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B&M hits out at grocery loyalty schemes in new ‘no gimmicks’ food campaign

Retail Gazette

The news comes after Sainsbury’s recently unveiled its latest value offering, ‘Low Everyday Prices’, which it said gave shoppers “market low prices” on selected big brand products, many of which aren’t available in Aldi. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Wiser Insights: Navigating 2023’s Online Back-to-School Retail Trends

Wiser

The convenience, variety, and value offered by online platforms presents a compelling proposition for consumers. Promotions Boosting sales involves identifying competitors, tracking market newcomers, and monitoring partner pricing and discounts. Availability Product availability is crucial for retail sales success.

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Why Colette, TDE parent Marquee Retail Group is looking to expand

Inside Retail

It has opened 22 more stores – bringing the total today to 57 – and placed a strong emphasis on correcting the product range, pricing and promotional strategy. We’ve tried to be smart with our forward buying, we’ve [put] a lid on costs, and are making sure that we’re promoting a value offer.

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This Holiday Season Finds Retailers Racing to Make Early Sales

VMS

They are offering customers deeper discounts before an economic slowdown causes a change in behavior once more. To bring in bargain-hungry shoppers and move unwanted inventory, many companies are promotingvalue,” offering steep discounts and low prices more than last year, even as labor costs remain high.

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How Temple & Webster plans to use AI, private labels to reach $1b in sales

Inside Retail

People are still searching for things like sofas, but they are looking for more value, which is what we offer,” Coulter told Inside Retail. The brand has also increased its promotional activity and marketing investment. However, in this macroeconomic environment, customers are particularly responsive to a high-value offering. “We

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April Fools’ Day: worth the effort, or a waste of time?

Inside Retail

There are new platforms to join, memes to know, and trends to participate in, not to mention major retail events, such as Black Friday, Mother’s Day and other recurring holidays to promote. And yet, year after year, many brands make the time to come up with an April Fools’ Day prank. . The idea is to get a laugh!

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Losing Shoppers in the Economic Downturn – Why its not such a bad thing!

Mike Anthony

In other words – you need to promote or drop prices to a point where these shoppers are prepared to buy. But the cost of promotions is typically high – higher than you think! That great price or promotional deal gets offered to every shopper: including those that didn’t need a deal to keep. Free of charge.