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Aldi launches Corner Store in convenience push

Inside Retail

Discount supermarket Aldi is making a push into convenience with the opening this week of a Corner Store concept in North Sydney. The new store layout is designed to support smaller-basket, convenience-driven purchases, in contrast to the traditional big-box Aldi supermarket typically frequented by consumers for larger shopping trips.

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What Aussie retailers can learn from their counterparts in the UK, Europe

Inside Retail

Coincidently (or not), the supermarket has timed this approach to take effect alongside contract talks with major suppliers like Nestle, Pepsico and Unilever. In some European stores, there are as few as two staff on hand to service a major supermarket. I witnessed one supermarket with a joint of lamb locked in a Perspex box.

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The Importance of Visitor Flow for Retailers and Other Physical Businesses

V Count

Optimize Store Layout and Design There are numerous benefits to understanding visitor flow, and one standout benefit is optimizing the store layout and design to maximize profits. You can also use the data to launch a cross-selling campaign by changing the store layout to suggest related products to shoppers.

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How to Increase Retail Success in the 2021 Holiday Season?

V Count

Understanding your retail trends regarding your most sold products during peak seasons and holidays allows you to optimize the store layout and storage accordingly. People are returning home from their summer holidays, and families are getting ready for school. Identify Holiday Retail Trends & Optimize Storage.

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Theatro 2023 Retail Customer Experience Survey

Theatro

An even greater percentage of these shoppers (64%) said that more stores have “poorly trained or prepared staff” than in 2019, compared to 18% who said fewer stores had this problem and 18% who said the number of stores with training issues was about the same.

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Maximizing Profit with People Counting and Visitor Analytics in Duty-Free Stores

V Count

Duty-free shop managers can use the information they gain through visitor analytics to make data-driven decisions and improve store layout, product placement, staffing levels, and launch more effective marketing strategies. Success Story: ATU Duty-Free ATU Duty Free is one of V-Count’s longest-standing customers.

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The Top 20 Best Ideas for Increasing Foot Traffic to Your Store

Indigo 9 Digital

Trader Joe’s was ranked as having the highest customer satisfaction rating among supermarkets in 2021 by the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Your employees have a tremendous impact on whether or not a customer returns to your store for another visit. Try a new in-store selling concept.