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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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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? They’re shopping with just about any retailer now. people still without jobs.

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Sainsbury’s growth spurt continues as grocery inflation falls at slower rate

Retail Gazette

The supermarket’s CEO Simon Roberts said: “More customers are choosing to shop at Sainsbury’s, recognising our determined focus on value, product innovation and service.” Meanwhile, grocery price inflation eased at a slower rate this month, as the proportion of promotional products bought fell compared to December.

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

Retail TouchPoints

David Sherwood the CEO of Daniel’s Jewelers , described it perfectly in a recent LinkedIn post about his company’s efforts in this direction: “The retail shopping experience should be as scientific as the ecom experience,” he said. If the NRF show is any indicator, then that is exactly things are headed in the coming years.

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Retailers are losing tens of millions by undervaluing their retail media assets

Inside Retail

The finance sector is the fastest growing at 19 per cent year on year, as financial institutions recognise the value of their vast media ecosystems and customer bases. It can often be difficult for finance departments to pick where that value is because a lot of the deals are sometimes struck as ad subsidies.

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Has John Lewis Partnership finally turned a corner with its ‘refreshed’ turnaround plan?

Retail Gazette

” The partnership’s finance director Bérangère Michel says the business is in “good financial health” in pursuing the rest of its turnaround strategy and has secured the funding it needs for the remainder of the plan, helped by a £260m injection of cash from the sale and leaseback of 11 Waitrose stores and a new term loan.

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

Retail TouchPoints

But as we head into a new, elongated holiday shopping season, brands need to perfectly balance satisfying customer needs and maintaining margins. As a result, grocers have to consider the impact of pricing consistency and competitors on loyalty when shifting prices. Think beyond the sticker. Stay agile.

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