MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. -- Ultra Mart here began using internetworking protocols last week that allow the retailer to analyze valuable point-of-sale data in hourly increments vs. waiting for daily reports.A new wide...
NATICK, Mass. -- A legal disagreement over the terms of a co-branded credit-card contract has high stakes for 12,000 customers of BJ's Wholesale Club here. These cardholders face not having their cards renewed by the...
WASHINGTON -- While electronic commerce over the Internet represents a radical shift in the relationship between retailers and consumers, supermarkets are uniquely positioned to take advantage of the changes."The ...
Increasing data demands in the supermarket industry -- both in terms of moving large amounts of data and making them available to the right people in the organization -- have retailers and wholesalers embarking on a...
The ongoing challenge of making acceptance of electronic payments cost-effective has retailers and wholesalers seeking a variety of solutions, such as in-house financial switches, to process these transactions.Others...
CHICAGO -- In an effort to achieve companywide acceptance of credit and debit payment options, the Independent Grocers Alliance here is launching a program offering its retailers on-line transaction services at...
SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Hannaford Bros. here is getting the upper hand in preventing the cashing of counterfeit payroll checks with a fingerprint-capture identification system."The system is being tested in our...
CHICAGO -- To help promote its first co-branded credit card, the Independent Grocers Alliance here will distribute store-specific coupon packs next month to customers applying for the card, currently available through...
While many data warehouses reside on standard mainframes or client-server networks, some retailers -- even those at the earliest stages of implementing the technology -- are taking these decision-support tools to new...
SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Hannaford Bros. here has begun testing portable self-scanning units for self-service customer checkout in one store.Hannaford is testing 64 handheld units in its store here. Upon completion of...