JACKSON, Miss. -- Jitney Jungle Stores of America here is equipping all 106 stores with in-store processors for a client-server computing environment that will support category management activities.About half the...
The age of Efficient Consumer Response is transforming the role of information systems departments. Companies embracing ECR initiatives, especially electronic data interchange and category management, are turning to...
DETROIT -- Having just completed rolling out an electronic frequent shopper program to 95 Farmer Jack stores, the Michigan division of Montvale, N.J.-based A&P will test several initiatives to drive sales and shopper...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- New standards have been developed for electronic exchange of promotional information for couponing.Four electronic data interchange transaction sets for coupon transactions were approved by...
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Kroger Co. division here will expand testing of customer self-scanning checkout lanes this month with the introduction of an electronic payment function.Shoppers have been receptive to using the...
The ideal frequent shopper program remains an elusive goal. Despite numerous frequent shopper pilot programs that document increased sales, profit margin and customer loyalty, retailers and wholesalers acknowledge...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A new industry committee established to promote couponing to both consumers and manufacturers is moving ahead to formulate campaign strategies.The Coupon Industry Committee, a steering...
Two efficiency-driven "single-count" coupon processing tests getting under way in coming weeks promise to accelerate retailer reimbursement and manufacturer access to marketing data.The industry's two largest...
HOUSTON -- Price Chopper Supermarkets, Schenectady, N.Y., will install customer self-scanning systems in at least two new stores opening this year.The 81-store chain, which has been using the self-service checkout...
HOUSTON -- Ukrop's Super Markets, Richmond, Va., has assembled a comprehensive customer data base containing behavioral "snapshots" of 293,000 households whose purchases represent 87% of chainwide sales.The 23-store...