The grocer released its Zero Hunger | Zero Waste results, plus its 2020 sustainability goals progress By NACS Online // August 14, 2019 The Kroger Co. announced its Zero Hunger | Zero Waste efforts reduced its supermarket food waste footprint by 9% in 2018, creating measurable improvements in its retail operations and more environmentally-conscious associates.…
This week’s Convenience Matters podcast highlights safe food handling practices for consumers By NACS Online // August 14, 2019 On the episode of Convenience Matters, “Keeping Food and Customers Safe,” NACS hosts Jeff Lenard, vice president of strategic industry initiatives, and Chris Blasinsky, content communications strategist, discussed the ins and outs of consumer-focused food safety…
The company wants to open a brick-and-mortar store at its local warehouse By NACS Online // August 14, 2019 Amazon is dipping its toe into the liquor store arena in San Francisco, as the company has filed for a permit to operate a storefront at its local warehouse, Business Insider reports. The brick-and-mortar store would be 200…
The online retailer conducted its trial in Cambridge, England By NACS Online This week, Amazon.com made a successful commercial delivery via drone in a rural part of the United Kingdom, The Wall Street Journal reports. The delivery of a Fire TV video-streaming device and popcorn traveled a few miles to its destination in 13 minutes.…
Merchants operating automatic fuel dispensers will have three additional years to upgrade their POS systems By NACS Online American Express will extend the effective date of its EMV fraud liability shift for U.S. fuel merchants by three years to October 2020. The extension will give U.S. fuel merchants increased flexibility in their fight against fraud…
Even though the EMV deadline has been extended, retailers need to continue with their migration procedures By NACS Online Recently, American Express, MasterCard and Visa announced an extension for gasoline stations to upgrade to EMV standards, pushing back the October 2017 deadline to October 2020. But retailers shouldn’t interpret that to mean they can ignore…