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Grocers lead retail sector in balancing profit pressure, planet and price rises

A1 Retail

By Gurpreet Gujral, Fund Manager and Head of Renewables at Atrato Partners With lower food price inflation, upwards cost pressure on the shopping basket has softened slightly, but elevated energy costs and inflating input prices continue to threaten retailers’ bottom lines.

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How the Store of the Future will Track Shopper Behavior Ecommerce-Style

Retail TouchPoints

The digitization of brick-and-mortar stores is nothing new, but up until recently it has primarily been focused on surfaces in the store that are already digital: point-of-sale systems or back-of-house tasks like inventory management. If the NRF show is any indicator, then that is exactly things are headed in the coming years.

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AWS Q&A: How Retailers can Prepare Ecommerce Operations for COVID-Driven Uncertainty

Retail TouchPoints

Consumers fear for their health and they fear for their finances, especially today with what is around 20 million. If you’re a grocer, you have different problems than if you’re a fashion retailer, right? It’s no longer ‘I always go to the same grocer every week.’ people still without jobs.

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Pricing Amid Inflation: McKinsey Partner Offers Data-Led Best Practices

Retail TouchPoints

As a result, grocers have to consider the impact of pricing consistency and competitors on loyalty when shifting prices. Lastly, it’s important to note that during this period, consumers are changing how they manage their finances. Intelligent pricing strategy requires ongoing management and governance. Stay agile.

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Hy-Vee names Gosch CEO of retail operations

Mass Relators

We have become more than just a grocer. He has a great understanding of how we need to continue to evolve our company to grow, which will keep us on a path toward continued success as one of the best grocers in the U.S.”. He was promoted to his current position in December 2021.

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The moves that matter: Retail’s biggest hires in June

Retail Gazette

Ex-Ted Baker CEO Rachel Osborne has also joined the board of the online grocer Pets at Home has hired ex-Asda exec Steve Shirley as operations director for retail, completing the division’s senior leadership team. He will be replaced by existing Boots finance executive Sam Hunter.

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AI in Retail: Optimizing Operations from Supply Chains to Employee Scheduling

Retail TouchPoints

Retail is already seeing successful use cases: Albertsons recently rolled out a predictive ordering platform from Afresh Technologies designed for the rapidly changing nature of fresh products to more than 2,000 of its supermarkets, providing department managers with easy-to-use ordering tools leveraging real-time insights. Mexico border.