Supermarket

‘Checkout’ creators discuss Season 6, box office hit, and writing comedy during wartime - interview

Checkout’s sixth season started running in Israel this week (and can be seen on kan.org.il as well as on KAN 11), and a movie based on the series was released over the summer.

A SCENE from Season 6 of the popular Israeli sitcom 'Checkout.'
A branch of the Victory Supermarket chain

Supermarket aisles seen quieter than expected ahead of Rosh Hashanah, despite NIS 500m. spent

"You do not feel the holiday yet."

Ahead of the holiday: Shoppers are not rushing yet, but supermarket prices are already rising

King Store Rosh Ha'ayin.

NIS 10m. branch: The supermarket chain aiming to conquer central Israel


Operation Half price at Hazi Hinam: 40% sales surge and dozens of half-price deals

Hazi Hinam launched a major sale with 50% off 700+ products, boosting sales by 40% and drawing customers nationwide. Discounts cover food and personal care items.

 Hazi Hinam

Food chain surprises: "We will absorb the VAT increase"

Carrefour announced it will absorb the VAT increase on 1,700 private label products, including food, pharmaceuticals, toiletries, and fresh meat, chicken, and fish.

 Carrefour Dizengoff Center. The 80th branch in Israel

Australian scientists boost quantum sensors using supermarket grapes

Traditionally, materials like sapphire have been used in quantum sensing devices.

 Australian scientists boost quantum sensors using supermarket grapes.

The supermarket chain decides: Opening on Saturdays too

Spar will open its Kfar Saba branch on Saturdays and expand to Tel Aviv, following the recent dissolution of the partnership between franchisee Amit Ze'ev and billionaire Yitzchak Mirilashvili.

 Spar Israel

SodaStream's experiment: Replacing a thousand bottles with one device

In an innovative campaign, SodaStream highlights its role in reducing plastic by replacing crowded supermarket shelves with a single device offering an eco-friendly and cost-effective solution.

 SodaStream Israel CEO Shlomi Bechor with Noa Rozin

It's not just the price: The supermarket mistake and its cost

We examined factors influencing consumer choices, finding Shufersal as the leader and Wolt Market as the fastest-growing online player.

 Shufersal continues to lead as the strongest and most beloved brand among consumers in Israel. Pictured: Supermarket cart

How Shufersal is confusing you: The mystery behind the price hike

Supersal is discontinuing its private label, raising prices, and says "XPO products are not copies."

 Supersal

Credit cards readers across Israeli stores, gas stations crash in cyberattack

This suspected cyberattack follows previous attempts made by Iran to penetrate Israeli cyber defenses.

 Hand of customer paying with contactless credit card (illustrative)

Food companies sell products that are less healthy in poorer countries, says report

Across 30 companies, the products sold in low-income countries scored lower on a star rating system developed in Australia and New Zealand than those sold in high-income countries.

A woman shops at a supermarket in Jerusalem June 19, 2016.

Dangerous mercury levels found in European canned tuna

Canned tuna sold across major European supermarkets has been found to be 100% contaminated with mercury, according to a recent report by NGOs Bloom and Foodwatch.

 Tuna cans.