McLane of Temple, Texas, a supply chain services company providing grocery, convenience and foodservice supply chain solutions, has rolled out McLane Link, an online portal solution. The goal of McLane Link is to provide retailers access to key performance and operational data, including the ability to see order and delivery data by store, and give retailers […]
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Lone Star State Shoppers Love To Click And Collect
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Southwest What a difference a year has made for shoppers who’d rather swing by and have their groceries brought to them than cart around the store and wait in the checkout lane. H-E-B Curbside, Kroger ClickList and Walmart’s pickup service (no clever name yet from Bentonville) are making the lives of young mothers, […]
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National Pork Board Unveils ¡Sabrosos Momentos! Campaign For Holiday Season
Although the big holidays usually get the spotlight, there are many everyday moments big or small worth celebrating throughout the fall and winter months. That’s why the National Pork Board (NPB) says it has launched the “Sabrosos Momentos” campaign aimed at celebrating those joyous everyday, and sometimes humorous, moments of the season. To bring these […]
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Metcalfe’s Markets Launches Stop Waste Together Initiative
Metcalfe’s Market, with stores in Madison and Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, has become the first official partner of Stop Waste Together in an effort to prevent food waste created by expired products from grocery shelves. Through this partnership with Stop Waste Together, Metcalfe’s is taking aim at doing its part to reduce the $165 billion worth of […]
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Utah’s Reams Springville Market Offers Online Ordering, Pickup And Delivery
Reams Springville Market, a central Utah supermarket at 759 East 400 South, now offers online grocery with in-store pickup and same-day home delivery services. Springville, population 31,000, includes a Walmart that already offers online grocery shopping, and Kroger is building a new 123,000-s.f. store that will offer ClickList, the company’s curbside pickup program. Amberly Brimhall, the owner […]
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Big Y Finds Card Skimmers In Five Locations
Within the past week, Big Y Foods has discovered and immediately removed “skimmers” on five single-payment terminals in five of its 75 stores. The five skimmers were placed at foodservice/pizza registers. The five stores impacted are located in Avon, Connecticut; Wilbraham, Massachusetts; Rocky Hill, Connecticut; Northampton, Massachusetts; and Springfield, Massachusetts (the Cooley Street store). Big Y […]
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Walmart’s Plan To ‘Win’ Includes Boosting E-Commerce, Slowing New-Store Openings
At its 2016 Investment Community Meeting last week Walmart Stores outlined the company’s strategic framework to grow by serving customers across all channels, creating a seamless shopping experience. Walmart President and CEO Doug McMillon outlined four key areas of focus to drive continued success: • Make every day easier for busy families; • Operate with […]
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Pinnacle Launches New Mobile App For C-Store Shoppers
Pinnacle Corp. has launched a new consumer mobile app solution for c-store retailers nationwide. The app addresses several key areas important in a consumers’ decision to visit a store: Location—easily identify where stores are located. Amenities—determine exactly what services each location provides. Gas Prices Promotions—digital offers to lure buyers into a stores. “Pinnacle’s mobile app […]
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New Boston HQ For America’s Test Kitchen, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… America’s Test Kitchen is moving its headquarters to Boston’s Innovation and Design Building. This news highlights the growth of the company and underscores America’s Test Kitchen’s ongoing commitment to providing home cooks with the highest quality content in a wide variety of media. The new headquarters will house 17,500 s.f. […]
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IGA Launches Online Shopping, And More…
Grocery News In Brief… IGA has launched IGA Groceries Online—or “IGA GO,” as it will be promoted to shoppers—an e-commerce solution that meets shoppers’ need for a convenient online ordering platform from an IGA store. IGA has named two preferred partners to bring IGA GO to its more than 1,100 IGA licensed retailers across the […]
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Rutter’s, NCR Bring EMV To The Pump
York, Pennsylvania-based Rutter’s has teamed up with NCR to bring its OPTIC outdoor payment terminal solution to the convenience and fuel retailer’s 65 locations. Rutter’s has been an NCR partner for more than 10 years and had early interest in the OPTIC solution when NCR unveiled the technology at the 2015 NACS Show. “We were […]
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Domino’s Introduces Messenger Ordering In The U.S.
Domino’s Pizza is giving customers yet another way to order: via Facebook Messenger, using bot technology. The same Domino’s in-house team that brought U.S. customers zero-click ordering, as well as ordering via Amazon Echo and Apple Watch, developed the new ordering bot. Now, Domino’s customers in this country who have a Pizza Profile can place […]
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Chicken Of The Sea Launches Digital Traceability Initiative
Chicken of the Sea has launched a digital traceability initiative allowing customers to trace the source, processing location and fishing method of their seafood as part of its commitment to seafood sustainability. The new interactive program currently covers all Chicken of the Sea shelf-stable tuna products. “It is important for our customers to have an opportunity […]
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Three Groups Form Political Action Committee Fundraiser, And More…
Foodservice News In Brief… The Massachusetts Restaurant Association, Rhode Island Hospitality Association and National Restaurant Association will host a joint political action committee fundraiser Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Kowloon Restaurant in Saugus, Massachusetts. The goal is to build up a grassroots coalition for the upcoming legislative session… The Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival […]
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USDA Seeks Retailer Volunteers For SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot
The USDA is seeking retailer volunteers for a two-year nationwide pilot to enable Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase their groceries online. The 2014 Farm Bill mandated a pilot be conducted to test the possibility of allowing retail food stores to accept SNAP benefits through online transactions. Up to five retailers in three […]
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Latest IDDBA Report Details Growing Role Of Digital Channels
The International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association (IDDBA) and RetailNet Group have released new, original research that details the growing role of digital intermediaries in the retail food setting—such as Yelp, RetailMeNot, Postmates and Facebook—in connecting with today’s shoppers to increase sales and store visits. “Digital Intermediaries & Their Impact on the Retail Value Chain,” an IDDBA-commissioned report prepared […]
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New Marketing Platform Aims To Bring Forecourt Customers Into The Store
by Alissa Marchat/staff writer Sixty-three percent—that’s how many c-store customers “drive up, fuel up and then they drive away without ever going inside the store,” said Bob Bradley, CEO of software-centric media and merchandising company NewsBreak. But Bradley and his team believe that their smart merchandising platform, SHEP, can solve that problem for c-store operators. […]
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Papa John’s Launches First TV App Ordering Service, And More…
Foodservice News In Brief… Papa John’s International has expanded its digital ordering services with the launch of the first Apple TV app experience. The Papa John’s app for Apple TV is the first customizable pizza ordering platform, offering customers the choice to build their pizza topping by topping or select from past and saved orders. […]
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McDonald’s Recalls Fitness Tracker Wristbands, And More…
Foodservice News In Brief… McDonald’s has recalled all fitness tracker wristbands distributed in kid’s meals after reports of skin irritations and blisters. McDonald’s issued a statement asking parents to take the wristbands away from children and return them for a replacement toy or a yogurt tube and a bag of apple slices… Flirtey and Domino’s […]
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Walgreens Links Loyalty Program With Android Pay, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… Walgreens Balance Rewards members now can apply their loyalty account at checkout through Android Pay, expanding the company’s portfolio of unified mobile payment solutions. This integration eliminates the need for Balance Rewards members to separately scan or enter their loyalty card. “We’re proud to have been the first retailer to […]