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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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In-store operations technology leader, Retail Insight, eyes accelerated international growth

365 Retail

Now processing over 10% of the global grocery sales data, Retail Insight , the leading provider of in-store operations execution software, is targeting its next growth phase, consolidating its position as a global technology leader, while expanding into new territories, supported by a series of senior hires.

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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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Three Lessons Grocers can Learn from Specialty Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

While most supermarkets prioritized developments that facilitated COVID-era shopping behaviors like grocery delivery, curbside pickup or self-checkout, grocery shoppers are now looking for improved in-store experiences. Local grocers also have invested heavily in regional product arrays to differentiate their shopping experience.

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Digital Transformation for a Major Retailer Takes a Co-Selling Team

Cisco Retail

But traditional brick-and-mortar grocers are unlikely to have all the expertise in house to go it alone. And no single vendor, not even Cisco with one of the broadest portfolios of software, hardware, and services in the industry, can provide everything from soup to nuts needed by a national grocery chain to digitally transform itself.

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44% of Uk Shoppers Want Best-before Date Discounts to Help Cut Grocery Bills

365 Retail

With retailers removing best-before dates to reduce food waste, UK consumers still want supermarkets to offer discounts on goods nearing expiry, according to the latest data from Retail Insight , the leading provider of store operations execution software.

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Good. Different? Aldi follows rivals on self-service and e-commerce

Inside Retail

Thirteen years after Woolworths introduced self-service checkouts to Australian supermarket shoppers, discount grocer Aldi has bowed to the demand for quick and convenient self-serve transactions at its stores. I suspect they’ll progress that across their fleet of stores in the coming years,” Mortimer said.