Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 17, 2023

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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Retail Gazette

APRIL 1, 2025

Despite a late Easter, Kantars data indicates that consumers are still spending as they adjust their grocery shopping habits to inflationary pressures. Related Story Ocado gets green light for Nottinghamshire distribution hub 31/03/2025 x 11:37 AM Promotional spending reached 28.2% increase compared to the previous year.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2022

Ecommerce, along with other digital channels, took center stage as new shopping habits formed and expectations drastically shifted. While we won’t be traveling in flying cars to our favorite stores anytime soon, we’re still on the fast track to a transformed shopping experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 1, 2025

Filling a grocery cart is perhaps the one retail experience we all share on a regular basis, more than shopping for clothes, tools or any other retail category. Why is marrying up the in-store and online grocery shopping experience the next big thing in grocery? grocers are valued at $8.5 boasting 365 locations. Here in the U.S.,

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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. With a return to in-store shopping, demand for online services has become more manageable. With a return to in-store shopping, demand for online services has become more manageable.

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2024

This includes cross-shopping, where consumers actively purchase their groceries from multiple stores. It’s not a new phenomenon for retailers but Coles and Woolworths are witnessing an uptick as grocery shopping becomes less habitual with consumers researching products extensively before heading to their local store.

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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% Aldi – the UK’s fourth largest grocer – saw its sales rise 4.9% The supermarket giant marked another month as the UK’s leading grocer, with market share up 0.6% from the 13.7% it held last year.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Since its 2012 debut, Instacart has made significant progress in convincing Americans that grocery shopping can be done online. Our vision is that, on a 10-year horizon, customers won’t have to choose between shopping online or in store; it’ll be one single, unified mode, powered by Instacart. Image courtesy Instacart.)

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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. COVID-19 dramatically increased the percentage of Americans shopping online for groceries, from 39% to 50% of the country — an 11-point rise. selling everyday food and non-food household items.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 26, 2024

Cooperative food wholesaler Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) , which serves independently owned supermarkets, has expanded its partnership with Instacart to offer ecommerce and same-day delivery solutions as well as smart cart technology to its member retailers. An Instacart shopper will then pick and deliver the order.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 3, 2023

From smart shopping carts and intelligent buying assistants, to dynamic pricing algorithms and inventory tracking systems, retailers will have access to a wealth of powerful tools that enhance their ability to meet customers’ needs and respond quickly to changes in the market. .

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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. Mobile apps can transform grocery shopping from a routine chore into a personalized journey.

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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

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. In China small local shops, known as “neighborhood retail,” are big business, generating 1.3 A Missfresh mini-warehouse, which operates as a dark store.

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Inside Retail

JULY 18, 2021

Aldi says its new Corner Store concept just opened in North Sydney will make it faster and more convenient for city customers to shop for supplies. The post Inside Aldi’s new Sydney Corner Store urban grocer concept appeared first on Inside Retail. A Sonoma barista at work in the new Aldi Corner Store.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2020

If you’re a grocer, you have different problems than if you’re a fashion retailer, right? Grocers were sitting there with huge supply chain issues, especially initially with the surge in consumers hoarding products and the run on their stores. They’re shopping with just about any retailer now.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 18, 2021

Online grocery shopping sales grew 54% for the year and are predicted to top $100 billion in 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. How do you convey freshness online?

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 14, 2023

To combat this, along with the rising costs of printing, grocers are increasingly taking their circulars digital, placing them on their websites and apps. Shoppers will be able to connect to their local store through the social ads to clip offers and add products that they’re interested in to their shopping list.

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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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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 TouchPoints

MAY 5, 2023

The Sprouts website and app are also powered by Instacart Platform , which is Instacart’s technology suite for grocers. Califia Farms , General Mills , Primal Kitchen and Siete Family Foods are among the first brands to use Carrot Ads to reach consumers shopping with Sprouts online.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

For instance, many restaurants might try and compete with traditional grocery shopping by adopting delivery services in order to appeal to consumers who lack the time, space or inclination to cook. Transform shopping in-store. Supermarket coffee bars, for example, are known to generate a more relaxed shopping environment.

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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. “We know that omnichannel customers in particular are more valuable to retailers, which is why Instacart is developing more solutions that help retailers serve their customers no matter how they shop. .

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Consumers demand grocers and mass merchants in particular provide these last-mile services, and it’s not without challenges, as over 40% of grocery consumers cite delivery and fulfillment services as key attributes while deciding where to shop in the past year.

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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 Gazette

JANUARY 10, 2025

More than 20 million customers shopped the range over the period, which Murphy said was a real testament to the fact that [shoppers] love the innovation we put into the brand and a great performance by the Finest team. . Tesco boss Ken Murphy said that shoppers were willing to trade up as it recorded a 15.5%

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 14, 2025

Asda chair Allan Leighton has laid down his game plan for turning around the UK’s third biggest grocer and “ regaining customers trust” The supermarket chain saw its like-for-like sales slide 3.4% last year as consumers headed elsewhere for their weekly grocery shop.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 15, 2025

Running from 15 to 21 April, the grocer’ s promotion includes five core lines: 1kg of carrots, one swede, 360g of broccoli, 500g of parsnips, and 2kg of white potatoes all priced at 8p each, in-store and online while stocks last.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2021

In the wake of COVID-19, low-contact shopping behaviors such as ecommerce and delivery were accelerated and widely adopted, as goods bought online in 2020 globally grew by 24%. James Riess is SVP, Strategy and Insights at Merkle Promotion & Loyalty Solutions.

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Retail Focus

JULY 28, 2021

Developers and shopping centers can completely rethink their footprints, optimizing cost and potential worth, too. Imagine the promotional potential: “ Welcome back, Mark. .” Parking can be located 360 degrees around the store, with customers choosing favored entries by department or parking success. Maybe try this? ”.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 6, 2024

Original research of over 1,000 UK shoppers by Pricer showed that discounter switching remains rife, with 65% now having switched some or all of their food shop to Aldi or Lidl, a rise of +4 percentage points year-on-year.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2023

For example, a customer can scan a 2D barcode on a package of pasta sauce and instantly view ingredients, allergens, recipes and promotions. For example, a customer shopping for jeans could stop at a display that features a sign reading “Need Help?” alongside a large QR code.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 29, 2025

That said, it may come as some surprise that more and more consumers are also using platforms such as TikTok Shop to stock their fridges and pantries. Looking to capitalise on this trend, Lidl became the UKs first mainstream supermarket to jump on the TikTok Shop bandwagon and sold out its first drop in less than 20 minutes.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 29, 2023

Original research of over 1,000 UK shoppers by ADvendio showed that over half (54%) of UK shoppers say they are most likely to impulse buy in-store, compared to 41% who make unplanned purchases when shopping online and 10% who bought on impulse on social media platforms.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 5, 2024

The grocer said it “will be able to help speed up the customer journey” by receiving real-time data and analytics while harnessing the power of AI for sales analysis, estimating future store performance, colleague productivity and cash management.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Online shopping has accelerated this year because of COVID-19-triggered lockdowns, and this sudden growth may become permanent. More than six out of 10 shopping journeys start online, according to Google Analytics. With in-store and online order histories, they can customize online promotions to grab shoppers’ attention.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

He went on: “At M&S we are growing, but others are not and there is no doubt that there will be fewer jobs, fewer shops, and slower wage growth across the sector as a whole.” The retailer also promoted director of womenswear Maddy Evans to the role of M&S Woman.

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