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Aussie supermarkets can expect softer demand ahead, say analysts

Inside Retail

Australian supermarkets will reap bigger profits in fiscal 2023 half-year due to decades-high inflation and increased savings, but analysts warned of a rough second-half as households reel from mounting expenses due to higher cost of living. Woolworths said food prices over the September quarter rose 7.3 per cent, while Coles reported a 7.1

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Choice at the checkout – why it matters

Inside Retail

Consumers have changed. The trend towards using self-service and self-checkout (SCO) options in both retail and hospitality was already strong, but the pandemic sent it soaring. The same research found that 47 per cent of consumers choose different checkout options each time.

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The customer is in control: Here’s the new payment and checkout experience

Inside Retail

E-commerce skyrocketed when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, as more consumers realised its ease and convenience. observes Teaj Sian, Managing Director at Glory Global Solutions (Australia). Of course, physical retail has had to undergo a few changes since the first wave of Covid, particularly at entry, payment and checkout.

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How digital payments can help businesses lead in customer experience

Inside Retail

The acceptance of cash has started to trend upwards again, but payment technology is helping businesses to deliver consistently better experiences, so what does the future hold? And how can businesses be ready for evolving payment technologies? Consumers, too, preferred to use contactless payments or to shop online.

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Woolworths launching stand-alone payments platform, Wpay

Inside Retail

Woolworths is launching its own stand-alone payments platform, Wpay, which will power payments inside and outside its group of businesses, and further extends the group into the retail ecosystem in Australia. It’s an exciting time in the world of payments with new technology driving better experiences for consumers,” Monnington said.

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With Retailers Thinking Like Media Owners, Media Owners Must Think Like Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

Retailers Become Media, Media Becomes Retailers Retailers that have managed to grow their RMNs successfully have done so by thinking more like media owners. As with any first-party data collaboration, it is paramount that media owners ensure they have the technology in place to facilitate security and privacy.

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Supermarkets – how retail is changing for the giants of grocery

I Vend

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.