Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 14, 2020

They also provide an answer to some of the challenges created by the pandemic, as executives from Woodman’s Markets and Badger Technologies discussed during a session titled The Rise Of Robotics In Retail at the 2020 Retail Innovation Conference. The robots also can improve merchandising.

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Star Miconics

MARCH 8, 2024

of the world’s population, about 2 billion people, takes advantage of meal delivery, and they expect the market to grow to 2.5 Analysts also expect the grocery delivery market , now about $257.5 Grocers have repurposed space and reallocated labor to manage online orders. Statista analysts estimate that 27.4% billion by 2028.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2022

Save A Lot has entered a new partnership with RangeMe to scale the discount grocer’s sourcing efforts for new and innovative products. The deal will help Save A Lot fulfill its mission of providing consumers with products that meet their needs via new product discovery of emerging and established brands.

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Retail Dive

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The online grocer will rely on smaller facilities to service customers as it streamlines operations.

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Mass Relators

APRIL 14, 2021

CINCINNATI – Kroger announced that the first of 20 customer fulfillment centers (CFC) it is developing in partnership with British online grocer Ocado Group PLC is ready to fulfill orders from online shoppers. ” The post Kroger unveils first Ocado-powered fulfillment center appeared first on MMR: Mass Market Retailers.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Shoppers at the local K-Market Otaniemi grocery store had the option of ordering their groceries online and having them delivered by LMAD’s autonomous vehicle, without requiring physical human interaction (see a video of the robot in action here ). “I

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Mass Relators

JUNE 21, 2023

Grocers will rise or fall based on their ability to align themselves to the dominant demographic, cultural, economic, and technological trends that will slowly reshape the market context over decades to come. Conversely, Harris Teeter, Wegman’s, Publix, and Sprouts Farmers Market are most vulnerable to the fiscal conservatism trend.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 30, 2022

Consumers’ continued reliance on omnichannel fulfillment has created new opportunities for industry giants like Walmart to differentiate and gain market share. comparable sales growth and growing market share in grocery during Q4 2021, and much of this success can be attributed to its robust last mile and fulfillment strategy.

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Mass Relators

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

To help answer that question and keep up with this growth between now and then, grocers need to upgrade their e-commerce platforms — and functionality — with scalable and integrated solutions. Amazon’s success in delivering exactly what the customer wants when they want it has raised the substitution accuracy bar for grocers.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2021

Both Uber and Uber Eats are making deliveries in markets including San Francisco, New York City and Washington D.C., Uber has found partners in regional supermarkets like Southeastern Grocers and recently started a relationship with Albertsons Companies that will offer delivery from 1,200 stores under more than half a dozen banners.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2021

“This is a critical moment for brick-and-mortar grocers to digitize the in-store shopping experience and unlock similar revenue streams,” said Sean Turner, CTO of Swiftly in commentary shared with Retail TouchPoints. Target’s Same-Day Options Surge. Target’s comparable sales grew 8.9% in Q2 2021, maintaining some of the momentum from the 24.3%

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2022

Online grocer Farmstead has partnered with convenience retailer Circle K to advance both business’ operation with new capabilities. Additionally, both retailers will collaborate on distribution and co-marketing across a variety of new projects.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 18, 2022

A great example of this is Grab’s acquisition of Jaya Grocer back in January of this year. Jaya Grocer is a leading mass-premium supermarket chain in Malaysia. Indeed, the rise of small-format stores has consistently fueled growth in local markets, such as Indonesia and Vietnam. trillion from 2020 to 2030.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 14, 2024

Primark is looking to expand its click-and-collect trial across further stores, with the possibility of launching the service to markets outside Britain, its CEO has confirmed. The fast fashion chain is currently trialling click-and-collect across 57 stores, for its womenswear and kidswear products.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2024

The California-based grocer will roll out Caper Carts, Instacart’s AI-powered smart carts, and FoodStorm, an order management system designed to power the retailer’s food service and catering experiences.

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Mass Relators

APRIL 19, 2021

We have also been evolving our customer fulfillment network, leveraging our existing network of assets and strategic partnerships to meet heightened demand.”. Amazon debuted its Amazon Fresh grocer format in September and recently opened its 11th in Bloomingdale, Ill. We will continue to build on this momentum.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 6, 2022

As grocers around the world work furiously to meet consumers’ demand for delivery without breaking the bank, Chinese online grocer Missfresh looks to have a winning model. Private label offerings are growing increasingly common among online grocers for the same reason they have been popular for decades at traditional retailers.

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Mass Relators

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Consumers were in decent shape heading into the holiday season, but the labor markets, while unlikely to unravel, do look likely to cool, which would impact consumer expectations and, in turn, affect spending decisions,” Jack Kleinhenz said today in NRF’s “Monthly Economic Review” for February.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Virtually every aspect of the enterprise, from product development and analytics to operations and marketing, will need to evolve in parallel with the modern market; retailers need to rethink their cross-functional operations to thrive as they progress into the future.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2022

The impact of this increasing growth is the resulting strain on incumbent infrastructure that was originally designed to manage only about 5% of a retailer’s total sales capacity; the steady rise in costs from stretching this capacity have shown home delivery, buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) and curbside fulfilment to be highly unprofitable.

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Mass Relators

MAY 24, 2021

last month announced that the first of 20 customer fulfillment centers (CFCs) it is developing in partnership with British online grocer Ocado Group PLC was ready to fulfill orders from online shoppers. The post First of Kroger’s CFCs ready to fulfill orders appeared first on MMR: Mass Market Retailers.

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Inside Retail

MAY 10, 2021

Automated systems are typically more compact, delivering major savings that can be reinvested in areas that truly make a difference to business, such as service to its existing markets and research and development of new markets. Robotic solutions are required to increase productivity and drive down fulfilment costs.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 10, 2021

That means open air shopping centers have become even more attractive due to how they can make curbside and BOPIS fulfillment easier to handle. We saw this firsthand in Dallas, where retailers from nationals down to locals are fulfilling from their store, and I think that fits the way people are using physical retail.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JUNE 7, 2022

That’s one of the reasons why discount grocers like Aldi and Lidl were able to gain share in the United Kingdom over a decade ago after the last recession. Consumers at that time were reeling from the recession and Aldi and Lidl entered the grocery market in the United Kingdom with low prices and were able to steal share.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 14, 2022

. “By offering customer-favorite sushi options and premium floral bouquets through third-party marketplaces, we are continuing to evolve and meet customers where and how they are shopping,” said Stuart Aitken, SVP and Chief Merchant and Marketing Officer at Kroger Co. in a statement.

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Mass Relators

MAY 1, 2024

“During Randy’s tenure, he transformed Hy-Vee from a regional grocer into a nationally recognized retail brand. In 2004, Edker was named vice president of marketing; in 2006 he was promoted to senior vice president of retail operations, and in 2008 he became executive vice president of operations and president in 2009.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

With the new additions, Aldi is on track to edge out Albertsons as the third-largest grocer in the U.S. Discount supermarket chain Aldi is continuing its aggressive expansion across the U.S., with plans to add approximately 150 new stores to a fleet that already includes 2,100 locations in 37 states. by store count.

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Mass Relators

AUGUST 7, 2023

The study found that regional grocers in particular will struggle to compete with Walmart on online grocery sales. It is less reliant on service fees to support the cost of its pickup operations, and it generates more than eight times more net revenue from retail media per online order compared to some regional grocers.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 10, 2021

In one fell swoop, British retailer Marks & Spencer has doubled the number of international markets where it has a pureplay online presence with the launch of 46 new flagship websites. Orders from the websites will be fulfilled through M&S’s established distribution network.

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Rangeme

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Freshline Keto Market, the customer-focused destination grocery store located in Menasha, WI, makes shopping easier for keto dieters wanting to follow a higher fat, low carb way of eating. From keto-friendly chips to keto-friendly pasta, chocolate, and ice cream, every item at Freshline Keto Market is four grams of net carbs or less.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2023

The grocer has enabled many perishable items with the enhanced codes to include information on food expiration dates, which can alert team members when that date is approaching and offer a discount to sell the product rather than toss it. QR codes can be used to gather customer feedback or conduct surveys.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 3, 2023

Digital engagement platform Relationshop has acquired global ecommerce company Stor.ai, which offers a solution that supports regional grocers by cultivating omnichannel engagement with consumers. Currently, Relationshop serves clients such as Albertsons , United Supermarkets and Big Y Foods as well as 11 U.S.

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M19 Retail

JULY 15, 2020

Introducing the Next Generation of Digital Commerce for Grocers. Mi9, a pioneer in grocery e-commerce, helped grocers create their first digital storefronts when online grocery was a novelty. Our mission is to help our customers fulfill their potential while future-proofing their businesses so they can Thryve in any environment.

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Mass Relators

JULY 25, 2023

We have put ‘Food First’ this year because we see a need and to fulfill the desire for even more options.” While not a grocer, approximately 80% of DG stores serve communities of 20,000 or fewer people with many Americans, especially in rural areas, relying on the retailer for their basic, everyday and household essentials.

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Mass Relators

APRIL 22, 2024

The companies now intend to sell 579 stores under a revised deal with C&S Wholesale Grocers. The post Kroger, Albertsons agree to divest more stores appeared first on MMR: Mass Market Retailers. CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. That is 166 more than were called for in the original agreement.

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Mass Relators

APRIL 28, 2022

Publix is launching a 15-minute delivery service in Miami powered by Instacart’s nano-fulfillment solution, Carrot Warehouses. Publix is the first grocer to collaborate with Instacart on new fulfillment models through Carrot Warehouses, the companies said. LAKELAND, Fla.

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Mass Relators

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

2 best grocer in the U.S. 1 best grocer in the Midwest, according to USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. The post Hy-Vee honored for innovations in technology appeared first on MMR: Mass Market Retailers. Led by Edeker, Hy-Vee also unveiled new benefits to its more than 91,000 employees and was voted the No.

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