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How to Identify and Reduce Self-Checkout Theft and Fraud
Nearly every major retail grocery brand now has self-checkout as a self-service alternative to traditional cashier-staffed ch...
How to Minimize Produce Shrink: 3 Sources Every Grocer Should Monitor
Grocery stores constantly experience inventory shrinkage, or shrink, and produce shrink in particular is one of the most vexi...
The New Shopper: Changes to Grocery Shopping Behaviors Post-Pandemic
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, grocery shopping kept to a familiar pattern, which meant that shopping behavior was fairly pred...
The Future of Grocery Store Cleanliness and Safety Post COVID-19
Historically, cleanliness in supermarkets, warehouse clubs, and other grocery stores meant bright lighting, shiny floors, gle...
How to Spot and Stop Retail Employee Theft
Unfortunately, there’s no denying that employee theft is a reality of retail operations. Employee theft, also known as intern...
How to Combat Return Fraud and Abuse
Accepting returns is an important way for retailers to build trust with new customers, encourage confidence in purchases, and...
Getting to Know the Online and Third-Party Grocery Customer
While the vast majority of grocery shoppers still prefer to buy in store, the Food Marketing Institute estimates that online ...
The Growing Need for Analytics in the Cannabis Dispensary Industry
If you’ve kept up with financial news over the past year, you probably already noticed that a “green gold rush” is taking pla...
Grocery Technologies to Keep an Eye on in 2019
As we’re winding down from NRF’s Big Show last month and gearing up for The NGA Show, it’s become clear that there are techno...
Is BOPIS Here to Stay? The Pros and Cons of "Click & Collect"
One of the biggest themes at this year’s NRF Big Show was the rapidly growing popularity of “Buy Online, Pickup in Store" (BO...
Putting Restaurant Franchisee Data into Focus
Big data is big business for restaurant franchisees in the Information Age. Collecting and analyzing massive amounts of data ...
The Role of Data in the Digital Transformation of C-Stores
Consistent technological advancements have disrupted nearly every industry. Within just a few years, the term digital transfo...Subscribe to our blog
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