Inside Retail

MAY 6, 2024

At the World Retail Congress in Paris, industry executives and experts weighed in on a panel to advise retailers on the best strategies to improve employee retention, create jobs that meet needs and ensure effective management. We are terrible at explaining why retail is a great industry to work in… How do we make it more exciting?”

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VMS

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

To bring this matter to grocery executives’ attention, Progressive Grocer reports , a group of consumer groups sent an open call-to-action letter to the presidents of a dozen large supermarket chains asking them to find ways to help senior citizens and low-income shoppers take advantage of advertised digital-only in-store discounts.

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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. If you look at the growth in grocery, it’s almost all [mergers and acquisitions] ,” said Marcotte in a blog post. 13), Publix (No.

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Mass Relators

JULY 28, 2021

ARLINGTON, VA — The grocery industry has an opportunity to expand its share of consumers’ total food spending by improving its foodservice offerings, according to a new analysis by FMI, the food industry association. Grocery foodservice is at a competitive inflection point when we look at the state of the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 31, 2023

The rise of club stores is likely being driven, at least in part, by record high inflation. Indeed, price was the top consumer need across all income brackets , including 66% of people making $50,000 to $74,999 and 53% making more than $200,000.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2024

The California-based grocer will roll out Caper Carts, Instacart’s AI-powered smart carts, and FoodStorm, an order management system designed to power the retailer’s food service and catering experiences. “Our “Embracing new revenue streams through Storefront Pro offers us a solid foundation to enhance our business online.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Today, thanks to the creativity of chains like Target, Costco, Publix, Whole Foods, Wegmans, Trader Joe’s and Walmart, consumers no longer see private-label products as inferior copycats. Look closely at the latest crop of newly launched store brands in grocery and retail. But other grocers and retailers are not Target.

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Mass Relators

APRIL 18, 2022

. — After a two-year, COVID-induced hiatus and subsequent postponement from January to March 2022, FMI – The Food Industry Association convened its Midwinter Executive Conference at the Hyatt Regency Orlando hotel. The supply chain heads the list of trouble spots.

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Mass Relators

JULY 10, 2023

Grocers will rise or fall based on their ability to align themselves to the dominant demographic, cultural, economic and technological trends that will slowly reshape the market context over decades to come. Conversely, Harris Teeter, Wegmans, Publix and Sprouts Farmers Market are most vulnerable to the fiscal conservatism trend.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 26, 2022

Now SoftBank-backed Blinkit and its rival Zepto are racing to hire staff and open stores in their bid to grab a share of the market by offering the convenience of delivery in 10 minutes, much faster than their competitors. It’s a threat to the larger players,” Ashwin Mehta, a lead IT sector analyst at India’s Ambit Capital, told Reuters. “If

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Asda has named Adam Zavalis as its new vice president of marketing who is set to join the grocer next month from Aldi, where he spent 8 years as marketing director. It is a business with a rich history as a consumer champion and an exciting future, which I am delighted to be part of.”

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 16, 2022

Albertson’s will soon join that mix as well, and the company’s Senior Director of Marketplaces Jasmin Krdzalic gave attendees at last week’s Retail Innovation Conference & Expo a sneak peek at what he and his team are building. Krdzalic isn’t intimidated by this history or the challenge ahead; in fact, it’s what excites him. “[In

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 6, 2020

So, from our perspective, there was an opportunity to serve both consumers and merchants toward the goal of making sure that we can get the best of a city to the customers that live there.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Outfits like GoPuff, Gorillas and 1520 took the grocery market by storm in 2021, offering a limited menu of consumables, delivered to your door in an incredible 30 minutes or less (and commanding multi-billion dollar valuations in the process.) In 2022, grocers will need to become digital-first.

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Mass Relators

MARCH 25, 2024

Building on burgeoning consumer interest in the link between health and nutrition, the grocery industry aims to raise its profile as a destination for a broad and expanding range of products and services that support customers’ well-being. That percentage is even higher, at 84%, when we look at just food retailers.”

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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

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Southeastern Grocers Inc. The outlet is the first of three new Winn-Dixie stores the grocer is opening to support economic growth in its communities. Our goal is to positively impact our local communities through service, both inside and outside our stores,” Southeastern Grocers president and CEO Anthony Hucker said.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 5, 2023

As the retail media landscape continues to grow , Uber is expanding the types of ads available to CPG brands on the Uber Eats platform, and Sprouts Famers Market is leveraging Instacart ’s Carrot Ads platform to launch its own retail media network.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Kantar head of retail and consumer insight Fraser McKevitt said: “The scene is set for record-breaking spend through the supermarket tills this Christmas. “The festive period is always a bumper one for the grocers with consumers buying on average 10% more items than in a typical month. of the grocery market.

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 31, 2022

CHICAGO — Amazon took the top spot in dunnhumby’s latest ranking of the nation’s top grocery retailers, with H-E-B following in second place and Market Basket leapfrogging three retailers to take the third spot away from Trader Joe’s. Price now sits alone at the top in importance, with Digital and Quality tied for second.

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Mass Relators

JUNE 21, 2023

Grocers will rise or fall based on their ability to align themselves to the dominant demographic, cultural, economic, and technological trends that will slowly reshape the market context over decades to come. Conversely, Harris Teeter, Wegman’s, Publix, and Sprouts Farmers Market are most vulnerable to the fiscal conservatism trend.

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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

JULY 20, 2022

Save A Lot has entered a new partnership with RangeMe to scale the discount grocer’s sourcing efforts for new and innovative products. The deal will help Save A Lot fulfill its mission of providing consumers with products that meet their needs via new product discovery of emerging and established brands.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Sainsbury’s and Iceland were the only two supermarkets to attract more shoppers last month as the grocery sector upped its efforts to draw in cash-strapped consumers. share of the total market as sales rose by 4.9%, behind that of the total online market, which saw year-on-year growth of 6.8%. .” and Morrisons on 10.1%.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2023

Disney Advertising and Kroger Precision Marketing (KPM), the retail media business of Kroger, have partnered to bring streaming to retail and CPG marketers. A select group of CPG brands will participate in the initial beta program, with the solution slated to launch to the general market in the second half of 2023.

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Inside Retail

JULY 18, 2021

Pretty Green, a sustainability-focused grocery delivery service, offers a range of fresh produce from local markets, as well as popular household staples for free and contactless delivery, with no minimum spend. The post Online grocer Pretty Green aims to rock big players with six-minute delivery appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2024

How can retailers capitalize on this shift and the emerging market opportunities? This opens up a significant opportunity for global retailers to position themselves as trailblazers in these markets. This allows them to merge smaller, disparate data sets in real time, providing a more detailed view of consumer behavior.

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Mass Relators

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Ninety-five percent of grocers with omnichannel capabilities saw e-commerce sales advance more than 200% last year. Another promising development for supermarkets is the growing interest among consumers in their well-being and eagerness to harness better nutrition as a way to support their health.

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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. But at the same time merchants’ margins are being squeezed, making intelligent pricing and promotions strategies even more critical for success.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Here are five key trends for retailers to pay attention to as they strategize for the months and years ahead: Retail Media Networks (RMNs): One of the most important topics of the past 18 months, RMNs offer the opportunity for many grocers to expand their revenue by monetizing their data and scaling their on-site and off-site audience activation.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 24, 2022

Instacart is currently piloting the new ad service with Schnuck Markets , Good Food Holdings and Plum Market , among others, with plans to roll it out more broadly later this year. We are eager to continue to test and iterate on these new concepts as consumer needs continue to evolve.”

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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. Gross margins remained strong (31.2/%).

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Mass Relators

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Consumers flocked online for essential purchases, adding $102.08 Overall in 2021, consumers spent $870.78 To help answer that question and keep up with this growth between now and then, grocers need to upgrade their e-commerce platforms — and functionality — with scalable and integrated solutions. billion online with U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

As consumers look to save money on takeaways and eating out, grocery retailers can be the quiet winners during an economic downturn. We saw this at the start of the pandemic when food store sales shot up by 21%. still plan to cook more at home. While this may sound positive for supermarkets, it also brings new challenges.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 6, 2023

At the same time the brand also is expanding its presence across grocery stores in the U.S. Designed for total brand immersion with experiences and social storytelling at its core, the company said the new location on Rue Faubourg St. through a growing roster of consumer products partnerships with national and regional grocers. .”

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 4, 2023

Oh great, another screen I need to market on, said no brand manager ever. And yet 2023 may be remembered by C-suite marketing teams everywhere as the year when the not-very-exciting category of digital signage became supercharged thanks to two key elements: retail media networks and first-person data.

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Mass Relators

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

WASHINGTON – Slower growth in wages and job creation are expected to weigh on consumers in the months ahead, according to the National Retail Federation, which nonetheless foresees an increase in spending in 2024 but at a rate slightly below overall economic activity. in the third quarter, its fastest growth in three years.

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