Grocery retailer Kroger is testing a new type of checkout system called Scan-Bag-Go at a store in Kentucky.
It is a handheld wand that shoppers wave at product barcodes as they shop, tallying the total amount at the same time. A smartphone version is also being tested, enabling customers to use their phones to scan items, show the device at the checkout and pay.
2019-09-16T16:15:00Z
While trumpeting another successful year, Aldi’s annual results showed steep downturns in both operating and pre-tax profits, as it slashed prices amid ferocious competition. Retail Week looks at how low Aldi can afford to go on margins, and what that means for the wider grocery industry.
2019-09-16T10:56:00Z
Asda has reported a rise in annual profits as improvement initiatives at the Walmart-owned grocer bore fruit.
2019-09-16T06:18:00Z
Aldi has suffered a fall in full-year profits after ramping up its investment into its store portfolio and slashing prices.
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2019-06-27T06:00:00Z
As Aldi launches in China, Carrefour is scaling back. The French retail giant is the latest in a long line of big international retailers to dial down their presence in the Chinese market.
2019-05-17T13:59:00Z
The best of global retail was celebrated last night at the World Retail Awards, held at the World Retail Congress in Amsterdam.
2019-05-08T06:44:00Z
Chinese etail titan Alibaba is overhauling its business model in order to better compete with Amazon on a global scale.
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