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  • IHL: One vendor dominates hardgoods POS market

    Franklin, Tenn. – Unlike the softgoods retail POS market where there are two leading vendors, one vendor clearly dominates the POS market for hardgoods retailers.

    According to the new “POS Software of Hardgoods” study from IHL Group, Oracle is the clear market leader in the hardgoods market, with 39 of the top 200 accounts.  

  • Fresh Market looks to roar with ex-Food Lion exec

    After a monthslong search for a new president and chief executive, the Fresh Market Inc. has turned to a retail veteran to provide leadership at a time when the company's growth has been stagnant. 

    The Fresh Market announced that its board of directors has named veteran food retail executive Richard Anicetti as the company’s president and CEO, effective immediately. Anicetti has also been elected to the company’s board of directors.

  • H-E-B is Instacart’s newest partner

    San Francisco -- Regional supermarket operator H-E-B has joined the ranks of retailers offering home delivery service.  

    The chain is the latest retailer to reach an agreement with grocery delivery service provider Instacart. Under the deal, Instagram will offer home delivery to H-E-B customers in the Austin and Houston markets.

  • Fresh Market taps a lion as new CEO

    Greensboro, N.C. -- The Fresh Market named a veteran food retailer who once led Food Lion as its new president and CEO. The hiring follows the abrupt termination of the chain's former CEO and comes as the once high-flying chain has seen its sales stagnate.

  • Target is getting into the fast casual food biz

    Salads and fancy pizza will soon be on the menu at a very limited number of Target locations.

  • Kroger has jobs for 20,000 veterans

    Cincinnati – The Kroger Co. has about 20,000 open positions it would like to fill with veterans and their relatives.

    Kroger is holding open interviews for veterans and their families on Tuesday, Sept. 15 for 20,000 permanent positions across all of its supermarket banners.

  • Target to test new store café options

    Minneapolis -- Salads and fancy pizza will soon be on the menu at a very limited number of Target locations.

    Starting in October, the retailer plans to test  fast-casual concepts in some 14 stores as it responds to customers looking for higher-quality food and more of a café atmosphere, USA Today reported.

  • Simon mall to install automated retailing system

    Miami -- Shoppers at The Falls, in Miami, will be able to pick up personal care and over-the-counter items without ever entering a store.

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