Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The in-store grocery shopping experience has held on to its appeal, even as supermarket retailers have realized that they also need to offer customers simple, yet personalized, digital commerce options. But supermarkets can no longer rely on simply providing a top-notch store experience for success.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Amazon continues to expand its grocery delivery services through a new partnership with California chain FoodMaxx , expansions of its partnerships with Save Mart and Lucky Supermarkets , and a new deal with startup Jüsto in Mexico to make grocery delivery available in that country. and Turlock.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 23, 2025

this month, with plans to add locations in New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware in February. Wegmans already works with DoorDash and recently expanded that partnership to additional supermarkets in the chain. Partnering with Uber and expanding our delivery network is just one way were able to continue delivering on that mission.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Three more supermarket chains will connect their electronic shelf label (ESL) hardware to the Carrot Tags pick-to-light functionality from Instacart , making it easier for Instacart pickers — and eventually for consumers themselves — to find the products on their shopping list. locations in August 2024.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Besides a Woolworths supermarket and BWS liquor store, which account for 51 per cent of turnover and have signed a lease renewal through to 2032 the centre is home to The Reject Shop, Australia Post, a medical centre, pharmacy, and other retailers, with non-discretionary retail.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 10, 2021

Woolworths supermarket is driving one phase of this project with its Fishermans Bend Neighbourhood Shopping Centre, which opened in July. The center is located in the Wirraway precinct and is an adaptive reuse of an existing warehouse.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Supermarket chain Hy-Vee is continuing to build out its retail media network, RedMedia , through a new partnership with in-store retail media solution Grocery TV.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2025

Much of this language boils down to marketing speech, and often, true industry disruption fails to materialize. A movement is growing among food retailers that is not only disrupting how they go to market but is rewriting shopper expectations altogether. As such, traditional grocers are losing market share.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2023

Southeastern Grocers (SEG) has initiated a strategic divestiture of its business, with Aldi set to acquire all SEG grocery operations under the Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket banners and investment group Fresco Retail Group set to take over the Fresco y Más banner. store total (prior to the SEG acquisition) to more than 2,400.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has done little to slow Aldi ’s growth: the low-price supermarket chain has opened its 2,000 U.S. store, and it plans to open 70 more brick-and-mortar locations in 2020. Four of those new stores will be in the greater Phoenix area, representing a new market for Aldi , as well as its first locations in Arizona.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 5, 2025

Rite Aid Bankruptcy Leads to Major Store Closures Last month, Rite Aid received court approval to sell the majority of its pharmacy assets more than 1,000 store locations to a mix of national competitors and grocery chains. a steep decline from nearly 2,400 in early 2023 the chain is shedding locations rapidly.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2021

Two new stores opened last week, offering a supersized format of Alibaba’s Freshippo supermarkets to paying members. Craig Flanders, CEO of Melbourne ad agency Spinach, believes the members-only model fits the market. The rise in members-only supermarkets . Members-only supermarkets have become popular in Asia in recent years.

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Retail Focus

JULY 28, 2021

Their apps open, supermarket executives also enquire: “But who’ll own the data …?”. Second, think about how retail and supermarket buildings could be affected: Just Walk Out will also mean “just walk in, anywhere.” While many retailers are commissioning market research to understand their customers, Jeff Bezos doesn’t.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Lidl has announced a market-leading pay increase for 28,000 of its hourly-paid colleagues, with the new rates coming into effect in March 2025. Last week, Lidl revealed it is preparing to launch nine new stores this month , further solidifying its position as the fastest-growing supermarket chain in the UK. nationally, up from 12.40

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

food retail industry comprises nearly 63,000 grocery stores and supermarkets, which amounted to $765.98 Retailers can bring loyalty programs to the next level by adding proximity marketing based on in-store location throughout the journey. billion in sales in 2021. Even with in-store promotions, timing is everything.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Manhattan’s Fairway Market grocery chain has partnered with Instacart to develop a new convenience-focused service called Fairway Now that will offer delivery of last-minute grocery items and household essentials in as fast as 30 minutes. Fairway Market is a trademark of the retailer-owned supermarket cooperative Wakefern Food Corp.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 29, 2020

Seafood City Supermarket , which sells Filipino specialties and general grocery items in 32 stores in the U.S. and Canada, is rolling out its first-ever online store and mobile app for consumers within the delivery or pickup radius of its locations.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 16, 2025

This summer, Albertsons Media Collective will deploy in-store digital display networks in stores located in two regions that are key for the supermarket giant.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Investors are urging Woolworths to sell off its New Zealand business and discount chain Big W to simplify operations and boost sales growth in its home market. The company has so far expanded to 200 locations in the country. per cent in six months, compared with the 5.2 per cent at Coles.

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Inside Retail

MAY 6, 2025

South Australian-based private investor Taplin Group has acquired Adelaides Kurralta Village shopping centre via an off-market deal for $75.2 Located in Kurralta Park, about 4km west of the Adelaide CBD, the mall boasts 10,669sqm of gross lettable area and a 100 per cent occupancy rate.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 23, 2025

The retail-based Homefresh Experience business has launched its distinctive cooking concept into the franchise market. I’ve seen customers and supermarket staff laughing and joking with our clients. ” Each Homefresh Experience store sources discounted supermarket ingredients and keeps its menu flexible.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 2, 2024

If you were in London, you’d find these items in the most luxury-oriented stores, but not a general supermarket, and we’re bringing them to America for the first time.” I’m going to flood the market with an undercut of the same product.’ Olive Et Al “shop” on Faire.

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Inside Retail

JULY 12, 2021

Discount supermarket Aldi is making a push into convenience with the opening this week of a Corner Store concept in North Sydney. The new store layout is designed to support smaller-basket, convenience-driven purchases, in contrast to the traditional big-box Aldi supermarket typically frequented by consumers for larger shopping trips.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Asda and Amazon have launched a new parcel pick-up and label-free, box-free return service at over 700 of the supermarket’s stores. Eligible Amazon orders will now be able to be collected at most of the supermarket’s stores across the UK, with more locations set to be added across the coming months. as sales fell 5.5%

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 24, 2023

Yet despite the complexities, an effective personalized approach to marketing is critical to success. Opportunities and Challenges Across Marketing Touch Points Email marketing: Perhaps the most popular example is the email campaign. of these emails being spam, 36% of which are from marketing and advertising initiatives.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Alibaba-owned grocery chain Freshippo will launch its first presence in Australia, in partnership with Ebest, the local online Asian supermarket. Australia is Freshippo’s third offshore market after the US and Singapore.

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Retail Wire

MAY 14, 2025

chief marketing officer for The Wendy’s Company, said in a statement. In several Colorado locations, Wendy’s has teamed up with Kroger and King Sooper supermarkets to sell its signature burger patties that can be prepared at home, whether in a skillet or on a grill.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 2, 2021

In July, German supermarket brand Aldi opened its first Corner Store concept store in North Sydney to little fanfare. It’s the first of its kind in Australia and a first for the brand which is known for taking an innovative approach to store formats that cater specifically to market demands. The big guys should be watching carefully.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The retailer operates 144 supermarkets, mostly under the Family Fare, Martin’s Super Markets and D&W Fresh Market banners. Following a 15 -store pilot project that kicked off in May 2023 , SpartanNash has deployed Tally, an autonomous inventory robot, in 60 more company-operated stores across the Midwest.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Battersea Power Station Located in London, UK, Battersea Power Station has transformed a 170,000sqm development in the heart of central London into a community of homes, shops, bars, restaurants, cafes, offices and over 19 acres of public space. The centre is located 17 kilometres southeast of the Melbourne CBD.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 2, 2021

In July, German supermarket brand Aldi opened its first Corner Store concept store in North Sydney to little fanfare. It’s the first of its kind in Australia and a first for the brand which is known for taking an innovative approach to store formats that cater specifically to market demands. The big guys should be watching carefully.

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Dezeen

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Swedish studio Westblom Krasse Arkitektkontor and design agency Snask have revamped a supermarket in Täby, adding pastel hues and materials such as terrazzo and wood to "turn shopping into an experience". Our main goal was to create a more personal shopping experience," Snask creative director Freddie Öst told Dezeen. "We not so much.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Coles Liquor will rebrand some of its Vintage Cellars and First Choice Liquor Market stores to Liquorland Cellars and Liquorland Warehouse. Coles Liquor currently operates more than 900 locations across Australia. billion, with supermarket revenue up 4.9 The company’s revenue increased 6.8 per cent year on year to $22.2

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 15, 2024

Asian-American supermarket chain H Mart has migrated from a legacy commerce platform to VTEX , an upgrade that allows the retailer to leverage store inventory to provide online shoppers with real-time product availability. Additionally, H Mart customers can now order both shelf-stable and fresh products in the same cart.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 24, 2024

Brazilian restaurant chain Oakberry entered the Australian market in 2018 after ANZ CEO Renan Fretes-Pinto identified a gap in the market for healthy fast food. We did a lot of market research in Australia and then found the perfect shop location on Gould Street in Bondi Beach. RFP: One hundred per cent.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2022

Foodservice distributor US Foods is continuing to expand its warehouse supermarket concept CHEF’STORE with four new locations in California, Montana and North Carolina. both scheduled to open this fall — join 15 existing locations in that state. The new additions will bring the total number of CHEF’STOREs to 87 across 13 states.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 15, 2021

Supermarket giant Coles has expanded its Coles Local store concept into Queensland with the reopening of its Ascot supermarket in Brisbane on Wednesday morning. The store format, which is customised for each location, features a range of gourmet produce from local suppliers including speciality growers, bakers, producers and cafes.

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