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  1. Empire’s Family Of Brands Rolls Out Sensory Friendly Shopping To More Than 450 Stores Across The Country 12/3/2019

    Empire’s family of brands is redefining how Canadians shop by rolling out weekly Sensory Friendly Shopping hours at more than 450 stores Canada-wide

  2. Yesway Completes Acquisition Of Allsup's Convenience Stores 11/19/2019

    Yesway, one of the fastest growing convenience store retailers in the United States, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Allsup's Convenience Stores, a 304-store regional chain based in Clovis, New Mexico, that has been serving as a cornerstone in each of its local communities for over 60 years

  3. Voice Your 7NOW® Order 11/18/2019

    "Hey, Alexa! OK, Google! I want a Slurpee drink. Open 7NOW." 7-Eleven, Inc. continues to redefine convenience retailing with the launch of 7Voice, which allows customers to place an order through its 7NOW® delivery app via the voice-controlled Google Home and Amazon Echo systems

  4. The First Grocery Store Featuring Payment By Facial Recognition Is Here 11/14/2019

    CaixaBank, Nestle Market and the Payment Innovation Hub have launched the first facial recognition payment system in a business in Spain. It is a system that enables customers to pay for purchases solely using their face, without the need to use a physical payment method, such as a bank card, phone or cash

  5. Kroger And Ocado Bringing 6th High-Tech Customer Fulfillment Center To Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin 11/14/2019

    The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), America's favorite grocer, and Ocado (LSE: OCDO), one of the world's largest dedicated online grocery retailers, today announced Pleasant Prairie, WI, as the sixth location for a Customer Fulfillment Center (CFC)

  6. Hey Siri, Add To Walmart: Introducing A New Shortcut For Online Grocery 11/11/2019

    Earlier this year we announced a new way to make Online Grocery shopping even easier for customers – Walmart Voice Order – a service that gives customers the option to add items to their Walmart Online Grocery Cart by simply saying the words

  7. Save A Lot To Offer Customers Amazon Services In Store 11/4/2019

    In an effort to bring more convenience and choice to its customers, Save A Lot, a U.S. discount grocery store delivering high quality foods at great value, announced today the rollout of new services that will enable shoppers to pay for and pick up Amazon.com packages in stores

  8. Locai Unveils 'CookIt', An AI Meal Planning Solution, With A Pilot In Connecticut ShopRite Stores 11/1/2019

    CookIt, which combines customized menu planning and food shopping with one click, launched with a pilot under the ShopRite banner at shoprite.com and will roll out under The Fresh Grocer banner at thefreshgrocer.com later this year.

  9. Sobeys Pilots Smart Cart, The First Intelligent Grocery Shopping Cart 10/23/2019

    Sobeys is bringing the first intelligent shopping cart to Canadian grocery stores with the launch of the Sobeys Smart Cart, an innovative technology-enhanced shopping cart that provides customers with a highly-engaging, fun and fast way to shop

  10. Retail Business Services’ Scanit Mobile In-Store Frictionless Checkout Solution To Reach 30 Grocery Retail Stores By Year End 10/17/2019

    Retail Business Services, the services company of Ahold Delhaize USA, is marking a frictionless technology milestone as use of ScanIt Mobile, its proprietary in-store, frictionless checkout solution for retailers, expands to nearly 30 grocery stores by year end.