Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Sprouts, Save Mart, Rosauers and Harmons ‘Go Pro’ Four other supermarket chains — Sprouts , Harmons , The Save Mart Companies and Rosauers — have adopted Instacart Storefront Pro, an advanced ecommerce solution designed for grocers of all sizes. locations in August 2024.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Despite a positive job market and a stabilized economic environment, most consumers ( 96% ) are looking to save money in the short term, according to a recent study from PwC. But at the same time merchants’ margins are being squeezed, making intelligent pricing and promotions strategies even more critical for success.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2024

Alliance Retail Group (ARG) — a nonprofit self-negotiating ad group that helps independent grocers band together to remain competitive — has launched a retail media network (RMN) that will be powered by Swiftly.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 1, 2025

in the 12 weeks to 23 March 2025, with its market share slipping to 12.5%, according to the latest data from Kantar. In contrast, Aldi and Lidl both gained market share during the period. Aldis market share rose to 11.0%, while Lidls increased to 7.8%, as their sales grew by 5.6% share of the market.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

For years, grocers have been in the spotlight for their food waste and plastic bags. Recent studies show that 71% of grocers are now prioritizing sustainability, with 83% of grocery leaders specifically targeting waste reduction. Now it’s retailers’ turn to act.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 4, 2025

Kantar reported that the market share for the UK’s third largest grocer now sits at 12.6%, down 1.1% Asda’s weak performance contrasts discounter rivals Aldi and Lidl, both of which gained ground during the period in both sales and market share terms. during the period, which helped to bump its market share up 0.1

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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. Grocers must once again focus on the fundamentals of meeting (or exceeding) customer expectations to ensure they continue to win and retain customers. Did I have a great delivery or pickup experience?

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Retail Wire

JUNE 6, 2025

Our customers count on ALDI for the lowest prices of any national grocer, every day, and we never take that trust for granted,” said CEO Jason Hart. SUMMER SAVINGS: Discount grocer Aldi will be cutting its prices on hundreds of products this summer. Value isn’t a trend at ALDI. How Does ALDI Save Customers Money?

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 13, 2024

However, this void also presents a significant opportunity for grocers. With customers increasingly returning to in-store shopping, grocery stores are now in a prime position to reclaim and expand their share of the alcohol market. They also collect first-party data from each interaction, which is incredibly valuable for grocers.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 1, 2025

For this reason, there have been major investments in exciting retail activations from some of the biggest grocers in the world, with a particular focus on bringing the online and in-store shopping experiences together in one seamless checkout. grocers are valued at $8.5 boasting 365 locations.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 26, 2025

The suit also accused the retailer of engaging in a secret and misguided campaign, together with C&S Wholesale Grocers , the divestiture buyer, to purse its own regulatory strategy, which ultimately undermined Krogers efforts, according to a Kroger company statement. The merger had originally been announced in October 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 15, 2022

Instacart has announced a number of promotions to its C-suite and the creation of two new senior leadership positions — Chief Business Officer and Chief Architect — in order to better position the business toward its ambition of becoming a full-service grocery technology company as readies to IPO. “As

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Tokinomo

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The way products are displayed, organized, and promoted can influence customer behavior and drive sales. Retail merchandising is a critical aspect of the grocery industry that can greatly impact the success of a store.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2023

RedMart by Lazada, Singapore’s first fully digital grocer, recently released the findings of its latest research into Singaporean grocery shopping and restocking habits. Among the highlights, it revealed that eight out of 10 Singaporeans still prefer shopping online for groceries, even in post-pandemic times.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 29, 2025

The chief executive noted that the grocer had made positive progressive against its turnaround strategy as it grew market share and made switching gains from its competitors. Funds from this programme are partially allocated to pay off the grocer’s debts, which are now down 40% from their peak.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 21, 2024

Rising costs created unprecedented challenges for grocers as dollar stores made their moves into the grocery space. While traditional grocers can’t undercut dollar store prices, they can amplify the benefits that dollar stores notoriously don’t have — quality and convenience, including expanded services and meal options.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 31, 2023

Personalized prices, promotions and rewards also became 3X more important at driving overall price perception compared to 2019. The top six digital retailers are 1) Amazon, 2) Amazon Fresh , 3) Target , 4) Sam’s Club, 5) Walmart and 6) Walmart Neighborhood Market. selling everyday food and non-food household items.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

All too often, this is caused by sluggish internal processes, outdated technology and inaccurate data that stall products from getting to market quickly. Consider, for example, a drugstore chain that has a new OTC drug coming to market in time for allergy season, and the products release is tied to a national advertising campaign.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 5, 2023

As the retail media landscape continues to grow , Uber is expanding the types of ads available to CPG brands on the Uber Eats platform, and Sprouts Famers Market is leveraging Instacart ’s Carrot Ads platform to launch its own retail media network. The new Uber Eats advertising offerings are being powered by Criteo ’s Commerce Media Platform.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 14, 2023

The supermarket ad circular is an age-old marketing tool, albeit one that frequently ends up in the recycling bin. To combat this, along with the rising costs of printing, grocers are increasingly taking their circulars digital, placing them on their websites and apps.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Were building our technology for our retailer partners to help them compete with much, much, much larger players and grocers. One answer is that the connected capabilities of the cart allow retailers to provide customers with more relevant promotions and recommendations. But what exactly is driving this?

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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. We’ll have different promotions in the afternoon or late evening period to make sure that we’re managing a good inventory turnover,” explained Chen. “It’s

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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 Wire

MAY 21, 2025

Grubhub+ Gold Week includes other offers, such as a free chicken sandwich at Popeyes with an order of $15 or more, BOGO Double Cheeseburgers at Burger King with a purchase of $15 or more, and more promotions to be announced in the coming days. chief marketing officer for The Wendys Company, said in a statement at the time.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 18, 2021

Online grocery’s previously lethargic rate of adoption meant that grocers lagged other retail sectors in multichannel merchandising systems, customer data management and fulfillment technology. As a result, profitability for these online grocers is a challenge. Grocers will re-imagine their businesses — and the people who run them.

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Mass Relators

JULY 28, 2021

The analysis suggests grocers are positioned to be the ultimate mealtime solution in that 39% of consumers view retail foodservice as a substitute for a both a home-cooked meal and a restaurant meal.”. To further promote engagement, shoppers emphasized their desire for retailers to highlight nutrition facts and meal ingredients.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 11, 2025

The frozen food specialist has promoted category trading manager Adam Smith to head of retail media, who will head up the retailers first dedicated in-house team, The Grocer reported. Iceland is preparing to introduce thousands of digital screens across its store estate as part of a major push into retail media.

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Retail Gazette

JULY 24, 2024

Asda and Morrisons’ market share has continued to fall, with discounter Aldi’s good run also faltering, as shoppers sought to splash out on groceries amid this season’s “summer of sport” According to latest NIQ Total Till data, Asda’s market share dropped from 13.1% respectively.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 6, 2023

An ear-shaped “chandel-ear” designed by Formichetti welcomes shoppers and highlights the brand’s #EarPrint campaign promoting its ear-piercing services. through a growing roster of consumer products partnerships with national and regional grocers. .” Claire’s previewed the Paris store in a video on Instagram.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Instacart has made a number of updates to its tools for grocers, further expanding its reach beyond its own app. by retailers including Bristol Farms , Schnucks , ShopRite and Fairway Market. by retailers including Bristol Farms , Schnucks , ShopRite and Fairway Market.

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2024

Customers are looking for more ways to save, are cross-shopping more, buying more own brand and buying more product on promotion,” said Banducci. In addition to Coles, Woolworths and IGA – independent grocers, Bunnings and Amazon are benefitting from the cross-buying trend and seeing their market share increase.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

Food retailers must also have the right financial planning in place to withstand the economic turbulence in the long run and make sure they remain agile regardless of wider market trends. Grocers that convince customers to become loyalty card holders, for example, will achieve levels of customer retention that restaurants don’t often see.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 22, 2025

Gartner Marketing Practice senior director analyst Matt Moorut notes there is a desire among younger shoppers to shop sustainably. Moorut explains that retailers ultimately need to get better at promoting their sustainability credentials when they invest to establish them.

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Lidl enjoyed a bumper quarter thanks to a surge in sales, while a weak performance at Asda sent its market share plummeting. in the 12 weeks to 1 September, with its market share dropping 1.2 boost in sales driven by digital vounchers for its bakery items that helped push its market share up to 8% in the period.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2021

Grocers could include links to a set of curated recipes tailored to products purchased, or retailers could invite customers to play a fun trivia game, specific to their purchase, to drive education and anticipation. James Riess is SVP, Strategy and Insights at Merkle Promotion & Loyalty Solutions.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 10, 2025

Tesco and Sainsburys have been crowned the winners of Christmas by Kantar as the pair outperformed the rest of the grocery market. It’s hold on the market rose to 28.5% – the highest of any supermarket – boosted by growth across its convenience, superstore and online channels. Sales at Tesco rose 2.8%

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Wiser

MARCH 11, 2025

Essential Knowledge to Optimize Your Retail Audit Process A well-executed retail audit provides critical visibility into everything from shelf conditions and associate performance to customer sentiment and promotional effectiveness. Photo documentationespecially for displays and endcapsensures promotional efforts are executed correctly.

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