Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 30, 2023

The new supermarket concept Addie’s , a self-described “drive-up grocer,” has opened its first store in Norwood, Mass., Consumers purchase groceries through the Addie’s app or website and then choose a pickup window. fueled by $10.1 million in seed funding it recently received from Rose Park Advisors. of all U.S.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Based on customer insights and market trends, Swisslog, as an industry leader with successful micro fulfilment centres (MFCs) and e-grocery fulfilment centres (EFCs) operating across the globe, has identified five trends that will shape e-grocery fulfilment this year. E-grocery orders get smaller and more frequent. .

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 13, 2022

Instacart has moved closer to a planned IPO after confidentially submitting a draft registration statement with the SEC on May 11, 2022, although specific details were not revealed. Among the offerings is its upgraded fulfillment solution, Carrot Warehouses.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 2, 2021

Kroger outlined plans to deliver total shareholder returns of 8% to 10% in 2021 at its virtual Investor Day, held March 31, 2021. Leadership pointed to two core areas for driving that growth: the fresh food segment and digital, which was described as “a growth engine” for the supermarket retailer, one of the nation’s biggest. .

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Left with little choice, consumers have largely resigned themselves to waiting additional days or even weeks for their orders, but what they’ve become less willing to tolerate is a lack of information about order status. Some retailers are proactively cancelling backorders due to the uncertainty of fulfillment.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 8, 2024

They seemingly gave little thought to the gaping holes in their business plans and the demand such rapid expansion would have on employees and local communities. Dark stores are fulfilment centres only. It also announced that it was planning to leave Spain following a mass redundancy process.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The figures are cycling periods of massive growth for the supermarket sector, landed well within analysts’ predictions, and showed that Coles is holding on well through the pandemic, despite supply-chain issues. Ocado will facilitate only automated fulfilment through the business’ stores and fulfilment centres, plus last-mile delivery.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 20, 2021

Globally, we are undergoing great consumer transformation. We no longer, as a general rule, expect supermarkets to be physical-only entities. And in the final phase, Coles plans to differentiate the offer “through tech enablement and end-to-end customer experience”.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

It found that 67% of consumers believe that the best shopping experiences of the future will incorporate both human and digital channels. However, that’s not the aspect of their brands that consumers are craving today. The problem is that retailers are not taxis, and what works for the goose doesn’t always work for the gander.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 24, 2023

They covered how brands can provide elevated and curated customer experiences and how clear differentiation, and even re-invention, can be critical to meeting consumer demand and providing a sustainable future for retailers. What mattered was, were we serving the consumer in the way the consumer preferred?”

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 24, 2021

And as Australia’s supermarket giants struggle to keep up with demand for online orders during lockdowns, innovative new players are swooping in to get their piece of this $7.1 This month alone, four new online supermarkets launched in Australia. It showed how exposed the big supermarkets were to an underdeveloped e-commerce platform.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 29, 2021

But it turned out that the emporium of toys, games and fun could not in the end withstand the relentless competition and margin hits from the internet and supermarket retailers. We are thrilled to be taking the reins of the world’s leading toy brand at a time when the category is up 16% and consumer demand for toys is at an all-time high.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 8, 2022

Consumers can participate in the festival through JDDJ’s mobile app or WeChat mini program and through the new “Nearby” tab on the homepage of JD.com’s mobile app, which facilitates customers’ access to offline stores nearby.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 20, 2021

With many employers pledging to adopt flexible and hybrid working models, consumers will continue spending time in their communities, and this will undoubtedly extend the local shopping trend into the foreseeable future. . Stores in local high streets will also play an important role to fulfil online orders.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Speedy delivery is the name of the game for supermarket retailers all over the world right now, as major chains invest in micro fulfilment centres and explore dark stores in an effort to keep up with customers’ rising expectations during the pandemic. We focus our effort on directly purchased goods from manufacturers and producers.

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Inside Retail

JULY 21, 2021

The retail environment and consumer preferences are changing, but physical retail remains a key part of the mix for brands, both in the purchase funnel but also in showcasing and educating customers as part of a brand awareness piece,” said Vicinity Centres’ chief operating officer, Peter Huddle. Genesis is the high-end arm of Hyundai.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

A new on-demand delivery app is connecting consumers with personal shoppers who will go in-store to make a purchase for them and bring it to their doorstep within two hours. Gimme aims to offer the best of both worlds: the ease of online shopping and near-instant fulfilment of buying something in-store. .

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Retail Focus

MAY 24, 2021

The events of the past year have sparked a permanent redrawing of the retail landscape, with online grocery sales soaring 91% year-on-year in a four-week period alone in 2020 and over 17 million Brits planning to stick to online shopping even as lockdown eases. In some cases, this will involve fast-tracking existing digital plans.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The Covid pandemic has changed the way consumers shop and interact with brands. With the retail environment across Asia changing so fast, retailers and consumer-product manufacturers are facing difficulties in predicting shopper behaviour – more so at the shelves – hence missing the opportunity to maximise revenue potential.

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Mike Anthony

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

But if retail is changing, then manufacturers and suppliers (as well as retailers) need to adjust their strategies and plans to address each of the trends, to realize the huge opportunities that each offers, and to ensure that the (equally huge) threats they pose are understood and mitigated. But what can we do about it?

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 3, 2023

Giant Food , a 165-store supermarket chain operating in the mid-Atlantic states, has processed 30.8 The program, now operating chainwide, processes an average of 500 pounds of wasted food each day per store, and the two companies plan to expand the partnership in the coming year.

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Rangeme

MAY 19, 2022

To stay competitive, more retailers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) suppliers are taking specific actions to emulate Amazon’s signature inventiveness and customer obsession. AI powers many retail processes, including Amazon’s personalized recommendations, assortment planning, and Just Walk Out technology for cashierless in-store service.

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Retail Gazette

JULY 19, 2023

However, leaning into its ‘swift’ name, Argos built an industry-leading fast fulfilment infrastructure, which is so speedy that it beats even Amazon on the convenience stakes. That fulfilment proposition, with 90% of the UK having access to same-day home delivery – no other retailer offers that. It’s quite powerful,” says Leeser.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Unions have warned supermarket giant Tesco that it faces disruption at its stores as workers take industrial action at distribution centres just ahead of Christmas. But the retailer said it was confident it could keep the shelves fully stocked and “fulfil our plans” despite the action by the Unite and Usdaw unions.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 27, 2020

The adaptations consumers have made during the pandemic to work, learn, shop and socialize from their homes are projected to last well beyond the time when the coronavirus is just an unpleasant memory. Additionally, 56% of consumers said they’re buying more locally sourced products, and 84% of this group plan to continue doing this.

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Mass Relators

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Senate subcommittee, whose members raised concerns over whether a combination of the nation’s two largest supermarket chains would harm consumers and workers. We will continue to work cooperatively with the Federal Trade Commission as it conducts its review of the merger, including developing a thoughtful divestiture plan.”.

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Rangeme

MARCH 16, 2022

It’s a vicious circle: retailers in every market are raising their prices, prompting consumers to look to their employers for pay increases, forcing companies in every industry to raise prices once again. The major supermarkets all report shortages of products including fruit, vegetables, and meat. These are genuinely global issues.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Warehouse workers and drivers employed by supermarket giant Tesco are to stage a series of strikes in the coming weeks in a dispute over pay. The current consumer prices index (CPI) is 4.2%. We are disappointed that some have voted to proceed, and we have contingency plans in place to help mitigate any impacts. “We

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

M&S boss Stuart Machin is planning for a “successful and strong Christmas” across clothing, home or food, adding that customers were feeling more confident. Shoppers are expected to prioritise spending on food and partywear as they plan big celebrations with family and friends, which will lead some to cut back on gift buying.

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 31, 2022

in 2014 Brian Cornell’s game plan has involved listening to customers, then making sure the company has the flexibility to deliver on what’s most important to them. And staying close to the consumer, our target, yes. We’re going to use our stores as fulfillment hubs and activate 1,900 fulfillment centers across the country.’.

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Mass Relators

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Pair Eyewear fulfills the orders and ships them directly to the customer. Hy-Vee is continuing to develop formats that complement its supermarkets, unveiling plans for Wall to Wall Wine and Spirits. The propensity to innovate that it has shown should give the company an edge as consumer behavior evolves.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 24, 2020

everyone saw its immediate impact on supermarket supply chains: shelves emptied by consumers frantically stockpiling toilet paper, cleaning products and shelf-stable staples like rice and canned beans. That involves both how work is being planned and how it’s being executed. When the coronavirus pandemic first hit the U.S.,

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365 Retail

APRIL 20, 2021

With many employers pledging to adopt flexible and hybrid working models, consumers will continue spending time in their communities, and this will undoubtedly extend the local shopping trend into the foreseeable future. . Stores in local high streets will also play an important role to fulfil online orders.

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365 Retail

APRIL 16, 2021

The move towards greater automation will not affect its current workforce or hiring plans, the company added. Ocado said it currently predicts that the development of vehicles to operate within restricted areas, such as at distribution sites, may “become a reality sooner than fully-autonomous deliveries to consumers’ homes”.

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Fashion Retail Tech

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Handbag sales reveal a major shift in where consumers are shopping. Toys ‘R’ Us taps Target to fulfill online orders. How Unilever plans to dramatically slash its use of plastic. Supermarket News. Dyson scraps plan for electric car. Here is your weekly recap of industry news. Brands + Retailers. Vanity Fair .

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Rangeme

DECEMBER 16, 2021

While retailers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) suppliers have had to grapple with COVID-19 and digital transformation, now they must also manage reduced capacity along the global supply chain, hampering holiday sales success. Recent labor shortages prompted some supermarket chains to shorten their store hours. Retail Dive.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 17, 2024

A whopping 488m trips were made to supermarkets during the four weeks to 24 December, 12m more than last year, with the average household splashing out £477 over the month. Kantar head of retail and consumer insight Fraser McKevitt says: “As we expected, this Christmas was a whopper. during the three months to 25 December.

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