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Real and REWE’s Drive Service: Heightened Competition in Germany

While the REWE Group first tested their version of the Drive concept in Cologne, Germany in 2009, a successful trial resulted in the roll out of the service in April 2011. The German retailer has implemented the online order, pick up option into 3 of its existing stores in the Rhine-Main area in April 2011. [...]

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New Checkouts Leave Big Brands Looking for Alternate Strategies

The front end of the store is critical to the survival of many national brands today.  However, growing capabilities in technology are resulting in fewer square feet being devoted to checkout.  Handheld scanners and self-checkout counters are reducing the amount of time shoppers spend in checkout lines.  With reduced lines, brands must contend with the [...]

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Walmart Removes Wine Vending Machines from Pennsylvania Stores

Walmart has just pulled out of an agreement to put 23 wine kiosks in its stores in Pennsylvania.  Walmart has struck the agreement in March to put these wine kiosks in about two dozen stores.  The wine kiosks, operated by Simple Brands, have been set back by technical difficulties. Wegmans is another Pennsylvania based retailer [...]

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