Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2022

“As an independent company, we see a tremendous opportunity for PayPal to expand our role as a champion for consumers and partner to merchants , and to help shape the industry as money becomes digital at an increasingly rapid pace.”. Consumers are now more digital, and they’ve gotten into these habits. Source: CivicScience.

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Retail Wire

JULY 6, 2021

Supermarket operators are taking this approach as food manufacturers continue to struggle meeting increased demand from consumers and commercial accounts with COVID-19-related restrictions being lifted across the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2023

While not officially a grocer, many Americans, especially those in rural areas, rely on the retailer for everyday essentials, including food (approximately 80% of Dollar General stores serve communities of 20,000 or fewer people).

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Despite a positive job market and a stabilized economic environment, most consumers ( 96% ) are looking to save money in the short term, according to a recent study from PwC. Now, it’s all about how you reach consumers through tailored promotions.” But you can’t do personalization for everyday products.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 31, 2020

Some companies are still doing well despite a relative lack of e-Commerce infrastructure, but even they are expected to level up as consumer behaviors continue to evolve. For example, discount grocers have remained strong for the past decade — even with their old-fashioned approaches to brick-and-mortar.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2021

According to Merkle’s 2021 Loyalty Barometer report , 81% of consumers want relationships with their favorite brands. For emotional impact, experiences must be quick and immersive, resulting in moments that deliver a positive jolt of excitement, utility or enjoyment to consumers. They must be relevant. They must be ownable.

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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. Private-label brand sales account for 18.1

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Retail Focus

JULY 28, 2021

If it doesn’t benefit the consumer, they won’t do it. The potential for real-time accounting and replenishment systems is unreal — not to mention the supply chain savings that live information from Just Walk Out will yield. Everyone has something to say about Amazon. Maybe try this? ”. We’ll deliver.” .

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

“Our enterprise tech stack is consumer centric,” said Scott Saeger, CIO of GNC in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. When a customer comes to gnc.com, do they feel that GNC understands who they are as a consumer and there’s not this just barrage of ads and recommendations that mean nothing to them?” Saeger asked. “In

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Wiser

MAY 14, 2018

The world of brick and mortar retail still accounts for the vast majority of consumer spending, and there are some segments of the retail industry that are not only going strong, but are here to stay. . What will make the difference in the space this year is the attention that grocers pay to the overall Customer Experience (CX).

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

billion in volume over the previous year and store brands accounted for $199 billion worth of dollar sales across all the major retail channels, an all-time record. As hinted by the digital fragmentation of retail, consumers are becoming hungry for something else — something different — because they’re paralyzed by indecision.

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Mass Relators

JUNE 17, 2024

Consumables recently accounted for about 80% of total sales at DG, and the company’s research suggests that it offers a price advantage over most food and drug retailers, with prices that are competitive with even the largest discount retailers. mass retailer or grocer. Store brand sales increased 4.7%

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Consumers use the internet to conduct research, get recommendations from friends, family and influencers and compare prices before making a final decision. Consumers don’t have to think about transportation, parking, and other limitations like store hours; and Credit cards and virtual payments are like chips in a casino.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 30, 2024

More than 80 local businesses have joined the platform, including grocers, Abacus Bar and Kitchen, ST Ali, Undercover Roasters, and Wabi Sushi. According to the company, food waste accounts for 10 per cent of all greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.

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Mass Relators

JUNE 15, 2021

WASHINGTON — Independent grocers are important sources of jobs, wages and taxes for the communities they serve, according to the latest economic impact study from the National Grocers Association. The wholesalers serving independent grocers account for more than 44,000 additional jobs (and nearly $3.3 of the 2020 U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Retail brands and consumers alike are feeling the pressure of inflation. In the first part of an exclusive four-part series developed in partnership with McKinsey , The Future of Retail Growth , we dig into the pressures impacting consumer behaviors and spending patterns. We recently published two reports that dig into this topic.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 6, 2023

Check out our other stories, on consumer attitudes toward AI , store design applications and customer-facing applications. Because it’s working from much broader inputs and more advanced neural networks, AI can take into account more factors, such as competitive pricing , weather patterns and promotional cannibalization.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Sunway Malls’ turnover has now exceeded pre-Covid 19 levels, and Chan expects the overall increase in consumer traffic to be about 15 per cent above pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2022. Changing consumer behaviour. A great example of this is Grab’s acquisition of Jaya Grocer back in January of this year.

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Retail Minded

MARCH 14, 2022

According to WSJ , “64% of consumers list recycling and reusing among their top three concerns” which spells it out pretty clearly: brands are expected to address their impact on the climate, regardless of industry. . Tell Consumers How You’re Going to Change . Consumers want to see your business being accountable.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 21, 2024

By contrast, Ocado was the fastest-growing grocer over the 12-weeks, with sales rising 12.4%. The online grocer accounts for 1.8% 12 weeks to 14 May 2023 Share 12 weeks to 12 May 2024 Share Change YoY £m % £m % % Total Grocers 32,917 100.0% Meanwhile, Asda sales dropped 2% over the 12 weeks, as its share fell from 13.9

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2022

With each tightening of the delivery window, consumer expectations rose accordingly — not just for Prime members but for a wide swath of ecommerce shoppers. If the mom-and-pop restaurants can figure out how to manage multiple delivery providers, shouldn’t our larger grocers and retailers?”

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

trillion dollars and account for 59% of all global ecommerce by 2027. “It’s This transaction brings together the leaders in online and physical commerce to deliver the excitement of outlet shopping online to consumers and innovative solutions to our brand partners.”. Marketplace White Space #3: Grocery.

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Retail Gazette

JULY 18, 2023

The change comes as spending on promotions increased for the first time in two years, accounting for 25.2% Kantar head of retail and consumer insight Fraser McKevitt said: “Grocery price inflation has now been falling for four months in a row. of the market, due to more supermarkets introducing loyalty member pricing.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

America’s retailers and their workers have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis, with grocers, pharmacies and other retailers working hard to make sure families have access to food, medicine and other needed goods and services. Disruption and innovation are common themes for 2020.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 8, 2024

Last week, Amazon -owned grocery chain Whole Foods announced the launch of a new format store, Whole Foods Market Daily Shop, to make grocery shopping more convenient for urban consumers. According to the market research insights company Numerator, Whole Foods only accounts for 1 per cent of the national grocery store market.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Kantar head of retail and consumer insight Fraser McKevitt said: Monday 23rd December is likely to be the single busiest day for supermarkets this year, although shoppers are already preparing for Christmas. The two grocers now account for 44% of the UK supermarket market. in the 12 weeks to 1st December. Lidl posted a 6.6%

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 23, 2024

According to the latest data from Kantar, sales for the online grocer surged 12.5% Ocado accounted for 1.9% Ocado has maintained its title as the fastest growing supermarket for the second month as total online share reached 12% for the first time since July 2022. of take-home grocery sales – an increase on the 1.7% respectively.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 4, 2024

provides online shoppers with a selection of more than 500 groceries and consumer goods from over a dozen local providers. To Get aims to work with them to provide them with a fairer share of the growing and shifting consumer preference,” Shaw concludes. It was originally published online on Inside Small Business.

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Mass Relators

AUGUST 7, 2023

Food industry companies are maximizing efficiencies and, in some instances, creating strategic redundancies in the supply chain in their unending effort to ensure consumers have access to the products they love,” says Leslie Sarasin, president and chief executive officer of FMI.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

With an unrivalled foundation in [research and development], Impossible is the first company delivering on the promise to make meat from plants that consumers actually prefer over the animal version,” he said, citing surveys the company has conducted. It’s also available in RedMart stores – Singapore’s biggest online grocer – and via Amazon.

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Indeed, lots of brands are choosing this solution, with research from IAB and Europe and Microsoft last year finding that 92% of advertisers and 74% of agencies are currently partnering with retailers to reach consumers. Explaining why this is useful, he says: “Consumers have a life outside of the retailer’s assets.

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Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2023

Their ice cream is also available at selected outlets of Village Grocer, Ben’s Independent Grocer and Qra. The consumer packaged goods route is beneficial as we can be on shelves in supermarkets and drive growth by being in multiple touchpoints. The couple hope to open up a physical store in Bangkok soon.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2022

Retailers in Southeast Asia, like elsewhere, have accelerated their adoption of digital platforms as consumers have been forced online to meet their everyday needs. Although physical stores will continue to play a role, the rise of technology and e-commerce has shifted consumer behaviour and preferences. DTC is poised to grow.

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Mass Relators

MARCH 25, 2024

Despite the frequent trips that shoppers make to the grocery store, the channel only accounts for 8% of volume in the health and beauty care, household products and general merchandise categories, according to Tom Duffy, senior advisor for nonfoods community development at FMI – The Food Industry Association.

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Mass Relators

APRIL 14, 2021

CINCINNATI – Kroger announced that the first of 20 customer fulfillment centers (CFC) it is developing in partnership with British online grocer Ocado Group PLC is ready to fulfill orders from online shoppers. and worldwide.

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Retail Gazette

JULY 17, 2023

Supermarket bosses will be facing energy secretary Grant Shapps after he warned he would hold retailers accountable if they continue to charge “sky high” petrol prices for customers. A number of supermarkets, such as Sainsbury’s , have already said they would welcome the scheme.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 11, 2021

This will allow him to effectively set his own course without taking into account the wishes of other shareholders. The company is trying to gain market share among the 21 weekly food occasions that consumers have – breakfast, lunch and dinner. Despite only owning 6.3 per cent of the company post-listing, Shu hold 57.5

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