By John Matarese Source: WBRC.com Kroger, the nation’s largest supermarket, is now experimenting with an all self-checkout store in the Nashville, TN area. These new-style lanes are much more convenient than the old-fashioned self-check lanes where you had little room to place all of your items. Kroger’s Jenifer Moore says [...]
By Sam Silverstein Source: Grocery Dive Heritage Grocers Group has acquired Texas-based supermarket chain El Rancho Supermercado, a spokesperson for the ethnic grocery store company confirmed by email on Wednesday. El Rancho Supermercado, which operates 28 stores in Texas and Kansas, will continue to run under its existing name, and [...]
By Nik Popli Source: Time It’s been more than a year since the U.S. launched its battle against high inflation. Yet, nearly every grocery item still costs more than it did in the past. A bag of potato chips that could have been purchased for $5.36 last year will cost [...]
By David Griswold Source: KARE 11 The union representing roughly 3,000 grocery store employees says a work stoppage set for Friday and Saturday is off after a tentative contract deal was reached with Cub Foods. According to a press release from an official with UFCW Local 663, the proposed two-year [...]
By Brett Dworski Source: C-Store Dive Payment skimming continues to persist across the U.S., and is believed to cost more than $1 billion each year, according to the FBI. For convenience stores, skimming — which occurs when devices illegally installed on ATMs, point-of-sale (POS) terminals or fuel pumps record data or [...]
By Editorial Board Source: New York Daily News The eclectic grocery chain Trader Joe’s has strived to cultivate an image of friendliness, tongue-in-cheek humor and social consciousness, attracting throngs of loyal customers who appreciate the ethos, the quality and the reasonable prices. We’ll see if these customers stick around now [...]
By Tara Siegel Bernard Source: The New York Times Americans are suffering from sticker shock. With inflation running at 8.6 percent, its fastest pace in 40 years, people are balking at the rising cost of everything from groceries to gas. In May 2021, the average price of a dozen large [...]
By Emily Sanders Source: PYMNTS.com Today in retail, inflation-smacked consumers content to eat dinner and watch movies at home for now, while retailers are using cash incentives to encourage customers to pick up their orders. Plus, Harrods postpones summer sale amid supply chain hang-ups. With spiraling food and gasoline prices [...]
By Wayne Heilman Source: The Gazette Contract talks between King Soopers and United Food and Commercial Workers union Local 7 heated up Wednesday after the labor group sued in federal court, alleging the grocery chain violated its contract by using cleaning contractors to stock shelves. The lawsuit came as the [...]