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Sweaty palms and bargain bins: Why consumers are flocking to dollar stores

Inside Retail

Discount stores are booming in post-Covid Europe as price-sensitive consumers seek out bargains amid inflation and the devastating impacts of the pandemic. Much of its focus is on what it calls “attractive discount markets” such as the UK, the Republic of Ireland and Spain. All consumers love a good bargain.

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Aldi launches Corner Store in convenience push

Inside Retail

The new store layout is designed to support smaller-basket, convenience-driven purchases, in contrast to the traditional big-box Aldi supermarket typically frequented by consumers for larger shopping trips. Reports of the new store concept circulated in May after the retailer submitted an application to North Sydney Council.

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Analysis: The rise of the purposeful consumer

Inside Retail

Retail brands quickly realised that it was no longer business as usual after the pandemic set in, and marketing plans, execution, creative, and channels had to be re-thought wholescale. Consumers are shopping with purpose, and consumers are shopping for purpose. Shopping with purpose. They extend to why they shop.

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Good. Different? Aldi follows rivals on self-service and e-commerce

Inside Retail

Thirteen years after Woolworths introduced self-service checkouts to Australian supermarket shoppers, discount grocer Aldi has bowed to the demand for quick and convenient self-serve transactions at its stores. I suspect they’ll progress that across their fleet of stores in the coming years,” Mortimer said.

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June’s warm weather boosted spending on clothing, pubs and outdoor retailers, yet restaurants continued to struggle as Brits cut back on dining out

A1 Retail

percent) – as the warm weather encouraged Brits to shop for summer clothes and socialise at pubs and bars. percent) – as the warm weather encouraged Brits to shop for summer clothes and socialise at pubs and bars. In a further sign that Brits are seeking out value-for-money wherever possible, discount stores were up 8.8

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