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Lowes Foods Expands Renewal Of e-Commerce Experience

North Carolina-based Lowes Foods and Unata, a leader in one-to-one omni-commerce solutions, say they plan to expand a new and innovative e-commerce experience across all 60 Lowes Foods-To-Go store locations. This expansion is a phased rollout across markets and comes after a successful pilot, according to the companies. The Lowes and Unata partnership began with […]

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Schnucks Customers Can Now Use Apple Pay At All Locations

St. Louis-based Schnucks now accepts Apple Pay at all 98 store locations in five states. Shoppers can forego their wallets and use their iPhone, Apple Watch or iPad to pay. According to Schnucks VP of IT Infrastructure David Steck, Schnucks completed the new payment terminal rollout to all stores in June and was certified by […]

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Study: Mobile Technology Use Among Shoppers Rises As Retail Habits Change

Consumer financial services company Synchrony Financial has released findings from its 2015 Digital Study that further confirm the importance of a comprehensive mobile strategy for retailers to effectively engage shoppers and enhance the customer experience. The survey, conducted in March and April with nearly 7,000 Synchrony Bank cardholders and random shoppers nationwide, gathered insights on […]

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El Centro Offers Retail Management Certificate For Dallas-Area Workers

El Centro College has partnered with the Western Association of Food Chains (WAFC) to provide a new retail management certificate as part of the industry organization’s ongoing mission to provide quality education and career opportunities for employees. The White House recently lauded the retail management certificate as part of President Barack Obama’s Upskill Initiative that […]

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Haggen Selects Unata To Support New Loyalty Program

Haggen Food & Pharmacy has selected omni-commerce provider Unata to help launch its new customer loyalty program and e-commerce experience. The implementation will allow for more personalized marketing across Haggen’s channels, including online, mobile and in-store. Bellingham, Washington-based Haggen says its new e-commerce platform will increase its customer experience offerings and digital presence. Advanced machine-learning […]

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Digimarc Joins With SAM Group, Expands Digimarc Barcode Sales Channel

SAM Group, a point of sale (POS) services provider, has joined the Digimarc Corp.’s Channel Partner program and will begin offering Digimarc Barcode to its U.S. grocery and other retail customers. SAM Group’s sales and services include application development, system installation, system integration, staging, system support for hardware and software, and customized training. According to the […]

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More Than Half Of Global Consumers Are Willing To Buy Groceries Online

One-quarter of global respondents say they are already ordering grocery products online for home delivery and more than half (55 percent) are willing to use it in the future, according to a new Nielsen Global E-commerce and the New Retail Survey. The survey polled 30,000 online respondents in 60 countries to understand how digital technology […]

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Kroger Buys Certain Dunnhumby Assets To Create New ‘84.51°’ Business

DunnhumbyUSA joint venture partners dunnhumby Ltd. and The Kroger Co. today announced what they call a “new chapter in their successful alliance that will provide greater flexibility for both parties to use data to create substantial opportunities for innovation and growth.” Under the new arrangements dunnhumby Ltd. and Kroger will replace their existing exclusive joint […]