NEW YORK -- As electronic retailing continues to grow at a steady rate, supermarket retailers need to forge an on-line selling presence to gain a competitive edge over other retailers already creating on-line sales...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The supermarket industry is already well aware of loss-prevention technology's ability to bring quick returns to the bottom line. But that's only a fraction of its potential. By adopting an...
SPOKANE, Wash. -- URM Stores here is making the transition away from paper and into an electronic communications environment, with its upcoming rollout of a wide area network that will electronically link the entire...
ATLANTA -- By marrying its frequent-shopper data with the power of targeted Web-based coupons, Ralphs Grocery Co., Compton, Calif., has increased its frequent-shopper market basket size three-fold."Our objective is to...
MODESTO, Calif. -- Save Mart Supermarkets here is continuing its journey toward an open platform, facilitating the chainwide rollout of an upgraded PC-based point-of-sale system.The open architecture will also allow...
BOULDER, Colo. -- Wild Oats Markets here is leveraging the power of the Internet and its frequent-shopper database by electronically issuing both monthly newsletters and weekly targeted promotions and discounts to...
As consolidation continues to reshape the supermarket industry, companies looking to connect two or more disparate organizations, so they function as one, need to focus on systems integration."In an industry that...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Balls Food Stores here is enhancing the functionality of its two stationary self-checkout units with an upgraded application that provides more help to customers checking out produce items."We...
WASHINGTON -- In response to reports that antitheft systems could occasionally interfere with the function of pacemakers and other internal medical devices, members of the medical industry, antitheft system...
ABINGDON, Va. -- If K-VA-T Food Stores here can sustain positive results with its use of electronic shelf labels, the retailer could expand its ESL use to additional stores and employ expanded applications, such as...