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Exclusive: The thinking behind Coles’ revamped Chadstone flagship store

Inside Retail

Located within Chadstone shopping centre, the largest shopping centre in Australia, the tweaked design comes as Vicinity Group invests in making Chadstone a renowned food destination in addition to being known as the nation’s “fashion capital.” Trial and error For Coles, the ability to learn from the Chadstone store is key.

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Asda to open over 80 Express stores in December

Retail Gazette

Asda has opened a record number of its Express stores this month, with 81 new shops launching in December. The bulk of the stores are conversions of some recently bought Co-op and EG UK sites, but eight standalone Asda Express shops have also made their debut. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Aldi named cheapest supermarket of the year amid ‘significant’ price rises

365 Retail

Aldi has narrowly beaten its rival Lidl to be named the cheapest supermarket of the year, as grocery prices rose by up to 9% over the past 12 months, according to an annual survey. Lidl, which was the cheapest supermarket in 2020, offered the best deal for shoppers in December, at £23.29 at both discounters.

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Less is more: How Metcash’s Supa Valu is doing things differently

Inside Retail

High cost-of-living has become a massive driver for customers’ shopping habits in recent months, with many Australians seeking to avoid price increases where possible. In certain instances, they are even moving to value-focused supermarkets for their daily shop.

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The Value Shopper – How to understand shoppers in an economic downturn

Mike Anthony

Shopper Economics™ explains how different shoppers make decisions: about where to shop, which categories to buy, and which products to pick up and which to leave. Shopper Economics™ explains that shopping decisions are a trade off between ‘value’ and ‘cost’. In an economic downturn, value shoppers trade ‘value’ for ‘cost’.

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Has John Lewis Partnership finally turned a corner with its ‘refreshed’ turnaround plan?

Retail Gazette

Stores Waitrose is set to open its first supermarket in almost 10 years as the upmarket grocer embarks on an expansion of its store network. Waitrose is also looking to refurbish 80 of its existing supermarkets as part of a near £1bn investment into “renewing and refreshing our shops for our customers”, says Bailey.

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