Food Lion, Hannaford, Bottom Dollar Grocery demand animal welfare reports from suppliers

February 11, 2014

The country's ninth-largest grocer, Delhaize America, announced that it will require its pork suppliers to produce reports regarding their progress in…

Kroger acquires digital coupon and promotions firm

February 11, 2014

The Kroger Co. today announced it has purchased the assets of YOU Technology Brand Services Inc., a Silicon Valley-based provider of digital coupons and…

NGA certifies four vendors with 'CART Registered' status

February 6, 2014

The National Grocers Association has announced that four business solution providers have gained "CART Registered for NGA" status as offering benefits for…

Kroger completes merger with Harris Teeter

January 29, 2014

The Kroger Co. and Harris Teeter Supermarkets IN.C. today annouN.C.ed that the merger transaction between the two companies was completed on Jan. 28. Under the…

Precision measuring tech for retail checkouts to weigh in at EuroShop

January 27, 2014

METTLER TOLEDO, a manufacturer of precision measuring instruments, will present retail concepts to improve the in-store experience at fresh service counters…

NRF bulletin: Personalization done right

by James Tenser — Principal, VSN Strategies

I've been on record many times as a hater of shopper loyalty, but an advocate of intelligent personalization.

Shoppers purchase less than 1 percent of available products at their grocer

January 14, 2014

According to a new study published by coupon marketing firm Catalina, shoppers are highly selective when it comes to making CPG purchases, buying on average…

Costco co-founder Jim Sinegal to accept NRF's Gold Medal Award next week

Nike named retail innovator of the year; Half Price Books VP also to be honored.

Report suggests that private label, national brands must work together

December 18, 2013

About one year ago, Information Resources Inc. predicted that private label in the United States had hit a proverbial glass ceiling. This prediction has proven…

Instacart brings same-day grocery delivery service to Boston

December 12, 2013

Same-day grocery delivery service Instacart, which currently operates in San Francisco and Chicago, announced today that it has expanded into the Boston market.

Food Lion unveils new store format

December 4, 2013

Food Lion is unveiling its new store format today at the grand reopening of its Union Street store in Concord, N.C. According to a press release, the format…

Largest grocery chain retailer in Denmark implements customer-centric merchandising

November 6, 2013

Galleria Retail Technology Solutions, a provider of retail and category automation and optimization solutions, has announced that Coop Denmark A/S, the largest…

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…