Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 26, 2024

Cooperative food wholesaler Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) , which serves independently owned supermarkets, has expanded its partnership with Instacart to offer ecommerce and same-day delivery solutions as well as smart cart technology to its member retailers. An Instacart shopper will then pick and deliver the order.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 16, 2024

supermarket with cashier-free checkout technology powered by computer vision. Amazon , one of the pioneers of cashierless solutions, has been moving away from deployments in supermarkets. Aldi has retrofitted its Aurora, Ill.

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365 Retail

JULY 28, 2021

Their apps open, supermarket executives also enquire: “But who’ll own the data …?”. For example, since McDonald’s introduced kiosk ordering systems, sales have increased, in part due to reduced customer pressure at point of sale (POS). And Amazon now offers other retailers this same ability.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Supermarkets are some of the biggest retail businesses in the world, so it’s no surprise they are at the forefront of industry trends and innovation. Brad Banducci, CEO of Australian supermarket giant Woolworths for the past seven years, is a big proponent of using technology to improve operations. But we can see how they like to shop.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2023

including 200 Whole Foods supermarkets, and have clocked more than 3 million uses to date. We are always looking for new ways to delight our customers and improve the shopping experience,” said Leandro Balbinot, CTO at Whole Foods Market in a statement.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

It is the silent but essential identifier of products that have revolutionised how we shop, sell, and transport goods. From the supermarket checkout to the hospital ward and beyond, the barcode is an unsung hero of modern life that we should all be grateful for. Without it, the modern global supply chain would be unimaginable.

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I Vend

AUGUST 17, 2022

Supermarket shopping is, for the vast majority of consumers, an essential. Whilst other forms of retail may be seen as leisure and pleasure, the weekly food shop is more likely to be considered a must-do chore. So what supermarket shoppers want above all is convenience. iVend Retail for Supermarket.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2023

The supermarket retailer will roll out the smart carts at select St. We aim to make customers feel like each shopping experience was custom-made for them, and we’re excited to take another big step forward with the rollout of this pilot of Instacart’s Caper Carts.”

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 31, 2022

The same barcode that you use at your point-of-sale can also be scanned on a phone by the consumer so they can access a lot of information about the products they’re buying. It’s a great opportunity for retailers to start thinking about how to engage with your customer and provide a better shopping experience.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 29, 2022

Depending on if your location is accessible from the street, operating inside of a mall, a supermarket or even an airport, your security design should reflect this location. A freestanding store will require more security attention as there is no additional security infrastructure, like a shopping center with video cameras or security guards.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 13, 2023

On a website or an app, a company can easily measure click-through and how the customer behaves on the shopping journey. The message is running from a browsing environment right on to the display cabinet in the store where the point of decision occurs. “If

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2022

Food shopping is a highly personal, and sometimes emotional, experience. And because food shopping decisions align directly with consumers’ needs and preferences, food retailers have a unique opportunity to differentiate through the physical experience they offer. Photo courtesy of: Shutterstock. Exemplary Product Presentation.

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I Vend

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

For retailers, Valentine’s Day offers a shopping boost in the after-holiday mid-February slump, but it’s more than that – it’s also a reminder that love comes in many forms, including the love that shoppers have for their favourite store. It’s the time of year when the world’s thoughts turn to love.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 20, 2023

Why Digital Pure-Play is the Only Way The up-and-coming shoppers of these eight countries are already digital experts, and that definitely applies to how they like to shop. However, more than half of the shoppers in these countries prefer shopping on social media to other purchasing apps.

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A1 Retail

JULY 26, 2021

The heatwave and ‘pingdemic’ have sparked a local high street shopping bonanza, it has emerged. As the mercury soared above 30C this week, so too have sales at garden, convenience and DIY stores across the country, according to new data.

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I Vend

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Online/offline integration – As the lines continue to blur between online and brick and mortar shopping, it’s about more than ensuring customers have the same experience in both. Automated store concepts – Automation within the store, streamlining the shopping and checkout process, continues to be a key technology trend in 2024.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2023

Consumers, too, preferred to use contactless payments or to shop online. 3 The hidden cost of cash For many organisations, completing the sale with the least disruption is usually more important than eliminating cash. 7 PwC, Frictionless – the future of shopping, November 2022.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2022

Retailers have long made money off of their ability to connect customers with brands at the point of sale – through coupons and in-store sampling, for instance. But this has been turbocharged in recent years, thanks to the rise of online shopping and digital advertising. Rise of retail media.

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365 Retail

MAY 27, 2021

Shopping around . Morrison’s is the UK’s fourth largest supermarket chain, with over 500 stores and a thriving online grocery home delivery service. For example, shoppers often have to stick to their usual brand to receive their discount, which may mean walking past other, potentially cheaper, point of sale bargains.

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CJ Retail Solutions

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Point-of-sale (POS) displays are being utilised by brands to increase their visibility and awareness of services and products. Do you want to discover more about in-store marketing through a customised point-of-sale display? Types of POS displays. Cost-effectiveness. Flexible locations.

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A1 Retail

OCTOBER 12, 2021

As sophisticated as they are, this way of shopping can hardly enter the mainstream – retailers can’t afford the overhauls needed and won’t be able to establish an entire new IT infrastructure from the ground up. Instead, it’s possible to train deep learning AI models at the point of sale (PoS). The industry limits.

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Mass Relators

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

To prepare for the evolution and establish a path to where a retailer wants to be in the next decade, there are three natural questions supermarkets need to ask themselves: • How well can existing e-commerce platforms handle any future surge in business? • How can I ensure operational efficiency as order volume ­multiplies?

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Wiser

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In one survey of more than 3,000 back-to-school shoppers, 82 percent said the main reason they shopped online was to compare prices. It’s also less common with smaller businesses or mom-and-pop shops. Encouraged Competitor Shopping. The bottom line is that price is always top of mind for consumers.

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Retail Focus

MAY 2, 2023

TRILUX’s new lighting concept for Marks and Spencer food halls was designed to create a “bigger, better, fresher” shopping experience and bring the market feel to life. With a requirement to make the spaces feel like a market and not a conventional supermarket, TRILUX was brought on board to design the lighting concept.

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Shopper Motion

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Certainly, this kind of in-store advertising is gaining relevance in department stores, supermarkets, specialty stores, and any other kind of retail store. Displaying messages and offers at high-traffic sites in the store and POS have the power of encouraging customers to spontaneously purchase products that were not on their shopping lists.

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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. That being said, large online shopping platforms, like Google and Amazon , recommend using GTIN numbers as an identifier for items sold in their stores, and the use of invalid GTINs is penalized.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2024

And stay tuned next week for a special bonus entry in the series — an on-the-ground take on the smart cart shopping experience. Most notable is Amazon’s recent pullback of its own tech, with the removal of JWO from its Amazon Fresh supermarkets and its plans to focus on smart carts instead at new locations.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Scot Ian McLeod drove change at UK supermarket group Asda in the UK ahead of its sale to Walmart, was chief merchandise officer and board member of Walmart Germany from 2000-01, led the turnaround of Halfords, the UK auto parts chain, prior to its float, and then took the helm of Coles in Australia for five years from 2008.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Even before the pandemic, the bricks and mortar aspect of the retail sector was undergoing major changes as the battle to attract people into stores, rather than shop online, intensified. Supermarkets, for example, are targeting promotions based on different areas of their stores or using screens to manage queues.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Is it a well-curated shop? It has been a supermarket, restaurant, repair shop and, most recently, a metal factory. Source: Supplied Nike, Common Ground: Creativity in a container Common Ground is a shopping mall where all the stores are located within shipping containers. Is it a showroom? Is it an art gallery?

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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 billion in sales in 2021. This creates a quicker, more personalized and convenient shopping experience. Boosting Your Bottom Line Customers deserve a personalized and convenient shopping experience.

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I Vend

MARCH 11, 2024

Higher spend – 52% of shoppers ** say that they spend more when they shop at a store where they are loyalty members. The loyalty program that a supermarket retailer implements will be very different to, say, an optical store. Brand ambassadors – they love the brand so much they tell others.

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I Vend

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Higher spend – 52% of shoppers ** say that they spend more when they shop at a store where they are loyalty members. The loyalty program that a supermarket retailer implements will be very different to, say, an optical store. Brand ambassadors – they love the brand so much they tell others.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Even before the pandemic, the bricks and mortar aspect of the retail sector was undergoing major changes as the battle to attract people into stores, rather than shop online, intensified. Supermarkets, for example, are targeting promotions based on different areas of their stores or using screens to manage queues.

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