Current:Home > MarketsStop & Shop is using grocery store kiosks to make digital -FinanceMind
Stop & Shop is using grocery store kiosks to make digital
View
Date:2025-04-17 23:42:00
Regional supermarket chain Stop & Shopsaid Wednesday that it would install kiosks in all of its U.S. stores to make digital-only coupons more accessible to customers.
Stop & Shop, which operates in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island, said the kiosks will let customers scan a loyalty card or enter a phone number and quickly get access to any digital coupons or personalized offers.
The kiosks, known as Savings Stations, are expected to be installed in all 365 Stop & Shop locations by early January, the company said.
Digital-only deals are advertised online or on store shelves. They can offer significant savingsbut generally require customers to electronically clip a coupon located in a grocer’s app or on its website.
In 2022, a coalition of consumer groups sent letters to a dozen supermarket chains, including Krogerand Stop & Shop, urging them to make sure deals are availablein both digital and non-digital formats.
The groups, which included Consumer Reports, Consumer Action, the Public Interest Research Group and the National Consumers League, said many shoppers may lack smartphones, internet accessor the technical savvy to figure out how digital-only coupons work.
Smartphone access varies widely by age group in the U.S., according to a 2021 study by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center. The study found that 96% of people ages 18 to 29 own a smartphone, compared to 61% of those 65 and older. The same study found that 25% of people 65 or older don’t use the internet.
Consumer World founder Edgar Dworsky said Wednesday that Stop & Shopwas the first chain to respond to the group’s request. Dworsky said the kiosks would help customers who have been shut out of deals previously. But he also thinks they will help regular app users, since they give shoppers access to all of a store’s dealsat once.
Stop & Shop said it started piloting the Savings Station late last year. The kiosk give shoppers a printout of the digital coupons loaded onto their loyalty cards if they want to reference them while shopping.
Stop & Shop President Roger Wheeler said the chain was hearing from customerswho felt they were missing out on deals.
“It ensures that our customers can easily access all of our great deals, especially during the holiday season when savings are top of mind,” Wheeler said in a statement.
Disclaimer: The copyright of this article belongs to the original author. Reposting this article is solely for the purpose of information dissemination and does not constitute any investment advice. If there is any infringement, please contact us immediately. We will make corrections or deletions as necessary. Thank you.
veryGood! (1387)
Related
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- At 61, ballerina Alessandra Ferri is giving her pointe shoes one last — maybe? — glorious whirl
- LeBron James' Son Bronny James Is Officially Joining Him on Los Angeles Lakers in NBA
- Alaska court weighing arguments in case challenging the use of public money for private schools
- Selena Gomez's "Weird Uncles" Steve Martin and Martin Short React to Her Engagement
- Arizona wound care company charged for billing older patients about $1 million each in skin graft scheme
- EA Sports College Football 25 offense rankings: Check out ratings for top 25 teams
- US gymnastics Olympic trials: Frederick Richard slips by Brody Malone on first night
- Pregnant Kylie Kelce Shares Hilarious Question Her Daughter Asked Jason Kelce Amid Rising Fame
- Ballooning U.S. budget deficit is killing the American dream
Ranking
- Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82
- New Hampshire teacher says student she drove to abortion clinic was 18, denies law was broken
- J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Initial Quality Study: American car makers fare well in major study
- Randall Cobb, family 'lucky to be alive' after Nashville home catches on fire
- New Mexico governor seeks funding to recycle fracking water, expand preschool, treat mental health
- Debate takeaways: Trump confident, even when wrong, Biden halting, even with facts on his side
- Boeing sanctioned by NTSB for releasing details of Alaska Airlines door blowout investigation
- Officials evacuate area after train derails in suburban Chicago
Recommendation
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Hi Hi!
Exotic small carnivore, native to tropical rainforests, rescued from rest stop in Washington
Sha'Carri Richardson runs season-best time in 200, advances to semifinals at trials
In fight against blight, Detroit cracks down on business owners who illegally post signs
Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
Marilyn Monroe’s former Los Angeles home declared a historic monument to save it from demolition
Michigan deputy is fatally shot during a traffic stop in the state’s second such loss in a week
California bill crafted to require school payments to college athletes pulled by sponsor