supermarkets in Puerto Rico have launched an in-store, kiosk-based coupon program that rewards shoppers with deals when they recycle newpapers…

Boise Albertsons checking out of self-checkout

August 13, 2013

Three Boise, Idaho, Albertsons stores are getting rid of their self-checkout lanes, a spokesman for the regional Albertsons division has told the Idaho…

Turkey's largest retail chain wows shoppers with self-checkout

August 5, 2013

Shoppers at Turkey's Migros Türk supermarket chain are embracing self-checkout technology from NCR, according to an article from International Supermarket News.

HEB grocery chain unveils LEED-certified store design

July 29, 2013

The H.E.B. Grocery Co. opened its newest store in Austin, Texas, last week, boasting an eco-friendly design and the chain's first in-store restaurant…

Retailers shaking up self-checkout offerings as deployments increase

The global installed base of self-checkouts will nearly double within five years, an RBR study finds.

Italy's Coop Group deploys self-scanning by Datalogic

July 18, 2013

The Italian consumer cooperative Coop Estense is rolling out a self-scanning shopping solution by Datalogic. The Coop Group deployed 600 Joya terminals and the…

Motorola shows off retail kiosk at Innovation Showcase

June 26, 2013

Motorola Solutions Inc. held its annual Innovation Showcase last week, touting its latest inventions to technology analysts and the press, dailyherald.com…

Asda pilots in-store kiosks, fulfillment lockers

June 24, 2013

Asda, Europe's version of Walmart, recently introduced self-service kiosks that allow shoppers to browse and order a wider range of its non-food products. The…

Digital imaging scanner released by Datalogic

June 20, 2013

Datalogic, providers of retail checkout scanning technology, has announced the availability of the Magellan 9800i scanner-scale, a fully digital, multiplane…

Paperless coupons fuel marketing effort at Weis Markets

June 12, 2013

A new eCoupon program from Inmar, a company operating intelligent commerce networks, is now being used at 164 Weis Markets throughout the northeast.