Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 6, 2023

We now plan to rectify the outstanding breaches quickly.” “At a time when the weekly shop is a source of financial pressure for many families, it’s crucial that competition between supermarkets is working well to help people get the best deals they can,” he said.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 10, 2023

Shopping strips are facing increasing challenges, and not just because of retail competition. While there is still a lingering Covid shadow on some shopping strips, including those in capital city central business districts (CBDs), other factors are impacting the viability of suburban retail precincts.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2023

The supermarket retailer will roll out the smart carts at select St. Louis Schnucks stores this fall, with a broader rollout planned for later this year. Select Caper Carts will include a bottom rack for heavy and bulky items.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

At this week’s ARA Leader’s Forum, MST Marquee’s Craig Woolford signalled that the effects of such high rate rises are likely to be felt in the retail industry for years to come, as customers change their shopping habits to deal with increased costs in every part of their lives. A key focus: promotions or margin? Grocery prices rose 9.2

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The news comes as total till sales growth at UK supermarkets have slowed 6.8% The consumer intelligence company found promotional activity rose 25%, up from 23% last year, as inflation slowed. Meanwhile, promotional spend was pushed to its highest level since February 2020. Online grocery shopping sales grew 8.2%

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Mass Relators

JUNE 29, 2021

Raley’s today announced the promotion of two executives – Craig Benson and Levi Wingo – moves made to help the regional supermarket chain achieve its purpose of changing the way the world eats, one plate at a time. “We executing Raley’s strategic plan and in expanding its digital capabilities. WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif.

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365 Retail

MARCH 3, 2023

according to the latest industry figures – it is now predicted that households will face an extra £788 on their annual shopping bill. Worried customers have already made adjustments to shopping patterns as shop sales fell by record numbers both in December and across the whole of last year as consumers cut spending.

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Dezeen

JANUARY 7, 2023

Our first lookbook of 2023 collects 10 pop-up shop interiors from around the world, from a swimming-pool-style store by fashion brand Jacquemus to a playful supermarket stocked with groceries made of felt. Showcasing a variety of material and colour palettes, here are 10 pop-up shops featured on Dezeen. Photo by Gray Hamner.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 10, 2024

Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts has defended its loyalty scheme, amid accusations that supermarkets make savings appear better than they are. Roberts said: “We have very clear rules about what a price is, what it is before it comes down to being a Nectar Price, and we’re very consistent about how we do that.”

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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 Gazette

AUGUST 20, 2023

Pee was responsible for driving the expansion of the retailer’s online shopping app and the Sparks loyalty programme His departure creates a vacancy in the top ranks at the high-street retailer, as its turnaround builds pace. Chief digital and technology officer Pee was hired back in 2018 from Canada’s largest supermarket chain Loblaw.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 20, 2023

Jeremy Pee, the man responsible for driving the expansion of Marks & Spencer’s online shopping app and the Sparks loyalty program is set to depart, just months after assuming an expanded position. This departure creates a vacancy in the top ranks at the high-street retailer, just its eagerly anticipated recovery gains traction.

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365 Retail

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.” Imagine the promotional potential: “ Welcome back, Mark. Many detractors deride the cost.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 10, 2023

On the ground, I can report that there are challenges facing UK and European retailers that savvy Australian retailers can learn from to plan ahead. It’s interesting to see both Waitrose and M&S running campaigns you’d never have seen in the past, with price promises, price matching and price-down promotions.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 17, 2023

.” First glimpse of the impending Paperchase sections in Tesco, plus the debut of ads on scan-as-you-shop handsets launched the other week. We have been building out plans to bring more brands and inspiration to the ranges we currently offer, and this will help us to take those plans further.”

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 17, 2024

The supermarket chain revealed last week that Clubcard sales penetration now stands at 82% and its members have grown 6.2% The member pricing initiative is part of the chain’s five-year plan, in which it will invest £240m into overhauling its membership scheme to attract an additional one million active customers.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 28, 2023

Aldi Australia says it continues to explore opportunities to offer online shopping, however, it has downplayed media reports of an imminent move and says comments made by one of its executives were “slightly misconstrued”. Last August, Aldi trialled a limited online shopping offer, allowing customers to buy some Special Buy items.

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2021

The shift to working from home during and following the initial pandemic lockdowns in early 2020 has led to an increase in the number of meals being cooked and consumed at home, with more time available for planning and execution. Fewer but bigger shopping trips. This had had several impacts on cooking behaviours.

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Mass Relators

JULY 8, 2021

Raley’s has promoted two executives — Craig Benson and Levi Wingo — as part of what the company said are moves made to help the regional supermarket chain achieve its purpose of changing the way the world eats, one plate at a time. WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. Benson has been named senior vice president and head of technology.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 3, 2020

After years of shaking up every vertical from print media to automotive sales and financial services, digital transformation is finally becoming an imperative on supermarket and retail shelves. For instance, large digital “end cap” signs can be placed at the end of every aisle to draw attention to a particular promotion.

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365 Retail

MARCH 25, 2024

“Fierce” competition for cash-strapped shoppers among retailers was cited by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) in February 2024 as one of the main reasons for the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index showing its lowest reading since March 2022. Retail systems desperately need an upgrade.”

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365 Retail

JANUARY 9, 2024

Additionally, supermarket spending experienced its lowest increase since September 2022, at 2.8%, possibly because consumers had already stocked up on festive items in November, leveraging early discounts. This is likely due to many retailers and supermarkets starting discounts and promotional activity earlier than usual.”

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Mass Relators

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

ZAANDAM, the Netherlands — Ahold Delhaize is kicking off a new growth and investment plan designed to support its vision of offering the “leading local food shopping experience for customers,” while also enhancing its digital and supply chain capabilities, and increasing its focus on health and sustainability.

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Mike Anthony

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

This is the first in a series of two articles about how to create really powerful shopper mission analysis to drive deeper insights into shopping behavior and shopper mindset and how this can power everything we do in-store: activations, merchandising layouts, ranging decisions, price, and promotions. You can’t plan promotions.

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Inside Retail

JULY 12, 2022

So it’s really about making sure that the experience complements the core purpose of why they come to buy from us, and finding additional products to incrementally add one or two extra items that they might not otherwise have been able to because it is not part of the supermarket offering. IR: How are you keeping customers loyal online?

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Within a year, the sorting centre run by garment re-use and recycling charity Moda Re plans to double the volume it handles to 40,000 metric tonnes annually. Africa awash At the Barcelona plant, garments arrive from more than 7,000 donation bins in supermarkets and Zara and Mango stores. A similar amount ends up as European landfill.

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Mass Relators

OCTOBER 19, 2023

“Retailers have been preparing for months to ensure their inventories will meet demand, while at the same time helping consumers maximize their budgets with shopping events and discounts running throughout the extended holiday shopping season,” according to Matthew Shay, NRF’s president and chief executive officer.

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Retail Design Solutions

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Introduction In the ever-evolving landscape of retail, technology continues to revolutionise the way we shop. As the traditional yellow discount stickers may soon become a thing of the past, supermarkets are turning to digital price tags and high-tech stickers to provide real-time pricing updates.

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A1 Retail

OCTOBER 10, 2023

While food price inflation has eased in recent months, more consumers in September (70 percent) said they were finding ways to reduce the cost of the weekly shop compared to August (67 percent). Of this group, almost half (49 percent) are buying budget or own-brand goods over branded goods in supermarkets. percent compared to -5.8

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Mike Anthony

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Is this a fad, or a gimmick, or is this the future of supermarket shopping? I visited their newest Asda Refill Station near York to check out how things were looking, and to consider how this might impact shopping behavior. Are refill stations a brilliant niche or the beginning of a new way of shopping?

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365 Retail

MAY 4, 2022

Pricing and promotions sensitivity soars as consumers tighten their belts during the cost-of-living squeeze, the latest research from Retail Insight , the leader in retail execution, reveals. Meanwhile 64% say they are now much more likely to compare prices at the shelf-edge in order to keep food bills down.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The Covid pandemic has changed the way consumers shop and interact with brands. Trax Retail helps global brands and retailers harness the power of digitising shelves to enable the best shopping experiences for consumers. Supply chains cannot be changed instantaneously, it needs pre-planning.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 8, 2022

In a preliminary report released last July, it flagged a raft of options for improving competition including making it easier for new competitors to enter the market, and adjusting planning laws to reduce restrictions on the use of sites using development covenants. Requiring grocery retailers to display unit pricing in a consistent format.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2023

The trend was evident well before then but gathered pace in the last three years as businesses promoted card-only and contactless payments in response to lockdowns and infection concerns. Consumers, too, preferred to use contactless payments or to shop online. 7 PwC, Frictionless – the future of shopping, November 2022.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

With a return to in-store shopping, demand for online services has become more manageable. These products often include top sellers, items on promotion with limited quantities, or products impacted by unusual demand patterns. But digital remains an important and growing channel. Improve customer interaction experience.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

The recession has already started to impact shopping behaviour, which will continue for much of this year. Source Pixabay For example, supermarket retailers saw a growth of 10.9% A recent survey found that only 1% of retail traders will move away from retail, and 29% plan on adding to diversified portfolios.

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A1 Retail

MAY 3, 2023

million people set to make a purchase from supermarkets, convenience stores, and corner shops. Whilst 53 percent of UK consumers will choose not to celebrate the Coronation, they’ll instead use their additional time off to shop, eat out and travel, therefore will also add to the weekend’s economic boost. A further 6.1m

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