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Laying the Operational Foundation for Autonomous Stores

Retail TouchPoints

While autonomous stores and technological innovation are high on the retail agenda, the infrastructure and operational efforts that enable them aren’t often given the same broad attention. Grocery retail is rooted in a traditional brick-and-mortar business model, with many longstanding and comprehensive internal processes.

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Kroger and Albertsons to Sell 400+ Stores, 8 DCs to Speed Planned Merger

Retail TouchPoints

Kroger and Albertsons will sell 413 stores across 17 states and the District of Columbia, along with eight distribution centers, two offices and five private label brands, to C&S Wholesale Grocers for approximately $1.9 Kroger said the settlement and payment terms would not affect the merger. billion in cash.

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Morrisons kicks off £1bn debt buyback plan

Retail Gazette

Morrisons has kicked off the process to reduce its debt load, following the £2.5bn sale of its petrol forecourts to Motor Fuel Group (MFG) last month. To reduce its debt, it has now started a process involving multiple tender offers to a number of debt investors. They have allocated up to £1bn for this, all funded from cash reserves.

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What’s in Store for Grocery in 2022?

Retail TouchPoints

Outfits like GoPuff, Gorillas and 1520 took the grocery market by storm in 2021, offering a limited menu of consumables, delivered to your door in an incredible 30 minutes or less (and commanding multi-billion dollar valuations in the process.) In 2022, grocers will need to become digital-first.

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Ocado Retail boss insists it is ‘absolutely aligned’ with M&S as payment talks continue

Retail Gazette

Ocado Retail CEO Hannah Gibson has insisted that Ocado Group and M&S are “absolutely aligned,” despite the wrangling over the latter’s withheld final payment for the joint venture. payment by August, dependent on the venture’s performance against an undisclosed target in the year to November 2023.

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Beyond the Transaction: How PayPal is Helping Remove Friction Across the Commerce Experience

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Mobile technology is transforming payments, making it easier, safer and more affordable for people to move and manage their money than ever before,” said Dan Schulman, President and CEO of PayPal at the time of the spinoff. Source: CivicScience. RTP: Consumer adoption of things like digital wallets is still relatively low.

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Morrisons posts strongest like-for-like sales growth in three years

Retail Gazette

The grocer claimed its key customer satisfaction metrics were “improving strongly”, and that its complaints had more than halved during the last 20 weeks. ” The update comes depsite the grocer pulling in a £1bn loss last year, as its debt interest payments related to its private equity takeover soared.

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