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Safeway and Albertsons Uncork DTC Curated Wine Sales in California

Retail TouchPoints

Safeway and Albertsons have launched Vine & Cellar , a curated collection of wines available for sale online with direct shipping to customers in California. The selection includes wines priced from $10 per bottle to more than $1,000 , with plans to expand the assortment even further.

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Five Pandemic-Driven Trends Reshaping Retail CX Strategy

Retail TouchPoints

On-time shipping rates for the major carriers have declined significantly year-over-year, and longer-than-usual shipping times have been a source of pain for both retailers and their shoppers. Some retailers are proactively cancelling backorders due to the uncertainty of fulfillment. Acknowledge Order Inquiry Urgency.

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How Walmart, PepsiCo and Brooks Running are Making Strides in Sustainability

Retail TouchPoints

Individuals and companies are finding that they can apply the lens of sustainability to virtually any part of their operations — from the raw materials used to make products to how those products are packed for shipping to handling the waste that comes from unsold food.

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Coles signals FY23 to be a year of investment and inflation

Inside Retail

Cain noted that, while the business’ supply chain has been heavily impacted by flooding, absenteeism, shipping disruptions, and the conflict in Ukraine, Coles’ aim to deliver the best value it can to customers has become “more important than ever”. As it stands, Coles’ prices grew 1.7 per cent throughout the year, though spiked 4.3

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Technology, trends and key takeaways from NRF’s Big Show

Inside Retail

The grocery and supermarket sector has truly led the pack in seamless retail, as the first to normalise self-serve checkouts, and it continues to act as pioneers in the frictionless experience space, with innovations such as Amazon Go’s smart store – no lines, no check out, just grab and go. million square kilometres of ocean by 2030.

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Coping With Omicron Disruption Across the World

Rangeme

With sick staff unable to work, suppliers are struggling to maintain output – and even when their products are ready, staff shortages and travel restrictions make shipping them challenging. Up to half of Australia’s transport workers are off sick every day, interrupting the supply to supermarkets, the Transport Workers Union has said.

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Competition between grocers, Amazon intensifies

Mass Relators

NEW YORK — The battle for the future of the grocery business is under way as supermarket retailers invest in their digital capabilities and Amazon continues to roll out its brick-and-mortar food stores. Amazon recently confirmed plans to open four grocery stores on the East Coast. We will continue to build on this momentum. pharmacies.

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