Technology and Logistics Archive
Wal-Mart Opens High-Efficiency Supercenter in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, Ark., this week opened a second-generation, high-efficiency (HE.2) supercenter here that is designed to use 25% less energy than a conventional supercenter and reduces the carbon footprint by 75%. ...
Visa, Hannaford Deal With Fallout of Security Breach
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — In the wake of the security breach at stores operated by Hannaford Bros. here that reportedly exposed more than 4 million card numbers and led to 1,800 cases of fraud, Visa, San Francisco, said yesterday that it is working to address the fallout with Hannaford, its banks and law enforcement. ...
Timelines for New Produce Traceability Standards Under Discussion
NEWARK, Del. — The next meeting of the Produce Traceability Initiative, slated for April 11 in Boston, will focus on establishing a timeline for a series of milestones for recording traceability data on produce shipments, said Gary Fleming, vice president, industry technology and standards, Produce Marketing Association here. ...
Kroger Expands Electronically Loaded Coupon Partnerships
CINCINNATI — Beginning today, Kroger shoppers can visit www.shortcuts.com, load online coupons to their Kroger loyalty card, and paperlessly redeem them at the checkout....
Accuracy of Reports on Contactless Cards Questioned
PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J. — The Smart Card Alliance here said yesterday that a recent Associated Press story and subsequent news reports inaccurately linked security questions about an RF-enabled chip used primarily in transit applications with the contactless smart card technology used in financial payment cards....
IGA Northwest Supermarkets Selects Promotion Planning Tool
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Revionics here announced yesterday that the IGA Northwest Supermarkets, a collection of more than 70 stores located across seven Western states, has selected the Revionics Promotion Planning and Optimization tool for the group. ...
Whole Foods Store First to Tap Fuel Cell for Power
AUSTIN, Texas — A new Whole Foods Market in Glastonbury, Conn., will be the first supermarket to generate most of its power on-site with an ultra-clean fuel cell, from UTC Power, South Windsor, Conn....
Hannaford Boosts Sales via Computer-Assisted Ordering
BRUSSELS — Following the implementation of computer-assisted ordering in its stores, Hannaford Bros., a division of Delhaize Group here based in Scarborough, Maine, improved its sales in 2007 by more than one percentage point through the reduction of out-of-stocks, said Pierre-Olivier Beckers, chief executive officer of Delhaize, during a fourth-quarter conference call yesterday....
Kroger, Tesco, Carrefour Join Retail Technology Standards Group
WASHINGTON — The Association for Retail Technology Standards (ARTS), the technology standards division of the National Retail Federation here, yesterday announced that Kroger, Tesco and Carrefour have become members, increasing ARTS’s membership base to more than 200 organizations from 22 countries....
Pay By Touch Sells Its BioPay Paycheck Secure Business
HERNDON, Va. — Phoenix Check Cashing Inc. announced yesterday that it has completed the purchase of the BioPay Paycheck Secure business, based here, from Pay By Touch, San Francisco, which had acquired the business in early 2006 as part of multiple acquisitions in the biometric payments and financial services sectors....
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