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Who won Easter 2024, and what it says about the future of supermarket retail

Inside Retail

Traditionally, the main battleground of the Easter trading period is in supermarkets and, of course, confectionery. But, in examining the chocolate wars of 2024, several other retailing trends emerge. With thanks to all those off-location product displays, I’d say trade marketing came out on top over retail media this Easter.

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Key retail trends for 2024 – and what you need to do about it NOW

Mike Anthony

But if retail is changing, then manufacturers and suppliers (as well as retailers) need to adjust their strategies and plans to address each of the trends, to realize the huge opportunities that each offers, and to ensure that the (equally huge) threats they pose are understood and mitigated. That’s where I come in.

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2021 Global Retail Trends That Paved the CPG Way

Rangeme

Latin America’s retail e-commerce sales grew 37% last year, making it the fastest-growing e-commerce region in the world. Argentina (+79%) has the fastest-growing retail e-commerce market worldwide, compared to Brazil at 35%. Latin America will be the fastest-growing retail e-commerce market this year. 1 Cuervels, Matteo.

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More Private Label, Smaller Store Footprints: How COVID-19 Is Accelerating Existing Retail Trends

Retail TouchPoints

That’s why retailers and their ecosystem partners can better prepare for the future by understanding where they were already headed and compare it to the new trajectories created by the coronavirus. The reported focused on long-term trends, with an eye on how they have shifted in the relatively short window of COVID-19 activity. .

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What Aussie retailers can learn from their counterparts in the UK, Europe

Inside Retail

Retail trends tend to surface in the UK and Europe about 12-24 months before they reach Australia. On the ground, I can report that there are challenges facing UK and European retailers that savvy Australian retailers can learn from to plan ahead. That’s what took me to the UK this month for a fact-finding mission.

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Loyalty Programs: Personalization Is the Key To Keeping Shoppers Interested

Rangeme

As shoppers look for the lowest prices and are ready to shop around at different stores, loyalty programs are becoming key to retaining consumers. where 65% of the population is signed up with a supermarket scheme. Benefits to retailers. Loyalty programs are popular in the U.K.,

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Grocery Retailers Take Notice of the Single-Use Plastic Problem

Rangeme

In March, Greenpeace USA ranked major American supermarkets on their efforts to reduce plastic. The retailer also aims to have at least 10% recycled content in its own-brand packaging. Supermarkets can be leaders. New Seasons Market, Portland, Ore., Pittsburgh, Pa.-based based Giant Eagle topped this list.