Technology and Logistics Archive

Wal-Mart Launches Free Shipping of Online Orders to Stores 

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores this week announced the first phase of the rollout of Site to Store, which offers free shipping to Wal-Mart stores on thousands of items offered through its website, Walmart.com. ...

Security a Factor in POS System Purchases: Study 

FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- Recent security breaches are weighing heavily in retailers' decision-making processes when it comes to POS system purchases, according to the 2007 North American Retail POS Terminal Study from IHL Consulting Group here. ...

Kroger to Forecast Customer Demand for Store Orders 

CINCINNATI -- Kroger here will use technology from Market6, Walnut Creek, Calif., to more accurately anticipate customer demand for ordering specific items in its stores, Market6 announced yesterday. ...

Catalina Teams With ePrize for Online Promotions 

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Catalina Marketing Corp. here announced yesterday a new strategic relationship with interactive promotion developer ePrize, Detroit. ...

ShopRite Stores Accepting Contactless Credit Cards 

ELIZABETH, N.J. -- Wakefern Food Corp. here and MasterCard Worldwide, Purchase, N.Y., announced yesterday that Wakefern has begun accepting MasterCard PayPass contactless credit cards at over 200 ShopRite locations in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Delaware. ...

Four Arrested in Connection With Security Breach at Stop & Shop 

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Four people were arrested in connection with the thefts of credit and debit information from at least two Stop & Shop stores, according to an Associated Press report yesterday. ...

Penn Traffic Selects Network to Manage Transportation 

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Penn Traffic here has selected One Network Enterprises' Multi-Enterprise Retail Network to manage transportation and supply chain operations, One Network, Dallas, announced yesterday. ...

Stop & Shop Warns Consumers About Telephone Scam Artists 

QUINCY, Mass. -- As a follow-up to its announcement last week that five of its Rhode Island stores and a Massachusetts store had experienced a security breach involving payment terminals, Stop & Shop here posted a consumer alert on its website regarding scam artists posing as Stop & Shop officials. ...

Sen. Specter Addresses Interchange Issue at Giant Food Store 

CAMP HILL, Pa. -- In a visit to a Giant Food Store here yesterday, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) heard directly from shoppers and Giant Chief Executive Officer Carl Schlicker about the impact of credit card interchange fees. ...

Cosentino's Selects Price and Promotion Optimization System 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Cosentino's Food Stores here, operator of Apple Markets, Sun Fresh and Price Chopper stores, has selected KSS PriceStrat for price and promotion optimization, KSS, Florham Park, N.J., announced yesterday. ...

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