Retail - Supermarkets & Grocery Stores News
Costco sets up hours for senior shopping due to coronavirus outbreak
March 26, 2020
Starting this weekend Costco will offer senior-only (60 years or older) shopping hours on Tuesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
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Publix sets up special shopping time for seniors due to COVID-19
March 25, 2020
In an effort to provide a safer shopping experience for its senior consumers, supermarket Publix is setting aside specific hours for those 65 years old and…
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Grocer hiring to meet customer demand relating to COVID-19 pandemic
March 19, 2020
Grocery chain H-E-B is looking to hire on additional store help across Texas as consumer demand for food and household items is skyrocketing as COVID-19, the…
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Meijer stores offer license renewal kiosks
March 6, 2020
Michigan motorists and watercraft owners are now able to renew license plates at 28 self-service kiosks at Meijer stores, thanks to a partnership between the…
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Amazon debuts first Go Grocery store
February 25, 2020
Omnichannel giant Amazon is opening the doors today to its first cashierless grocery store, called Amazon Go Grocery, in Seattle.
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Farmstead expands grocery discount program
February 6, 2020
Online grocer Farmstead is expanding its refill and save program that provides reduced prices on certain staple grocery items including milk, eggs, fruit…
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Earth Fare grocer liquidating merchandise
February 5, 2020
Earth Fare, an organic grocery chain with 50 or so stores in the South, is going out of business but hoping to find a buyer for locations and its assets.
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Amazon Go store to offer fountain soda, espresso, hot foods
February 4, 2020
The Amazon Go store in San Francisco's financial district at 300 California St. will be selling hot food, espresso and fountain soda when it reopens in the…
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Cat declares supermarket self-service checkout as new home
February 3, 2020
Pumpkin, a cat that had already been banned once for lounging around the entrance of a British supermarket has now stepped up and declared a self-serve…
read nowSnap Kitchen debuts free shipping, Whole Foods Market launch
January 31, 2020
Snap Kitchen is launching free ground shipping across 38 states and debuting its chef-prepared meals in dozens of Whole Foods Market stores across Louisiana…
read nowLucky's Market shuttering most stores
January 27, 2020
Lucky's Market, which had 40 stores in nearly a dozen states, is closing all but seven locations.
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Instacart debuts grocer-focused ordering, delivery, pickup option
January 27, 2020
Instacart is launching Instacart Meals, an order/delivery/pickup program for the grocery industry.
read nowLidl expanding big on Long Island
January 7, 2020
Discount grocer Lidl expects to open 24 stores on Long Island this year and the expansion may just be the beginning toward launching 50 locations.
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Kroger machines temporarily impacted by debit, credit card glitch
December 26, 2019
At a time when many Americans were hustling to stock up on food for the Christmas holiday, shoppers at Kroger stores in parts of the country experienced a…
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December 2, 2019
Smart & Final, a California-based retail grocer, has launched redesigned e-commerce portals to provide shoppers, as well as business clients, an integrated…
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Amazon prepping Amazon grocery brand store
November 11, 2019
Amazon is getting ready to open a branded grocery store in Woodland Hills, California, with a 2020 debut date.
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Fareway Stores deploy digital signage
November 5, 2019
Grocery store chain Fareway Stores Inc. is partnering with LG Business Solutions and Adflow to deploy digital signage to all 125 Fareway locations in Iowa…
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Bashas' Family of Stores taps NCR Emerald for POS
October 25, 2019
Bashas' Family of Stores, based in Arizona, is deploying NCR Emerald, a cloud-based POS platform offered on a subscription basis for grocery retailers. The…
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Supermarket reintroduces self-service kiosks in Massachusetts
October 18, 2019
Big Y World Class Market has reintroduced self-checkout kiosks in some of its western Massachusetts stores after removing them in 2011 when the company felt…
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Supermarket taps NCR Emerald POS platform
October 17, 2019
Northgate Gonzàlez Markets, which serves Southern California, has selected NCR Emerald, a cloud-enabled point-of-sale platform offered on a subscription basis…
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