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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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, &...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Retail Technology: Cashierless shopping
With the tight labor market, cashierless shopping has never been more appealing. “Anytime you have human beings doing something, it...
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...
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...
Retail Technology: Computer vision
Computer vision is the technology behind many of the innovative solutions available to grocers today. A type of artificial intelligence,...
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...
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...
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