FMI – The Food Industry Association joined a coalition of merchant industry organizations representing Main Street businesses nationwide in urging the Federal Reserve to move forward and finalize its long-pending debit card swipe fee reform rule. The coalition’s call comes as the Federal Reserve’s final rulemaking on debit regulated rates has remained pending for more […]
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Simbe Forms Client Advisory Board With BJ’s, Schnucks, SPAR Executives
Simbe has formed a Client Advisory Board, bringing together leaders from retailers – including BJ’s Wholesale Club, Schnuck Markets, SPAR, Harmons Grocery and Country Supplier – to inform product strategy, foster peer collaboration and guide the future of shelf digitization technology. “The CAB reflects our belief that the best innovation comes from partnership, not only with […]
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Weis Markets Completes Tech Upgrade With Toshiba ELERA Security Suite
Weis Markets has completed a full deployment of Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions’ ELERA Security Suite across its store network, advancing the company’s efforts to modernize its front-end operations and strengthen loss-prevention capabilities. The technology is active in the self-checkout lanes of all 199 Weis Markets stores, with plans to extend the system to dual-use and […]
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Ibotta Launches LiveLift For CPG Brands
Ibotta has introduced LiveLift, a tool designed to help consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands measure and optimize their promotional campaigns and achieve profitable revenue growth. Multiple brands, including Liquid Death, Kimberly-Clark Corp. and Hain Celestial, took part in campaigns during the tool’s pilot phase. “LiveLift brings the principles of performance marketing such as flexibility and […]
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Simbe Commemorates 10 Years Of Tally The Robot
Simbe is commemorating 10 years since introducing Tally, an autonomous shelf-scanning robot that has become a tool for retailers across grocery, mass merchandise, club and specialty formats. Tally operates in 10 countries and nearly a dozen sectors, serving nearly 50 global retail leaders, regional innovators and high-service independents alike. Simbe remains the only platform combining […]
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NRS Integrates With Grubhub For Grocery Delivery, Pickup
Independent grocers in National Retail Solutions’ (NRS) nationwide point-of-sale (POS) network can offer customers remote ordering for delivery or in-store pick-up through the Grubhub app. “We are tremendously excited to announce our integration with Grubhub,” said Elie Y. Katz, president and CEO of NRS. “This partnership empowers our NRS retailers, which are predominantly neighborhood convenience […]
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Can Technology Help Grocers Take Back Control From Retail Crime?
SAFR shares how AI-powered face matching helps independent and regional grocers protect people, profits and peace of mind. Q: What is the state of retail crime in the U.S.? Retail crime continues to escalate across the U.S., and its impact is being felt most severely by small and mid-sized businesses. While large national chains often […]
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Heritage Grocers Group Partners With Ria Money Transfer
Heritage Grocers Group has partnered with Ria Money Transfer to bring an improved money transfer experience to customers across its portfolio companies – Cardenas Markets and Los Altos Ranch Markets – and expand services from select El Rancho Supermercado locations to the entire chain. Many of Heritage’s customers maintain ties to loved ones abroad, and […]