NCR Launches Next Generation Self-Checkout System With Flexible, Convertible Design
NCR Corporation announced the launch of NCR FastLane SelfServ™ Checkout Release 6, the new addition to the family of NCR self-checkout solutions. …
Month: January 2016
Publix Names EVP, SVP Of Retail Operations And Two New VPs
Last week the company announced the retirement of CEO Ed Crenshaw, 65, after 42 years of dedicated service. His retirement is effective April 30, 2016. With Crenshaw’s retirement came the promotion of company President Todd Jones, 53, to President and CEO effective May 1, 2016. …
SpartanNash To Close Three Omaha-Area Stores, Spend $14M Remodeling Eight Others
Supermarket operator SpartanNash will close three Omaha-area stores and remodel eight others this year, as competition and changing consumer tastes alter the local landscape for grocery retailers. …
Wegmans Seeks To Open First NC Grocery Store Near Cary Towne Center
Wegmans Food Markets, an 88-store company that is ranked as one of the top supermarket chains in the country, is looking to open its first North Carolina store in Cary across the street from Cary Towne Center. …
Farmers Markets And Foodborne Illness
OVER the last two decades, more and more Americans have begun patronizing their local farmers markets. From 1994 to 2014, the number of farmers markets throughout the country increased almost fivefold. Many consumers frequent these markets because they believe that the foods they purchase there are healthier and safer than the same items sold at supermarkets, posing less risk of food-borne illness. Yet no one really knows whether what is sold at farmers markets is less likely to make you sick. …
