Retail - Supermarkets & Grocery Stores News
NRF: U.S. should follow Europe's lead on 'hidden' credit card fees
December 19, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Retail Federation welcomed a ruling by the European Commission that hidden fees currently charged by MasterCard to process…
read nowInteractive signage gives power to the people
December 19, 2007
A new trend in digital signage is emerging that combines the strength of digital signs with the interactivity of digital kiosks. For many areas, such as retail…
read nowMarks and Spencer saves money with supply-base refocusing
December 19, 2007
A.T. Kearney worked with Marks and Spencer and their leading suppliers to deliver cost savings from supply-base re-focusing, joint retailer/supplier process…
read nowWhole Foods to get rid of plastic bags
December 19, 2007
Progressive Grocer: In a first step that may soon spread companywide, Whole Foods Market said yesterday that it will no longer offer plastic grocery bags at…
read nowSurvey: customer service trumps price
December 18, 2007
A recent benchmark survey on "The State of Retail Workforce Management," conducted by Retail Systems Research (RSR), and sponsored by Kronos Inc., indicates…
read nowPOPAI research: digital window signage increases footfall
December 18, 2007
Research commissioned by 3M and POPAI demonstrates the effectiveness of back-projecting dynamic promotional messages onto shop windows.
read nowMore gift cards going unredeemed
December 17, 2007
A Consumer Reports survey conducted in October found that among people who received a gift card during the 2006 holiday season, 27 percent of them left one or…
read nowCustomer satisfaction takes first dip in two years
December 17, 2007
Customer satisfaction is down for the first time since early 2005, according to the third quarter report of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).
read nowStop & Shop offers language assistance to pharmacy customers
December 16, 2007
Boston Herald: Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. is giving some translation assistance to its pharmacy customers who speak little or no English. The supermarket…
read nowLet your customers break (fresh) bread
December 13, 2007
If Ron Wilkinson has his way, consumers are about to acquire a taste for very, very fresh bread. His Bread Bakery, a 7-foot-tall, 4-foot-wide machine, churns…
read nowAldi to open 100 new U.S. stores in 2008
December 12, 2007
The Wichita Eagle: Aldi, the Germany-based discount grocery chain, is launching an aggressive U.S. growth plan. No specifics are in place, but company…
read nowCo-Op offers surcharge-free ATM use at Costco
December 11, 2007
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — Co-Op Financial Services, which operates the Co-Op Network, now offers surcharge-free ATM access at 341 Costco Wholesale…
read nowWegmans goes a cut above with RFID for supermarkets
November 19, 2007
Supermarket chain Wegmans successfully piloted tracking meat products with EPC Gen 2 RFID so cuts could be tracked to individual stores to improve…
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