Retail Gazette

APRIL 19, 2024

UK supermarkets have been accused of using “inconsistent” and “misleading” labelling on products, making it difficult for customers to know where their groceries come from. researchers carrying out supermarket visits found that this was sometimes missing from goods in store where required.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2023

The identification, payment, loyalty membership and entry solutions are currently deployed at a total of more than 400 locations in the U.S., including 200 Whole Foods supermarkets, and have clocked more than 3 million uses to date.

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Inside Retail

JULY 18, 2023

The rebranding is part of a $370 million, three-year transformation plan for the company which will see older stores revamped and an upgraded customer loyalty program. The post Woolworths plans $370 million rebrand, upgrade of its NZ store network appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 30, 2023

Alibaba has opened 12 new Freshippo supermarkets in eight Chinese cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. These stores offer products and services at attractive prices to reach a broader group of consumers. Freshippo combines physical and digital commerce in its 300+ stores throughout the country.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2023

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,

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2021

German grocery chain tegut… has piloted a fully automated mini-supermarket concept in Fulda, Germany, with plans to open another three locations in 2021 and, eventually, hundreds of the digital self-service stores across the country. The ground at the location does not have to be sealed for the wooden structure.

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Dezeen

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Swedish studio Westblom Krasse Arkitektkontor and design agency Snask have revamped a supermarket in Täby, adding pastel hues and materials such as terrazzo and wood to "turn shopping into an experience". As the store remained open while it was being refurbished, the studios had to plan the change of the interior in different stages.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 4, 2024

Traditionally, the main battleground of the Easter trading period is in supermarkets and, of course, confectionery. Retailers are often striving for a clean store policy but at these key trading periods, you can’t move for all the added displays. Nestle came a competitive second. Both retailers and brands.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Lidl has become the third largest supermarket in London, overtaking rival retailer Asda as it hits a market share high of 9.1%. The grocer experienced the fastest growth out of all supermarkets in the city and was named the fastest-growing supermarket in the UK overall by Kantar.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Just five years ago, some of the biggest brands in the Australian retail landscape were effectively e-com deniers – or at least digital laggards. Both programs put customer data firmly at the centre of the entire retail operation. Plus, it seems everyone has an app. And there’s more to come.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 1, 2022

Moving beyond its IGA brand, Metcash is making a play at the low-cost, bulk-buy market with its latest venture Supa Valu – a range of warehouse-style supermarkets that showcase products by the pallet, as well as featuring local butchers and bakers. There’s the product, there’s the price, and there are no bells and whistles.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2023

parent company of the Loblaws supermarket chain, will invest $2 billion Canadian (approximately $1.49 Bank, who will bring 30 years of experience in retail operations and supply chain, is the outgoing CEO of Salling Group A/S , a 1,700 -store multi-banner supermarket chain based in Denmark. Loblaw Companies Ltd.,

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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. So, what’s next?

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The winter World Cup has added a new level of uncertainty to the Christmas trading outlook of Britain’s supermarkets: How do you persuade cash-strapped shoppers to buy yule logs and luxury biscuits at the same time as beer and pizza? Running between Nov. 20 and Dec.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Sainsbury’s director of fresh food Richard Crampton said: “We know that customers like the convenience of being able to stop for a drink, snack or sit-down lunch while they’re doing their shopping, and we think that Costa Coffee stores will offer a fantastic opportunity to do this within Sainsbury’s supermarkets.

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Retail Focus

JULY 28, 2021

Their apps open, supermarket executives also enquire: “But who’ll own the data …?”. For example, since McDonald’s introduced kiosk ordering systems, sales have increased, in part due to reduced customer pressure at point of sale (POS). The post Why Amazon’s New “Just Walk Out” Supermarkets Will Change Everything.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 30, 2023

The new supermarket concept Addie’s , a self-described “drive-up grocer,” has opened its first store in Norwood, Mass., At 22,000 square feet , this first Addie’s store stocks a wide selection of national brands and local favorites that will be regularly updated based on customer searches and requests. fueled by $10.1

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Inside Retail

APRIL 27, 2021

The development application is subject to approval from the NSW Department of Planning, and will support 440 jobs during its construction phase and a further 250 once operational. The post Woolworths unveils plans for 22,000 sqm online hub in Sydney appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 24, 2024

Today, there are more than 50 franchise locations and 500 head-office staff across Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and Indonesia, and there are plans to open 30 more new shops in Australia alone this year. IR: Are there any plans to announce Oakberry products in any major supermarkets or retailers anytime soon?

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

One of Southeast Asia’s largest online grocery platforms, HappyFresh, plans to open as many as 100 dark stores across the region to facilitate fresh and dry grocery delivery. The pandemic also created supply chain issues, which has impacted the ability of many supermarkets to manage their stock levels – especially in the fresh category.

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Retail Gazette

JUNE 27, 2023

The grocers were questioned by MPs at the Business and Trade Committee on why prices continued to rise despite wholesale costs starting to fall. ” The watchdog is also looking at profiteering from fuel prices, which Potts said was a good move as there was more profit being made in fuel than there had been historically.

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Retail Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Kroger and Albertsons are looking at selling between 250 and 300 stores in a strategy to gain approval from the Federal Trade Commission for their planned merger. The two supermarket giants operate 4,996 stores combined.

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Retail TouchPoints

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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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2024

The supermarket environment works so well for MCoBeauty, it has provided a loyal – and growing – customer base. MCoBeauty is the number one beauty brand at Woolworths and Big W, and I believe that we will be top sellers at [American supermarket chain] Kroger, too. SS: Not at this stage. SS: At the moment Australia.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Coles chief executive Steven Cain told investors at the company’s annual general meeting on Wednesday that next year will be “one of the most transformational” in the supermarket’s 108-year history. We’ve set out differentiators in our strategic plan, and we continue to make good progress against all of them,” he said.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 8, 2021

An exclusively online supermarket is rolling out across metro Sydney and Melbourne this month to capitalise on the demand for quick and convenient grocery delivery. It is also planning to work closely with local vendors and provodores to access fresh produce. 15-minute delivery . 15-minute delivery .

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 23, 2021

And it doesn’t plan to stop there. And despite lockdowns limiting trips to supermarkets, he believes the ‘top-up’, which Woolworths is targeting with this partnership, as a key trend. “It It speaks to the convenience and spontaneity that consumers are looking for at the moment.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 28, 2021

Woolworths Group has pulled the plug on plans to open a Dan Murphy’s store in Darwin after an independent panel ruled that the development should not go ahead. I’m not disappointed at all,” Banducci said, adding that it was important to pause and reflect on the lessons learned. Woolworths beats Coles on Q3 sales. per cent. .

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Retail Times

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Costa Coffee, the Nation’s Favourite Coffee Shop and Sainsbury’s, have today announced the launch of their new collaboration, aimed at providing a fantastic new cafe experience for customers across the United Kingdom.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 25, 2020

DoorDash , best known for restaurant deliveries, is expanding further into the supermarket vertical through partnerships with Meijer , Fresh Thyme and Smart & Final , with plans to add Hy-Vee and Gristedes / D’Agostino “in the coming weeks,” wrote Mike Goldblatt, Head of Grocery and Convenience Partnerships at DoorDash in a blog post.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 17, 2024

Lidl is to close its Walsall warehouse, placing 100 jobs at risk, as it no longer meets its “operational requirements” The discounter has entered a consultation period with those impacted by the closure and is offering staff members the option between redundancy or redeployment when it closes in 12 months.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 20, 2022

A $250 million development plan is set to transform a 3.6ha Adelaide plot into a modern food and retail-oriented mixed-use centre featuring apartments and a piazza-style market square. The land was then sold to German hypermarket Kaufland which planned to build a flagship store there before cancelling plans to launch in Australia in 2020.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 16, 2023

The retailer plans to utilize the AI-powered solution to provide greater visibility into club conditions and drive deeper business insights. We are excited to collaborate with Simbe to bring their industry-leading technology and platform to our clubs,” said Jeff Desroches, EVP, Chief Operations Officer at BJ’s Wholesale Club in a statement.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 28, 2024

The supermarket chain forecasts its New Zealand unit to book $65.7 The supermarket chain also expects a $1.48 “Our confidence in the potential of Woolworths New Zealand and our transformation plan remains unchanged,” said Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci. The supermarket chain also expects a $1.48

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Zhang, who had been named CEO in May 2015 , recently narrowed his responsibilities to focus on leading the Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group, which Alibaba plans to spin off under a separate management team to be appointed at a later date.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 16, 2024

Dr Abas Mirzaei, a marketing lecturer at Macquarie University, told Inside Retail that “Woolworths is a household name, where consumers are exposed to the brand cues on a daily basis.” At the same time, there’s been broader discussion about 26 January and what it means to different parts of the community.”

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2022

The first pilot is launching this week in Brazil and will see Payface technology implemented across five St Marche supermarkets in São Paulo. Once registered they will be able to pay via facial recognition at checkout without the need for a card or mobile device. Additional pilots are being planned in the Middle East and Asia. “The

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