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Supermarket loyalty scheme discounts help grocery sales stabilise

Retail Gazette

Total till sales at UK supermarkets have seen sustained growth of 9.1% This has been encouraged by an increase in the discounts offered by supermarket loyalty schemes. as the back to school period led shoppers to return to their usual shopping patterns. reported last month new data released by NIQ shows.

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How Acoustic Solutions Can Enhance In-Person Shopping Experiences

Retail TouchPoints

It’s no secret that in-person shopping is a multi-sensory experience. While most know that it’s important to make a store visually appealing, including proper lighting and designing an interior layout that’s easy to navigate, many often forget the other senses that play a key role in the overall shopping experience — like sound.

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Festive gatherings and holiday bookings boost hospitality and travel in December, while utility bills continue to impact finances

A1 Retail

Supermarket growth slowed as many Brits stocked up on festive food and drink earlier than usual to help spread the cost and avoid shortages. Supermarket spend remained in growth (up 5.5 Similarly, the rush to buy gifts and Christmas party outfits benefitted clothing and department stores, which returned to growth in December, rising 1.5

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Why are supermarkets jumping on the member prices bandwagon?

Retail Gazette

If you shop in a mainstream supermarket, chances are you’ll be familiar with member prices. Retail Gazette looks at why so many supermarkets have adopted this approach, whether it’s proving successful, and how loyalty programmes can stand out when so many retailers are offering member prices.

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Why personalisation is key to digital success

Inside Retail

They reported the second-highest level of satisfaction (64 per cent) with their digital commerce experience in banking and finance – well above the global average of 58 per cent and just behind the UK at 68 per cent. shopping, purchase, shipment, receipt and possible return).

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Consumer card spending grew just 3.1 percent in January as Brits opted for nights in and home-cooked meals

A1 Retail

However, pointing to improving optimism, consumers’ confidence in both their household finances and ability to spend within their means reached its highest point in over two years. Growth in supermarket spending increased to 5.2 percent), as UK consumers returned to their regular routines after the Christmas break.

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Best of 2023: Is private equity ownership slowly killing retail?

Retail Gazette

The tale of Britain’s two private equity-owned supermarket buyouts took a new turn when Asda owners the Issa brothers unveiled a £2.3bn merger between the supermarket chain and the UK and Ireland operations of their other business, petrol station giant EG Group earlier this year. Debt piling: A burden or helping hand?

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