Retail - Supermarkets & Grocery Stores News
Wal-Mart unveils new 'understated' store design
October 30, 2008
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Style at a Wal-Mart used to mean a clean cut on the side of a box so customers could get their products right from the case.
read nowBig grocery chains testing smaller stores
October 29, 2008
MSNBC/AP: PORTLAND, Ore. — Grocery stores, like consumers' food budgets, are shrinking. This month Wal-Mart Stores Inc. opened four pilot Marketplace stores in…
read nowHGTV content coming to in-store screens
October 26, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO — Thomson's Premier Retail Networks Inc. (PRN) and HGTV announced an agreement to present customized content produced by HGTV for display on…
read nowAustralia's largest supermarket chain testing RFID
October 21, 2008
RFID Journal: Woolworths Ltd., which operates Australia's largest supermarket chain, has completed two trials of radio frequency identification. One trial…
read nowRedbox sues Universal Studios
October 16, 2008
Home Media: Redbox has filed a federal suit against Universal Studios Home Entertainment that alleges Universal's new revenue-sharing terms for DVD-vending…
read nowBillpay tech coming to checkout lanes
October 16, 2008
BROOKFIELD, Wis. — Fiserv Inc., a leading provider of information technology services to the financial industry, announced it has partnered with PayScan…
read nowNCR to resell Experticity assisted selling solution
October 14, 2008
DAYTON, Ohio — NCR Corp. announced that it has signed a global reseller agreement with Experticity, the pioneer of live on-screen expert sales and customer…
read nowNRF, Retail Customer Experience announce pavilion partnership
October 14, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — NetWorld Alliance, publisher of Retail Customer Experience magazine and RetailCustomerExperience.com, and the National Retail Federation…
read nowIBM publishes report on customer shopping preferences
October 9, 2008
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — IBM announced the findings of a survey of nearly 4,300 U.S. and U.K. consumers that revealed insights into consumer behaviors…
read nowRoche adds MyWebGrocer ad network, interactive circular
October 8, 2008
Progressive Grocer: Roche Bros. has become the first Buy4Now client to add MyWebGrocer's functionality into its online channel, less than a month after the…
read nowSurvey: Shoppers will flee an unclean store
October 7, 2008
DALLAS — A study conducted by M/A/R/C Research found that as many as 18 percent of shoppers would discontinue shopping at a particular store if they believe…
read nowIBM: multi-channel accounts for 20 percent of retail sales
October 5, 2008
Times Herald-Record: IBM announced a survey of nearly 4,300 U.S. and U.K. consumers that shows purchasing decisions are made across multiple retail channels…
read nowEK3, Atlantic Lottery launch digital merchandising campaign
October 1, 2008
LONDON, Ontario — EK3 Technologies Inc. has announced a new digital merchandising program with Atlantic Lottery Corp. The program, reportedly the first of its…
read nowTarget upgrades info delivery with KANA
October 1, 2008
MENLO PARK, Calif. — KANA Software Inc., provider of multichannel customer-service technology, has closed a seven-figure transaction with leading retailer…
read nowOracle enters the retail space-planning business
October 1, 2008
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. — Oracle has announced plans to acquire Advanced Visual Technology Ltd., provider of 3-D visual macro space planning software for…
read nowInfrared tech measures crowds, shortens lines
September 28, 2008
The Blackpool Citizen: U.K. supermarket Morrisons has implemented a system from iQM that uses infrared technology to measure shoppers entering the store. The…
read nowBritish grocery shopping habits changing
September 25, 2008
Australian Food News: Consumer research from MINTEL highlights that, in the last 12 months alone, 41 percent of shoppers have switched to cheaper brands and…
read nowJewel-Osco opens first green store
September 25, 2008
ITASCA, Ill. — Jewel-Osco, one of the largest private employers in the state of Illinois, announced it will seek Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design…
read nowFred Meyer goes HD
September 25, 2008
In-Store Marketer: Fred Meyer has outfitted its electronics departments with a new high-definition digital signage network. Custom content is being developed…
read nowConference to focus on the future of grocery stores
September 22, 2008
The Packer: The Retail Store Development Conference will focus on how a shrinking market affects future retail development, including demographics, financing…
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