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Asda signs up Michael Bublé to star in Taika Waititi directed Christmas ad

Retail Gazette

The Sun reports that Bublé will appear as a checkout worker in a series of ads directed by Taika Waititi, who directed JoJo Rabbit and Thor: Ragnarok. The ad was extremely popular with viewers and advertising effectiveness company System1 ranked it the best advert due to its potential to drive brand impact.

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Supermarkets ‘blatantly disregarding’ HFSS rules

Retail Gazette

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. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Smart shopping carts, low-code and robots: Welcome to retail tech in 2023

Inside Retail

Meanwhile, other companies are using AI to provide a more personalised shopping experience for customers by analysing their browsing and checkout history. In warehouses at retail businesses including Amazon and UK online grocer Ocado, RPA robots are being used to handle tasks such as picking and packing orders.

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Grocery Store Design Impacted by Pandemic-Driven Shopping Behaviors

VMS

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. Advertisement. Advertisement. Advertisement.

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Tesco’s Strategy for Gaining Market Share

Indigo 9 Digital

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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How the Store of the Future will Track Shopper Behavior Ecommerce-Style

Retail TouchPoints

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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Staying Competitive: Keeping Up With Amazon

Rangeme

Morrisons latest to launch AI-powered checkout-free store system. Southeastern Grocers partnered with DoorDash to offer delivery in as few as 45 minutes. Southeastern Grocers links up with DoorDash on 45-minute delivery. Digital advertising. Progressive Grocer. October 19, 2021. , 6 Stevens, Ben. July 19, 2021.