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Technology & Equipment

iPhone app calculates calories through food pictures

Food-focused group buy enters Toronto market

E-coli found in half of grocery shopping carts

Loblaw creates iPad recipe app

Major board appointments at GS1 Canada

Cracking the QR code

The QR code will be one of the biggest revolutions to hit North American retail over the next three years. Less than 20% of the population is even aware of its existence

Your future is mobile

Consumers want grocery stores to solve their problems. And today’s smartphone apps help do just that

Retail goes digital

The Canadian grocery store environment is going through a major period of transition. Aisles that were previously obstacle courses made up of floor stands and case displays are now shopping-cart friendly. The retail theatre of the late 1990s and early 2000s has fallen to the wayside in favour of a less intrusive buying experience.

Front and centre: report on emerging technology

The checkout area is functioning more efficiently than ever thanks to new technology