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New Health Food Retailer Opts For Environmentally Friendly ESLs

bfresh, a small format health food retailer that targets urban neighborhood populations, has selected Pricer to roll out its system of Electronic Shelf Labels (ESL). The retailer, which was created…

News October 17

Supervalu Sells Save-A-Lot For Nearly $1.4 Billion

Ending more than a year of speculation as to who would buy Save-A-Lot, and for how much, Supervalu has sold the 1,368-store discount chain to private equity firm Onex Corp.…

News October 17

‘Major Purchase’ Journeys Shorten, But 82% Of Shoppers Still Wait For The Best Deal

Shoppers that purchase items priced at $500 or more are spending less time on the path to purchase than they have in the past, according to data from Synchrony Financial.…

News October 17

The Essentials of Experiential Retail

By Berkley Bowen, Cue Connect “Experiential Retail.” The term may be new, but the concept has been around for some time.  One example that we can all relate to are…

Executive Viewpoints October 17

Dealmoon.com Anticipates Singles Day Sales Will Outstrip Black Friday

Dealmoon.com, a Chinese-American shopping recommendation site, is gearing up for the annual Singles Day event on Nov. 11, 2016, and is projecting more sales than any other day of the…

News October 14

Walmart Raises Manager Salaries To Avoid Overtime Payments

Walmart has given its entry-level managers a $3,500 annual pay raise less than two months before the enforcement of a pay rule change that would have made them eligible for…

News October 14

Driving The Store Further Into The Phone With Apple Pay

By Stephan Schambach, NewStore If I told you I stopped off at Starbucks for a latté and took an Uber back to the office, you probably would not be that…

Executive Viewpoints October 14

Vera Bradley Reveals Data Breach In Store POS Systems

Bad news for Vera Bradley shoppers; the handbag and accessories retailer announced that hackers may have accessed customer data from its in-store POS systems, including card numbers, cardholder names, expiration…

News October 13

As Amazon Adds 20% More Seasonal Employees, Retailers Must Optimize Holiday Hiring

As seasonal hiring starts to pick up throughout the retail industry, Amazon certainly isn’t slowing down plans to bring more workers into the fold. The e-Commerce giant is hiring 120,000…

News October 13
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