Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

Though many can’t afford to develop a completely autonomous shopping experience, cashless checkouts have made it easier and more convenient for those one-item shoppers to run in and out. Grocers that convince customers to become loyalty card holders, for example, will achieve levels of customer retention that restaurants don’t often see.

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free Sign up here to g et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning Hurley said the cameras were among “a range of security measures in place”, which also include checking customers’ shopping bags at the checkouts, to respond to the rise in crime.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 3, 2023

Meanwhile, other companies are using AI to provide a more personalised shopping experience for customers by analysing their browsing and checkout history. In warehouses at retail businesses including Amazon and UK online grocer Ocado, RPA robots are being used to handle tasks such as picking and packing orders.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 4, 2023

Oh great, another screen I need to market on, said no brand manager ever. Self-checkouts are a perfect example of this: you enter a store, run through your shopping list and check out on your own, all while keeping your earbuds intact and never pausing your playlist — basically mirroring the experience of shopping online.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2022

Mobile technology is transforming payments, making it easier, safer and more affordable for people to move and manage their money than ever before,” said Dan Schulman, President and CEO of PayPal at the time of the spinoff. “As Consumers are now more digital, and they’ve gotten into these habits. Those businesses will win over time.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

An Australian Asian grocery retailer that is progressively installing automated cash-handling devices across its store network says the technology has cut customer checkout waiting times, reduced manual labour for its staff – and boosted its bottom line. Most could only provide standalone front-office or back-office solutions.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 17, 2023

While most supermarkets prioritized developments that facilitated COVID-era shopping behaviors like grocery delivery, curbside pickup or self-checkout, grocery shoppers are now looking for improved in-store experiences. Local grocers also have invested heavily in regional product arrays to differentiate their shopping experience.

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I Vend

AUGUST 17, 2022

From frictionless checkout to seamless ERP integrations, to built-in promotions, loyalty, and inventory management – a sophisticated Grocery POS offers everything a modern-day retailer needs to deliver convenience to their customers. Shoppers are ‘ prioritising convenience and safety above all else’ reports The Grocer.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 10, 2024

This will likely see more value messaging put forward by the big grocers in a bid to win over customers. According to Very retail managing director Robbie Feather, consumers will favour more seasonless fashion this year to navigate another year of unpredictable weather and tightened budgets.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The digitization of brick-and-mortar stores is nothing new, but up until recently it has primarily been focused on surfaces in the store that are already digital: point-of-sale systems or back-of-house tasks like inventory management. If the NRF show is any indicator, then that is exactly things are headed in the coming years.

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Star Miconics

APRIL 1, 2022

About Star Micronics Star Micronics, a world’s leader in point of sale, has designated a portfolio of printing, secure cash management, scanners, scales, stands and customer engagement solutions for any retail or hospitality establishment in POS and mPOS environments. Media Contact: Christin Dorner Star Micronics America, Inc.

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I Vend

AUGUST 10, 2021

According to industry experts The Grocer magazine, UK supermarkets continue to see high levels of growth. It’s essential that online shopping is user-friendly, with a frictionless checkout process that avoids abandoned carts and lost opportunity. They quote research from NielsenIQ , that shows that sales for February 2021 grew by 10.6%

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Mass Relators

JUNE 21, 2022

“We are excited to work with Local Express to bring low-cost, customizable delivery capabilities to their independent food and beverage providers,” says Harsit Patel, general manager and vice president of Walmart GoLocal. Local Express is focused on modernizing the e-commerce experience for food and beverage retailers everywhere.

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365 Retail

MAY 24, 2023

But it was decades in the making, born by the grocery sector’s need to bust long checkout queues. Retailers and brands needed a solution to automatically capture product information, reduce human error and manage the explosive growth of post WWII baby boomer shoppers.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Soaring food prices put the grocers under the spotlight and, despite the wafer-thin margins they operate on, execs from Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons were hauled in front of MPs to investigate whether the sector was profiteering from the cost-of-living crisis. Food and drink inflation rose to 19.1%

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2022

For example, Erewhon is a Los Angeles-based organic grocer and café that features a “show kitchen.” Interstore | Schweitzer also found that digital was used in two primary ways: to tackle checkout challenges and to deliver dynamic content that drives consumer engagement and empowerment. All the others are really playing catch-up.”

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Inside Retail

JUNE 3, 2021

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. Aldi’s move into self-service checkouts isn’t the only sign that the retailer is embracing digital transactions.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JUNE 7, 2022

If you are curious about how Tesco is managing to stay on top then consider these five elements of its strategy. That’s one of the reasons why discount grocers like Aldi and Lidl were able to gain share in the United Kingdom over a decade ago after the last recession. That reduces the need to shop at discount grocers.

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Mass Relators

MARCH 27, 2023

With the launch of Instacart Marketing Solutions and our expanded loyalty programs, we’re developing new technology tools that empower retailers of all sizes to create strategic digital campaigns and unique loyalty programs that engage their customers, grow their business and, ultimately, help customers find more savings at checkout.”

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Mass Relators

DECEMBER 13, 2021

We believe that brick-and-mortar retailers are the backbone of the future of grocery, as people want to shop from the grocers they know, love and trust.”. We’ll continue to deepen our investment in our suite of enterprise technology services, unlocking new solutions that help power the comprehensive e-commerce platforms for grocers.”.

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Rangeme

MAY 19, 2022

Morrisons latest to launch AI-powered checkout-free store system. Southeastern Grocers partnered with DoorDash to offer delivery in as few as 45 minutes. Southeastern Grocers links up with DoorDash on 45-minute delivery. Walmart’s media arm to offer brands a tool to help manage digital ads. Progressive Grocer.

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Indigo 9 Digital

APRIL 11, 2022

Most grocers charge their suppliers fees for putting an item on the shelf. All of these “details” provide one more reason for shopping at Trader Joe’s versus another grocer. Managed growth. Captains (store managers) make around $100,000 per year. We buy in volume and contract early to get the best prices.

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Retail Geek

AUGUST 29, 2023

And then you get to write your story and that’s called the Management’s discussion and Analysis in the industry it’s called the md&a. [24:27] And then you get to write your story and that’s called the Management’s discussion and Analysis in the industry it’s called the md&a. [24:27]

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Amazon] did what Walmart did in the 1990s,” said Brian Kilcourse, Managing Partner at RSR Research in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. said Brian McGlynn, General Manager of Ecommerce at Coveo in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Nobody knows us better than a grocer. We do the same things over and over and over again.

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Rangeme

AUGUST 3, 2021

Progressive Grocer. Progressive Grocer. Instacart launches 30-minute delivery service for grocers. A Manna operator can manage multiple drones at once and complete 20 deliveries an hour. Walmart will add micro-fulfillment centers to more of its stores to manage growing e-commerce order volume using robotics and AI.

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Retail Geek

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Talk about, day one and all is management principles and all that stuff so but I’m sure he’ll go do some cool new stuff how are you feeling about it Jason. You like on average went up 20% thanks to covid but what I think is happening here is for any other grocer. The leader and poised to continue to be so.

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Retail Geek

JULY 30, 2021

In-store pickup was was much more prominent with like a dedicated area for for Bo p**s pickups in the front of the store you could do self checkout with scan and go using the mobile app and there was a lot of. Sort of a product specific landing page on in their mobile app.

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Retail Geek

APRIL 7, 2023

The kind of Legacy vendors that have been known for these retail media networks like citrus add which is owned by my parent company and then pretty oh but there were also, 37 startups that were you know launching new businesses to help either retailers, manager retail media Network or Brands advertised on a retail media Network so. [20:30]

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Retail Geek

JUNE 13, 2022

That groceries going to have a real decline because if you’re you know a leading Grocer in the US this this is a really scary slide at the moment you have a guess. Any other questions before they kick us off the stage.

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Rangeme

DECEMBER 7, 2021

To boost in-store convenience, Amazon started adding Just Walk Out contactless checkouts to Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh stores, as well as Sainsbury’s stores in the U.K. Also, the high-profile struggles of Olympic athletes Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka influenced some fans to slow down, manage stress, and protect their mental health.

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