Retail Wire

MAY 20, 2025

When it comes to live online shopping, TikTok Live has now taken the top spot when it comes to customer engagement. This makes the platform the leader in live social shopping, driving significant consumer engagement and purchases. The median age for live shopping purchases is 46. What Makes Shopping on TikTok Live Different?

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

For Jim Ritchie, founder and strategy partner at branding agency US+US, the price drop class action and ACCC legal action against the Australian supermarket points to something much larger. “As In the short term, rising prices across the board are most likely to drive a change in a customer’s supermarket choice. “In

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 18, 2022

Staff will use a series of hi-tech cameras to follow customers as they do their shopping, and then bill them when they leave. Customers must register with Aldi’s Shop&Go app, which will allow them to enter the store, pick up their items, and then walk out. “This store utilises the very latest in retail technology.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 12, 2023

T&T Supermarkets , a Canadian grocery chain specializing in Asian products, will open its first U.S. Located in the Marketplace at Factoria, the 76,000-square-foot supermarket will be the largest Asian supermarket in the state and a flagship store for T&T, which is owned by Loblaw Companies Ltd. in summer 2024.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 15, 2025

Coomas Centennial Plaza, a Coles-anchored shopping mall in the Snowy Mountains, has been sold to Brisbane-based syndicator Natgen Group. The $13.725 million deal was brokered by global commercial real estate and investment management company JLL. The post Snowy Mountains shopping centre sells for $13.7

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 11, 2024

This has never been more apparent than now, as consumers look to elevate their in-store shopping experiences and expect the same versatility and ease that they have obtained with modern omnichannel retail. That includes curbside pickup for online orders, checking for stock to optimize shopping trips and more.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 23, 2025

which operates more than 520 stores under various banners, and the 166- store supermarket retailer The Fresh Market have each named new leaders. Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. Jason Potter, a 30 -year grocery retail veteran, will take on the President and CEO roles at Grocery Outlet as of Feb.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Jeanette Fenske, director of stores at Woolworths Supermarket, was this year’s distinguished recipient of the Women Leaders in Retail scholarship, supported by the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and Chief Executive Women. IR : Being a manager and a leader are two entirely different roles.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 14, 2024

Independent Queensland grocer Skippys Fresh Frootz has garnered attention on social media for its videos highlighting its low prices at a time when Australia’s major supermarkets are facing scrutiny for their lack of transparency in their price-setting practices. Bunnings is now back in first place.

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Inside Retail

JULY 28, 2021

Digital shelf, dark store and a fresh food playground – is this the future of supermarkets? The consulting company has developed a new supermarket concept, in partnership with design agency Le Projet Hope, that blends online with offline and old shopping habits with new processes. . Accenture thinks so.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Giant Eagle will upgrade its category management capabilities across its 216 supermarkets and 274 GetGo convenience stores, allowing the retailer to make more informed decisions about which products are placed where within its stores.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 29, 2021

Videos and images of bare toilet paper shelves have once again surfaced online as consumers fall into old habits, forcing supermarkets to bring back purchase limits on high demand items. Varying approach from supermarkets . We ask that customers stay calm, shop normally and be respectful to our hard-working team members.”.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Australian supermarkets will reap bigger profits in fiscal 2023 half-year due to decades-high inflation and increased savings, but analysts warned of a rough second-half as households reel from mounting expenses due to higher cost of living. Woolworths said food prices over the September quarter rose 7.3 per cent, while Coles reported a 7.1

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 4, 2025

GoodRx has streamlined the online prescription purchase process, launching the experience with employee-owned Midwestern supermarket retailer Hy-Vee. Recent Entry into Ecommerce for GoodRx GoodRx had introduced its ecommerce solution in fall 2024 with a DTC shopping experience for Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill.

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2024

Australia’s leading supermarkets, Coles and Woolworths, delivered their third-quarter results to shareholders this week along with new consumer insights. This includes cross-shopping, where consumers actively purchase their groceries from multiple stores.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 29, 2025

Established in 2022 in Howrah, the retail centre spans 6002sqm and is anchored by a Coles supermarket, a full-line Priceline, a 24-hour drive-thru McDonald’s Liquorland, and 16 other specialty stores. JLL’s Jacob Swan, Stuart Taylor and Tom Noonan managed the sale process.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Retailers have long been obsessed with expanding their product ranges product diversification and line extension have been critical for supermarkets to keep pace with online marketplaces like Amazon. However, Australias leading supermarkets are changing tack. The environment is constantly changing, said Bardwell.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 7, 2025

This year, Aldi welcomed 58 million customers through its doors in Scotland and now has one Aldi store for every 49,000 people in Scotland, with over 60% of households in Scotland shopping at its stores*. Both initiatives will return in 2025, with Supermarket Sweep celebrating its tenth year.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 15, 2025

Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com has test launched a UK grocery supermarket website, called Joybuy. Although shopping on the website is currently available to customers with certain London postcodes, the retailer said there would be more cities coming soon. Calling all category superstars.

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Small Biz Trends

JUNE 9, 2025

Key Takeaways Sustainability Focus: Package-free shops promote eco-friendly shopping by eliminating plastic packaging and encouraging the use of reusable containers, fostering a commitment to sustainable retail practices. Welcome to the world of package-free shops, where eco-conscious consumers like you can shop guilt-free.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

When shopping for essential goods, consumers expect price stability; sudden price changes can feel unpredictable and exploitative. Unlike surge pricing or dynamic pricing, dynamic markdowns ensure consumers consistently receive the best value while helping retailers manage inventory and reduce shrinkage.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

One in ten shop floor workers are expected to exit retail by 2028, campaign group the Retail Jobs Alliance (RJA) has warned. Retail executives have now said they could face even higher costs due to a planned business rates revamp, where the Treasury is set to raise tax rates for large properties and decrease them for small shops.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 7, 2024

For those in Melbourne, stepping into the LaManna supermarket, in the northern suburb of Essendon Fields, is like taking the world’s shortest flight to Italy. It’s an atmosphere that leaves customers wishing they would forget something on their shopping list so they could justify coming back sooner.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The acquisition invoked ire from one of Topps Tiles major shareholders , with MS Galleon’s managing director Piotr Lipko slamming the deal as “unequivocally irrational” and “highly detrimental” to the interests of the company. Carpetright Carpetright collapsed into administration in July after it failed to secure new investment.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 22, 2022

A 50-per-cent share of Brisbane’s Grand Plaza Shopping Centre has been acquired by EG Australian Core Enhanced Funds for an undisclosed amount. It features parking space for 2500 cars, a refurbished food court, three supermarkets – Woolworths, Aldi and Coles – along with Target, Kmart, Big W and Event Cinemas as major tenants.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 4, 2022

It’s no secret that in-person shopping is a multi-sensory experience. While most know that it’s important to make a store visually appealing, including proper lighting and designing an interior layout that’s easy to navigate, many often forget the other senses that play a key role in the overall shopping experience — like sound.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 6, 2024

Despite aggressive discounting and competitive ‘members only’ offers for loyalty programme customers, traditional supermarkets continue to lose market share to discounter rivals, Aldi and Lidl, according to the latest research by Pricer, the in-store automation and communication solutions provider. However, last month Which?

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 4, 2025

Asda has completed a 2m transformation of its Pilsworth store in Bury, marking the supermarket’s largest single-store investment in several years. Asda said it had simplified the layout of the shop floor with a consolidated food hall to make it easier for customers to find what they need.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 30, 2023

The new supermarket concept Addie’s , a self-described “drive-up grocer,” has opened its first store in Norwood, Mass., The pickup-only store does not allow in-store shopping; instead, the store serves as an onsite warehouse designed solely for stocking, storing and bagging groceries. fueled by $10.1 of all U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2025

Retail businesses are no longer self-enclosed entities where everything revolves around a checkout and some inventory management software. A strong network infrastructure supports everything from payment processing and inventory management to customer engagement and security, ensuring business continuity and long-term growth.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 10, 2025

Changing local demographics In a shorter outlook time frame, supermarket operators constantly review product ranges at a store-by-store level to optimise sales and minimise slow-moving inventory. The share of managers and professionals in total resident employment rose from 24.7 per cent in 2006 to about 33 per cent in 2021.

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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. Driving sustainability practices across Albertsons Cos.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 25, 2025

The 570 -store Midwestern supermarket retailer Hy-Vee will expand its partnership with Instacart by adopting the platforms Carrot Ads solution. This will also simultaneously improve the customer shopping experience through ad tech capabilities that drive ad personalization and make product discovery easier.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 8, 2022

California-based Vallarta Supermarkets is piloting autonomous robots in five locations in Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles and San Bernadino counties to support employees by identifying in-store hazards. The retailer will test inventory management technology in a sixth store.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 10, 2025

It’s hold on the market rose to 28.5% – the highest of any supermarket – boosted by growth across its convenience, superstore and online channels. As both supermarkets toast to their “biggest-ever” Christmases, what can Sainsbury’s and Tesco tell us about the main trading trends over the festive period?

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Inside Retail

MAY 14, 2023

In partnership with Dexus – property manager of Wilsons – the supermarket has signed a lease for a 2252sqm space at the Willows Shopping Centre and will offer shoppers a range of grocery products, fresh produce, and bread delivered daily.

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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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