Last week saw an uptick in activity around biometric payment technology using shopper's finger scans, as one chain launched a pilot while another began a rollout.Last Monday, Cub Foods, a division of Supervalu...
Now that it has become a mainstream offering in the supermarket industry, what's next for self-checkout?For one thing, more self-checkout lanes. According to the Food Marketing Institute, 45.6% of food retailers have...
To meet a June 30 deadline, retailers need to assess whether they comply with a new security standard set by the credit card associations, though not all merchants are convinced the fines for noncompliance are...
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- Strategies for addressing the persistent shortage of truck drivers were top-of-mind during a panel discussion at the recent Grocery Manufacturers of America's Information Systems and...
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- A new CVS distribution center in Ennis, Texas, which at 400,000 square feet is half the size of a conventional DC, is proving capable of processing and shipping the same number of orders to...
In this age of automation, it is commonplace to allow computers to automate processes previously handled manually by humans. When it comes to replenishing goods on store shelves, however, food retailers have been very...
The increase in bank interchange rates for some Visa and MasterCard transactions, which took effect April 1, left retailers and retail associations chagrined and wondering how they would respond."[Hy-Vee] is...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Retailers and manufacturers interested in implementing the "perfect order" now have a new list of criteria to follow.Among the new features, or metrics, that would reflect perfection in ordering are...
Store managers always struggle with getting back-office work done so they can be out on the sales floor with customers and employees. Yet what if they could take the back-office with them out into the store?That is...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Addressing concerns about the accuracy of manufacturers' product data, the Uniform Code Council is setting up an audit on behalf of Wegmans Food Markets to compare physical product attributes with...