Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

Albertsons has completed its rollout of an inventory management platform specifically designed for the rapidly changing nature of fresh products, deploying the solution across its more than 2,000 supermarkets in just seven months’ time.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 5, 2020

Food Lion will acquire 62 BI-LO / Harveys Supermarket stores in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia from Southeastern Grocers. The grocery retailer expects to hire more than 4,650 associates to keep the new locations staffed.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 7, 2024

Discount grocer Aldi will invest more than $9 billion over the next five years on its national expansion plan, which includes adding 800 stores to its U.S. Aldi’s growth plans include beefing up its presence in the Northeast and Midwest, with plans to add nearly 330 stores across both regions by 2028. fleet by the end of 2028.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The supermarket giant will invest $500 million to lower prices on “day one” following the transaction’s close, and also plans to invest $1.3 billion to improve Albertsons’ brick-and-mortar stores. In January 2024 the companies delayed the merger timeline to August 2024. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 18, 2024

billion merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons has faced pushback from federal regulators, state Attorneys General and labor unions practically from the moment it was first announced in October 2022. The planned $24.6 Top execs from both companies defended the merger in testimony to a U.S.

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365 Retail

JULY 24, 2023

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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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

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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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 22, 2024

billion merger, Kroger and Albertsons have increased the number of supermarkets they plan to divest by 166 , for a total of 579 stores. Facing regulatory challenges to their proposed $24.6 billion in cash — nearly 50% more than the $1.9 billion price tag of the previous package.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 22, 2023

With retailers facing continued supply chain disruption – from the long shadow of covid-19 to Russia’s war on Ukraine and climate change – shoppers are reporting increased levels of out-of-stock products, according to the latest data from Retail Insight , the leading provider of store operations execution software.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Phantom inventory is causing UK shoppers to experience out-of-stocks, with poor product availability negatively impacting sales and long-term customer loyalty, according to the latest data from Retail Insight , the leading provider of store operations execution software.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

billion Kroger acquisition of Albertsons , calling the deal — the largest supermarket merger in U.S. This supermarket mega merger comes as American consumers have seen the cost of groceries rise steadily over the past few years,” said Henry Liu, Director of the Bureau of Competition at the FTC in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 8, 2023

Save A Lot has relicensed its 18 remaining corporate-owned supermarkets, completing its strategy of shifting ownership and operations of all locations to independent licensed ownership. Since its inception, Save A Lot has filled an important need as a discount, high-quality hometown grocer in each community it serves.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Hundreds of Sainsbury’s lorry drivers are being balloted for strike action as the supermarket giant looks to outsource their jobs. The supermarket chain announced in April last year it was investing £220m in making “big, bold” changes in its logistics operations. a year in savings, as well as share save and incentive schemes.

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Mass Relators

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

To help answer that question and keep up with this growth between now and then, grocers need to upgrade their e-commerce platforms — and functionality — with scalable and integrated solutions. Amazon’s success in delivering exactly what the customer wants when they want it has raised the substitution accuracy bar for grocers.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Southeastern Grocers Inc, the parent company of Fresco y Más , Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie , is donating $250,000 to the International Committee of the Red Cross to support Ukraine and its citizens in partnership with the SEG Gives Foundation. “Our efforts to support Etsy sellers in Ukraine are a reflection of that commitment.”.

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VMS

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Systems to erase checkout lines are on the grow, as exemplified by these three new installations: • A Pick & Go store in Munich is Germany’s first fully autonomous, cashier-less supermarket. The new supermarket allows customers to walk in, select their items off the shelves and leave without having to pay at checkout.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Hundreds of Sainsbury’s lorry drivers are being balloted for strike action as the supermarket giant looks to outsource their jobs. The supermarket chain announced in April last year it was investing £220m in making “big, bold” changes in its logistics operations. a year in savings, as well as share save and incentive schemes.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Hundreds of Sainsbury’s lorry drivers are being balloted for strike action as the supermarket giant looks to outsource their jobs. The supermarket chain announced in April last year it was investing £220m in making “big, bold” changes in its logistics operations. a year in savings, as well as share save and incentive schemes.

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365 Retail

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

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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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The result is that, over time, the shelves of modern supermarkets have become a telling, yet mismatched portrait of history — a story of what’s worked forever and what…well, hasn’t. However, having so much brand packaging competing for attention in a single grocery store makes it hard to craft a cohesive and elevated brand experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Good Food Holdings and Instacart will open the first Instacart Platform-powered Connected Store at a Bristol Farms location in Irvine, Calif. The supermarket will utilize the Connected Stores experience to help shoppers move seamlessly between the retailer’s app, website and in-store experience.

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365 Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Phantom inventory is causing UK shoppers to experience out-of-stocks, with poor product availability negatively impacting sales and long-term customer loyalty, according to the latest data from Retail Insight , the leading provider of store operations execution software.

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Inside Retail

MAY 25, 2023

In the near-term future, retail media will dictate even the way retail stores are designed. The rise of screens The big grocers dipped their toes with front-of-store screens and now they are set to proliferate. Stand by for screens popping up in multiple store locations within the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector.

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365 Retail

MAY 17, 2024

This collaboration aims to enhance store operations, boost efficiency for employees, and provide superior service to customers, ultimately delivering stronger returns for shareholders under Sainsbury’s Save and invest to win programme. J Sainsbury plc and Microsoft Corp.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

It came as the UK’s third-largest grocer reported a dip in sales for the third quarter of 2021, as demand for online food deliveries waned slightly. However, Asda is among supermarket chains expecting a strong festive period, after celebrations were heavily affected by Covid-19 and travel restrictions last year.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 6, 2023

Retail is already seeing successful use cases: Albertsons recently rolled out a predictive ordering platform from Afresh Technologies designed for the rapidly changing nature of fresh products to more than 2,000 of its supermarkets, providing department managers with easy-to-use ordering tools leveraging real-time insights.

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Mass Relators

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Seventy-five years later, we are still made up of family-owned businesses with deep roots in the communities where our stores operate,” said Colalillo, who also leads his own family business, ShopRite of Hunterdon County, which was founded by his father in 1954 and today includes five ShopRite stores.

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 9, 2023

Its member companies — which own and operate supermarkets under the ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace, Fresh Grocer, Dearborn Market, Gourmet Garage and Fairway Market banners — represent local, family-owned and operated businesses that are rooted in the communities where their stores operate.

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365 Retail

MAY 4, 2022

And this pricing and promotions sensitivity is causing customers’ loyalty – both to the brands and the supermarkets they shop with – to come under threat. Over half (52%) of UK consumers say they had switched from branded goods to own-brand lines when shopping for food in a bid to keep their grocery bills down.

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 21, 2023

Obray was fiercely committed to the strength of the independent grocer, customer care and collaboration among his industry peers. Supermarket,” was an avid industry collaborator. He also authorized generous donations to the Utah Food Bank, Primary Children’s Hospital, Muscular Dystrophy Association and Make-A-Wish Utah.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 3, 2021

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.

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