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.
2019-12-05T06:00:00Z
Retail Week speaks to headhunters and industry-watchers to determine which executives will be in charge of the UK’s biggest retailers over the next five years.
2019-12-05T05:00:00Z
M S Simply Food has wrestled back its crown as the UK’s favourite retailer, according to exclusive data from consultancy OC C.
2019-12-04T11:54:00Z
Sainsbury’s has poached Screwfix customer and digital director Rhian Bartlett, four years after she left the grocer.
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2019-10-15T07:00:00Z
Alibaba’s Tmall platform has been heralded as the gateway to sell to the Chinese consumer, but many notable British brands have left it in recent years. Retail Week looks into why.
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.
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