Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2021

German grocery chain tegut… has piloted a fully automated mini-supermarket concept in Fulda, Germany, with plans to open another three locations in 2021 and, eventually, hundreds of the digital self-service stores across the country. The ground at the location does not have to be sealed for the wooden structure.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 27, 2024

M&S has named Morrisons retail operations boss Jayne Wall as its new director of central store operations. Wall, who said last month she would be leaving the supermarket after over a decade, will take up her new role at the high-street giant in August.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 30, 2024

“The number one driver of job satisfaction is an associate’s manager, and we believe that you — our front-line leaders — are the best in retail,” wrote Cedric Clark, EVP, Store Operations, Walmart U.S. in a blog post. A strong labor market has many retailers raising wages and improving benefits for workers at multiple levels.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 25, 2020

DoorDash , best known for restaurant deliveries, is expanding further into the supermarket vertical through partnerships with Meijer , Fresh Thyme and Smart & Final , with plans to add Hy-Vee and Gristedes / D’Agostino “in the coming weeks,” wrote Mike Goldblatt, Head of Grocery and Convenience Partnerships at DoorDash in a blog post.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Preliminary supermarket competition concerns have been raised by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over Woolworths’ plan to acquire the Supa IGA in Karabar and its associated liquor store, Liquor Boss. Further reading: ACCC clears Woolworths’ acquisition of MyDeal.

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365 Retail

JULY 24, 2023

Now processing over 10% of the global grocery sales data, Retail Insight , the leading provider of in-store operations execution software, is targeting its next growth phase, consolidating its position as a global technology leader, while expanding into new territories, supported by a series of senior hires.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

Albertsons has completed its rollout of an inventory management platform specifically designed for the rapidly changing nature of fresh products, deploying the solution across its more than 2,000 supermarkets in just seven months’ time.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 15, 2023

At 182,000 square-feet, the new H-E-B Plus is the largest store operated by the chain. supermarket is located at: 9238 N.LOOP 1604 WEST SAN ANTONIO, TX 78249-2577 Corporate #623 This is a largely positive development… Continue reading →

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

“By combining in-store and online shopping experiences together with DSW, we are able to meet the unique needs of every shopper and make the shopping experience — whether in-store, online or both — seamless,” said Randy Edeker, Chairman, President and CEO of Hy-Vee in a statement. Hy-Vee, Inc.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 17, 2021

The technology has been used in categories such as beauty, CPG and accessories, primarily in department store environments. This pilot, expected to roll out to 200 stores by the end of June 2021, represents Perch’s largest deployment in the pet category and the supermarket vertical.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 8, 2022

California-based Vallarta Supermarkets is piloting autonomous robots in five locations in Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles and San Bernadino counties to support employees by identifying in-store hazards. The retailer will test inventory management technology in a sixth store.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

With retailers removing best-before dates to reduce food waste, UK consumers still want supermarkets to offer discounts on goods nearing expiry, according to the latest data from Retail Insight , the leading provider of store operations execution software.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Over the last few months, DoorDash has been expanding to new verticals and growing its supermarket footprint. Ahold Delhaize USA partnered with DoorDash for on-demand deliveries from its five East Coast supermarket banners in February 2024.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 12, 2024

Aldi UK and Ireland boss Giles Hurley has pledged that it will never be beaten on pay by any other supermarket as the discounter bumps its hourly rates for the second time this year. The new pay increase will see the national minimum rate for store assistants and deputy store managers rise from £12 to £12.40, and from £13.55

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 16, 2024

supermarket with cashier-free checkout technology powered by computer vision. It’s exciting to see a checkout-free capability live in one of our stores,” said Eric Traxler, VP of IT at Aldi in a statement. Amazon , one of the pioneers of cashierless solutions, has been moving away from deployments in supermarkets.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2024

Amazon is removing its cashierless Just Walk Out (JWO) technology from its Amazon Fresh supermarkets and will not deploy the solution in new locations scheduled to open later this year, according to multiple media reports.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Additionally, Alibaba has put the planned IPO for its Freshippo supermarket division on hold, according to multiple media reports. Freshippo had opened 12 new supermarkets in eight Chinese cities and beefed up its backend operations in June 2023 , moves many analysts saw as preparation for the IPO.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 8, 2023

Save A Lot has relicensed its 18 remaining corporate-owned supermarkets, completing its strategy of shifting ownership and operations of all locations to independent licensed ownership.

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Mass Relators

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The first store opened at Columbus Boulevard and the second in Doylestown, Pa. At the opening of the 46,000-square-foot Columbus Boulevard store on December 6, GIANT, part of Ahold Delhaize USA, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The store operates from 6 a.m.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Price Chopper/Market 32 has expanded its partnership with fresh grocery platform Invafresh , which already helps the 131-store supermarket chain prevent 20 tons of food from being wasted each week. Supermarket retailer Weis Markets also began working with Invafresh in August 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2023

parent company of the Loblaws supermarket chain, will invest $2 billion Canadian (approximately $1.49 billion ) to improve its network of 2,500 stores in 2023. These capital investments will include 38 new and/or relocated stores and conversions or renovations to nearly 600 more. Loblaw Companies Ltd.,

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Not-for-profit store operator Community Enterprise Queensland (CEQ) is the sole grocery and retail provider for many remote communities located across northern Queensland and the Torres Strait Islands. These stores have a big part to play in that,” he said.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Following a 15 -store pilot project that kicked off in May 2023 , SpartanNash has deployed Tally, an autonomous inventory robot, in 60 more company-operated stores across the Midwest. The retailer operates 144 supermarkets, mostly under the Family Fare, Martin’s Super Markets and D&W Fresh Market banners.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 26, 2024

The supermarket retailer will close 48 stores in upstate New York and Pennsylvania that are located in the “path of totality” from 3 to 3:30 p.m. Wegmans doesn’t want its employees (or its customers for that matter) to miss what will be the last total solar eclipse visible from North America for 20 years. ET on April 8.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The solution provider will use the funding to scale deployment of autonomous urban supermarkets across Europe and the U.S., enter new geographies and develop its store and inventory management software application suite, StoreOS. New strategic investors include SAP SE, which will also help commercialize Trigo’s solution.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 30, 2023

Alibaba has opened 12 new Freshippo supermarkets in eight Chinese cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Freshippo combines physical and digital commerce in its 300+ stores throughout the country.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

billion Kroger acquisition of Albertsons , calling the deal — the largest supermarket merger in U.S. This supermarket mega merger comes as American consumers have seen the cost of groceries rise steadily over the past few years,” said Henry Liu, Director of the Bureau of Competition at the FTC in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 22, 2024

billion merger, Kroger and Albertsons have increased the number of supermarkets they plan to divest by 166 , for a total of 579 stores. Facing regulatory challenges to their proposed $24.6 billion in cash — nearly 50% more than the $1.9 billion price tag of the previous package.

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Retail Wire

MAY 12, 2023

Walmart has passed Giant Eagle as the grocery market share leader in western Pennsylvania despite the supermarket and c-store operator being based in the area. Walmart has a 25.64 percent market share, followed by Giant Eagle, 21 percent, and Sam’s Club, 10 percent.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The supermarket giant will invest $500 million to lower prices on “day one” following the transaction’s close, and also plans to invest $1.3 billion to improve Albertsons’ brick-and-mortar stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Hy-Vee will leverage Instacart ’s Fulfillment as a Service (FaaS) to integrate same-day delivery fulfillment capabilities into its owned and operated websites and apps.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 22, 2023

With retailers facing continued supply chain disruption – from the long shadow of covid-19 to Russia’s war on Ukraine and climate change – shoppers are reporting increased levels of out-of-stock products, according to the latest data from Retail Insight , the leading provider of store operations execution software.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Hundreds of Sainsbury’s lorry drivers are being balloted for strike action as the supermarket giant looks to outsource their jobs. The supermarket chain announced in April last year it was investing £220m in making “big, bold” changes in its logistics operations. a year in savings, as well as share save and incentive schemes.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Value supermarket retailer Grocery Outlet will acquire United Grocery Outlet , a 40 -store chain with a similar business model, to gain a presence in the Southeast. operates more than 460 stores in nine Western and Mid-Atlantic states. Grocery Outlet, based in Emeryville, Calif.,

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 18, 2024

billion merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons has faced pushback from federal regulators, state Attorneys General and labor unions practically from the moment it was first announced in October 2022. The planned $24.6

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Phantom inventory is causing UK shoppers to experience out-of-stocks, with poor product availability negatively impacting sales and long-term customer loyalty, according to the latest data from Retail Insight , the leading provider of store operations execution software.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2024

stores, a move that the company estimates will prevent nearly 9 million pounds of plastic from going into circulation each year. stores by 2035, building on the supermarket retailer’s use of environmentally friendly refrigerants in more than 600 stores. “As

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