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.
2019-04-25T15:31:00Z
The CMA has blocked the proposed merger between big-four titans Sainsbury’s and Asda, saying the union would cause a ’substantial lessening of competition’ in UK grocery. What does its verdict mean for the future of the sector?
2019-04-25T15:15:00Z
Retailer and former Irish senator Feargal Quinn has died at home following a short illness.
2019-04-25T13:33:00Z
It is not the job of the CMA to throw a protective arm around moribund businesses unable to adapt to changing competitive conditions.
2019-04-04T12:56:00Z
From acquiring innovative etail upstarts to prioritising new growth markets, Judith McKenna reveals how she is transforming Walmart’s international business.
2018-12-17T07:01:00Z
Toy specialist The Entertainer has acquired Spanish counterpart Poly, which has 57 toy shops in its home country.
2018-11-23T10:49:00Z
As Kingfisher becomes the latest in a long line of retailers to beat a retreat from international markets, we ask: how do you make it work overseas?
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