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Checkout-free grocery shopping gets worldwide test drive

Inside Retail

Last month, global supermarket brand Aldi opened its first checkout-free supermarket to the public, following an in-house trial, allowing customers in Greenwich, London, to walk in, pick up their groceries, and walk out without going to a till. Aldi also has staff on hand to verify a customer’s age physically if need be.

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Coles pockets $1 billion profit as Smarter Selling pays off

Inside Retail

Coles’ Smarter Selling strategy is paying off for the Australian supermarket giant, with approximately $300 million in extra savings in the bank at the end of FY21. Coles’ supermarkets, liquor and express business units reported strong sales, which were up 3.1 I would expect supermarkets to remain subdued moving into FY22.”.

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Drumroll, please: Meet Australia’s rising stars of retail

Inside Retail

Too often we think that working in retail means standing behind the checkout at a local supermarket while in high school or studying at university before we pursue “a real career” in another industry.

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Woolworths declares $2bn share buyback as profit hits $2.07bn

Inside Retail

Woolworths has announced a $2 billion share buyback following the demerger of its drinks business Endeavour Group and a strong year at the supermarket checkouts. Physical supermarket sales increased by 2.0 Online penetration for supermarkets is quite interesting – 8.5 per cent lift in net profit to $2.07

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Customers are Tired of Empty Shelves, and it’s Time for a Fix

Retail TouchPoints

From the moment a product enters the store via a delivery to the moment it exits the store through the checkout, there is very little data that retailers can leverage to make decisions. consumers would question their loyalty to a supermarket if out-of-stocks became a regular occurrence, the Retail Insight survey suggests.

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Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci talks tech, emerging consumer trends

Inside Retail

Supermarkets are some of the biggest retail businesses in the world, so it’s no surprise they are at the forefront of industry trends and innovation. Brad Banducci, CEO of Australian supermarket giant Woolworths for the past seven years, is a big proponent of using technology to improve operations.

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How personal shopping app Gimme aims to disrupt online delivery

Inside Retail

Gimme aims to offer the best of both worlds: the ease of online shopping and near-instant fulfilment of buying something in-store. . We’ve found a large number of orders going through food stores — more groceries from boutique dealers like your local butcher, rather than the big supermarket chains,” Bartalotta said. . “We’re

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