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Kroger Collaborates With Microsoft For Digital Store Experience

US supermarket chain Kroger has teamed up with technology giant Microsoft to transform customer experiences through digital innovation. The retailer wil...

Retailers Disappointed With Council’s Approach To Rules On Sales Of Goods: EuroCommerce

EuroCommerce, the body that represents the retail sector across Europe, has said that retailers have voiced their disappointment over the general approach...

Online FMCG Sales Grow By 13% Across The World: Kantar Worldpanel

Online grocery sales grew by 13% in the 12 months ending June 2018, and now account for 6.3% of all fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sales worldwide, acco...

Ocado, Kroger Finalise Customer Fulfilment Centre Agreement

Online player Ocado and The Kroger Co have announced that they have completed the service and operational terms that will see the US retailer develop Custo...

'Amazon Effect' Could Have Impact On Inflation Dynamics: Paper

More frequent price changes for goods and a rise in the consistency of pricing due to the growth of online retailers may be affecting inflation, according...

Ocado Announces Partnership With Kroger In The US

Following the penning of similar deals with Groupe Casino and Sweden's ICA, online retailer and services provider Ocado has announced a partnership with Kr...

Kroger Strikes Back At Amazon Go With Expansion Of Shopper Tech

Take that, Amazon. Kroger Co., the largest grocery chain in the U.S., is expanding its so-called “Scan, Bag, Go” technology to 400 stores, p...

Amazon Turns To Debt Markets To Back Grocery Conquest Plans

Amazon.com Inc. is turning to the debt markets to fund the acquisition of Whole Foods Market Inc. and power Jeff Bezos’s planned conquest of the supe...