The Future of Checkout May Be No Checkout at All
GK Software CEO valuates flexible technologies that meet needs of existing retail format and shoppers, as well as adapt for tomorrow Michael Jaszczyk CEO, GK Software USA Waiting in a checkout line is one of the largest pain points within a physical store. As shoppers’ frozen goods begin to thaw and ice cream melts, seamless […]
Read MoreWhat will it take to build a better shopping cart?
A university study finds shopping carts with two parallel grips, instead of the standard single horizontal handlebar, could boost sales by 25 percent for grocers versus standard carts because they work the biceps instead of the triceps. “Psychology research has proven that triceps activation is associated with rejecting things we don’t like – for example […]
Read MoreFood safety: the dirty truth about shopping carts
Media Contact: Kirsten Hollansworth | Communications Graduate Student | 405-744-0442 | kirsten.hollansworth@okstate.edu Walking into a grocery store, most shoppers are focused on their shopping lists to avoid forgetting essential household items. When selecting a shopping cart, most people center their attention on avoiding that undesirable squeaky wheel. But a positive shopping experience can easily go […]
Read MoreTo Return or Not Return: What the Shopping Cart Dilemma Can Teach Us
I was finishing loading my groceries into the car last week when I was presented with the regular challenge for any suburban grocery shopper. Do I leave the shopping cart by the car or do I return it to the designated cart area 75 feet away? Those who have read my previous columns may remember […]
Read MoreWhy can’t I find some products at the grocery store?
Have you recently gone to the grocery store and found some of the shelves empty? If so, you aren’t alone. Many people can’t find some of their favorite and essential items since the pandemic started. “You can’t find cornmeal because I was looking for that. Can’t find any of that,” said customer Sarah Roach. Store […]
Read More5 National Grocery Store Chains That Are Rapidly Expanding
Several grocery store chains have plans to expand their portfolios. In certain cases, that could mean new options to save big in your neck of the woods. Check out five national grocery store chains that are rapidly growing below. Costco Coscto has unveiled plans to open new warehouses soon in six U.S. states and two […]
Read MoreHow Gross Is Your Shopping Cart?
If this story doesn’t get you to use those antibacterial wipes at grocery store entrances, nothing will. The California-based organization ReuseThisBag.com decided to celebrate its 10th anniversary of making “green” reusable grocery bags by swabbing items in grocery stores for bacteria. It’s an odd choice, considering that most companies would have just popped for bagels and coffee but … […]
Read MoreScottsdale woman invents recyclable shopping cart liner
For Andi Barness-Rubin, the COVID-19 pandemic led to invention. The Scottsdale woman created a recyclable shopping cart liner to protect people from the germs and grime that cling to carts. Barness-Rubin, who started Cart Safe in April 2020, points to an often-quoted study from University of Arizona microbiologist Charles Gerba – also known as Dr. Germ – that […]
Read MoreMeet the Company that Turns Shopping Carts into Ad Inventory
Cartvertising helps local businesses advertise in grocery stores. Advertising can get pretty niche. For instance, here’s an entire agency dedicated to helping supermarkets transition from print to digital marketing. There’s also IndoorMedia, a company that helps small businesses advertise within their local grocery store, whether at the checkout stand or on grocery dividers. One of […]
Read MoreAlbertsons tries new robot shopping carts, bringing groceries to your house
Boise-based Albertsons Companies started sending robots onto the streets around a few of its stores recently. It’s the latest in a series of ideas to add more tech. to the long-standing grocery chain’s services. Albertsons launched a trial at two of its Safeway stores in Northern California that allows shoppers to get groceries delivered in […]
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