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Aldi tops Australia supermarket rankings, yet again

Inside Retail

Discount supermarket chain Aldi has topped the Canstar Blue Most Satisfied Customers Award, putting nine wins in its basket over the last 11 years. The survey also revealed that 91 per cent of customers go to the same supermarket for convenience and because it is “closer to home”, which was likely heightened by pandemic lockdowns.

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Why Bunnings, BWS and Aldi are masters of effective communication

Inside Retail

Among the most crucial are not location, range, sales, store layouts, delivery, competitive prices, or even engaging staff. There are many elements that must come together to create great retail. Instead, it’s how retailers package these components into a retail experience and effectively communicate these benefits to their audience.

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Why Secure, Reliable Connectivity is Mission-Critical for Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

A clear example of this occurred when Morrisons , a major UK supermarket chain, suffered a severe IT outage that left customers stranded at checkouts. The outage led to long queues, payment failures and a widespread inability to process transactions, forcing some stores to accept cash only.

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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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Why premiumisation doesn’t belong just to premium brands

Inside Retail

This design philosophy not only enhances the perceived value of the products but also creates a calm, uncluttered shopping environment both in-store and online a far cry from the loud sales focused language of other reasonable clothing offers. Mujis store layouts are a perfect example of this approach.

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Choice at the checkout – why it matters

Inside Retail

Not just the big players Today we are seeing a shift, as smaller stores – convenience and specialist retailers – are undergoing digital transformation of their checkout process. With the large self-checkout devices we are used to in supermarkets, this change would not be feasible due to space constraints. sqm footprint.

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Aldi at 35: How the German discounter has disrupted the UK grocery sector

Retail Gazette

German discounter Aldi is marking its 35th anniversary in the UK this year after it opened its first store in Stechford, Birmingham back in 1990. A lot has changed since the discount supermarket first entered the UK and its iconic Kevin the Carrot character and Specialbuys had yet to be created. nationally and 14.05