TAMPA, Fla. -- Retailers are installing electronic payment systems at record rates, even though it costs substantially more to process a debit or credit card transaction than it does to accept cash.That's because the...
Supermarkets have found two ways to improve efficiency and save money on transportation. Paradoxically, one gives them greater control, while the other takes some away.In one instance, computer-based routing is giving...
NEW YORK -- Brand marketers are turning to micromarketing tools that tie consumer buying patterns to specific stores through more efficient use of data bases.The approach is supplanting traditional mass marketing in...
SCOTCH PLAINS, N.J. -- Seven New Jersey retailers and a vocational school here have begun what industry sources say is the nation's first technical training school for supermarkets.The curriculum teaches high school...
TAMPA, Fla. -- Save Mart was able to cut its accounts payable staff by 65% after automating its direct-store-delivery system.That was just one of the cost-saving efficiencies uncovered as a result of instituting an...
NEW YORK -- This is the year for marketers to hitch their brands to the rising star of electronic marketing, according to an executive with Advanced Promotion Technologies. "Electronic data base marketing no longer is...
SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Hannaford Bros. here is rolling out a $2.3 million satellite network to link its 100 stores in the Northeast.The network will simplify communications among stores by putting them all under one...
NORFOLK, Va. -- Farm Fresh here is rolling out an anti-shoplifting system chainwide following a four-month test in three stores.The program is credited with helping cut health and beauty care shrink in half in the...
TAMPA, Fla. -- A record number of retailers will be attending the MarkeTechnics show here this week, reflecting a surge of interest in technology that is thought to be critical to the industry's survival.The three-day...
Bright lights may be crucial for showcasing products and luring customers into supermarkets, but they also use lots of energy. Now some farsighted managers are taking advantage of new technology to lighten electricity...