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Supermarket advertising with POP marketing

Tokinomo

When you walk into the supermarket, what makes you choose a bottle of pasta sauce over another one? Or a box of cereal over another brand? It's not just the price—it's the marketing. Marketing is how brands convince us that their pasta sauce tastes better, or that their cereal is healthier than all the others.

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Is this the end of Australia’s supermarket duopoly?

Inside Retail

The allegations of price-gouging during a cost-of-living crisis by Australian supermarkets Coles and Woolworths could finally be the death knell of the duopoly that has long dominated the country’s grocery sector. In December last year, the Senate announced an inquiry into the price-setting practices and market power of major supermarkets.

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Why supermarkets could face scrutiny for the way they discount, too

Inside Retail

Amidst multiple inquiries into the price-setting practices of Australian supermarkets, Woolworths and Coles are seemingly leading with more specials and promotions than ever. Choice is looking for the real deal Supermarkets are where Australians feel cost-of-living pressures the most, and food inflation is far from a myth.

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Iceland updates famous slogan under new advertising push

Retail Gazette

Iceland has updated its slogan “That’s why mums go to Iceland” to highlight that people other than mothers shop in the supermarket. Despite the updated strapline, the supermarket’s new adverts will continue its tradition of featuring famous mums, with its latest showing TV personality Josie Gibson. .

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New ways of earning more consumer trust through advertising

Retail Focus

Trust leads to sales This shift towards wanting to be served ad content from already trusted brands calls for a greater cross-channel approach to shopper engagement, which means retailers should consider a blend of 1st party and 3rd party channels within their advertising strategies to deliver increased interaction, conversion and sales.

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Platform Zero wins Kickstarter Challenge for supermarket food waste solution

Inside Retail

Platform Zero, a digital platform that links supermarkets with small businesses as a means to deal with food waste and provide cost of living relief, has emerged as the winner of the 2023 Kickstarter Challenge organised by the Accelerator for Enterprising Women.

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Supermarkets ‘blatantly disregarding’ HFSS rules

Retail Gazette

Some UK supermarkets are “blatantly disregarding” rules aimed at tackling childhood obesity by placing restrictions on where products high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) can be placed. This shows that regulation can help make the healthy choice the easy choice for everyone,” she said. “It