First Look: Walmart debuts ‘smart’ grocery store concept in ChinaWalmart has opened its first small-format Walmart Supermarket, in Shenzhen, China, with five additional locations planned for the country by year-end. Kroger to exit one of its marketsKroger Co. is saying farewell to Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. Is Microsoft developing the next Amazon Go? Microsoft could be working on a strategy to take on Amazon’s cashierless convenience stores. New planning solution bolsters customer-centric assortment plans A new solution is helping retailers drive engagement through customer-centric assortments. Walgreens reportedly to becomes a pioneer in meal kit game Walgreens is about to make its mark in the meal kits segment. Amazon expands free ultra-fast grocery delivery Amazon and Whole Foods Market are adding four more markets to their two-hour grocery delivery program. Amazon Go reportedly selects two locations in Chicago Amazon’s cashierless store format is doubling down on Chicago. The factors causing ambivalence among global grocery shoppers are… Increasing choice and a proliferation of discount grocers are among the biggest threats to grocery retailers around the globe. Japan’s Rakuten acquires U.S. mobile pickup startup A Japanese e-retailing giant just gained a way to step up its curbside pick-up game. NRF: Retail loss ‘shrinks’ in 2017 Retailers are making progress when it comes to fighting criminal activity and lowering their shrink rates. First Previous 283 284 285 286 287 Next Last