Inside Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Traditional fulfilment has been evolving for a long time. In the 60s people would call their fish ‘n’ chip shop or grocer ahead of time to arrange their order. Forward-thinking retailers have always been looking for engaging ways to help their businesses stand out via their fulfilment options.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2022

To keep up with this demand and consumer expectations, grocers will have to invest in the right forward-looking technology to evolve omnichannel offerings to meet customer needs. With that in mind, here is a look at five strategies that can help grocers optimize online integration of their grocery store.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

As it turned out, the solution already was in motion: Loblaw had partnered with Takeoff Technologies and was in the process of rolling out a robotic Micro Fulfillment Center (MFC) when COVID-19 reached Canada. Loblaw, Google and Takeoff collaborated to launch the technology ahead of schedule, helping the grocer keep up with massive demand.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The pandemic has been a challenging time for shopping centers, and even as vaccination rates climb and shoppers return to old habits, retailers are finding that many of their shopping preferences have permanently shifted. believe open air shopping centers with the right mix of retailers are more important than ever before.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

“It’s clear how important customer experience, visibility and multiple fulfillment options are to Coles, and we are determined to transform their vision into reality,” said Guy Bloch, CEO of Bringg in a statement. “We

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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% growth experienced in Q2 2020.

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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. Consumers, both online and in-store — for delivery and pickup — want to get through their shopping lists ASAP.

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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. While 80% of consumers aspire to choose healthier foods when shopping, price is a barrier for 60% of them.

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Retail Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Ahold Delhaize, which operates Food Lion, Fresh Direct, Giant, Hannaford and Stop & Shop, has a long history in the digital grocer space, starting with its acquisition of Peapod 21 years ago.

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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. In China small local shops, known as “neighborhood retail,” are big business, generating 1.3 A Missfresh mini-warehouse, which operates as a dark store.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

has partnered with Instacart to launch Kroger Delivery Now, a virtual convenience store fulfilled by Kroger that delivers fresh groceries and household essentials in as little as 30 minutes. “Our new service provides customers with one more way to shop with us and addresses the importance of convenience and immediacy.

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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.”. has partnered with Google with the aim of offering an enhanced shopping experience for its customers. And we have a clear path to drive profitability. Meanwhile, Albertsons Cos.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2023

In February 2022, Instacart expanded offerings under its Instacart Platform umbrella, adding online and in-store solutions to help grocers and other food retailers capture ad revenue and enabling more seamless end-to-end fulfillment solutions. Instacart Business has no monthly minimum fees or requires additional contracts.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 14, 2024

Speaking at the LIVE Retail Week x Grocer conference, Primark CEO Paul Marchant said: “It plays into our bricks-and-mortar strategy because it is driving more customers to the stores. The move allowed customers at the discount retailer to shop for roughly 2,500 items via click-and-collect.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 18, 2022

As the end of the year approaches, retailers and shopping centres in Malaysia are seeing increased foot traffic and sales volumes, as shoppers come back with a vengeance to purchase gifts and other items for Christmas and New Year festivities. A great example of this is Grab’s acquisition of Jaya Grocer back in January of this year.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 28, 2023

The delivery platform unveiled a series of major updates and service additions at its first-ever product showcase on June 27, 2023, including search and shopping features to help consumers find and buy whatever they are looking for (well beyond just meals), and a new integrated rewards program for merchants.

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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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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2021

This is what we mean when we talk about the social side of shopping. Social shopping, while existing in the digital world of Facebook, Instagram and influencers, has a different meaning in the three-dimensional world of physical shops. It gives people a reason to go shopping, instead of just looking for the best deals online.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Consumers demand grocers and mass merchants in particular provide these last-mile services, and it’s not without challenges, as over 40% of grocery consumers cite delivery and fulfillment services as key attributes while deciding where to shop in the past year.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Chinese online fresh grocer Missfresh has launched special express delivery service and smart vending machines to help feed volunteers, logistics and support staff and security personnel at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 19, 2022

“We think it’s important to make our great-value products available across another platform and to a greater audience, introducing Grocery Outlet to customers who may not have shopped with us before,” said RJ Sheedy, President of Grocery Outlet in a statement. Since then, the company has expanded its offering across the U.S.

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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. There’s a moment of surprise when they realize just how much they can save by shopping with us. Discount supermarket chain Aldi is continuing its aggressive expansion across the U.S., by store count. in a statement.

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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

JULY 22, 2022

With grocery items now available from Uber in 33 countries, the shopping experience on Uber Eats is about to get better than ever,” said Therese Lim, Director of New Verticals Product at Uber and Oskar Hjertonsson, Founder and CEO of Cornershop in a statement. grocers to offer same-day delivery, including Walgreens , Albertsons Cos.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Woodman’s Markets operates 230,000-square-foot stores with approximately 100,000 SKUs each, and like most grocers its inventory was hit hard by shoppers stocking up early in the pandemic. This data will be uploaded to its mobile shopping app, where it will guide pickers to each item to improve delivery times.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 10, 2021

Orders from the websites will be fulfilled through M&S’s established distribution network. Our international business has seen strong online growth since the start of the pandemic as increasing numbers of customers choose to shop through our range of flagship websites,” said Paul Friston, International Director at M&S in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2023

For example, a customer shopping for jeans could stop at a display that features a sign reading “Need Help?” The same information can alert a checker if a scanned item has expired or been recalled, avoiding potential illness and reputational harm to the grocer and producer. alongside a large QR code.

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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. The acquisition of Stor.ai

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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. We have seen that once customers shop online, they continue to shop online,” said Moses. “We

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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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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

First choice for food Roberts explains that having previously fixed the basics of price in its ‘Food First’ strategy, which he calls “the biggest barrier to shopping at Sainsbury’s” it was now focussed on how it could bring more customers to do more of their shopping at the supermarket.

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 12, 2022

this week unveiled a free-standing pod at one if its stores in suburban New York where customers who shop online can pick up their groceries. POD as a key element in the grocer’s effort to drive trend progression and provide customers the convenience they expect from e-commerce. KEASBEY, N.J. ShopRite Supermarkets Inc.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Backing up Tesco’s decision to buy more turkeys, research from the grocer shows that 31% of shoppers want a bigger celebration than in 2022. Christmas starts early for the grocers M&S is not the only grocer benefiting from an early Christmas surge.

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Mass Relators

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

“With today’s customers having more choices than ever before, it’s critical that we continue taking steps to differentiate our online shopping experience,” GIANT vice president of brand experience Matt Simon said.

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Rangeme

MAY 19, 2022

Leading the way in industry influence, Amazon shapes global retail standards and shopping habits. Walmart added AI to its fulfillment processes to fill online orders faster. Walmart to build local fulfillment centers at dozens of stores. Aldi to pilot frictionless shopping at Netherlands store. Progressive Grocer.

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