Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Some UK supermarkets are “blatantly disregarding” rules aimed at tackling childhood obesity by placing restrictions on where products high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) can be placed. The research comes a year after the government introduced regulations on HFSS food promotion and placement in England.

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Retail Times

MAY 3, 2023

Sales of items on promotion at UK supermarkets rose to 23% in the last four weeks ending 22nd April 2023, the highest level since December 2020, helped by the increased level of supermarket loyalty scheme discounts, reveals new data, released today by NIQ (previously known as NielsenIQ).

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 5, 2024

Ocado has been crowned as the UK’s fastest growing supermarket as sales jumped 12.2% The news comes as NIQ found total till sales at UK supermarkets slowed to 5.3% The news comes as NIQ found total till sales at UK supermarkets slowed to 5.3% over the last 12 weeks. Lidl slipped to third place reporting a 10.4%

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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 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 TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2020

In December, Witynski was promoted from President and COO to a newly created position of Enterprise President. He previously held executive positions at Shaw’s Supermarkets and Supervalu. Gary Philbin, the company’s CEO since September 2017, is retiring but will serve as a member of the board through September 23, 2020.

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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. It’s not a secret when you look at Indigenous health compared to mainstream health, it’s very different.

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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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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Amazon has unveiled its first marketing campaign to promote its byAmazon private label food range. Running until 29 October, the online giant’s adverts highlight the expansion of the range since its initial launch in 2021 – at the same time that Amazon opened its first Fresh store in the UK.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2024

Discount supermarket retailer Lidl U.S. Kerr is returning for a second stint at Lidl U.S., where he was one of the first 50 employees, and he’ll be responsible for driving a holistic customer experience using consumer insights, marketing, loyalty and promotions. Kerr is returning for a second stint at Lidl U.S.,

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The appointment of Amanda Bardwell as Woolworths Group’s next managing director and CEO, effective September 1, marks a historic moment for the parent company of Woolworths Supermarkets and Big W, which reported nearly $65 billion in sales last financial year. per cent of CEOs, 35.1 He announced his retirement just a few days later.

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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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365 Retail

JANUARY 8, 2023

An analysis of the performance of the major supermarkets on social media in the run-up to Christmas has shown those using the platforms to reflect human interest stories, provide practical support or suggest cost-saving ideas resonated most with users. The post received 156k likes – some 7% of its 2.17 million followers. million followers.

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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 cheaper than Sainsbury’s.

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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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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.” Sainsbury’s scooped up even more market share as sales soared, the latest Kantar figures show.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 5, 2024

Major supermarkets across the UK, including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Asda all offer loyalty rewards schemes. But at the start of the year, the Competition and Markets Authority kicked off a review into whether loyalty pricing is misleading shoppers. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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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%. The consumer intelligence company revealed total till sales were down to 8.9%, compared to 12.4%

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365 Retail

AUGUST 30, 2022

As Brits continue to face an inflation crisis with the cost-of-living continuing to surge, are supermarket loyalty schemes enough to retain customers? In the supermarket sector, brand loyalty is prevalent as consumers expressed a solid sense of brand loyalty (25%) and 56% of Brits are members of a supermarket loyalty programme.

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Retail Times

MARCH 5, 2024

Total Till sales at UK supermarkets slowed (+5.3%) in the last four weeks ending 24th February 2024, according to new data released today by NIQ. Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides!

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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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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 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 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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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Supermarket Aldi may be well-known for its low prices and everyday grocery offering, but in December last year, the retailer launched a pop-up champagne bar in affluent Mayfair in London, showcasing its award winning private label ‘Veuve’ line. “I They could have just put an ad on TV. Creating customers. Private label.

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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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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.

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Asda has taken aim at M&S as part of its new ‘Taste Match’ campaign to promote product quality. According to the supermarket, hundreds of its products were voted “as tasty” or “tastier than” their M&S equivalents but at a lower cost.

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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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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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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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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The Australian Consumer and Retail Studies (ACRS) unit at Monash University surveyed 1001 shoppers across Australia last June, asking them questions about the cost of living and consumer deviance. The majority believe that shoplifting is not justifiable at all.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Vallarta Supermarkets will implement Logile IMS, an inventory management solution that will allow the Southern California regional supermarket chain to manage orders and receiving while also handling in-store production and service, via integration with the retailer’s forecasting and workforce management solutions.

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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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365 Retail

MARCH 3, 2023

jump putting its market share at 7.1% Amid record inflation, supermarkets continue to search for alternative ways to offer customers value with a pronounced shift in focus to everyday low pricing (EDLP), comprising price matching and loyalty scheme incentives to help shoppers save. higher year on year and another recording a 24.1%

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