Salt Lake City, Utah-based ReposiTrak has created a no-scan Key Data Element (KDE) record, which it bills as a breakthrough to revolutionize the advancement toward tech-enabled food traceability as defined by the FDA’s FSMA Section 204(d) regulation. “This is a major milestone for the industry and proves that FSMA 204 compliance is in fact achievable,” […]
Category: Grocery Industry
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FMI Report: Parents Buying Groceries Online More Often
The most recent survey of grocery shoppers’ spending habits and attitudes by FMI – The Food Industry Association found that parents are using online grocery shopping more than most consumers. According to FMI’s “Back to School” report, 42 percent of parents noted a year-over-year increase in frequency for buying groceries online. As a group, they […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Grocery Store Equipment, Midwest
Schnucks Adds Rewards Redemption At Self-Checkouts
St. Louis-based Schnuck Markets has announced that shoppers can now redeem rewards points and buy gift cards using self-checkout at most of its Schnucks and Eatwell Market stores. They could previously do so only at traditional checkout lanes. “We continue to listen to our customers’ feedback and work to bring them more efficient shopping experiences […]
Posted inGrocery Store Equipment, Southeast
Upside Expanding To Grocery, Helping Maximize Use Of Stores
When Upside was founded just more than seven years ago, it started in fuel. Customers could earn cash back when they filled up their gas tanks at a participating location. Now, Upside has expanded into grocery retail, as well as restaurants. Tyler Renaghan, VP of grocery at Upside, spoke with The Shelby Report’s Maggie Kaeppel at […]
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Toshiba Introduces TCx 900 Point-of-Sale System
The TCx 900 is the newest point-of-sale system from Research Triangle Park, North Carolina-based Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions. It provides advanced technology offerings through a modular system in a compact design built to last and evolve with retailers for the long term. The system increases store productivity, enabling retailers to minimize in-store operational expenses and […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, West
Partnership Paying Off For Yoke’s Fresh Markets
Thanks to its partnership with DailyPay, Washington-based Yoke’s Fresh Markets has reported a 34 percent increase in employee tenure among staff who use the on-demand pay method. On average, employees who use DailyPay stay 31 days longer on the job than those who do not, according to Yoke’s, an employee-owned chain of grocery stores. Through […]
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Exploring How Retail Grocery Can Tap Into Coming Benefits Of AI
Remember when the buzz was all about category management? E-commerce? Block chain? Big data? Well, the new chatter is all about artificial intelligence, or AI. But this time the breakthrough tech is traveling through everything – business, consumers, governments and even artists. Unlike those other transformative technology waves, AI is something we can experience and […]
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Wakefern Rolling Out Tally At More ShopRite Stores
Following a productive pilot program, Keasbey, New Jersey-based Wakefern Food Corp. is expanding Simbe’s business intelligence solution, Tally, into additional ShopRite stores to optimize inventory management. Over the past several months, Wakefern vetted Simbe’s platform in more than 20 stores to ensure that the technology solution integrated into their environments. They were able to use […]