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). Imagine the promotional potential: “ Welcome back, Mark. Think about this a bit.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 6, 2023

has named Sainsbury’s as the priciest supermarket for a big shop if you don’t use a loyalty card. The supermarket overtook Waitrose for the first time in the consumer choice company’s monthly analysis, while Asda remained the cheapest non-discounter supermarket, coming in £33.52

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

CEQ’s network of 29 stores offers many of the core grocery items found in a traditional supermarket – ranging from fresh produce to non-disposable items – to large items such as washing machines, but presented in smaller store formats. Customers can’t go to the shop down the road. So it’s retail, but not as anyone else knows it.”

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 22, 2023

Total sales across UK supermarkets plummeted 7.2% Sales reached their highest point in June, at 12.4%. Retailers also increased their spend on promotional activity to 23%, up from 22.5% in the last four weeks ending 12th August 2023, marking the lowest level since January, market researcher NIQ reports.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 2, 2024

UK shop price inflation in March fell to the lowest level since December 2021 as retailers battled to win shoppers, the latest BRC-NielsenIQ Shop Price Index found. In non-food, prices of electricals, clothing and footwear fell as retailers increased promotions to entice consumer spending.”

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Inside Retail

APRIL 28, 2022

per cent in the March quarter – the highest level since 2009 – eyes have fallen on supermarkets to see how they handle the rising cost of stocking their shelves. Cain said Coles is already seeing similar behaviour within the supermarket itself. The other major problem currently facing supermarkets is an issue of stock availability.

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Inside Retail

MAY 25, 2023

Supa IGA Karabar is an independent supermarket that sells a range of groceries and liquor along with an attached liquor store (trading as Liquor Boss) located in Karabar, NSW. The local Supa IGA competes with its different product mix, service offering and store amenity, and different promotional cycles. “The

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 26, 2024

Cooperative food wholesaler Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) , which serves independently owned supermarkets, has expanded its partnership with Instacart to offer ecommerce and same-day delivery solutions as well as smart cart technology to its member retailers. An Instacart shopper will then pick and deliver the order.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Total till sales at UK supermarkets have seen sustained growth of 9.1% This has been encouraged by an increase in the discounts offered by supermarket loyalty schemes. M&S has also seen continued growth of 12.6%, benefiting from the warm weather with Ocado growing at 9.4%. over 12 weeks.

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I Vend

AUGUST 10, 2021

The COVID surge for supermarkets The pandemic hit many retailers hard, with stores shut and high streets deserted. According to industry experts The Grocer magazine, UK supermarkets continue to see high levels of growth. iVend Supermarket iVend helps supermarkets offer uninterrupted service to their customers.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

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. First, supermarkets must determine exactly how much inventory to order so as not to waste food or purchase insufficient supplies.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 30, 2024

The supermarket’s revenues surged 8.1% The supermarket’s CEO Simon Roberts said: “More customers are choosing to shop at Sainsbury’s, recognising our determined focus on value, product innovation and service.” in the 12 weeks to 21 January, accounting for 15.7% of the total market, up 0.3% on last year.

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Retail Gazette

JULY 25, 2023

Sales at UK supermarkets slowed throughout the past four weeks ending 15th July 2023, according to NIQ. The company revealed volume sales at the grocery multiples were down from -2% to -3.6%. of grocer sales, up from 20% in the same period last year, as more shops lower prices to help customers manage rising costs.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 3, 2020

After years of shaking up every vertical from print media to automotive sales and financial services, digital transformation is finally becoming an imperative on supermarket and retail shelves. For instance, large digital “end cap” signs can be placed at the end of every aisle to draw attention to a particular promotion.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 10, 2024

Tesco said price pressures on supermarkets continue to ease as it reported its profits had more than doubled over the past year. He said the supermarket had “worked hard” to reduce prices, including “doubling down” on its Aldi Price Match offer and Clubcard Prices promotion, which is available on around 8,000 products each week.

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Retail Gazette

JULY 18, 2023

If you shop in a mainstream supermarket, chances are you’ll be familiar with member prices. Retail Gazette looks at why so many supermarkets have adopted this approach, whether it’s proving successful, and how loyalty programmes can stand out when so many retailers are offering member prices.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 6, 2023

“At a time when the weekly shop is a source of financial pressure for many families, it’s crucial that competition between supermarkets is working well to help people get the best deals they can,” he said. “These restrictive agreements by our leading retailers are unlawful.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 10, 2023

Shopping strips are facing increasing challenges, and not just because of retail competition. While there is still a lingering Covid shadow on some shopping strips, including those in capital city central business districts (CBDs), other factors are impacting the viability of suburban retail precincts.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

At this week’s ARA Leader’s Forum, MST Marquee’s Craig Woolford signalled that the effects of such high rate rises are likely to be felt in the retail industry for years to come, as customers change their shopping habits to deal with increased costs in every part of their lives. A key focus: promotions or margin?

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365 Retail

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Original research of over 1,000 shoppers by the RTS, which takes place at London Olympia on the 24 and 25 April 2024, revealed three quarters (73%) feel loyalty prices are an effective way to encourage them to sign-up as a member.

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V Count

MARCH 20, 2023

Your average shopper nowadays is more educated than ever —in the sense that they know what they need and want— meaning supermarkets and grocery shops must learn to adapt and leverage new technologies to help them understand what customers want and meet the modern shoppers’ demands.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The news comes as total till sales growth at UK supermarkets have slowed 6.8% The consumer intelligence company found promotional activity rose 25%, up from 23% last year, as inflation slowed. Meanwhile, promotional spend was pushed to its highest level since February 2020. Online grocery shopping sales grew 8.2%

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2023

The supermarket retailer will roll out the smart carts at select St. Customers will be able to use their Schnucks Rewards account with the carts, providing them with access to clipped promotions and allowing them to view weekly circular deals as they browse the aisles. “We

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Inside Retail

APRIL 27, 2022

The company said staff absenteeism related to isolation requirements during the Omicron outbreak led to “availability challenges and short-term impacts on Coles’ promotional program and disruptions to stores and distribution centres”. The supermarket division recorded $8 billion in sales, also up by 3.9

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Mass Relators

JUNE 29, 2021

Raley’s today announced the promotion of two executives – Craig Benson and Levi Wingo – moves made to help the regional supermarket chain achieve its purpose of changing the way the world eats, one plate at a time. “We Prior to his promotion he served as vice president, technology. WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. Levi Wingo.

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A1 Retail

JULY 25, 2023

Total Till growth slowed in July following the unusually high growths in June, brought on by the heatwaves and peak inflation Discounts and promotions account for 22.5 NIQ data shows that volume sales at the Grocery Multiples also weakened to -3.6 This is the highest over the past 12 months except at Christmas and Easter.

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Dezeen

JANUARY 7, 2023

Our first lookbook of 2023 collects 10 pop-up shop interiors from around the world, from a swimming-pool-style store by fashion brand Jacquemus to a playful supermarket stocked with groceries made of felt. Showcasing a variety of material and colour palettes, here are 10 pop-up shops featured on Dezeen. Photo by Gray Hamner.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 20, 2024

Moving beyond the conventional boundaries of hospitals and clinics, this approach offers unprecedented convenience and accessibility by bringing healthcare closer to where people shop, eat, and engage in their daily lives. Driving Factors Behind Medtail The rise of Medtail is here to stay.

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365 Retail

MARCH 3, 2023

according to the latest industry figures – it is now predicted that households will face an extra £788 on their annual shopping bill. Worried customers have already made adjustments to shopping patterns as shop sales fell by record numbers both in December and across the whole of last year as consumers cut spending.

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A1 Retail

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

With many supermarkets launching discounted prices exclusively for loyalty scheme members, the popularity of these programmes has risen among price-conscious shoppers, according to the latest research from Retail Technology Show (RTS), the leading event that connects retail’s changemakers and leading tech innovators.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 3, 2024

The supermarket chain saw its sales jump 9.3% in the four weeks to 24 December, achieving its highest market share since December 2020 at 15.8%, according to analysts at Kantar. Sainsbury’s has been named as the big winner over Christmas as grocery sales surpassed the £13bn mark in December for the first time.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Tesco has launched a new media partnership with Vauxhall, which will see the car giant’s branding brought to the supermarket’s EV charge points. Vauxhall promotions will also be displayed on 619 charging units which have integrated media screens. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2023

RedMart by Lazada, Singapore’s first fully digital grocer, recently released the findings of its latest research into Singaporean grocery shopping and restocking habits. Among the highlights, it revealed that eight out of 10 Singaporeans still prefer shopping online for groceries, even in post-pandemic times.

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Retail Times

MAY 31, 2022

The soaring inflation rate is squeezing consumers’ budgets in the UK, and many are choosing to shop at supermarkets that are perceived as the best value for money as a result, says GlobalData.

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Mike Anthony

JANUARY 24, 2022

At a time when online grocery shopping puts huge pressure on bricks and mortar retail stores, this reality offers a huge lifeline to bricks and mortar grocery retail. Research shows that significant proportion of shoppers in every market in the world exclusively shop in offline stores. Pure online grocery shoppers are rare.

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V Count

MARCH 20, 2023

Your average shopper nowadays is more educated than ever —in the sense that they know what they need and want— meaning supermarkets and grocery shops must learn to adapt and leverage new technologies to help them understand what customers want and meet the modern shoppers’ demands.

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A1 Retail

JUNE 28, 2023

Shoppers indulge in seasonal items and impulse purchases, with sales up for ice-cream (+47 percent), sports & energy drinks (+31 percent) and suncare (+74 percent) The sunny weather and early June heatwave saw Total Till grocery sales remain steady at 12.4 percent in the four week period, while supermarkets grew 8.7

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