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How Brands Can Deliver Sustainable Instant Commerce for Consumers

Retail TouchPoints

Consumers’ expectations of quick delivery have been building since Amazon launched its two-day delivery promise with Prime membership way back in 2005. At the time, Amazon held an incredible competitive advantage and, as other retailers have struggled for years to catch up, Amazon has just kept going.

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How Brands Large and Small are Leaning into the Amazon Effect to Compete

Retail TouchPoints

It’s not just possible but inevitable that retailers can thrive on Amazon and compete with it at the same time. A business model that was only possible with their unparalleled investment in the systems and shipping, fulfillment and supply chain infrastructure to support it. The purchasing power of $79 in 2005 equals about $109.90

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First Quarter Feedback for Grocery Retail: Insights from the Start of 2021

Retail TouchPoints

But not every brick-and-mortar grocery store is destined to become a micro-fulfillment center. Paper coupon use saw a similarly robust year-over-year increase: 70% of shoppers reported using at least one in the three months prior to the Study. This compares with 65% of shoppers reporting the same last year.

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Macy’s vs. HBC: Two Different Takes on the Ecommerce Spinoff

Retail TouchPoints

Murali Gokki, a Managing Director in the retail practice at AlixPartners — the consulting firm that has become retailers’ go-to as they consider ecommerce spinoffs — has a more nuanced take: “The broader pressure is about transforming [these businesses] to a digital-first mindset,” he said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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First Quarter Feedback for Grocery Retail: Insights from the Start of 2021

Retail TouchPoints

But not every brick-and-mortar grocery store is destined to become a micro-fulfillment center. Paper coupon use saw a similarly robust year-over-year increase: 70% of shoppers reported using at least one in the three months prior to the Study. This compares with 65% of shoppers reporting the same last year.

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The Very Group appoints Lionel Desclée as group CEO

365 Retail

He previously spent three years as president and CEO of Walmart in Japan, where he led a 35,000-strong team at Seiyu, the Japanese supermarket business with a significant food and non-food presence. While in the US, he also led finance and business planning for six retail brands including Food Lion, Hannaford and Bottom Dollar Food.

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Dollar General recasts management via promotions, hirings

Mass Relators

Simonsen joined Dollar General in 2013, and has held roles in store operations, procurement, pricing, business analytics and merchandising planning. Since joining Dollar General in 2005, Hickman has worked in various roles within the perishables category, most recently serving as senior director, a post he has held since 2019.