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How the World Cup could be a nightmare for Britain’s supermarkets

Inside Retail

The winter World Cup has added a new level of uncertainty to the Christmas trading outlook of Britain’s supermarkets: How do you persuade cash-strapped shoppers to buy yule logs and luxury biscuits at the same time as beer and pizza? Running between Nov. 20 and Dec. This will be separate to the dedicated space for Christmas products.

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Tesco plans first checkout-free stores and sees normal shopping patterns return

365 Retail

Tesco is set to launch its first checkout-free store following a successful trial for staff at its head office over the past year. Chief executive Ken Murphy said plans are in the early stages but he is hopeful it can match the appeal of similar scan-and-go stores being rolled out by Amazon in the UK. billion driven by a 68.1%

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Kiwis ‘not served well’ by grocery duopoly, but report reactions mixed

Inside Retail

In a preliminary report released last July, it flagged a raft of options for improving competition including making it easier for new competitors to enter the market, and adjusting planning laws to reduce restrictions on the use of sites using development covenants.

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Consumer spending grew just 4.3 percent in April, yet summer holiday planning and Eurovision ticket sales boosted travel and entertainment

A1 Retail

Popular money saving methods adopted by these shoppers include buying discounted products nearing expiration, aka “yellow sticker” items (38 percent), and using vouchers or loyalty points to get money off at the checkout (37 percent). CPIH: Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs Image courtesy of Unsplash.

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A cost-of-living crisis is brewing in Asia. Here’s what it means for retail

Inside Retail

The country’s Wholesale Price Index is up more than three times the pace of the CPI, at 9.7 As of 21 October, the government is planning a 20 trillion yen (US$135 billion) package to help households weather the inflation storm. Japan is an excellent case in point. per cent, so you can see how this has retailers worried.

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Wesfarmers’ API takeover: Growth drug or poison pill?

Inside Retail

Those hurdles included concerns from the Pharmacy Guild despite Woolworths proposing a voluntary code of conduct, no doubt an indication that API customers were not keen to have a supermarket owner for their primary supply line. An earlier 1990s grocery venture with Australian Independent Wholesalers didn’t help either.