Retail Focus

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Tesco is launching its first checkout-free high street store where shoppers can pick up their groceries and leave without the need for a till. It is the latest retail giant to open a store where checkouts are replaced by high-tech cameras designed to track the items shoppers place in their baskets.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Powered by Trigo, the store is based on a hybrid model, where customers can either choose to go through a conventional checkout process, or have a frictionless experience using the latest camera and sensor technology. If they opt for the autonomous checkout, customers need to use the Rewe app to register at the entrance to the store.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Lockdowns and the pandemic changed all of that, and today there’s hardly a CEO, board or management team that hasn’t taken the full dive into data and digital as their path to future success. We should all be able to enhance our customer experience (CX) and better manage our customer relationships (CRM).

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 24, 2022

However, the past few years have also exposed what online shopping just cannot replicate – human interaction, experiential shopping and social connection. . “We observes Teaj Sian, Managing Director at Glory Global Solutions (Australia). We are all inherently social beings. There will always be space for physical retail.

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A1 Retail

MAY 14, 2024

Portuguese company Sensei, a provider of autonomous store technology, is strengthening its presence and positioning in the Italian market with the opening of the country’s second autonomous supermarket. Sensei is thus repeating the milestone of opening a pioneering store based on artificial intelligence in Italy.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

For the first episode, we spoke to industry expert and Swinburne University professor Jason Pallant about the rise of checkout-free stores, what they can offer the sector, and the barriers they need to overcome to succeed. Checkout-free stores also open up the potential for new and innovative ways of designing stores.

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Inside Retail

JULY 28, 2021

Digital shelf, dark store and a fresh food playground – is this the future of supermarkets? The consulting company has developed a new supermarket concept, in partnership with design agency Le Projet Hope, that blends online with offline and old shopping habits with new processes. . Accenture thinks so.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 15, 2024

Aldi has introduced contactless payment to its checkout-free store in London in a bid to make shopping “quicker and easier for customers” The change means customers no longer need to register through the Shop&Go app on their phones and can instead tap their contactless payment card or phone to enter the store.

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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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365 Retail

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Asda has announced it will be the first supermarket to trial an automated age verification solution at self-checkouts which aims to make it easier and quicker for customers using this facility. If the system detects a customer looks younger than 25, they can prove their age through the Yoti and Post Office EasyID apps.

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Retail Minded

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

But they do want a faster, more efficient shopping experience once they’re within those doors. . Although self-service checkouts were first introduced in 1986 , they are still far from perfect. Plus, when implemented the wrong way, they only add friction to the shopping experience. . ShopRite’s Scan and Go app has a dismal 2.2

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365 Retail

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Tesco is launching its first checkout-free high street store where shoppers can pick up their groceries and leave without the need for a till. It is the latest retail giant to open a store where checkouts are replaced by high-tech cameras designed to track the items shoppers place in their baskets.

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365 Retail

JUNE 21, 2021

Tesco is set to launch its first checkout-free store following a successful trial for staff at its head office over the past year. Some commentators had raised concerns that supermarkets would take a hit from the reopening of non-essential retailers, and with restaurants, bars and cafes welcoming back customers in the past two months.

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Nvidia

MAY 14, 2021

Zippin offers sports fans checkout-free refreshments, and it’s racking up wins among stadiums as well as retailers, hotels, apartments and offices. As sports and entertainment venues begin to reopen in limited capacities, Zippin’s grab-and-go stores are offering quicker shopping and better social distancing without checkout lines.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

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. Transform shopping in-store. An estimated one in three continue to shop online for their groceries and goods.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

It is the silent but essential identifier of products that have revolutionised how we shop, sell, and transport goods. The barcode was initially developed to improve the checkout experience and inventory management in the grocery sector and it is now used in almost every industry and sector.

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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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Inside Retail

APRIL 25, 2023

This can be seen by the adoption of QR codes – the use of which accelerated amid Covid-19 restrictions – self checkout in supermarkets and autonomous mobile robots, which are being utilised by major retailers for (among other things) logistical, supply chain and other inventory management tasks.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 16, 2021

Supermarket Coles will spend $2.5 The business will seek to improve its online shopping, as well as its self-service checkouts, data and automation across its warehouses, in an effort to streamline the experiences and make it even simpler for Australians to buy their groceries.

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2022

To raise funds for Indigenous health this NAIDOC week, Coles supermarkets and Express stores in the NT and select regional stores in Western Australia (WA) have launched a ‘Purple House’ campaign. In the past three years, Purple House has offered 10,000 remote dialysis treatments and supported more than 300 patients.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 10, 2023

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. But we can see how they like to shop.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Co-op is installing more than 200 secure till kiosks, locked cabinets for spirits and AI technology to monitor self-checkouts in a bid to tackle a rise in retail crime. Co-op food managing director Matt Hood said: “This is not a few opportunistic shoplifters becoming more prolific. This is organised crime and looting.”

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Aldi has become the latest supermarket to offer staff body-worn cameras in a bid to deter shoplifters. Chief executive Giles Hurley said the move was being trialled in a handful of the supermarket’s stores as crime rates across its portfolio surged. “It is a top priority for us.”

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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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Retail Technology Review

JUNE 4, 2021

By Natasha Jones, European Channel Manager for SmartFreight If you thought ecommerce held all the aces in the retail pack, think again. You rarely see an abandoned shopping trolley packed to the brim with goods at a checkout in a bricks and mortar supermarket.

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I Vend

AUGUST 17, 2022

Supermarket shopping is, for the vast majority of consumers, an essential. Whilst other forms of retail may be seen as leisure and pleasure, the weekly food shop is more likely to be considered a must-do chore. So what supermarket shoppers want above all is convenience. iVend Retail for Supermarket.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 2, 2021

Now that there are 900 million internet users within China and e-commerce is expected to continue growing in the region, global brands need to focus on tapping into this customer base, according to David Lloyd, UK managing director of e-commerce giant Alibaba. . “We Global Shopping Festival, while 300 million Taobao users tuned in.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 10, 2024

However, retail consultant Nick Bubb warns that growth for the big supermarkets is “likely to be more subdued” in 2024 as the boost from grocery inflation falls away. Similarly, The Fragrance Shop partnered with EveryHuman to introduce the UK’s first-ever AI fragrance creation machine in its Oxford Street store which opened last November.

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V Count

JULY 9, 2021

According to a report titled “ How Long Does It Take To Lose Your Customer,” the average Brit spends 1 year, 2 weeks, and a day of their lives stuck in shop queues. 70% of shoppers are less likely to return to the same shop if they had experienced long waits in queues. Using a queue management solution to solve queuing problems.

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Inside Retail

JULY 8, 2021

The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) is reminding the public to be respectful and that a $5,000 fine applies for spitting or coughing at retail workers in Greater Sydney. We call the manager and we step aside, normally management will then call the police. They come back maybe a week later. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2023

For customers, many aspects of a shopping trip impact whether they view it as a success. 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. If not, then the opposite becomes true. Three in 10 U.S.

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365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Tesco is extending its zero-waste shopping service from online to stores to allow people to buy products from laundry detergent to ketchup in refillable packaging. Those wishing to opt for reusable packaging visit the Loop fixture in the store and add the products they want into their trolley as a part of their shop.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 25, 2021

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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I Vend

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

For retailers, Valentine’s Day offers a shopping boost in the after-holiday mid-February slump, but it’s more than that – it’s also a reminder that love comes in many forms, including the love that shoppers have for their favourite store. Process automation – such as inventory management , tracking stock levels and re-ordering.

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I Vend

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Process automation – such as inventory management , tracking stock levels and re-ordering. Payment options – Frictionless checkout means making the payment process as smooth as possible and giving customers a range of ways to pay. Store layouts – optimising sales by tracking shoppers and the way they navigate the store.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Advancements in autonomous store capabilities have matured into scalable, profitable, customer-centric models that allow customers to have a fully independent shopping journey. It significantly reduces operational and labor costs for retailers, with increased access to consumer data and in-store shopping behaviors.

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V Count

JULY 2, 2021

Queue management, on the other hand, shows how long every customer spends at the checkout counter. This makes it possible for managers to come up with data-backed business and marketing strategies that optimize their service delivery, improve visitor-to-customer conversion, and increase sales.

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