The Co-op is in the midst of a major rollout of electronic shelf labels, with the aim of adding the technology to all 2,400 of its convenience stores within the next year. The Grocer has learned that ...

They found that temporary price increases affected 0.005% of products on any given day before electronic shelf labels were introduced, a share that increased by only 0.0006 percentage points after ...

When Kroger rolled out its EDGE shelf in 2018, it said the system would display digital prices, deals of the hour, nutritional information, allergy data and more, right on the shelf.

Walmart’s not the first major grocer to make the change, as you can already find electronic shelf labels at Whole Foods, Amazon Fresh stores, and the Midwestern chain Schnucks.

Walmart is replacing the price stickers with electronic shelf labels across 2,300 stores — which could be a precursor to surge pricing. One industry analyst says: “If it’s hot outside, we ...