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Amazon Plans Chainwide Rollout of Palm-Based Payments at Whole Foods

Retail TouchPoints

Amazon will expand its Amazon One palm payment technology to all 500+ Whole Foods Market stores by the end of 2023. The identification, payment, loyalty membership and entry solutions are currently deployed at a total of more than 400 locations in the U.S., Amazon acquired Whole Foods in 2017 for $13.7 billion.

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Walgreens Debuts Wellness-Focused Credit Card, Giant Eagle Expands In-Store Digital Payment Options

Retail TouchPoints

Walgreens has introduced the myWalgreens Credit Card program, while supermarket chain Giant Eagle will start accepting PayPal and Venmo in-store as retailers continue expanding their payment options. The move also can speed up payment processes via PayPal and Venmo QR codes.

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Morrisons plunges further into the red as debt interest payments surge

Retail Gazette

Morrisons pulled in a £1bn loss last year, as debt interest payments related to its private equity takeover soared. Accounts for the grocery giant’s parent company, Market Topco, revealed it fell to a pre-tax loss of £1.1bn for the year ended October, as its interest costs surged to £735m.

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The customer is in control: Here’s the new payment and checkout experience

Inside Retail

People flock to shopping centres and it is not just to procure goods and services; it is also about the experiential enjoyment, the social element and the ability to make more informed purchasing decisions.”. Of course, physical retail has had to undergo a few changes since the first wave of Covid, particularly at entry, payment and checkout.

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Kroger accepts EBT payment on digital SNAP orders

Mass Relators

announced it has expanded shopping access for participants of SNAP, the Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program, who now can make electronic EBT payments when ordering for curbside pickup or home delivery. The company also participated in a USDA pilot testing EBT payment acceptance during the pandemic. CINCINNATI — The Kroger Co.

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Morrisons kicks off £1bn debt buyback plan

Retail Gazette

Morrisons has kicked off the process to reduce its debt load, following the £2.5bn sale of its petrol forecourts to Motor Fuel Group (MFG) last month. The deal gave the supermarket chain a 20% minority stake in MFG and established commercial and supply agreements with the fuel group.

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AI in Retail: Optimizing Operations from Supply Chains to Employee Scheduling

Retail TouchPoints

The newest generation of artificial intelligence (AI) would seem to be tailor-made for the behind-the-scenes operational complexity of today’s retail organization — and in many ways it is. Everything Comes Back to the Data As promising as AI can be in retail operations, it also carries risks.