CHICAGO -- Most of the expected mobile commerce revolution hasn't arrived, so it is not too late to start planning. But the clock is ticking.That was one of the many observations made by Michael J. Silverstein, senior...
TORRANCE, Calif. -- Agribuys, an electronic procurement provider of produce, meat, poultry and seafood, here said it will be partnering with the World Wide Retail Exchange, Alexandria, Va."We are very excited to be...
CHICAGO -- Executives from two of the largest supermarket chains in the country said that in the next five years wireless applications and solutions will change the face of food retailing as it now exists.During a...
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Richard Draeger, owner of Draeger's Supermarkets headquartered here, had all he could stand.The operator of decidedly upscale supermarkets in Los Altos, Menlo Park and SanMateo wanted a weapon he...
It plays in the U.K. But so far, it hasn't in Peoria.It's a wireless personal shopper. Each individual supermarket customer gets one to roam the aisles with, scanning items as they go. When the shopping trip is...
PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway here has begun testing an electronic shelf labeling system in two of its stores designed to improve pricing accuracy and save labor costs."We are testing the electronic shelf tags in two...
CINCINNATI -- Kroger Co. here said it will be implementing a suite of Web-enabled software applications from Retek, Minneapolis, to help it better manage supply chain replenishment efforts."After an extensive review...
When asked to talk about in-store sampling of products, Sheryl Kirsch, director of advertising for the 55-store Woodbridge, N.J.-based Foodtown Supermarkets chain, recalled the time that ostrich meat was tested."We...
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Under an historic agreement currently being worked out, the bulk of the major supermarket operators in the New York City area would buy power in aggregate for a flat rate.Jim Rogers, president of the...
If it's statistics you want about loss prevention, don't fret, the numbers are everywhere.The latest National Retail Security Survey shows U.S. retailers lost more than $13.2 billion from just employee theft last year...