Sears, Meijer test drive-through shops

March 30, 2010

It's an ultra-convenient concept that works for quick-service restaurants and oil change parlors, so why not retail? The Chicago Tribune reports that retailers…

CSPI: Retailers should use loyalty card data for recalls

March 14, 2010

The Center for Science in the Public Interest has published an appeal to retailers, asking them to use the "crucial information" harvested by loyalty card…

Interbrand Design Forum ranks most valuable U.S. retail brands

March 10, 2010

Retail brand consultants Interbrand Design Forum today released the Most Valuable U.S. Retail Brands report, the second ranking of the top 50 retail brands.

HP edges Kodak kiosks out of Walmart stores

March 3, 2010

Hewlett-Packard Co. just gave rival printer giant Eastman Kodak Co. a swift kick in the shins, according to MarketWatch.com.HP’s "Prints in Minutes" photo…

Tesco revamping Fresh & Easy store format, selection

March 2, 2010

According to a report from ImagesFood.com, Tesco is making consumer-driven changes to both the design of its Fresh & Easy markets and the products…

Retailer Migros moving to electronic shelf labels

March 1, 2010

Migros, Switzlerland’s leading retailer, has selected ZBD’s e-paper solution as part of a major pilot project that will see the company move away from…

Walmart reveals 18-month results for SMART Network

February 23, 2010

The retail giant has tied digital signage to its POS network and it is yielding impressive sales uplifts.

Stores within supermarkets gaining popularity

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

February 22, 2010

Having a bank branch inside a grocery store is nothing new, and Walmart pushed the store-within-a-store concept to include nail salons and optometrists, but…

Brookshire Grocery partners with Spire to leverage shopper card data

February 17, 2010

In an effort to enhance its ability to leverage shopper card data, Brookshire Grocery Co. has partnered with analytic services firm, Spire.

Report: Customer satisfaction strong in 4Q 2009

February 15, 2010

Customer satisfaction with the goods and services that Americans buy remains strong in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to the American Customer…

Survey: Wegmans is top supermarket, Costco favorite mass grocer

February 8, 2010

Wegmans and Costco were selected as the No. 1 grocery retailers in a consumer survey conducted by Market Force Information Inc., a worldwide leader in customer…

Tesco entering the movie business

January 27, 2010

When Tesco CEO Sir Terry Leahy told this year's NRF attendees to "follow the customer" for new business ideas, he might have had this in mind: AdAge reports…

NCR continues self-checkout march into eastern Europe

January 26, 2010

NCR Corp. has signed an order with SPAR, the world's largest food retail chain with more than 126,000 stores in 32 countries, to install NCR self-checkouts in…

Food Lion, Bloom pay customers to buy private-label products

January 20, 2010

Grocers Food Lion and Bloom are getting aggressive with their private-label products, says Progressive Grocer. In a marketing campaign that runs through Feb.

NRF: Italian grocer adopts Oracle retail planning tool

January 18, 2010

Grocery retailer Esselunga announced at NRF that it is using an Oracle Retail planning platform to make more profitable and competitive pricing decisions in…

Marks & Spencer selects Quantum Retail for inventory management

January 4, 2010

Marks and Spencer Group Plc (M&S) has chosen Quantum Retail's software solution, Q, to manage the end-to-end inventory forecasting, replenishment and…

Target takes on warehouse clubs

January 4, 2010

Over the weekend, Target stores launched a new seven-week marketing blitz called "The Great Save," which aims to position Target as a sort of hybrid of its…

Retailers tackling 'mountains of data'

January 3, 2010

A new report in the New York Times discusses the "mountains of data and whiz-bang technology" that today's retailers are wrestling with, in their ongoing…

Retailers jockey to market swine-flu shots

December 29, 2009

Pharmacies, supermarkets and other retailers, such as Walmart, Kroger and Rite Aid, are jockeying to become the go-to providers for swine-flu vaccinations in a…

Seven supermarket trends for 2010

December 22, 2009

The high cost of groceries in 2009 had a large impact in the way America ate this year. More made their meals at home, took their lunches to work, and switched…