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Grocers lead retail sector in balancing profit pressure, planet and price rises

A1 Retail

Led by grocers, large retailers continue to turn the screw on operating cost pressures. But a solution to please both finance and sustainability teams could be – literally – above retailers’ heads. But a solution to please both finance and sustainability teams could be – literally – above retailers’ heads.

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Mamas & Papas poaches Asda exec as new CFO

Retail Gazette

Mamas & Papas has poached Asda’s finance exec Sarah Ashby as its new chief financial officer. Asbhy, who took up the post on January 19, most recently served as the supermarket chain’s senior finance director of projects and M&A.

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Sainsbury’s growth spurt continues as grocery inflation falls at slower rate

Retail Gazette

Meanwhile, grocery price inflation eased at a slower rate this month, as the proportion of promotional products bought fell compared to December. “Retailers have taken their foot off the promotions gas slightly as we’ve come into the new year, and that’s meant inflation hasn’t fallen as quickly.” in January, down from 6.9%

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AWS Q&A: How Retailers can Prepare Ecommerce Operations for COVID-Driven Uncertainty

Retail TouchPoints

Consumers fear for their health and they fear for their finances, especially today with what is around 20 million. If you’re a grocer, you have different problems than if you’re a fashion retailer, right? It’s no longer ‘I always go to the same grocer every week.’ people still without jobs.

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How the Store of the Future will Track Shopper Behavior Ecommerce-Style

Retail TouchPoints

Rema 1000 x Revionics Photo courtesy Rema 1000 Norwegian discount grocer Rema 1000 faces intense competition to keep its prices low. These price comparisons happen regularly, but not on a set schedule, so retailers can’t build them into a pricing or promotion calendar. Here are three examples of retailers already doing it today.

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Hy-Vee names Gosch CEO of retail operations

Mass Relators

We have become more than just a grocer. He has a great understanding of how we need to continue to evolve our company to grow, which will keep us on a path toward continued success as one of the best grocers in the U.S.”. He was promoted to his current position in December 2021.

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The moves that matter: Retail’s biggest hires in June

Retail Gazette

Ex-Ted Baker CEO Rachel Osborne has also joined the board of the online grocer Pets at Home has hired ex-Asda exec Steve Shirley as operations director for retail, completing the division’s senior leadership team. He will be replaced by existing Boots finance executive Sam Hunter.