ShopperGauge report examines in-aisle display effectiveness

January 6, 2011

The suppliers of the ShopperGauge technology have announced the release of a new case study targeted at answering one of the retail industry's top in-store…

Bling Nation brings mobile payments to regional grocery chain

November 9, 2010

Bling Nation has announced that Brookshire Grocery Co., one of the largest regional grocery chains operating in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, is bringing…

Premier Retail Networks teams with Meijer

November 1, 2010

Digital place-based media services company Premier Retail Networks Inc. (PRN) and Midwest supercenter chain Meijer Inc. today announced that Meijer has…

Tesco to expand scan-as-you-shop program

October 7, 2010

Brand Republic reports that U.K. retail juggernaut Tesco is expanding its test of scan-as-you-shop devices, a test that has been in place at a Romford store…

25 Target stores get open-market redesign

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

September 21, 2010

Minneapolis-based retailer Target announced that 25 of its stores in the Twin Cities area have just received redesigns that emphasize an "inviting open-market…

ALDI opening its first in-mall location

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

September 15, 2010

The Westfield Chicago Ridge shopping center, an 800,000 sq. ft. mall located outside of Chicago, announced today it will add a 20,000 sq. ft. ALDI grocery…

Update: Plastic bag ban fails in California

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

September 1, 2010

The Associated Press reports that California lawmakers have rejected Senate bill AB 1998, which would have banned the use of plastic shopping bags in retail…

Big Y Foods implements deli-ordering kiosks

September 1, 2010

NCR Corp. announced that Big Y Foods Inc. has completed its initial deployment of automated deli ordering kiosks powered by NCR’s self-service technology. Now…

Hannaford supermarkets unveil new online experience

August 30, 2010

E-commerce solutions provider Fry, Inc. has announced the launch of a newly designed website for Hannaford Bros. Co., a Scarborough, Maine, supermarket chain.

Poll: Consumers divided on plastic bag ban

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

August 29, 2010

With the California Senate getting ready for a vote on AB 1998, which would outlaw the use of plastic bags in retail stores, we surveyed our consumer advisory…

Sam's Club now offering small business loans

July 5, 2010

Existing small business owners and entrepreneurs with hopes of starting up continue to seek access to capital in the form of bank loans, yet are still…

BI-LO launches customer health and wellness initiative

June 22, 2010

South Carolina-based supermarket chain BI-LO has launched a new health and wellness initiative called BI-LO thrive!, which includes a full-time registered…

Hannaford's new website offers shopping list, product recall info

June 10, 2010

Hannaford Supermarkets, which operates more than 170 stores in the northeast, has rolled out a new website that not only includes an interactive shopping list…

Unified Grocers selects Agilence’s POS video auditing solution

June 9, 2010

Unified Grocers, the largest retailer-owned grocery cooperative in the western United States, now recommends its retail customers consider Agilence’s POS video…

Food Lion kiosks create coupons based on shopper habits

April 28, 2010

According to Colloquy.com, Food Lion is deploying kiosks that will generate and print coupons for customers based on their shopping habits. The kiosks were…

Big Y Foods rolls out targeted shopper promotion system

April 27, 2010

Big Y Foods, one of the largest independently owned supermarket chains in New England, and Incentive Targeting, a provider of targeted shopper promotion…

Hispanic Grocery Network coming to 500 locations

April 27, 2010

Provision Interactive Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Provision Holding Inc., announced today that it has signed an agreement with New York-based Charter…

Whole Foods adds electric car charging station

April 12, 2010

In what is being called "an experiment," Whole Foods has installed an electric car charging station at its store in downtown Austin, Texas.

Whole Foods recycling program collects 2 millionth container

April 6, 2010

The Greenopolis Recycling System celebrated the collection of its 2 millionth container this weekend at Whole Foods Market in West Hollywood, when Wayne Meza…

Grocer Waitrose gathering real-time customer feedback

March 30, 2010

United Kingdom-based Retail Week reports that grocer Waitrose is deploying a real-time customer feedback system from Fizzback. The system will allow shoppers…