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EMV Chip Cards Seen Lowering Retailer Costs

Beginning this October, retailers who process most of their Visa card transactions from payment terminals capable of handling EMV chip-based cards will be able to avoid having a PCI data-security audit on an annual basis — and eventually pay lower interchange fees as well.

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  • May 23, 2012
    Article

    Target Offers Shopkick App

    MINNEAPOLIS — Target announced that it has become the largest retailer to offer the Shopkick app, allowing shoppers nationwide to earn points for shopping at Target that can be redeemed for a variety of rewards...More
  • May 22, 2012
    Article

    SN Whole Health: Summer 2012 Trends 1

    Expect these hot trends this summer: shopping walls, mochi madness, upscale carbonated soft drinks and greater gardens....More
  • May 22, 2012
    Article

    Harris Teeter Promotes New App

    CHARLOTTE — Harris Teeter has launched a $200 gift card sweepstakes to encourage shoppers to use its revamped mobile app....More
  • May 21, 2012
    Article

    Fresh & Easy to Offer Online Shopping

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – U.K.-based Tesco plans to test its “click and collect” online shopping service at its Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market chain based here, according to a report in the Financial Times....More
  • May 21, 2012
    Article

    SN Whole Health: High-Tech Health

    There’s no doubt that the health and wellness movement has helped swing the consumer pendulum back towards simplicity and authenticity. One only has to look at the recent backlashes over “pink slime” and cochineal bug extract to understand the power of the shift as demand for clean ingredient lists, local foods and artisan items moves to the fore....More
  • May 21, 2012
    Article

    EMV Chip Cards Seen Lowering Retailer Costs

    Beginning this October, retailers who process most of their Visa card transactions from payment terminals capable of handling EMV chip-based cards will be able to avoid having a PCI data-security audit on an annual basis — and eventually pay lower interchange fees as well....More
  • May 18, 2012
    Article

    Safeway Brings 'Just for U' to Pacific Northwest

    PLEASANTON, Calif. – Safeway launched the "Just for U" online and mobile shopping program in the company's Oregon and Washington divisions....More
  • May 15, 2012
    Article

    Bozzuto’s: Technology Is Path to Consumers 1

    DALLAS — When it comes to personalizing retail approaches using technology, “it’s not how much you know but what you share with customers that defines how effective you will be,” a Bozzuto’s executive told attendees at an FMI2012 session here....More
  • May 12, 2012
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    A Personal Take on the Evolution of Scan It!

    It’s rare that I get a bird’s eye view of the retail technology I cover for SN, but that has been the case with the Scan It! shopping system offered by Ahold USA’s Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover division....More
  • May 11, 2012
    Article

    DataBar-Only Coupons on the Rise

    A recent Sunday freestanding insert from SmartSource contained a “marked uptick” in the number of manufacturer coupons bearing the GS1 DataBar as the sole bar code, noted Alan Williams, vice president of application development for Ahold USA, Landover, Md....More
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