Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 18, 2024

While this is longer than we originally thought, we knew it was a possibility and our merger agreement and divestiture plan accounted for such potential timing,” according to a joint statement from the retailers. “We Top execs from both companies defended the merger in testimony to a U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 13, 2024

However, this void also presents a significant opportunity for grocers. Drizly’s demise not only gives grocers the chance to lead in the alcohol retail sector but also to connect more deeply with the community. Here are three key steps grocers can take to regain customer loyalty and strengthen their position in the market.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 4, 2025

One manager said that because bonuses are part of their overall wage packageoften accounting for thousands of poundsscrapping them effectively amounts to a pay cut. Then to find out through the media, without anything being said in-store, is an absolute joke. “The timing makes it worse, one Asda manager said.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 11, 2023

Mexican grocer Chedraui , Raley’s Supermarkets and Primark Stores have topped the National Retail Federation’s 2023 Hot 25 Retailers list, which ranks the fastest-growing retail companies in the U.S. 5; and Southern California retailer Superior Grocers added 22 Numero Uno stores in 2022, pushing it to No. Superior Grocers (up 30.1%) 7.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2022

In 2019, online grocery accounted for 6.3% Alongside the infrastructure dilemma, when speaking to grocers about their online operation, it becomes clear just how challenging optimizing and unlocking value during the ecommerce end-to-end process can be. of total US grocery sales. Then in 2021, grocery ecommerce sales reached 9.5%

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 28, 2025

Earlier this month, the platform unveileda new white label solution, named Deliveroo Express , designed for grocers and retailers in the UK and Ireland, enabling them to offer rapid, on-demand delivery through their own online channels.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 28, 2025

The pre-authorisation payment is taken from the customers card before they can pass through a barrier to enter, The Grocer reported. However, customers may be left waiting several days for the 10 to return to their account if they walk out empty handed. The deposit is then deducted from the cost of the shop on exit.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The pandemic helped, of course, but that alone cant account for the companys impressive growth over the past 13 years. Were building our technology for our retailer partners to help them compete with much, much, much larger players and grocers. Instacart executives celebrate the company’s IPO on Sept. Image courtesy Instacart.)

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Instacart has made a number of updates to its tools for grocers, further expanding its reach beyond its own app. Once a merchant installs the Instacart app within Shopify, they can set up a free Instacart Ads Manager account.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 4, 2021

Grocers, like Morrisons in the UK, used Amazon Connect to immediately respond to the challenges of the pandemic. Self-isolating customers without access to the internet or a Morrisons.com account could call through Amazon Connect to order groceries over the phone — no account or internet needed. The Retail Butterfly.

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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 Gazette

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Over 300,000 Tesco employees will share in this special gift, which includes free Clubcard vouchers as a “little extra” thank you for their contributions, The Grocer reported. Today, more than 23 million UK households use a Tesco Clubcard, and the scheme now accounts for 82% of the supermarkets sales.

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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 Gazette

APRIL 9, 2025

Aldi accounted for 10.6% Including the additional items, Asda is still the third largest grocer in the UK behind Tesco and Sainsburys. Aldi has overtaken Asda on food and drink sales in a fresh blow to the embattled supermarket chain.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Sainsbury’s store will see customers use its SmartShop app when entering the store, before picking up items and leaving as cameras are used to recognise which products are purchased before charging customers to their credit or debit card linked to the account.

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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 Focus

JULY 28, 2021

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. For example, since McDonald’s introduced kiosk ordering systems, sales have increased, in part due to reduced customer pressure at point of sale (POS).

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 24, 2025

The supermarket giant has drafted in the social-direst creative agency as it aims to strengthen its social media strategy and increase its influence on TikTok, Instagram, and other platforms, reported The Grocer. Uncovered CEO and founder Chris Cookson added: Winning the Tesco social account is a defining achievement for our agency.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 2, 2023

Not surprisingly, given that small businesses account for 99.9% Directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Rayka Zehtabchi, the film depicts the comeback story of Tom Mulholland, the owner of Mulholland Grocery , a multigenerational grocer in Malvern, Iowa. of all businesses in the U.S.,

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2022

What are the implications of not offering alternative payment methods, not just for grocers but for retailers in general? We do that without requiring the account holder to ‘hold the keys,’ [meaning that] if you have a PayPal or Venmo account you can literally buy just a few dollars of Bitcoin or Ethereum or some of the other currencies.

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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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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

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

A grocer may be able to offer a regular customer the same pasta brand each week, but GNC seeks to understand its shoppers’ overall goals so that it can keep up with their long-term health and wellness journey. Being hyper-personalized is about making the right recommendations at the right time.”

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 27, 2025

Morrisons’ loyalty scheme has launched on Deliveroo, allowing shoppers to link their Morrisons More account to their Deliveroo account to rack up points from their purchases from the supermarket.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2021

Grocers could include links to a set of curated recipes tailored to products purchased, or retailers could invite customers to play a fun trivia game, specific to their purchase, to drive education and anticipation.

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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. Australia records more than 7.6

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Pavich used salsa as an example: if a grocer adds a new brand of salsa to its assortment, it has to consider the base pricing of a product that’s similar to it based on size, price elasticity, quality, etc. Then you’d have to take into account the volume differences and the fact that one is organic, and one is not.”

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 10, 2024

Once the hidden object has been located, users can head to hbc.wowbao.com, where they will be prompted to sign up (or sign in) to the Hot Buns Club rewards program and connect their Roblox account. They can then head back to Roblox to claim their digital item.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 28, 2024

Accounting firm EY has resigned as auditor to Asda as one of its senior partners beginning a romantic relationship with Mohsin Issa. EY confirmed the partner had resigned from the company and that she had never carried out work related to the supermarket’s audit.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 27, 2024

The grocer claimed its key customer satisfaction metrics were “improving strongly”, and that its complaints had more than halved during the last 20 weeks. ” The update comes depsite the grocer pulling in a £1bn loss last year, as its debt interest payments related to its private equity takeover soared. .”

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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. One way is through thoughtfully designed private label grocery brands — beloved because they’re generally cheaper than the name brands, without a steep drop in quality.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 18, 2022

A great example of this is Grab’s acquisition of Jaya Grocer back in January of this year. Jaya Grocer is a leading mass-premium supermarket chain in Malaysia. The partnership is designed to accelerate the GrabMart component of the Grab superapp in Malaysia. trillion from 2020 to 2030.

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Asda issued a £2.1bn dividend to its owners after they purchased the company, according to accounts published today. The grocer declared the dividend to EG Group, owned by the Issa brothers, in September 2022 despite over an 80% plunge in pre-tax profits last year.

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

In collaboration with financial services provider Wagestream, the UK’s third-largest supermarket is offering staff a savings account with a 4.7% annual equivalent rate (AER), which is safeguarded by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 6, 2023

The solution provider noted that grocers using its solution typically see a 3% sales increase, significant improvement in inventory turns and up to 25% less food waste — a result that would support the supermarket retailer’s sustainability goals.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 29, 2024

The acquired stores are based in key target locations designed to grow the grocer’s coverage across England, Northern Ireland and Scotland, as part of its Next Level Sainsbury’s plan. It reported an £84m loss in the year to January 2023, from a profit of £30m the year prior, according to accounts viewed by The Times.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 5, 2024

The move follows evidence given by both GMB Union and the grocer’s bosses at a committee session before Christmas, which Asda co-owner TDR Capital did not attend. GMB national officer Nadine Houghton said: “It’s right that MPs will finally get the chance to hold TDR Capital to account on their co-ownership of Asda.

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