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- 8/24/2010
California Grocers Assn. Opposes Bill Aimed at Eliminating Assisted Checkouts
The California Grocers Association said it’s against legislation passed Monday in the State Senate that would effectively ban assisted checkout systems in supermarkets, and has urged Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to veto the bill. - 8/24/2010
New Online PBH Tool Helps Retailers, Others Move Fruits and Veggies
The Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) has bowed an interactive tool on its consumer website. - 8/24/2010
SMS Marketing Still Very Much Alive
No doubt you have been inundated these past few months with news about this App or that, but SMS text message marketing is not dead, and in fact, remains the only type of mobile marketing that is platform independent – users can receive them regardless of whether they use an iPhone, Droid, Blackberry, or even a simple “dumb” cell phone with no Internet connection. - 8/24/2010
Kroger, Shell Reward Roanoke, Va., Market
Companies team up to offer cents off fuel through grocery store purchases. - 8/24/2010
Editor’s Note: Location! Location! Location!
While most retailers are familiar with this term, nowadays it applies more to consumers and their mobile devices than to retailers and their stores, thanks to location-based services such as Foursquare and the newly-launched Facebook Places. - 8/24/2010
Walsh Becomes SVP , Industry Relations, Education and Research
Eleven-year veteran Patrick J. Walsh heads collaborative industry initiatives for the trade group. - 8/24/2010
Speaking of Coupons…
Digital coupon use grew 100 percent -- with savings totaling more than $1 billion -- during the year ending June 30, according to digital coupon distribution platform Coupons.com. - 8/24/2010
OTA Honors Pioneering Suppliers
Organic Valley's Theresa Marquez and Kamut International's Bob Quinn will receive the 2010 Organic Leadership Awards. - 8/24/2010
Facebook’s Answer to Foursquare
Facebook last week launched its location-based service -- Facebook Places (www.facebook.com/places) --which enables its members to share where they are in real-time from their mobile device. It’s similar to the popular Foursquare platform, though one key difference is that Facebook already has more than half a billion members. - 8/24/2010
Chain Drug Consortium Launches Pharmacy Alliance
Drugstores team up to enhance value of generics