Retail chains can now receive real-time reporting on self-checkout theft and other scan avoidance—as well as prevent false alerts at the self-checkout—with StopLift Checkout Vision Systems’ SmartAssist artificial intelligence (AI) technology. SmartAssist AI prevents false alerts and interventions, immediately flags unscanned merchandise at the self-checkout, and alerts the attendant before the customer leaves the checkout, says StopLift. The […]
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C-Store Chain Spinx Opens Largest Store Yet In Greenville, South Carolina
The Spinx Co., a Greenville, South Carolina-based fuel and convenience retail company with more than 80 locations and 45 car washes statewide, celebrated the opening of its newest store in Greenville with a ribbon cutting on Jan. 10. Located at 619 Rutherford Street on the corner of Rutherford and Shaw Streets, the new store will […]
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Walmart To Pilot Grocery Delivery With Autonomous Cargo Vans
Walmart this week revealed plans to test grocery delivery with self-driving cars through a pilot with Udelv to take place in Surprise, Arizona. The pilot will use customized cargo vans to deliver customers’ orders. Read the full announcement by Tom Ward, SVP of digital operations for Walmart U.S., below: “Over the last few years we’ve […]
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Big Y To Eliminate Single-Use Plastic Bags In 2020
Big Y Foods Inc., based in Springfield, Massachusetts, will eliminate single-use plastic bags at checkouts from its supermarkets and specialty stores as well as its Big Y Express Gas and Convenience stores in 2020. The company has been complying with single-use plastic bag bans in six of the local communities in Massachusetts (Adams, Amherst, Great Barrington, Lee, […]
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Hussmann Acquires Assets of Exxeno LLC
Bridgeton, Missouri-based Hussmann Services Corp., a Panasonic company, has acquired certain assets of Exxeno LLC for an undisclosed amount. The assets acquired will provide cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) monitoring and analysis solutions to reduce the total cost of operating commercial refrigeration systems. Hussmann CEO Tim Figge said it is Hussmann’s goal to create value for the customer. This […]
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Whole Foods Opens In Chappaqua, New York
Whole Foods Market recently opened a new 40,000-s.f. store in Chappaqua, New York, located at 480 N Bedford Road. “We feel privileged to be part of this significant moment for this great community,” said Alex Saa, store team leader and a Hudson Valley resident. “Whole Foods Market is proud to be able to offer the highest quality […]
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Whole Foods Launches Online Product Catalog Tailored To Dietary Preferences
Whole Foods Market on Jan. 3 launched a digital product catalog at products.wholefoodsmarket.com that allows shoppers to find items by dietary preference and provides complete nutritional information and ingredient lists. According to a recent Whole Foods study, almost one third of frequent customers say they shop according to a specific dietary preference. Whole Foods says the […]
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Kroger And Microsoft Introducing New Digital Solutions For The Retail Industry
The Kroger Co. and Microsoft Corp. are collaborating in an effort to “redefine the customer experience” using Kroger Technology products powered by Microsoft Azure, the retailer’s preferred cloud platform for Retail as a Service (RaaS). Through this partnership, Kroger will pilot a connected store experience and together with Microsoft, jointly market a commercial RaaS product […]
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RetailMeNot Inc. Promotes Tarleton To CEO; Founder And CEO Cunningham To Serve As Chairman
Austin, Texas-based RetailMeNot Inc. has promoted Marissa Tarleton to CEO, effective Jan. 7. Tarleton has served as chief marketing officer of RetailMeNot since 2015, leading the company’s brand, consumer and B2B marketing and communications initiatives, driving significant transformation for the business. Cotter Cunningham, founder and CEO, will move into a chairman role. He also will take on a new […]
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Leading Hemp-Extract Formulator Hires David Gumner As CMO
Boulder, Colorado-based cannabinoid company Boulder Botanical & Bioscience Laboratory (BBB Labs) has hired David Gumner as chief marketing officer (CMO), a new executive position for the company. As CMO, Gumner is responsible for building foundational marketing capabilities throughout the company and its growing array of hemp-derived products for the health-and-wellness sector. As a specialist in marketing consumer […]
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California Perspective: Cups, Plates And Straws, Oh My
by Ronald K. Fong/president & CEO, California Grocers Association There is an expression—“get on the bus or get run over by the bus”—that rings true from time to time in politics. Every so often, when faced with huge policy shifts on the horizon, one is forced to make this very calculation. CGA did this a […]
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Raley’s Invests In Two Acquired Locations In Reno
West Sacramento, California-based Raley’s has invested in and improved two of its recently acquired Reno, Nevada, area stores. Raley’s in Mira Loma received expanded product offerings while Raley’s on Caughlin Parkway also received expanded product offerings plus a new décor package. When Raley’s acquired the Scolari’s locations earlier this year, each store was set to […]
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Pre Brands Hires Chief Sales Officer, Partners With FDM
Pre Brands, a Chicago-based, grass-fed beef company, is making some changes to its sales and marketing strategy ahead of the new year. The company has hired Ryan Youngman as its chief sales officer and has partnered with FDM Sales Management, which helps develop emerging brands’ sales and marketing strategies. Youngman will lead Pre’s sales strategy, partnerships, organization, […]
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IPC Gets A Lot of Yardage Out Of Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Freshman BYU quarterback Zach Wilson threw a perfect game Dec. 21 against the Western Michigan Broncos on the blue turf at Albertsons Stadium during the 22nd annual Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (FIPB). Wilson completed all 18 passes totaling 317 yards and threw four touchdowns, setting a new single-game BYU record for completions. The BYU Cougars […]
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Balls Food Stores Honored By Pharmacists Association
Balls Food Stores has been honored with the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation’s 2018 Pinnacle Award. It was presented during a ceremony at APhA’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. The Pinnacle Award recognizes a pharmacy or health system that has made a significant contribution to the practice of pharmacy, including services that improve patient outcomes, increase […]
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Chicago-Area Meat Company Patriarch Miniat Has Died
Mr. Ronald M. Miniat, chairman emeritus of The Miniat Family of Cos., died on Dec. 20, 2018, at the age of 89. After graduating from St. Joseph’s College and serving in the U.S. Army, Mr. Miniat joined the family business in the early 1950s, working alongside his brother, Eddie, and his father, Ed Sr., when […]
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Welch’s Saves $1M With New Software Support Vendor
Concord, Massachusetts-based Welch’s, the processing and marketing subsidiary of the National Grape Cooperative, is using Rimini Street of Las Vegas, Nevada, to support its Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) application and Oracle database software. Rimini Street is a global provider of enterprise software products and services and a third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software products. By […]
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2019 Food Safety Summit To Offer Education Sessions To Address Emerging Issues
The Food Safety Summit has planned a dynamic education program for its 21st annual conference and trade show taking place May 6-9, 2019, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. The conference program will feature sessions led by industry thought leaders; a keynote presentation by Michael Taylor, co-chair of the Stop Foodborne Illness […]
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Energybox Launches New Flexible Platform Software
Energybox, a digital company that specializes in IoT monitoring and data analytics technology based in Morristown, New Jersey, has released new software. The flexible platform tracks equipment and facilities across multiple locations in real-time. It focuses on improving efficiency for businesses with real-time equipment monitoring, increases efficiency by reducing day-to-day operational frictions and enables consistency […]
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Yowie Chocolate Collectible Candy Benefits Wildlife
Yowie Chocolate Collectible Candy contains a surprise inside each chocolate that will benefit the Wildlife Conservation Society. Each Yowie chocolate is non-GMO, nut-free, gluten-free and will give children a 100 percent natural treat with a collectible, life-like animal toy inside that not only teaches the importance of saving endangered wildlife but contributes to animal conservation efforts. The chocolates are […]