Retail - Supermarkets & Grocery Stores News
Major 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…
read nowAustralian grocer scales back self-serve checkout
June 13, 2012
Woolworths, an Australian grocer, is cutting its self-service checkouts for customers in 400 retail outlets across the country. The kiosks, which launched in…
read nowCoinstar's coffee kiosks have a name -- Rubi
June 5, 2012
It's official: Coinstar coffee kiosks are coming to market. It's not exactly news, considering the company previously discussed the business venture with us…
read now3-D gaming technology to help grocer compete with Tesco, Amazon.com
May 31, 2012
Video game software that was first used to portray 3-D warriors and dungeons is now helping U.K. online grocer Ocado Group Plc compete with retail giants…
read nowGrocers offering fresher produce via on-site greenhouses
May 31, 2012
BrightFarms LLC, a New York-based firm that creates greenhouses, said its first greenhouse built for a retail location — McCaffrey's Markets in Pennsylvania …
read nowStudy: Consumers want choice of manned, self-service checkout
May 31, 2012
Consumers want a choice of service options with manned checkout (60 percent) and self-service (21 percent), according to a recent survey conducted by TNS on…
read nowStudy: Consumers name Giant Food, ShopRite as favorite grocers
May 24, 2012
Giant Food is consumers' favorite grocer, followed closely by ShopRite and then Walmart, according to a new consumer study by Market Force Information, a…
read nowResearch reveals behaviors of cost-conscious grocery shoppers
May 15, 2012
A new research report sponsored by MaxPoint Interactive revealed the changing behavior among cost-conscious grocery shoppers as they move through the path to…
read nowPostea teams with NCR to deliver '21st-Century post office'
May 14, 2012
Postea Inc., a technology provider for the postal, mailing and logistics industry, and NCR Corp. are partnering to "bring the post office into the 21st…
read nowCanadian grocer launches apparel line to compete with Walmart, Target
April 2, 2012
Loblaw's Joe Fresh, Canada's biggest grocer, opened a flagship store last week on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue, but instead of meat and produce, it's selling…
read nowSupermarkets changing strategies to compete with ecommerce
March 5, 2012
Large supermarkets are changing strategies as customers begin to shop online instead of going to hypermarkets.
read nowTennessee mulling self-checkout beer ban
February 28, 2012
According to WBIR TV-10 in Knoxville, Tenn., the Tennessee legislature is considering a ban on beer sales at self-checkout terminals:
read nowSainsbury's using QR codes
February 27, 2012
Sainsbury's launched today a new initiative to help show customers the difference that buying Fairtrade products makes to the lives of farmers and growers in…
read nowUdi's Food using ShelfX self-checkout
February 13, 2012
ShelfX, a provider of a self-checkout and inventory management solution, announced today that Udi's Food will integrate the system to shorten customer…
read nowFloral retailers gearing up for Valentine's Day
February 10, 2012
Valentine's Day flowers symbolize more than love; they represent prosperity for the retail industry. And business is looking good not only for American…
read nowWalmart unveils 'Great For You' icon
February 7, 2012
A year after pledging to develop a front-of-pack label that would give its customers an easier way to identify healthier food, Walmart Stores has unveiled the…
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