Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The supply chain crisis means an out-of-stock crisis for grocers, and empty shelves means unhappy and disloyal customers. To operate profitably and satisfy customers, grocers will optimize their assortments with far fewer, but more reliable and affordable products. . In 2022, grocers will need to become digital-first.

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365 Retail

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Asda has announced it will be the first supermarket to trial an automated age verification solution at self-checkouts which aims to make it easier and quicker for customers using this facility. If the system detects a customer looks younger than 25, they can prove their age through the Yoti and Post Office EasyID apps.

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Retail Minded

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

But they do want a faster, more efficient shopping experience once they’re within those doors. . Although self-service checkouts were first introduced in 1986 , they are still far from perfect. Plus, when implemented the wrong way, they only add friction to the shopping experience. . ShopRite’s Scan and Go app has a dismal 2.2

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

It opened the store in Holborn, central London, on Monday, yards away from similar checkout-free stores from Amazon and Tesco. Sainsbury’s has opened a checkout-free store in central London (Sainsbury’s/PA). The shop near Sainsbury’s headquarters had previously been open to staff in a trial (Sainsbury’s/PA).

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Mass Relators

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Southeastern Grocers Inc. As we conclude 2021 and look back at all we have accomplished as a community and company, I am simply amazed,” Southeastern Grocers president and CEO Anthony Hucker said in a statement. Additionally, the grocer partnered with thousands of local organizations throughout the Southeast and donated $1.5

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Mass Relators

JUNE 21, 2023

Grocers will rise or fall based on their ability to align themselves to the dominant demographic, cultural, economic, and technological trends that will slowly reshape the market context over decades to come. While 80% of consumers aspire to choose healthier foods when shopping, price is a barrier for 60% of them.

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Retail Focus

JULY 28, 2021

The idea eliminates checkout lines. Let’s consider first the effects of Just Walk Out on retail environments: No checkouts equals 8-12% floor space saved. No checkouts affords a more motivated customer-facing team. Developers and shopping centers can completely rethink their footprints, optimizing cost and potential worth, too.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Shoppers at the grocery giant will then be able to turn points into vouchers to get money off their Tesco shop. This comes as the Big 4 grocer revealed last month it is ditching the majority of manned checkouts from many of its larger stores as it moves towards a greater focus on self-service checkouts.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

For instance, many restaurants might try and compete with traditional grocery shopping by adopting delivery services in order to appeal to consumers who lack the time, space or inclination to cook. Transform shopping in-store. Supermarket coffee bars, for example, are known to generate a more relaxed shopping environment.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The move comes as research commissioned by the retailer found 48% of Brits are worried about affording food shops in the lead up to Christmas. Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free Sign up here to g et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning The grocer is offering customers a code that will give them up to £1.99

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 6, 2023

“We want our customers to feel inspired — through our product, our content and our innovative creative partnerships — but most importantly, through the shopping experience itself,” said Richard Flint, President of Europe for Claire’s in a statement.

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VMS

MAY 17, 2021

That was the main change in shopping behavior grocers experienced during the coronavirus pandemic. For many grocers, that translated into higher sales. VMSD checked in with several grocers and design firms specializing in the grocery sector for some likely answers. FULLER BASKETS/FEWER TRIPS. Advertisement. Advertisement.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

It opened the store in Holborn, central London, on Monday, yards away from similar checkout-free stores from Amazon and Tesco. Sainsbury’s has opened a checkout-free store in central London (Sainsbury’s/PA). The shop near Sainsbury’s headquarters had previously been open to staff in a trial (Sainsbury’s/PA).

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2023

It’s hard to believe that the invention of the UPC — first used by railroads almost 100 years ago and then introduced to speed grocery checkout lines back in 1974 — hasn’t changed. For example, a customer shopping for jeans could stop at a display that features a sign reading “Need Help?” alongside a large QR code.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 4, 2023

According to a report from the Obesity Health Alliance (OHA) and Food Active, a quarter of the 25 stores they had visited had put sweets, crisps, fizzy drinks or other “less healthy” items in parts of the shop that include near checkouts or on end-of-aisle displays.

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free Sign up here to g et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning Hurley said the cameras were among “a range of security measures in place”, which also include checking customers’ shopping bags at the checkouts, to respond to the rise in crime.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Many grocers tend to think too big-picture when it comes to finding solutions for increasing labor costs. In reality, some of the easiest ways to decrease labor costs offer tangible, efficient and adaptable solutions that grocers can implement almost immediately.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 14, 2024

Independent Queensland grocer Skippys Fresh Frootz has garnered attention on social media for its videos highlighting its low prices at a time when Australia’s major supermarkets are facing scrutiny for their lack of transparency in their price-setting practices. Bunnings is now back in first place.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2022

When we have partnerships with these merchants they’re trusted brands, so consumers can feel good about shopping with those brands.”. What are the implications of not offering alternative payment methods, not just for grocers but for retailers in general? Source: CivicScience. Those businesses will win over time.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Kroger reached more than $10 billion in ecommerce sales in 2021, and the grocer aims to double both its digital sales and profitability rate by the end of 2023, according to CEO Rodney McMullen. “Our new service provides customers with one more way to shop with us and addresses the importance of convenience and immediacy.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 4, 2023

What we’re seeing now is the ease of online shopping, including no in-person engagement, seeping into physical stores. Mars Wrigley is working on ‘Smiley,’ a robotic employee created to bring customers free candy samples as they shop in select ShopRite grocery stores. Is the investment worth it? Numbers don’t lie.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 17, 2023

While most supermarkets prioritized developments that facilitated COVID-era shopping behaviors like grocery delivery, curbside pickup or self-checkout, grocery shoppers are now looking for improved in-store experiences. Local grocers also have invested heavily in regional product arrays to differentiate their shopping experience.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 10, 2024

This will likely see more value messaging put forward by the big grocers in a bid to win over customers. Shoppers will seek out timeless products that can be worn year-round and styled in multiple ways,” he says, adding that easy layering pieces will find themselves in many shopping baskets throughout 2024.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

An Australian Asian grocery retailer that is progressively installing automated cash-handling devices across its store network says the technology has cut customer checkout waiting times, reduced manual labour for its staff – and boosted its bottom line. Most could only provide standalone front-office or back-office solutions.

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CJ Retail Solutions

MARCH 25, 2020

Dedicated shopping hours for the wonderful front-line NHS staff and also the elderly and vulnerable have been introduced by the majority of supermarkets. As well as this, many grocers have initiated plans to pay its smaller suppliers – those which do business worth £1m or less with the grocer – within two days rather than two weeks.

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I Vend

AUGUST 17, 2022

Supermarket shopping is, for the vast majority of consumers, an essential. Whilst other forms of retail may be seen as leisure and pleasure, the weekly food shop is more likely to be considered a must-do chore. Shoppers are ‘ prioritising convenience and safety above all else’ reports The Grocer. iVend Retail for Supermarket.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Soaring food prices put the grocers under the spotlight and, despite the wafer-thin margins they operate on, execs from Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons were hauled in front of MPs to investigate whether the sector was profiteering from the cost-of-living crisis. Food and drink inflation rose to 19.1%

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2022

Food shopping is a highly personal, and sometimes emotional, experience. And because food shopping decisions align directly with consumers’ needs and preferences, food retailers have a unique opportunity to differentiate through the physical experience they offer. Photo courtesy of: Shutterstock. Exemplary Product Presentation.

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365 Retail

JULY 28, 2021

The idea eliminates checkout lines. Let’s consider first the effects of Just Walk Out on retail environments: No checkouts equals 8-12% floor space saved. No checkouts affords a more motivated customer-facing team. Developers and shopping centers can completely rethink their footprints, optimizing cost and potential worth, too.

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I Vend

AUGUST 10, 2021

But shopping for food continued and supermarkets – the leviathans of the grocery segment with up to 95% share – have not only kept their doors open, but have seen a massive surge in demand, online and in brick and mortar stores. The shift to online shopping started as a necessity, but is now a habit. Online is essential.

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365 Retail

MAY 24, 2023

But it was decades in the making, born by the grocery sector’s need to bust long checkout queues. Barcodes have been delivering ever since that first scan—of a pack of Wrigley’s Chewing Gum—making a permanent mark on the worldtransforming retail, how we shop and more. And this is just one example of its many benefits in patient care.

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Star Miconics

APRIL 1, 2022

With a trio of capacities available, these scales are perfect for grocery, shipping, retail, frozen yogurt and ice cream shops, or bulk sales of any kind. Even cannabis operations requiring larger weights of flower can use the mG-T scales.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

To be clear, we’re not talking about next-gen store tech like autonomous checkout or inventory-light, QR-based store experiences like the now defunct Amazon Style stores and recent Pinterest pop-ups. Rema 1000 x Revionics Photo courtesy Rema 1000 Norwegian discount grocer Rema 1000 faces intense competition to keep its prices low.

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

These skills will be much needed at Morrisons, which has been the laggard of the traditional grocers in recent times. ” He believes that retailers need to solve customer problems, be that improving availability, or shortening wait times at the checkout, and also respond to new shopping behaviours. .’

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Mass Relators

DECEMBER 13, 2021

“We believe that brick-and-mortar retailers are the backbone of the future of grocery, as people want to shop from the grocers they know, love and trust.”. At the same time, he notes, “We saw grocery delivery move into the mainstream, with COVID-19 forever changing consumer shopping and buying behavior.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 3, 2021

Thirteen years after Woolworths introduced self-service checkouts to Australian supermarket shoppers, discount grocer Aldi has bowed to the demand for quick and convenient self-serve transactions at its stores. Aldi’s move into self-service checkouts isn’t the only sign that the retailer is embracing digital transactions.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JUNE 7, 2022

That’s one of the reasons why discount grocers like Aldi and Lidl were able to gain share in the United Kingdom over a decade ago after the last recession. It has attacked the threat from discount grocers head on by offering everyday low prices on a selection of items and it’s paying off. Value for money. Source: Bloomberg.

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