Retail

Walmart Rewards offers bigger savings to Walmart+ members

Aug. 24, 2022 — At Walmart BB #:143789, everything we do is in service of the customer. Sam Walton used...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Kroger Delivery starts in Nashville, Chicago

CINCINNATI, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Kroger Co. BB #:100073, America’s largest grocery retailer, today announced the official opening...

3 years ago 6 minute read

Tattooed Chef plant-based foods expand in Walmart stores

PARAMOUNT, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tattooed Chef, Inc., a leader in plant-based foods, announced today an expanded...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Supermarkets drop weight as mall anchors

Around four years ago, I went to Sears Auto to have my car battery replaced. While I was waiting, I...

3 years ago 4 minute read

The Giant Company makes leadership transition

QUINCY, Mass., Aug. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ahold Delhaize USA BB #:138251 today announced that Nicholas Bertram, President, The...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Publix named to Forbes’ America’s Best Employers by State 2022 list

LAKELAND, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Publix BB #:110909 has been recognized on Forbes’ America’s Best Employers by State list for the fourth...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Retail Technology: Moving forward profitably

Leveraging technology can provide grocers with a competitive advantage. For many retailers, however, the critical question is which technologies to...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Walmart receives first of its last-mile delivery vehicles

?JUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Within two weeks of signing an agreement to purchase 4,500 vehicles, Canoo, &...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Retail Technology: Walk-out service

Amazon has opened newly constructed Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods stores featuring its Just Walk Out (JWO) service and is...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Retail Technology: The downsides to smart carts

Smart carts are expensive, costing more than $5,000 each, according to media reports. Smart cart developer Caper AI claims the...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Consumers are hungry for savings, but are retailers delivering?

Lately, it seems like we have had a report on food inflation affecting consumer spending daily in The Produce Reporter...

3 years ago 2 minute read

How to miss the Target

Target Corporation BB #:166987 is having difficulties. Its income for the second quarter of this year was $183 million, a...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Retail Technology: Cashierless shopping

With the tight labor market, cashierless shopping has never been more appealing. “Anytime you have human beings doing something, it...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Meijer launches Crafted Market Heat-and-Eat Meals

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Meijer BB #:104887 announced today the launch of its latest offering that...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Dollar General plans to offer fresh produce in 3,000 stores by end of 2022

August 17, 2022 GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In 2021, Dollar General BB #:172794 announced plans to offer fresh produce in more than...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Retail Technology: Computer vision

Computer vision is the technology behind many of the innovative solutions available to grocers today. A type of artificial intelligence,...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Consumers careful about grocery spending amid high inflation

The July Marketplace Despite some consumers pointing to planning to eat out less often to save money during these inflationary...

3 years ago 13 minute read

Retail Technology: Smart shelves improve

Electronic shelf labels (ESLs) that can update pricing in minutes have been available for years. “In the past, the use...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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Blue Book Helps Fresh Thyme Market Find Reliable Suppliers and Streamline Operations

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