Prepared Food Sections Continue to thrive in Food Retail
By Epiphany Communications: Coaching & Consulting* People need to eat, and they are often on the go. Retail food is an important expenditure. Most people buy retail food items…
Company A’s Journey Through Food Distribution Challenges
By Louis Mosca // COO & Executive Vice President, American Management Services A prominent food distributor in the Southwest, known for importing high-quality food products from South East Europe,…
Self-Checkout Systems Increasing at Retail Stores Across America
By Epiphany Communications and Coaching* In 2019, Value Center Market was featured in a Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions story as using new technology for self-checkouts. Value Center Market, a longtime…
Looking at What’s Driving Price Increases
By Epiphany Communications and Coaching* Frank Ayar, owner of Walters Shopping Place in Hamtramck, Michigan is closely looking at his invoices these days as prices are increasing at a rapid…
Banks Plan Payment Wallet to Compete With PayPal, Apple Pay
Financial institutions behind Zelle are working on a wallet for consumers to use at online checkout THE WALL STREET JOURNAL // JAN. 23, 2023 Big banks are teaming up to…
Google Cloud Introduces Shelf Inventory AI Tool for Retailers
An image database of more than a billion products helps power the tool THE WALL STREET JOURNAL // JAN. 13, 2023 Google Cloud said it has developed a new artificial intelligence…
Walgreens Revisits Shoplifting Security as Losses From Theft Drop
Drugstore chain says related expenditures contributed to high costs overall THE WALL STREET JOURNAL // JAN. 6, 2023 Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. WBA 0.70%increase; green up pointing triangle said it…
Beer Sales Drop as Consumers Balk at Higher Prices
U.S. demand for beer fell at the end of last year after a strong run of defying inflation THE WALL STREET JOURNAL // JAN. 6, 2023 Brewers are beginning to…
Walmart, Ranchers Team Up on Beef-Processing Plant to Ensure Supply
Retailer acquires minority stake in planned Nebraska facility and will have seat on venture’s board THE WALL STREET JOURNAL // AUGUST 31, 2022 Walmart Inc. WMT -0.91%▼ is pushing…
The Latest Innovation in Beer Is Water in a Can
The no-booze beverage market peddles H2O disguised as lager; `I didn’t want to get made fun of for drinking Poland Spring at a punk show’ THE WALL STREET JOURNAL //…