Personal Finance

Pilot locations planned for 23 stores in Midwest, L.A. and Puerto Rico
 

The association’s members continue push for full repeal.

The Kroger Co. has entered into a multiyear ATM managed services agreement with Houston-based Cardtronics USA, Inc. to provide comprehensive ATM management services in approximately 800 Kroger grocery and convenience store locations, including ATM installation, complete cash management, maintenance, customer service, monitoring and transaction processing services.

The recent recession appears to have resulted in a more thrifty consumer, according to a new report by market research company The NPD Group that found many respondents of the opinion that their financial situations wouldn’t improve or would even worsen over the next year.

Kroger customers will have access to a platform of financial services through a new strategic alliance with U.S. Bank.

Retail same-store sales excluding Walmart increased 2.7 percent last month as sales growth inched up despite the effects of a sluggish stock market and changing shopper patterns, according to Columbus, Ohio-based Kantar Retail, a global retail insights and consulting business.

Frugalicious, a Web site that helps consumers save money, yesterday began offering its money-saving grocery-shopping resources, known as “The Weekly Tools,” free to Southern Californians.

A new poll by the American Beverage Association signals that, after successfully beating back a congressional proposal for taxes on soda last year