Inside Retail

APRIL 28, 2025

Lets start at the beginning by establishing a definition of retail media. Retail media allows brands to target shoppers at or near the point of purchase, leveraging a retailers first-party data to deliver relevant, conversion-focused marketing. So what are the opportunities and challenges you need to consider?

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Inside Retail

MARCH 20, 2025

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has published its final report following a year-long inquiry into the countrys supermarket sector. The report includes 20 recommendations to increase competition and price transparency for consumers and suppliers.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Additionally, workers at the Philadelphia flagship Whole Foods Market voted to join the UFCW last month , and in December 2024 the Teamsters union struck at seven Amazon facilities during the height of the pre-Christmas rush. 6, according to the AP and other media outlets. 1, according to the AP.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 25, 2024

With COVID-19 cases dropping in 2022, shoppers returned to physical stores, including supermarkets, while maintaining some of their e-shopping habits acquired in the pandemic. And in 2024, with shoppers visiting different supermarket stores and chains, and with greater frequency, we’re witnessing a new trend: the polychannel shopper.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2024

It has been seven years since Amazon acquired the American grocery chain Whole Foods Market, but from its perspective, it is still only scratching the surface of the grocery sector. The way we see it: It’s still Day 1,” stated Tony Hoggett, senior vice president of worldwide grocery stores at Amazon. “The

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

An “overwhelming majority” of workers at a Whole Foods Market in Philadelphia have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to hold a union election. billion in gross profits in 2023, Whole Foods Market refuses to pay their workers a living wage. Despite generating $93.8

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Inside Retail

MARCH 21, 2025

The nations largest supermarket groups and the Australian Retailers Association leapt the the industrys defence in the wake of the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC)s much-anticipated Supermarket Inquiry on Friday.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Tesco and Waitrose are among the supermarkets facing backlash after a BBC investigation alleged their ‘Italian’ tomato purée may contain tomatoes grown and picked in China using forced labour. If we identify any evidence that our puree was not produced in line with our strict specification, we will take urgent action.”

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The in-store grocery shopping experience has held on to its appeal, even as supermarket retailers have realized that they also need to offer customers simple, yet personalized, digital commerce options. But supermarkets can no longer rely on simply providing a top-notch store experience for success.

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Retail Gazette

JUNE 24, 2025

in June — the highest level since March 2024 — as UK shoppers made 490 million trips to supermarkets in the four weeks to 15 June, according to the latest data from Kantar. compared with the same period last year, Asda’s sales declined by 1.7%, reducing its market share to 11.9%. market share and Aldi 10.9%. of the market.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Three more supermarket chains will connect their electronic shelf label (ESL) hardware to the Carrot Tags pick-to-light functionality from Instacart , making it easier for Instacart pickers — and eventually for consumers themselves — to find the products on their shopping list.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 29, 2025

California supermarket chain Stater Bros. is rolling out an AI-powered ordering solution from Afresh in the produce department at all 169 of its stores following a successful pilot. Markets in a statement. “The result is fresher produce at affordable prices, which translates into happier and more loyal customers.”

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Amazon continues to expand its grocery delivery services through a new partnership with California chain FoodMaxx , expansions of its partnerships with Save Mart and Lucky Supermarkets , and a new deal with startup Jüsto in Mexico to make grocery delivery available in that country. Grocery Partnerships at Amazon in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 23, 2025

Wegmans already works with DoorDash and recently expanded that partnership to additional supermarkets in the chain. Were thrilled to welcome Wegmans to the Uber Eats app this January, said Hashim Amin, Head of North American Grocery and Retail Delivery at Uber in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 10, 2024

DoorDash kicked off its expanded partnership with Wegmans Food Markets by offering on-demand delivery from the supermarket’s Maryland stores, with Wegmans locations in Virginia, North Carolina, New Jersey, Delaware and upstate New York available in the coming days and more stores to follow.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 7, 2024

Treasurer Jim Chalmers expressed support for the independent review of the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct, proposing a mandatory code which – if adopted – will result in multi-million dollar penalties for supermarkets and suppliers who engage in anticompetitive practices.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

However, Leighton certainly has his work cut out for him this time around, as the struggling supermarket continues to flounder. He told The Guardian that he had committed to spending three to five years with the supermarket chain, acknowledging that “it is going to take us that long to get it right.” as sales fell 5.5%

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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. Bunnings is now back in first place.

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Inside Retail

MAY 11, 2025

Lord & Lions success didnt come from rushing to market, however it came from resisting the urge to dilute “Spices should be given this incredible love and attention and why they should be in the grand food halls of the world. De Zoysa ensured Lord & Lion was never going to look like anything else in a typical supermarket aisle.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 11, 2024

While 7-Eleven is at the forefront of inventive uses for vision AI in the convenience retail market, we are also observing interest and adoption of vision AI for supermarket retailers for resource reallocation, to mirror each store’s unique ebb and flow of operations and foot traffic throughout the day.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 17, 2024

The CEOs of supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths stated their cases to the Senate inquiry this week as the government looks into the allegations of price gouging and anti-competitive practices. For Coles, the supermarket chain makes $2.60 And, it is consistent with profit margins made by supermarkets overseas,” she explained.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 4, 2025

Asda’s flagging fortunes have carried further into the new year, with sales at the supermarket falling 5% in the 12 weeks to 23 February. Kantar reported that the market share for the UK’s third largest grocer now sits at 12.6%, down 1.1% during the period, which helped to bump its market share up 0.1

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 18, 2024

“We’re passionate about the quality and variety of our offerings, and especially how we help shoppers save money,” said Joel Rampoldt, CEO at Lidl U.S. We’re putting the ‘super’ in supermarket (make that The Super-EST Market). in a statement. “This brand relaunch allows us to reintroduce Lidl U.S.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 11, 2025

New businesses are seeking success by targeting penny-pinchers, from restaurants selling 3 yuan ($0.40) breakfast menus to supermarkets offering flash sales four times a day. The post Prices under pressure as Chinese luxury shoppers flood second-hand market appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

RFMN is a retail media and ad tech company that specializes in providing solutions to independent grocers, mid- to large-scale chain supermarkets and convenience stores. We look forward to giving more stores the opportunity to differentiate themselves in their market with stunning visuals.”

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 24, 2024

The pricing practices of Australia’s supermarket near-duopoly are about to the the focus of a year-long enquiry by the government’s competition regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The ACCC will examine competition in the supermarket sector and how it has evolved since the previous inquiry in 2008.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Stop & Shop will deploy Savings Station kiosks in half its stores this month and complete a chainwide rollout to all 350+ supermarkets by the end of January 2025. Savings are automatically applied at checkout when shoppers scan their loyalty card or enter their phone number.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Total till sales at UK supermarkets grew by 5.3% growth recorded in December, although underlying sales growth was more modest at 3%, as unit growth plateaued in recent weeks. last year, there was notable unit growth across all major supermarket chains. This marks an increase from the 3.6%

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2025

Much of this language boils down to marketing speech, and often, true industry disruption fails to materialize. A movement is growing among food retailers that is not only disrupting how they go to market but is rewriting shopper expectations altogether. As such, traditional grocers are losing market share.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Supermarket chain Hy-Vee is continuing to build out its retail media network, RedMedia , through a new partnership with in-store retail media solution Grocery TV. The partnership will go live in February 2025. “Their team has made integration easy, and we’re excited to offer various brands new ways to reach our shoppers.”

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2024

very intentionally draws its design and merchandising inspiration from supermarkets rather than pharmacies. Joyleaf, which opened in late 2023, is organized and merchandised by type of product rather than by brand: all the edibles, for example, are grouped together as a category, as they would be in a supermarket.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 7, 2025

This year, Aldi welcomed 58 million customers through its doors in Scotland and now has one Aldi store for every 49,000 people in Scotland, with over 60% of households in Scotland shopping at its stores*. Both initiatives will return in 2025, with Supermarket Sweep celebrating its tenth year.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Supermarket retailer Giant Eagle will leverage the end-to-end platform from Grocery TV to scale up its Leap retail media network (RMN), activating rich, relevant content on in-store TVs at nearly 200 stores across Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland and Indiana.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 28, 2025

Price wars between the UKs major supermarkets helped boost sales at Tesco and Sainsburys, according to the latest data from Kantar. Sales at Tesco jumped 5.9% in the 12 weeks to 18 May, increasing its market share 0.4 This is almost double that of Sainsburys, whose market share remained flat at 15.1%

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2024

Australian luxe-for-less beauty brand MCoBeauty launched into the US market this week and is now stocked in over 1,800 Kroger Co stores. Inside Retail: How did MCoBeauty approach entering into the US market? The supermarket environment works so well for MCoBeauty, it has provided a loyal – and growing – customer base.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 16, 2025

Intelligent baling solutions improve efficiency, sustainability and operational workflow in retail waste handling, Wastech sales and marketing head Stuart Howe told Inside Retail. We want to provide an easier solution for retailers to manage their recyclable waste and reduce costs at the collection and disposal stage.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Lidl has announced a market-leading pay increase for 28,000 of its hourly-paid colleagues, with the new rates coming into effect in March 2025. Entry-level pay at the German discounter will rise to 12.75 nationally, up from 12.40 and increasing to 13.65 with length of service.

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