Kroger is the latest retailer to embrace automation at a time when shoppers are more thoughtful about who they come in face-to-face contact with.
Last week, the grocery store chain revealed it has partnered with artificial intelligence firm Caper to deploy computer vision-enabled shopping carts at a supermarket in Cincinnati. If the test run is successful, the retailer will add connected buggies to more of its stores around the country.
Kroger now has 20 branded smart carts built to know what customers place inside. The wireless buggies can tally up your total, make recommendations and allow you to pay for groceries directly on the cart. The gadgets eliminate the need to stand in line around strangers or pass off items to a salesclerk.
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Amazon is now America's most popular grocery store as online food shopping soars - nj.com
Amazon is now ahead of big-box retailers such as Walmart and Costco, and fan-favorite Trader Joe's — to name a few. (Sundry Photography/TNS) TNS
As the coronavirus pandemic has led to a surge in online orders, Amazon is now the country's most popular grocery store, according to a recent study by the Dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index .
The online retail giant is ahead of big-box retailers such as Walmart and Costco , and fan-favorite Trader Joe's . This is Amazon's first year to claim the study's top spot (finished third in 2020), with the company's speed and digital performance being its main driving factors, according to the study.
Dollar Tree coming to Wheeling shopping center this spring
Two adjoining, vacant storefronts in a Wheeling shopping center are being converted into a Dollar Tree store, village officials confirmed.
The store is coming to the Wheeling Commons center, which is on the north side of Dundee Road and east of Huntington Lane. The space last was occupied by Vogue Furniture.
Vogue Furniture wasn't in town very long. It opened in October and closed this month, Village Manager Jon Sfondilis said.
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Visa profit beats estimates as holiday shopping drives rebound | Reuters
(Reuters) - Visa Inc beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Thursday, as its customers shopped online during Christmas and New Year holidays, driving a recovery in payment volumes from the coronavirus-induced slump.
A surge in online shopping helped the world's biggest payment processor counter a hit to cross-border volumes from a global slowdown in travel and entertainment.
U.S. holiday sales jumped 8.3% last year to record their best growth in at least 19 years, as consumers used their stimulus checks to splurge on gifts, the National Retail Federation (NRF) said earlier this month.
John De Mol Shopping ‘Marble Mania’ In the U.S.
A year after launching his latest company, John de Mol is taking out what he hopes to be a successful global format with Marble Mania on the heels of a promising launch for the celebrity marble racing show in his native Netherlands.
In each self-contained episode of the family-friendly game show, three celebrities, who have something in common and play for charities, face off, each competing with their own color marbles that are sent racing on elaborate tracks, including a Formula 1 track, a Luna park, an outdoor Winter track and a Jungle track.
Raleigh shopping district drops Cameron name.
Cameron Village in Raleigh, a Southeastern shopping destination when it was built in the late 1940s on former Cameron family holdings, will get a new name.
It will be called Village District, dropping its connection to the Cameron family, whose wealthy patriarch was one of the largest holders of enslaved people in North Carolina before the Civil War.
"Reintroducing this destination as Village District aligns with the collective values of our neighbors, patrons, and merchants," Chris Widmayer, vice president of investments for Regency Centers, which owns the shopping center, said in a release Thursday.
Lake County shopping center sells for $9.75 million
L2's website said it favors investing in grocery-anchored shopping centers, pharmacies, medical offices and turnaround opportunities.
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