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.

Price-comparison app localizes data for bargain hunters

June 3, 2013

The Washington, D.C.-based startup Blue Tiger Labs launched a smartphone application aimed at helping shoppers find items for the lowest prices, at the stores…

Kroger proposal seeks to pull human trafficking from supply chain

by Lisa Biank Fasig — Director, JZMcBride and Associates

A pile of honeycrisp apples in the grocery aisle isn't likely to get shoppers thinking about human trafficking, but some shareholders of Kroger Co. want it to.

Supermarket chain taps Ping HD digital signage to improve shopping experience

April 24, 2013

When the Philadelphia-based supermarket chain The Fresh Grocer opened its first New Jersey store, near the campus of Rutgers University, it wanted to upgrade…

Frustrated mother creates Swift Shopper mobile shopping app

April 24, 2013

Naomi Wilson, a mother of four who became frustrated with the grocery store experience, created a mobile shopping application that she says simplifies the…

Tesco to exit the US market

April 8, 2013

British retailer Tesco is learning that cross-border success is never guaranteed. The company plans to announce that it has had it with the U.S. and is willing…

Walmart announces plans for in-store lockers, expanded fulfillment network

March 27, 2013

Walmart Stores Inc. said on Tuesday it would start using its stores to get Internet orders to customers faster, as the world's largest retailer faces…

Walmart expands Scan & Go to 12 more markets

March 20, 2013

Walmart announced it is expanding the Scan & Go checkout app to a dozen more markets, nearly tripling the number of stores involved in the pilot program…

Walmart CFO announces plans for fulfillment centers

March 19, 2013

During a presentation at last week's Bank of America Merrill Lynch Consumer and Retail Conference, Walmart's CFO Charles Holley said developing a "next…

As Amazon battles to dethrone Walmart, Google plans own attack

February 26, 2013

The evolution of retail has seen the rise and fall of companies clamoring for the top spot. According to a recent article on Wired, it was only a little more…

Retailers experiment with Vine video app

February 20, 2013

Retailers are discovering that Vine, Twitter's six-second video-sharing app, is a new way to interact with customers. According to an article on…

Video demo: Motorola's MP6000 bioptic imaging checkout

February 18, 2013

At this year's NRF show, representatives from Motorola were on hand to demonstrate the company's new multi-plane bioptic imager, the MP6000 scanner. According…

How to use customer data to plan store layouts

Consumer data can give insight on how to boost the bottom line with simple store design improvements. 

Denver Walmarts testing Scan & Go

February 15, 2013

Shoppers at nearly 40 Walmart stores in Denver are testing the retail giant's Scan & Go checkout app, according to a report on thedenverchannel.com. 7NEWS…

Giving shoppers what they don't know they want

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

The National Grocers Association and Supermarket Guru released some teaser facts from their Consumer Panel Survey that will be released at the annual…

Tesco installs Cummins Allison coin-counting kiosks

February 5, 2013

Cummins Allison today announced that the U.K grocery chain Tesco has installed more than 15 Money Machine self-service coin counters in its Superstores and…