Retail - Supermarkets & Grocery Stores News
Walgreens utilizes pharmacy kiosks in new store designs
December 17, 2012
Walgreens has begun the roll out of new store designs at select locations across the country with self-service kiosks touted as a tool to improve customer…
read nowTesco's US venture Fresh & Easy to get axed
December 6, 2012
Tesco, the largest retailer in the U.K., has pulled the plug on its U.S. endeavor, its 199-store Fresh & Easy chain.
read nowWalmart launches Goodies doorstep delivery service
November 15, 2012
Shoppers looking to have unique seasonal foods delivered to their doorstep need look no further than the latest brainchild of Walmart Labs: Goodies.
read nowHalloween and Sandy boost retail sales
October 31, 2012
The Johnson Redbook Index, an indicator of performance in U.S. retail sales, released figures yesterday showing that national chain-store sales fell 1.…
read nowUK retail sector shows job growth
October 25, 2012
The British Retail Consortium announced today that retail employment rose by 2.9 percent in the third quarter of 2012 compared with the year prior, marking the…
read nowRetailers discuss importance of multichannel at Wincor World 2012
October 23, 2012
Multichannel retailing remains a focus for global retailers, according to a post on fashionunited.co.uk, as stores fight to boost relevance by enhancing the…
read nowWalmart faces new lawsuit as Black Friday walkout threats continue
October 22, 2012
As employee walkout threats loom for Walmart, a new lawsuit filed today in Chicago accused the retailer and two staffing agencies of requiring temporary…
read nowStudy: Grocery shoppers want stocked shelves, clean stores
October 22, 2012
A recent study by The Retail Feedback Group reveals that out-of-stocks are the most important overall element that impact satisfaction with the grocery trip…
read nowScan and Go crosses the pond, piloted in London Sainsbury's
October 18, 2012
Sainsbury's supermarket in London is currently testing the Scan and Go self-checkout app that made headlines here in the U.S. when Walmart piloted the program.
read nowWalmart stock soars as company announces growth
October 11, 2012
Walmart's stock hit an all-time high yesterday, allowing the retailer to promise investors that they will continue to deliver strong results, according to an…
read nowTesco to deploy 'scan as you shop' at more locations
October 5, 2012
The U.K. chain store Tesco is planning a national rollout of scan-as-you-shop devices after a successful trial, according to a recent article on…
read nowDiscount retailers turn 50
September 18, 2012
The holy trinity of discount retailers celebrates a 50th birthday this year. Kmart, Walmart and Target (coincidentally) all began selling discounted…
read nowRevel brings iPad POS to supermarkets
August 22, 2012
Revel Systems, a provider of iPad point-of-sale (POS) solutions, has released a new version of its POS system designed specifically for supermarkets and…
read nowCaribou Coffee announces partnership with Chicago's Jewel-Osco
August 20, 2012
Caribou Coffee Company Inc. is expanding its retail and commercial footprint in the Chicago area by partnering with the Jewel-Osco grocery chain. Caribou…
read nowFinland retail co-op using VeriFone's PaaS solution
August 15, 2012
VeriFone Systems Inc. announced it has won its largest to date payments-as-a-service contract with an agreement to supply a complete range of payments services…
read nowMajor grocer looking for a buyer
July 27, 2012
SuperValu is for sale, but one analyst doesn't think its competitors will be in line to make a bid for the nation's third-largest supermarket chain. Instead,…
read nowOregon grocer selects cloud-based payment platform
July 24, 2012
C&K Market Inc., an Oregon-based grocer, has rolled out a cloud-based, software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution from Retalix Connected Payments across its 6…
read nowSupermarket offers free groceries ... if you shop nude
June 25, 2012
Bumping into an old friend at a grocery store is always awkward, but now imagine if you were both naked. That was a likely scenario last week at Priss, a new…
read nowNCR unveils grocery store management suite
June 21, 2012
Technology solutions that increase customer service, customer loyalty and store efficiency are more important than ever and are increasingly within reach of…
read nowTheft at self-checkout a growing problem, retail analyst warns
June 20, 2012
According to ABC Sydney, an Australian retail expert says thefts from self-service checkouts in major supermarkets and stores is a growing problem, and one…
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