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Grocery chains Acme and Albertsons beef up online shopping experience

Grocery store chains Acme and Albertsons have announced improvements to their online shopping programs. The two chains, both owned by Supervalu Inc., enhanced their e-commerce functionality to save budget-conscious consumers money and time.

Posted 10/14/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

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E-commerce remains food for thought for big chain grocers

Big chain grocers ignore e-commerce at their own risk. Food retailers in the Top 500 Guide’s food and drug segment increased their accumulated sales by 12% to $2.37 billion in 2007, but big chains such as The Kroger Co. are conspicuous by their absence.

Posted 09/10/2008Mark BrohanPost a comment

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FreshDirect’s chairman hopes to deliver the goods in bigger role

FreshDirect chairman Rick Braddock has been named CEO, expanding his role at the company. Former CEO Steve Michaelson has left to join Minneapolis-based Supervalu supermarkets as its chief marketing officer.

Posted 07/14/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

/ Technology

Chains hope new e-prescription site is just what the doctor ordered

CVS, Walgreens and Wal-Mart are among a group of merchants and pharmacy chains informing consumers through a new web site about the benefits of electronic prescriptions.

Posted 05/06/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

ChainDrugStore.net completes management buyout

ChainDrugStore.net, which links retailers with suppliers, completed a management buyout from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores and plans to add services to more pharmacies, it said today.

Posted 08/17/2006Paul DemeryPost a comment

/ Technology

Albertson’s abandons shopping cart

Albertson’s LLC, one of two organizations using the Albertson’s brand name, will cease offering grocery shoppers in San Francisco, Sacramento, Phoenix, Dallas and Fort Worth the option to shop online.

Posted 07/26/2006Bill BriggsPost a comment

/ Technology

Boodle.com launches as a coupon site for retail grocers

Consumer Networks is offering Boodle.com as well as co-branded microsites tied to retail grocery web sites as a way for merchants and manufacturers to present, manage and analyze coupon programs, the company said this week.

Posted 07/20/2006Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Discover sets up merchant advisory council for online fraud issues

Discover Network, issuer of the Discover card, has set up a merchant advisory council to identify and address payments industry issues, including online security and fraud, merchant support and new payment technologies.

Posted 06/15/2006Paul DemeryPost a comment