article thumbnail

Platform Zero wins Kickstarter Challenge for supermarket food waste solution

Inside Retail

Platform Zero, a digital platform that links supermarkets with small businesses as a means to deal with food waste and provide cost of living relief, has emerged as the winner of the 2023 Kickstarter Challenge organised by the Accelerator for Enterprising Women. At the moment it’s just me doing everything,” she said. “So,

article thumbnail

Albertsons Teams with Meta to Reinvent the Digital Circular

Retail TouchPoints

The supermarket ad circular is an age-old marketing tool, albeit one that frequently ends up in the recycling bin. Now Albertsons is taking that a step further, with plans to turn its digital circulars into “dynamic ad campaigns” on Facebook and Instagram. In the U.S.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Sainsbury’s Doubles Down on In-Store Retail Media

Retail TouchPoints

Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s is expanding its partnership with Nectar360 and Clear Channel UK by bringing its Sainsbury’s Live network to stores across the UK. The retailer plans to more than double the number of screens in its stores, from 320 to more than 800.

article thumbnail

The Warehouse Group has a plan to keep prices low as recession looms

Inside Retail

New Zealand’s The Warehouse Group is banking on a new technology to help it generate more revenue from digital advertising, so it can reinvest in keeping prices low amidst a looming economic recession. But this has been turbocharged in recent years, thanks to the rise of online shopping and digital advertising.

Planning 130
article thumbnail

Inside Hy-Vee’s RedMedia Expansion: From the Sofa to the Store

Retail TouchPoints

Hy-Vee is prioritizing this growth area through a strategic partnership with Samsung that allows the supermarket chain to bring dynamic ads and content into stores, as well as through a robust network of Samsung Connected TVs and Direct Out-of-Home (OOH) advertising channels. “Hy-Vee,

article thumbnail

How Gander aims to solve Australia’s billion-dollar food-waste problem

Inside Retail

Gander, a new mobile app designed to help Australian shoppers and supermarkets tackle the issue of food waste, launched in Australia earlier this month. The issue isn’t just exacerbated by customers tossing their scraps, but from supermarkets rejecting oddly shaped fruits and vegetables as well.

article thumbnail

Aldi launches Corner Store in convenience push

Inside Retail

Discount supermarket Aldi is making a push into convenience with the opening this week of a Corner Store concept in North Sydney. The new store layout is designed to support smaller-basket, convenience-driven purchases, in contrast to the traditional big-box Aldi supermarket typically frequented by consumers for larger shopping trips.