Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2023

The acceptance of cash has started to trend upwards again, but payment technology is helping businesses to deliver consistently better experiences, so what does the future hold? And how can businesses be ready for evolving payment technologies? Consumers, too, preferred to use contactless payments or to shop online.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

will reveal data on how consumers’ in-store shopping behaviors will change and evolve through Q4, including in-demand categories, top-performing retailers, and the challenges and opportunities that exist for all merchants during the season. In the key grocery category, Placer.ai

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 2, 2024

The platform now features more than 100,000 brands from 100 + countries, and in September 2023, ecommerce vanguard Shopify took a stake in the company and made Faire the recommended wholesale marketplace for its millions of merchants. The innovation that we at Faire brought to the market was offering free returns and net-60 payment terms.

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365 Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2022

A new study from FIS ® (NYSE: FIS), shows how the shopping preferences of younger UK consumers have shifted as adoption of embedded finance services reaches mainstream usage among Millennials and Gen Zs, while their older counterparts are less engaged with newer, digitally-oriented financial experiences. About the survey.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 7, 2022

Last week supermarket giant Coles announced it would be the first Australian supermarket to offer drone delivery for its Canberra customers. Coles’ chief executive of e-commerce Ben Hassing said the supermarket is aiming to deliver a quick shopping experience to its customers “anytime, anywhere, anyhow”. Shoot for the sky.

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A1 Retail

JUNE 29, 2021

By David Jeffrey, Director of Product, Barclaycard Payments. The latest data from Barclaycard Payments shows that 50 percent of our transactions now come through ecommerce, up from 40 percent pre-pandemic. The remarkable rise of digital wallets and payment services. per cent to six per cent – between 2019 and 2020.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 20, 2024

Venkatesan will oversee technology across the payments giant, including AI and machine learning, information security and product engineering, the company said. Archie Deskus, PayPal’s current chief technology officer, has decided to leave the company and will depart in July after supporting the transition, PayPal said.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Taken together, these merchant signings represent thousands of new places that now accept American Express Card payments. The latest signings join an ever-increasing number of businesses that see the value of accepting Amex, including every major supermarket chain and, earlier this year, household names such as B&M and Timpson.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

For resilience in these new waters, retailers must reshape conventional thinking and rekindle the essence of customer service. Become a service champion Proactive support demonstrates a deeper understanding of your customer, which grows trust by mitigating the frequency of customer-initiated interaction.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 13, 2021

billion ) buoyed by the consolidation of the Sun Art supermarket business, in which Alibaba took a controlling stake in October 2020. In addition to Sun Art, Taoxianda helped 42 other retail chains open online stores and enabled more than 168 retail chains, supermarkets and marketplaces to digitalize their marketing programs.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Speedy delivery is the name of the game for supermarket retailers all over the world right now, as major chains invest in micro fulfilment centres and explore dark stores in an effort to keep up with customers’ rising expectations during the pandemic. How big is Missfresh now? How many distributed mini warehouses (DMW) are across China?

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Inside Retail

JULY 21, 2023

Furthermore, JD.com’s reach extends to nearly 600 million active users and encompasses a broad range of offline operations, such as supermarkets and electronics stores. In turn, it elevates efficiency and quality of marketing for merchants, particularly SMEs.

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Retail Gazette

JUNE 19, 2024

The changes come as the company’s global head of grocery and retail Susan Anderson insists grocery shopping trends have “fundamentally changed,” with consumers carrying out fewer big shops at the supermarket and leaning more on the convenience of apps.

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Inside Retail

JULY 20, 2021

People don’t know how their supermarkets are stocked up.”. India and the Philippines, both reeling from vicious waves of Covid-19, account for more than a third of the world’s commercial seafarers, said Guy Platten, secretary general of the ICS, which represents over 80% of the world’s merchant fleet. “We People are desperate.

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Mass Relators

MAY 13, 2024

WASHINGTON — The Merchants Payments Coalition, a group lobbying for “a more competitive and transparent” payment-card system,” is asking the Federal Reserve to further modify its proposed cap on the “swipe” fees merchants pay banks to process the transactions. cents at the time the rate was set to 3.9

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Mass Relators

MAY 2, 2024

WASHINGTON – The “swipe” fees credit card networks and banks charge merchants to process transactions could cost consumers more than $750 million this Mother’s Day, according to the Merchants Payments Coalition. per shopper will go to banks and card networks rather than the merchant when customers pay by credit card.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 6, 2022

Omaha Steaks in the USA began a mail order and home delivery service as early as 1952. Middagsfrid spread rapidly through Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, and Belgium, driving a trail of competitors in the process, such as the more than 10 meal kit companies in Sweden alone, a country with a population of under 10 million.

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Inside Retail

MAY 30, 2021

Not only did the number of online shoppers in this age group increase, they also increased their supermarket spending during this time by 5 per cent and bought more frequently, increasing their shopping trips by a whopping 29 per cent.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In a partnership with Virmall, a local firm that helps to curate and bring in products from merchants on Taobao, the two companies opened a 6,000 sq ft store, offering over 300 products, ranging from furniture to kitchen appliances and clothes. In late 2019, Taobao opened its first physical store in Funan Mall, Singapore. A makeover moment.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 17, 2020

Interest in private label products, from supermarket-branded foods to Amazon Basics hard goods, have been on the rise for the past several years. Shoppers increased spending in less traditional food categories such as meal kits, online groceries and prepared food delivery services, by 40% to 70% in April. growth rate.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Hires Allan Leighton, executive chair,Asda Former Asda boss Allan Leighton returned to the supermarket this month as its executive chair to head up its recovery efforts. The retailer said he has been “instrumental” in the delivery of its enhanced healthcare and beauty services in-store.

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Retail Gazette

JULY 7, 2023

Sainsbury’s bosses have insisted that the supermarket is “not a rip-off retailer” as they faced scrutiny over the company’s profits in relation to the rocketing inflation of food prices. The grocer also defended higher pay packages for its senior executives at its annual meeting in London on Thursday. jump in first quarter sales.

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Rangeme

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

According to the Private Label Manufacturers Association, sales of supermarkets’ private label products are up 13.2%. Private label done the right way can be a gigantic value-add for merchants,” Cramer says. Grocery stores’ private offerings constituted 23.4% The Spice Lab provides quality spices and doesn’t compete on price.

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A1 Retail

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Growth in supermarket spending increased to 5.2 Supermarket deal-seeking continues in 2024 As concerns around rising food prices remains high (87 percent), two thirds (67 percent) are continuing to look for ways to reduce the cost of, or get more value from, their weekly shop. percent, yet higher than December’s growth of 2.3

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Mass Relators

DECEMBER 12, 2022

. “By offering customer-favorite sushi options and premium floral bouquets through third-party marketplaces we are continuing to evolve and meet customers where and how they are shopping,” said Stuart Aitken, senior vice president and chief merchant & marketing officer at Kroger.

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Mass Relators

APRIL 18, 2022

executive Shane Sampson was named this month as executive chairman of regional supermarket operator Save Mart Cos., As a result, he was recognized as Mass Market Retailer ’s Merchant of the Year in 2017 and received the Retail TouchPoints’ 2018 Innovator Award. MODESTO, Calif. Former Albertsons Cos.

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Mass Relators

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

merchants, up 14.2% Over the past two years, retailers have been introduced to a vast array of tools and services to help support this volume — ranging from marketplaces to quick-add software packages, to new but often disparate systems — the options can seem overwhelming. Consumers flocked online for essential purchases, adding $102.08

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VMS

DECEMBER 1, 2022

It’s all about quality and customer service in every aspect.” — Sandra Garrett, Founder, SG Design LLC. I will always be grateful for the teams working together under his leadership that helped form me to become a master merchant.” — Suzi West, Principal, Suzi West Consulting. Judy Neidermier. Judy was a retail icon.

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 21, 2023

The seven executives — Rick Brindle, Elizabeth Chace-Marino, Ron Edenfield, Bob Obray, Art Potash, Gordon Reid, and Joe Sheridan — have exemplified food industry excellence through first-rate company leadership, community impact and customer service, according to FMI. Supermarket,” was an avid industry collaborator.

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Store Growers

MARCH 26, 2023

Last Updated on March 27, 2023 We’re all familiar with barcodes because they are used to identify products at the checkout registry in supermarkets. It all boils down to positively identifying the unique and exact product reference so that the end result of processing the data is more relevant.

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Store Growers

MARCH 27, 2023

Randomly Assigned MPNs Are Still Helpful Even though the string of digits and letters in MPNs can be random, it’s still very helpful for sharing information between organizations, like a retail center and an authorized service. MPNs and Google Shopping In Google Merchant Center, the use of MPNs is optional.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 29, 2022

Sessions illustrate the increasingly complex nature of the customer experience, and how the lines between commerce, marketing, service, and even supply chain and fulfillment, continue to blur. It’s no wonder marketers and merchants are overwhelmed trying to capture consumers’ attention and convert them.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2021

Making such a purchase is all about the physical shopping experience and customer service that adds to the prestige of making such an investment. Embracing digital technologies and services is not a disruption, but provides an additional channel for branding, reaching a wider base of consumers and increasing footfall.

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Inside Retail

MAY 30, 2022

The e-commerce giant said coronavirus resurgence in China, and lockdowns imposed to curb its spread in Shanghai and other cities weighed on its business by hindering merchants from shipping goods and making consumers focus on buying necessities. ” China’s slowing economy. The company reported revenue rose 9 per cent to US$30.35

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Inside Retail

MAY 30, 2022

The e-commerce giant said coronavirus resurgence in China, and lockdowns imposed to curb its spread in Shanghai and other cities weighed on its business by hindering merchants from shipping goods and making consumers focus on buying necessities. ” China’s slowing economy. The company reported revenue rose 9 per cent to US$30.35

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Inside Retail

MAY 26, 2022

The e-commerce giant said coronavirus resurgence in China, and lockdowns imposed to curb its spread in Shanghai and other cities weighed on its business by hindering merchants from shipping goods and making consumers focus on buying necessities. ” China’s slowing economy. The company reported revenue rose 9 per cent to US$30.35

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Mass Relators

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Nightengale and Anderson both went on to detail the momentum that continues to build for priority issues of NACDS, including: • Maintaining Americans’ access to critical pharmacy-based services beyond the COVID-19 pandemic by passing the bipartisan Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act (HR 7213). experiences.”.

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