Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

During the Covid-19 pandemic, grocers managed an unprecedented level of online orders for fulfilment via delivery and click-and-collect. The challenges during this time were related mostly to a lack of delivery slots and product and labour shortages, which impacted the ability to fulfil orders in a timely manner (or at all). .

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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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Retail Focus

APRIL 20, 2021

The brand is seeking to reshape its estate by slashing its large department stores and has plans to roll-out hundreds of concessions inside Waitrose supermarkets as well as and new Metro-style stores in high streets close to where its customers live. Stores in local high streets will also play an important role to fulfil online orders.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 5, 2020

An often-repeated statement is “all of our digital plans for the next five years will be executed in the next 12 months.” The T11 Supermarket in Beijing added staff for delivery and kept the shelves fully stocked. In South Korea, the situation with COVID-19 is under control and life is returning back to normal.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Unions have warned supermarket giant Tesco that it faces disruption at its stores as workers take industrial action at distribution centres just ahead of Christmas. But the retailer said it was confident it could keep the shelves fully stocked and “fulfil our plans” despite the action by the Unite and Usdaw unions.

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Retail Focus

MAY 24, 2021

The events of the past year have sparked a permanent redrawing of the retail landscape, with online grocery sales soaring 91% year-on-year in a four-week period alone in 2020 and over 17 million Brits planning to stick to online shopping even as lockdown eases. In some cases, this will involve fast-tracking existing digital plans.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

We believe brands, retailers and shoppers need a better way to navigate the new retail reality, one that promises a more fulfilling and engaging shopper experience,” explains Nikhil Krishna, VP Sales – APAC at Trax Retail. Supply chains cannot be changed instantaneously, it needs pre-planning.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Warehouse workers and drivers employed by supermarket giant Tesco are to stage a series of strikes in the coming weeks in a dispute over pay. Even at this late stage Tesco could still avoid severe disruption in its stores by returning to the negotiating table and making a greatly improved offer.”.

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Mass Relators

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Senate subcommittee, whose members raised concerns over whether a combination of the nation’s two largest supermarket chains would harm consumers and workers. We will continue to work cooperatively with the Federal Trade Commission as it conducts its review of the merger, including developing a thoughtful divestiture plan.”.

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Mass Relators

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The nation’s largest supermarket operator has joined a growing number of mass market retailers in adopting the model pioneered by Amazon with its Amazon Prime premium loyalty program. Plans call for it to be rolled out to additional regions next year. CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. The kit offsets the first-year cost of membership.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 10, 2022

By November last year, South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy reported that sales of online retailers had exceeded those of Korea’s department stores and supermarkets for the first time. Members can also make free returns and they don’t even have to take the merchandise anywhere. trillion won ($1.7

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365 Retail

APRIL 20, 2021

The brand is seeking to reshape its estate by slashing its large department stores and has plans to roll-out hundreds of concessions inside Waitrose supermarkets as well as and new Metro-style stores in high streets close to where its customers live. Stores in local high streets will also play an important role to fulfil online orders.

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Rangeme

DECEMBER 16, 2021

As contingency plans, more executives are finding new vendor partners and sourcing domestically to keep their supply chains closer to home. Recent labor shortages prompted some supermarket chains to shorten their store hours. Walgreens shares surge as CEO Roz Brewer outlines plans to make health care its growth engine.

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Rangeme

AUGUST 3, 2021

O]nline grocery shows no sign of slowing down, even as consumers return to physical stores …” 3 Petrak, Lynn. Supermarket News. government announced plans to regulate the use of self-driving vehicles on highways. Automating micro-fulfillment centers with robots boosts the productivity of picking and packing e-grocery orders.

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Rangeme

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

With stores forced to close, the popularity of e-commerce accelerated and many retailers wondered if in-store shopping would ever return. However, this is not simply a return to pre-pandemic normality. The supermarket group works towards its target to be net zero on carbon emissions across all its operations by 2040. In the U.K.,

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Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2021

We look forward to footfall in the malls returning to pre-pandemic levels, and are excited to welcome shoppers to Pavilion Bukit Jalil, which opens at the end of the year. In order to fulfil customer demands and win their hearts, we, as retailers, need to understand and cater to their changing behaviour and trends.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 29, 2022

Sessions illustrate the increasingly complex nature of the customer experience, and how the lines between commerce, marketing, service, and even supply chain and fulfillment, continue to blur. The four-day series, which touted 15 sessions, is now available on-demand to help executives successfully navigate the industry’s ever-changing tides.

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