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Loblaws Plans 80 New Stores in 2025 as Retailer Doubles Down on Discounting

Retail TouchPoints

From opening one of the largest fully automated distribution centers in North America to introducing dozens of small-format hard-discount stores to communities that need them most, this investment will have a positive impact across the country.

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Family Dollar Launches New Partnership With Uber Eats. Here Are the Details

Retail Wire

This news came shortly after the discount store announced that its parent company had sold it for $1 billion. announced a new relationship with Family Dollar, one of America’s most reputable bargain stores, to expand its range of reasonably priced home goods to Uber Eats. ” J.P.

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Half of Brits shop for experience, not purchase, finds PPL PRS survey

A1 Retail

The top 10 retail stores for customer experience: Grocery (23 percent) Department stores (15 percent) Fashion (11 percent) Booksellers (seven percent) Technology (six percent) Health (five percent) Beauty (five percent) Discount stores (five percent) Jewellers (four percent) Garden and DIY (four percent) Customer experience pro Donna Gutteridge, Culture (..)

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How Rising Prices Shape Consumer Behavior

Retail Focus

Customers lose brand loyalty as they choose retail brands or discount options. Retail data proves coupon use spikes during high inflation, and discount stores see more traffic. The Role of E-Commerce in Inflationary Periods During times of inflation, online retailers have an advantage over physical stores.

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B&M accused of attempting to boost Glassdoor rating

Retail Gazette

The site has posted an alert at the top of B&M’s page after it found evidence that someone had been trying to aggressively boost the employer ranking for the discount store chain, The Times reported. B&M has been accused of attempting to “artificially inflate” its rating on employee review website Glassdoor.

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Back-to-School Barometers

VMS

The NRF: “Consumers are being mindful of the potential impacts of tariffs and inflation on back-to-school items, and have turned to early shopping, discount stores and summer sales for savings on school essentials,” said NRF VP of Industry and Consumer Insights Katherine Cullen. “As

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Scarred by the 2008 Recession and COVID, 48% of Gen Z Frequently Shops at Discount Stores

Retail TouchPoints

That sense of unease is to be expected from a cohort shaped by both the 2008-2009 Great Recession and the COVID pandemic, and it’s had a big impact on their shopping choices: nearly half ( 48% ) say they shop the most often at discount/off-price retailers, and 25% frequently patronize dollar stores.