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Retailers

3 Sprouts Set to Bloom, Including 1st New Jersey Store

The Phoenix-based retailer will open three units—in Mesa, Ariz., San Jose, Calif., and Marlton, N.J.—on June 5.

Technology

How to Succeed in the Failure-Filled World of Grocery Delivery

Fulfilling grocery orders accurately and efficiently is incredibly complex and requires a deep culture of service, FreshDirect veteran says

Retailers

H-E-B to Rebuild Iconic Austin Site

The retailer said its South Congress store, one of the oldest in the chain, would reopen with a new vibrancy in 2022.

Retailers

Walmart Names Suresh Kumar to 'Elevated' Chief Technology Officer Role

The veteran of Google, Microsoft and Amazon will set global digital strategy and lead teams developing new tools and systems.

Technology

Computer Vision Firms Focus on Food Retail

Faster checkout is only one benefit as supermarkets and technologists team to explore Amazon Go-like spaces

Retailers

Store Fulfillment Boosts Target's Q1 Comps

CEO Brian Cornell says winners are emerging in an omnichannel shopping world.

Fresh Food

Ahold Delhaize Testing Dynamic Discounts to Reduce Waste

At an Albert Heijn store in the Netherlands, chicken and fish prices will change in real time as the retailer looks to reduce unsold food.

Technology

Ocado Takes Stake in Robotic Meal Preparer

Investment in Karakuri, which can build a customizable meal to go in 10 seconds, to support Zoom rollout, partners such as Kroger.

Retailers

How Amazon Haunted Smart & Final

Trading in a post-Amazon world—and a subsequent auction—revealed interest in the discount retailer was lacking, filing shows.

Retailers

Giant to Acquire Ferguson & Hassler Store

Fergie's turned to the Ahold Delhaize unit, acknowledging industry economics can't support single-store operator.

Retailers

Lidl Details 25 Openings, 2 Closures

The discounter aims to surpass 100 stores by year-end 2020, hitting a goal once imagined two years earlier.

Retailers

Just Walking Into Amazon Go

Basket Economics: Everything worked just as it should at the New York debut of Amazon’s futuristic food store. So now what?