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MAY 3, 2023

million new customers the grocer attracted that year. to help support new stores in the area, including plans to add stores in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, La. both new markets for the grocer. The off-price grocer also has been expanding its omnichannel options through a partnership with DoorDash launched in February 2023.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In August, the solution was piloted at Aalto University Campus, home to a student village with more than 4,000 residents. Last Mile Autonomous Delivery ( LMAD ) , a startup launched by EIT Digital , has developed a software platform to operate multiple types of autonomous delivery robots (ADRs).

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

At the end of shift, cassettes containing the cash are removed and installed in another secure device in the back office. At the beginning, this may seem like a heavy investment, but it will save headaches and money in the long term,” he concluded. Most could only provide standalone front-office or back-office solutions.

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JULY 19, 2021

and the company plans to have nationwide coverage by the end of this year. Uber has found partners in regional supermarkets like Southeastern Grocers and recently started a relationship with Albertsons Companies that will offer delivery from 1,200 stores under more than half a dozen banners.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Kroger and Albertsons will sell 413 stores across 17 states and the District of Columbia, along with eight distribution centers, two offices and five private label brands, to C&S Wholesale Grocers for approximately $1.9 billion in cash. In May 2023 the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union had voted to oppose any mergers. “C&S

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 14, 2025

Asda chair Allan Leighton has laid down his game plan for turning around the UK’s third biggest grocer and “ regaining customers trust” The supermarket chain saw its like-for-like sales slide 3.4% It was also the only grocer to see its sales fall over the crucial Christmas trading period, according to Kantar. .

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MARCH 4, 2022

Reasor’s Foods has reduced cart abandonment among its online shoppers with the deployment of a white-label meal planning solution from GroceryShopii. Since integrating the solution into its RecipeToTable meal planning option in summer 2021, shoppers using it are 5X more likely to complete their ecommerce transactions compared to non-users.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The supply chain crisis means an out-of-stock crisis for grocers, and empty shelves means unhappy and disloyal customers. To operate profitably and satisfy customers, grocers will optimize their assortments with far fewer, but more reliable and affordable products. . In 2022, grocers will need to become digital-first.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Speed to market matters, and native AI systems can upload data at scale and validate it to ensure accuracy, all in near-real time. For example, accurate, real-time data can help ensure that merchandise financial planning has the information it needs to meet its target margins. What if youre not ready to replace a legacy PIM?

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 10, 2025

Deliveroo has launched a 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. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazettes free daily email newsletter

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 29, 2025

The German grocery giant will be able to go ahead with its plans to launch the pub inside its Dundonald store, based near Belfast, after a judge dismissed an appeal raised by another trader. Despite this, Colton ruled that the grocer had established the “inadequacy” of local pub offerings.

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Retail Gazette

JUNE 2, 2025

He received 2.17m from the grocer’s long term incentive plan. Related Story Data: Price wars drive growth at Tesco and Sainsburys 28/05/2025 x 9:20 AM Sainsbury’s paid its chief financial officer Blthnaid Bergin 2.26m last year – just less than the 2.35m she received the year before due to lower bonus payments.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Originally scheduled to start in a VP role at Asda in March, Staniland will now take on the position of group trading director and executive committee member at Morrisons in February. He spent four years at Iceland as trading director and previously worked at fellow grocers Waitrose and Aldi.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Kroger and Albertsons Companies are reportedly working on plans to sell between 250 and 300 of their combined 4,996 stores in order to alleviate U.S. The move is aimed at easing regulators’ concerns that the deal could lead to grocery price hikes during a time of heavy inflation. Albertsons was then able to buy many of the stores back.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Holland & Barrett is planning to open up to 50 new stores in the UK next year as it ramps up its expansion plans. The targeted store expansion for next year includes standalone stores, new formats and instore concessions with its retail partners, The Grocer reported.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 2, 2025

Related Story Aldi and Lidl launch new stores ahead of Christmas in latest expansion drive 05/12/2024 x 12:08 PM The German discounter – Britain’s sixth biggest supermarket chain, was the fastest growing bricks-and-mortar grocer in the year to end-November, with sales up 6.6% year-on-year, Kantar said last month.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The alliance, which is made up of 165,000 businesses across the grocery supply chain, is calling for a ‘national food security plan’ to minimise future price increases due to further disruption. Earlier this year, a head of lettuce was $10 [at the supermarkets]. The fresh(est) food people.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 10, 2025

The supermarket giant shaved as much as 4m off its expectations for the forthcoming yearas chief executive Ken Murphy looks to safeguard the grocer’s market share of 28.5% – its highest level since 2016.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 25, 2024

The deal marks Grubhub’s first national grocery deal following its partnership with Mercato , a marketplace for independent grocers. “At Albertsons Cos. we are committed to providing customers with convenience, choice and variety,” said Amber Kappa, VP of Business Development and Digital Innovation at Albertsons Cos.

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JUNE 6, 2022

The profit margin at grocery has always been razor-thin, and now, with online grocery growing in popularity, retailers must add the costs of picking individual orders and doorstep delivery to their already tight balance sheets. Especially after COVID people are quite used to staying at home and shopping for groceries online,” said Chen.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 24, 2023

In the latest developments, Kroger is looking beyond its websites with plans to expand in-store advertising opportunities, and Walmart is teaming up with more tech partners to help brands get the most out of its retail media network. Kroger Makes Major Push to Expand Retail Media in Stores Kroger plans to add smart screens at 500 of its U.S.

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AUGUST 28, 2024

Our goal is simple – providing food and essential household items across a limited range of national brands and no name brand products at our lowest possible price,” said Per Bank, President and CEO of Loblaw Companies Ltd. This is a test and learn project, and we’re planning to listen and adjust quickly. in a statement.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Morrisons will utilise long-standing tech partner Ocado’s fulfilment centres to help drive its move to more in-store fulfilment, as the bricks-and-mortar grocer reassesses its online grocery operations. At its 2021 peak, the online grocer was valued at £22bn, but it is now worth around £3bn.

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JUNE 3, 2022

The launch is likely related to Albertsons’ plans to re-enter the marketplace arena; the retailer’s Senior Director of Marketplaces Jasmin Krdzalic provided a “sneak peek” at the May 2022 RICE conference in Chicago. in a statement.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 16, 2024

The data and analytics company said in order to secure its position in the UK food and grocery market as the third biggest grocer, Asda must “redefine itself with a clear differentiation from discounters”. At the start of the month, the supermrket posted a 5.3% when the Issa brothers purchased the chain in 2021 to 12.7% last month.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Were building our technology for our retailer partners to help them compete with much, much, much larger players and grocers. Approximately 90% of Caper cart users log in with their loyalty card at the start of their shopping trip, allowing retailers to engage with customers digitally in a whole new way, said McIntosh.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 13, 2024

The discount retailer also plans to close an additional 370 Family Dollar stores and 30 Dollar Tree locations over the next several years as each store’s current lease expires. at Family Dollar, for an enterprise-wide gain of 3%. Dollar Tree Inc. Same-store sales during Q4 rose 6.3% for the Dollar Tree segment but fell 1.2%

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MARCH 25, 2025

All those brands will also now have access to in-store advertising on Instacarts AI-powered Caper Carts smart carts, which are currently deployed at retailers including Aldi, Kroger, Wakefern and Schnucks. The expansion, which will begin in April 2025, allows advertisers to reach consumers at key points in the shopper journey.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Leighton is set to create a revival plan for the business by the end of January, and said he was looking for a “really good leader” who may not necessarily be a retailer but who understood shoppers and managing people. Bigger rivals Tesco and Sainsbury’s have been gaining ground alongside the fast-growing discounters Aldi and Lidl.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 6, 2020

Xu added that the expansion into grocery deliveries was on its roadmap before the pandemic, but that stay-at-home orders that drove unprecedented adoption of home delivery from restaurants and grocers accelerated those plans.

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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. Key Food is already using the solution, which is now live for all Instacart Platform customers.

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JULY 8, 2021

An unintended, and likely under-planned-for, consequence for both retailers and their customers, however, is the erosion of the customer experience. As retailers and grocers continue to prioritize the operational and transactional elements of pickup and delivery, the importance of these touchpoints will continue to grow.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Misfits Market has announced plans to acquire fellow online grocer Imperfect Foods , both of which aim to tackle the problem of food waste by salvaging aesthetically flawed yet edible produce that would otherwise be discarded. “We food system,” said Abhi Ramesh, CEO and Founder of Misfits Market in a statement. “The

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Health-focused online grocer Thrive Market plans to launch a retail media network powered by Instacart ’s Carrot Ads solution. Thrive Market will use Carrot Ads to help connect brands with its more than 1.5 million members through sponsored product and display ads on its own website and app.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

“This partnership is an important step in Albertsons Companies digital transformation journey to redefine customer engagement in the grocery retail space,” said Chris Rupp, Chief Customer and Digital Officer at Albertsons Companies in a statement. This isn’t just about creating new ways to feature our products.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 26, 2025

Her career at John Lewis began in 1989 in fashion buying, and she later became brand director in 2009, followed by buying director for home in 2013. Under her leadership, the grocer’s Tu Clothing brand saw a 1.3% In 2017, she took on the role of category director for fashion and beauty.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2020

What do you see as the biggest challenges retailers face at the moment? I think you’re going to have to look at it from a couple of perspectives, because it’s not in general across all of retail. If you’re a grocer, you have different problems than if you’re a fashion retailer, right?

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