Stores face fines to reclaim abandoned carts – even if they were stolen
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Why people hated shopping carts when they first came out
We live in a world shaped by shopping carts. The ubiquitous, unloved contraptions are a key feature of US economy. (Yes, really.) The birth of shopping carts in the early 20th century helped usher in an era of mass consumption and enabled grocery stores and brands to expand their products – without customers worrying about […]
Read MoreThere is one day of the week that it’s the cheapest to buy your food.
Nutritionist Steph Grasso says most new deals start on Wednesdays, and old deals tend to stick around for the remainder of the day. The middle of the week also likely means the shelves are freshly stocked, so there are more options to choose from. Grasso also said that there tend to be fewer shoppers on […]
Read MoreGas price spikes expected to affect how much we pay at the grocery store
As gas prices continue to hike up, you may be feeling some pain at the pump. But those increases impact a lot more than just how much it costs to drive your automobile. The numbers seem to just keep going up. According to AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gas is now […]
Read MoreReinventing the Shopping Cart
The first shopping cart was patented in 1940 and was reinvented in 1946. The first shopping cart in the United States was patented in 1940 by Sylvan Goldman. The cart had two baskets that sat on a folding frame, one on the top and one on the bottom. Grocery stores were much smaller than they […]
Read MoreOne Vermont town considers fining stores for abandoned shopping carts
RUTLAND CITY, Vt. (WCAX) – Rutland City is cracking down on abandoned shopping carts. Mayor David Allaire says this is a longstanding issue in the area that comes and goes. Many people who walk to Walmart and Price Chopper use carts to bring groceries home. But those carts end up along sidewalks and in the […]
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The #1 Problem With Buying Your Groceries Online, New Study Reveals
There’s one major downfall to this convenient shopping option. “Information required to be provided to consumers in conventional grocery stores is not being uniformly provided online—in fact, it only appears on roughly a third of the online grocery items we surveyed,” said lead author of the study, Jennifer Pomeranz, an assistant professor of public health […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
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