Checkout system ShelfX allows shoppers to skip lines

ShelfX will eliminate long lines and the need for cashiers, but how adoptable is the platform?

QThru demo: Self-checkout via mobile phone

QThru is a new shopping platform which allows consumers to shop and checkout without standing in line, scanning product as they move through the store.

California bans self-service alcohol sales

October 16, 2011

According to the Los Angeles Times, California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law a bill that prohibits the sale of alcohol via self-service or…

Target: We will sell only sustainable, traceable seafood by 2015

October 12, 2011

Target Corp. today announced it is committed to selling only sustainable and traceable seafood in its stores by 2015. This initiative will be achieved through…

What Whole Foods gained from its LivingSocial deal

The offer of $20 worth of products for $10 sold 'at a staggering rate.'

European hypermarket Auchan adopts RFID to track produce

October 4, 2011

Orange Business Services is providing Auchan Group, the 12th largest food retail group in the world, a real-time tracking solution to monitor the complete…

Tesco stores add to fleet of NCR self-checkout systems

September 19, 2011

Tesco customers throughout Central and Eastern Europe can now scan, bag and pay for goods themselves.

Consumer grocery store survey reveals satisfaction and brand preferences by geography

September 14, 2011

Empathica Inc., a provider of Customer Experience Management (CEM) solutions to some of the world's most respected brands, announced that its Consumer Insights…

Barix IP Audio Solution delivers retail radio program to 300 Penny Market Italy stores

September 5, 2011

Barix has announced a major in-store media win that encompasses the rollout of an IP audio system to 300 retail stores in Italy to enhance the shopper…

Jewel-Osco’s new strategy: Good business or sheer folly?

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

In a May 3, 2011 Chicago Tribune article Wallin Wong reported that Jewel-Osco "...is continuing to cut prices while tailoring its stores for individual…

U.K. supermarket putting iPad docks on shopping carts

August 30, 2011

Broadcaster Sky is trying to make its content even more ubiquitous in the U.K. through a partnership with Sainsburys. According to a report in the Telegraph…

Portuguese retailer implements mobile self-scanning

August 29, 2011

Portugal's largest food retailer, Sonae, is deploying Wincor Nixdorf's mobile self-scanning solution, TPiSHOP. Following a successful pilot installation, the…

Why The Fresh Market is more fresh than Whole Foods

by Annamaria Turano — Executive Director, MCAworks

Founded in 1982, The Fresh Market, Inc. is a specialty grocery retailer focused on providing high-quality products in a unique and inviting atmosphere with a…

Study: Self-checkout is the favorite retail tech among customers

August 25, 2011

Empathica Inc., a provider of Customer Experience Management (CEM) solutions, has announced the results of its 2011 Consumer Insights Panel survey of more than…

Whole Foods Wellness Club focuses on consumer education

What does $739 get you at Whole Foods? A one-year membership in its new Wellness Club.

Winn-Dixie installing IBM retail tech in 484 stores

August 23, 2011

IBM has announced that Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. has chosen IBM point-of-sale and self-checkout technology to help with customer service, speed and operational…

Walmart pushes into urban America

The new small-format Walmart Express debuted in the U.S. recently.

Tops Markets chooses Retalix POS software for chain-wide rollout

August 9, 2011

Retalix, a global provider of software and services to retailers, has announced that Tops Markets LLC, a 132-store grocery chain based in Williamsville, N.Y.…

Recalling a solution

by Lisa Biank Fasig — Director, JZMcBride and Associates

The giant meat supplier Cargill has just delivered 36 million more reasons why we should buy our perishable foods from local farmers. And that can make…

Retalix to provide software solutions to Russian grocer DIXY

August 7, 2011

Israel-based retail software provider Retalix announced that Russian grocer DIXY has selected the company's point-of-sale store management and loyalty…