AUSTIN, Texas -- Whole Foods Market Inc. here plans to launch a separate Internet subsidiary, WholePeople.com, next spring, a move company officials say will enable a much more aggressive Internet strategy and pave...
CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Bashas' Markets here is moving forward with the installation of a new point-of-sale system that provides the retailer with greater flexibility in structuring frequent-shopper offers, among other...
WASHINGTON -- Retailers report that most power companies seem to be ready for Y2K, and many utility companies are working to share information, such as which power stations serve which stores, in an effort to ease...
STAMFORD, Conn. -- Priceline.com here plans to bring its "name your own price" Internet strategy to the grocery arena on Nov. 1, in a move that participating retailers hope will boost store traffic and market-basket...
BOISE, Idaho -- Albertson's here is adding an outside check-authorization service to its fraud-detection arsenal.In addition to querying its own internal database to see if a customer has written a bad check, the...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- In an effort to ease the flow of paperwork and reduce processing costs, wholesaler Spartan Stores, based here, has been working on a pilot test with several manufacturers to eliminate invoices...
Fees for processing electronic payments continue to take a big bite out of profits, but retailers need to offer customers a wide array of payment options to remain competitive. The ongoing challenge, retailers tell SN...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Three chain drug stores will launch loyalty marketing programs, and the retailers plan to share the results with manufacturers in an effort to bolster category sales and measure the effect of...
LIVONIA, Mich. -- Kroger Co. of Michigan here introduced a frequent-shopper program to its 82 Michigan stores, representing a $12 million investment in technology, according to information released by the company late...
SALEM, Utah -- Customers using the self-checkout system at the U-Check supermarket here are scanning their fingerprints along with their milk and bread.The supermarket tested a self-scanning system that uses biometric...