By Brian Womack // Bloomberg News Google Inc. will start testing a delivery service for fresh food and groceries in two U.S. cities later this year, stepping up competition with online retailer Amazon.com Inc. and startup Instacart Inc. The trial will begin in San Francisco and another city, said Brian Elliott, general manager of Google Express,…
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New program allows consumers to share their fuel savings, continuing to build loyalty base NACS Online In a new promotion, BP is making it easy for even more consumers to save at the pump, by allowing them to pass their savings along to others for the first time—with no additional fees to wholesale customers. The…
Business owners need to prepare themselves now for eventually handing over the reins to their successorsBy Steve Faulkner // Crain’s Business founders typically devote years to building their companies. Many want their firms to continue beyond their lifetimes, managed by their children and possibly future generations. If this is your desire, then you will want…
A compromise from the liquor store contingent looks likely to end the stalemate that had blocked approval of strong beer and wine at grocery and convenience storesNACS Online In the end, it all came down to cold beer. For years, Oklahoma’s convenience retailers have been asking the state legislature to allow them to sell strong…
The company that revolutionized coffee consumption has launched a cold version NACS Online Seventeen years ago, Keurig Green Mountain launched its single-serve, pod-based home brewing system, changing the way many Americans—and retailers—made coffee. This week, Keurig unveiled its single-serve solution for the carbonated beverage market, Marketing Daily reports. Keurig Kold is now available online, and…
By: Hannah Walker, Director of Government Relations, Food Marketing Institute Thursday, October 1st, marks the liability shift date for merchants to be EMV-enabled and for issuers to have chip cards available in the market. As grocers, you know that if you are not EMV-enabled by Thursday, you will be saddled with counterfeit card fraud costs…
Reuters Wal-Mart Stores Inc is expanding free grocery pickup service to several markets in the U.S. as it seeks to capitalize on its network of physical stores amid growing competition with Amazon.com and others investing in home delivery. The world’s largest retailer said on Tuesday that it would start offering curbside pickup for groceries ordered…
FMI Imagine a trip to Kroger where your grocery list tells you where the nearest item is – and sends you an alert if you accidentally pass it by on the shelf. Next, you need a small item like a spice and, just as you approach the crowded rack, the shelf lights up right under…
By: Randall A. Denha, Esq. The impact of The Net Investment Income Tax (“NIIT”) on trusts and estates cannot be understated. The 3.8% net investment income tax (NIIT) can affect your estate plan in two ways: First, it can increase your tax on capital gains, taxable interest and other investment income, reducing the amount of…