Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 7, 2021

It’s a must do if they want to meet consumers’ increasing demand for brands that prioritize environmental and social responsibility. Retailers across verticals must place a greater emphasis on sustainability to remain competitive and reach the growing number of consumers who support prioritizing these efforts when making purchasing decisions.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s ninth consecutive cash rate rise announced last week, and the signal that more are to come, it’s clear that the pain felt by consumers and businesses alike is going to continue late into 2023. A key focus: promotions or margin? Grocery prices rose 9.2

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Mass Relators

OCTOBER 19, 2023

WASHINGTON – Consumers celebrating the winter holidays expect to spend an average of $875 on gifts, food and seasonal items, according to a survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics for the National Retail Federation. Survey respondents said they were planning to spend about $620 on gifts. percentage points.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The news comes as total till sales growth at UK supermarkets have slowed 6.8% The consumer intelligence company found promotional activity rose 25%, up from 23% last year, as inflation slowed. Meanwhile, promotional spend was pushed to its highest level since February 2020. Sales for meat and poultry soared 10.1%

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2021

We’ve created a promotional schedule for our key on-premise partners and customers around reopening, and it’s been going incredibly well.”. Australians aged 18-44 are twice as likely as those over 45 to consume zero- and low-strength alcohol, a study by DrinkWise found. We’ve got some really exciting plans in that space,” Miller said.

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365 Retail

MARCH 3, 2023

Worried customers have already made adjustments to shopping patterns as shop sales fell by record numbers both in December and across the whole of last year as consumers cut spending. But it is notable that the proportion of spending on promotions has recently fallen to its lowest level since 2008. jump putting its market share at 7.1%

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Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2023

Online grocery companies need to ensure their logistics are well planned, inventory levels are maintained, and convenient delivery times are available to guarantee relevance for most consumers. He believes that encouraging consumers to buy in bulk at lower prices could also help, as delivery is provided.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The first, a Melbourne radio interview defending Woolworths’ decision not to promote Australia Day merchandise, and the second, an ABC Four Corners exchange on competition in the grocery market. Banducci has expressed regrets about the interviews but is adamant that the retirement announcement was not prompted by them.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Original research of over 2,000 UK shoppers in the Research Study: Consumer Packaged Goods, Predicting the Unpredictable showed that only 38% remained loyal to the brands they used before the pandemic. 20% said they traded down from brands to own brands during the pandemic, compared to just 14% who traded up.

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2021

It is looking increasingly likely that many office workers will continue to work from home, at least on a part-time basis, with a number of media reports suggesting that up to 95 per cent of consumers do not want to return to commuting five days a week and want to work a maximum of three days a week in the office.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 10, 2023

On the ground, I can report that there are challenges facing UK and European retailers that savvy Australian retailers can learn from to plan ahead. Prices continue to rise while retailers bear the brunt of consumer ire; however, some retailers, such as Aldi, are seeing the upside as consumers seek value.

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365 Retail

JULY 28, 2021

If it doesn’t benefit the consumer, they won’t do it. Their apps open, supermarket executives also enquire: “But who’ll own the data …?”. Second, think about how retail and supermarket buildings could be affected: Just Walk Out will also mean “just walk in, anywhere.” Many detractors deride the cost.

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2024

Walmart’s senior vice president of private brands, food and consumables Scott Morris said the launch was driven by rising customer expectations. Naik noted that consumer product goods companies’ multiple rounds of price hikes over the past years have created an opening for private-label sales that previously did not exist.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 8, 2022

Eight leading domestic and international brands also will participate in a Super Brand Day featuring special promotions on products from Yili, Mengniu, Unilever, Jinlongyu, Dove, Wyeth, Nestle and Chaoneng. For example, JD Super , JD.com’s online supermarket business, will launch new dairy and beverage products during the event.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 17, 2024

The supermarket chain revealed last week that Clubcard sales penetration now stands at 82% and its members have grown 6.2% year on year to over 22m consumers. The supermarket chain first introduced the new pricing scheme across more than 20 stores in the north east of England before rolling it out nationwide last summer.

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365 Retail

MARCH 25, 2024

As most retailers operate on a very thin margin, trade promotion efficiency is an important driver of their financial sustainability. Edward Betts, SVP General Manager – Retail Lead Europe, Retail Express explains, “Supermarkets are doing all they can to keep prices down and help people manage their budgets.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 3, 2020

After years of shaking up every vertical from print media to automotive sales and financial services, digital transformation is finally becoming an imperative on supermarket and retail shelves. For instance, large digital “end cap” signs can be placed at the end of every aisle to draw attention to a particular promotion.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Hy-Vee is prioritizing this growth area through a strategic partnership with Samsung that allows the supermarket chain to bring dynamic ads and content into stores, as well as through a robust network of Samsung Connected TVs and Direct Out-of-Home (OOH) advertising channels. “Hy-Vee, This is another way for us to reach those customers.”

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 28, 2023

News.com reported today that Aldi “will begin offering online shopping to remain competitive with Coles and Woolworths in Australia” citing comments by Aldi’s director of customer interactions, Adrian Christie, speaking at a parliamentary inquiry into promoting economic dynamism, competition and business formation.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 6, 2023

We now plan to rectify the outstanding breaches quickly.” “At a time when the weekly shop is a source of financial pressure for many families, it’s crucial that competition between supermarkets is working well to help people get the best deals they can,” he said.

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Mass Relators

MARCH 25, 2024

Supermarket operators have sold nonfood products for decades, but they still aren’t getting their fair share of the business. And when we tallied up all the results, there were three strategies that came out on top — increasing promotions, prioritizing value messaging, and expanding private label offerings and the space dedicated to them.”

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Retail Design Solutions

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

As the traditional yellow discount stickers may soon become a thing of the past, supermarkets are turning to digital price tags and high-tech stickers to provide real-time pricing updates. This shift not only aims to reduce food waste but also offers retailers greater flexibility in offering discounts and influencing consumer behaviour.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 8, 2022

Consumers are not being served well by the New Zealand grocery duopoly, according to the Commerce Commission – but it stopped short of any major recommendations in the final report into the grocery market tabled this week. . Suite of recommendations. Requiring grocery retailers to display unit pricing in a consistent format.

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A1 Retail

OCTOBER 10, 2023

While food price inflation has eased in recent months, more consumers in September (70 percent) said they were finding ways to reduce the cost of the weekly shop compared to August (67 percent). Of this group, almost half (49 percent) are buying budget or own-brand goods over branded goods in supermarkets.

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Mike Anthony

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Shopper missions are one of the most powerful concepts in consumer goods marketing. Shopper marketing emphasizes that there is a target shopper , and that shopper may not be the consumer. You can’t plan merchandising or ranging decisions. You can’t plan promotions. You can’t determine prices. It’s simply not true.

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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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Mass Relators

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

ZAANDAM, the Netherlands — Ahold Delhaize is kicking off a new growth and investment plan designed to support its vision of offering the “leading local food shopping experience for customers,” while also enhancing its digital and supply chain capabilities, and increasing its focus on health and sustainability.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2023

The trend was evident well before then but gathered pace in the last three years as businesses promoted card-only and contactless payments in response to lockdowns and infection concerns. Consumers, too, preferred to use contactless payments or to shop online. The technology is already there and costs to adopt are falling.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 26, 2023

Omnichannel is key According to Sinha, Drools has distribution across all major retail channels in both the online and offline space including specialty pet stores, veterinary clinics, supermarkets, large general stores, pharmacies, and e-commerce channels. Pets, and pet parents, are always at the core of the business.

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Mike Anthony

MARCH 17, 2021

Or any retailer: I could have picked almost any brand in any aisle in any supermarket in any country and the chances are, I’d find missed opportunities to go the extra mile and deliver the extra value. The displays are located in the meats/fish section, so we’re intercepting shoppers that maybe aren’t planning to buy spirits.

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Mike Anthony

MARCH 17, 2021

Or any retailer: I could have picked almost any brand in any aisle in any supermarket in any country and the chances are, I’d find missed opportunities to go the extra mile and deliver the extra value. The displays are located in the meats/fish section, so we’re intercepting shoppers that maybe aren’t planning to buy spirits.

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A1 Retail

MAY 3, 2023

million consumers will make a purchase from a retail store over the weekend UK retailers will see a boost of £1.76bn over King Charles’ Coronation weekend (6th – 8th May), as consumers stock up on street party essentials, according to new research. A further 6.1m Another £0.18bn will be spent on other Coronation essentials by 2.7m

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Inside Retail

APRIL 11, 2023

For example, 2D barcodes can be scanned in a retailer’s warehouse to show a particular product’s shipping date, use by date, any relevant batch numbers, and any further information that is specific to that product: i.e. any recalls or promotional activity that is tied to it.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 10, 2023

The slump in consumer spending as inflationary cost-of-living pressures bite into household budgets is an immediate challenge. Bank data and reports from the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicate a more severe impact on smaller businesses from consumer spending cutbacks — and many small retailers are located in strip centres.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Within a year, the sorting centre run by garment re-use and recycling charity Moda Re plans to double the volume it handles to 40,000 metric tonnes annually. ” “The way fashion is produced and consumed needs to change – this is an undeniable truth,” H&M said.

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365 Retail

MAY 4, 2022

Pricing and promotions sensitivity soars as consumers tighten their belts during the cost-of-living squeeze, the latest research from Retail Insight , the leader in retail execution, reveals. Meanwhile 64% say they are now much more likely to compare prices at the shelf-edge in order to keep food bills down.

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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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