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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…
read nowDollar 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.
read nowU.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…
read nowAfter 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…
read nowJewel-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…
read nowVodafone 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…
read nowWhole 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…
read nowMeijer 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…
read nowKiosk 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…
read nowBoise 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…
read nowTurkey'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.
read nowHEB 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…
read nowItaly'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…
read nowMotorola 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…
read nowAsda 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…
read nowDigital 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…
read nowPaperless 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.
read nowPrice-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…
read nowSupermarket 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…
read nowFrustrated 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…
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