Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

An Australian Asian grocery retailer that is progressively installing automated cash-handling devices across its store network says the technology has cut customer checkout waiting times, reduced manual labour for its staff – and boosted its bottom line. Most could only provide standalone front-office or back-office solutions.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

It opened the store in Holborn, central London, on Monday, yards away from similar checkout-free stores from Amazon and Tesco. Sainsbury’s has opened a checkout-free store in central London (Sainsbury’s/PA). With no tills, no checkout lanes, and no self-service scanners, we can’t wait to hear how busy Londoners enjoy the experience.”.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 28, 2025

Aldi has started taking a 10 deposit from shoppers looking to enter its checkout-free store in Greenwich. The pre-authorisation payment is taken from the customers card before they can pass through a barrier to enter, The Grocer reported. The deposit is then deducted from the cost of the shop on exit.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Last month Booths axed its self-service checkouts in all but two of its 28 stores, claiming the move was in response to customer demand. The high-end supermarket will only retain self-checkouts in its Windermere and Keswick stores in the Lake District as these stores can become very busy. Busby thinks it was a factor for the grocer. “We

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 10, 2025

Deliveroo has launched a new white label solution, named Deliveroo Express, designed for grocers and retailers in the UK and Ireland, enabling them to offer rapid, on-demand delivery through their own online channels.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 20, 2022

Albertsons Companies will launch cart-based smart checkout technology later this year at select supermarkets throughout the country, in partnership with Veeve Smart Carts. Grocers such as Kroger adopted Caper AI technology in January 2021 for the launch of its KroGO-branded smart carts. in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 28, 2022

German supermarket chain REWE Group has introduced autonomous store technology at a 4,300-square-foot Schönhauser Allee location in Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg neighborhood, using Tel Aviv, Israel-based Trigo frictionless checkout.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The supply chain crisis means an out-of-stock crisis for grocers, and empty shelves means unhappy and disloyal customers. To operate profitably and satisfy customers, grocers will optimize their assortments with far fewer, but more reliable and affordable products. . In 2022, grocers will need to become digital-first.

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Inside Retail

JULY 18, 2021

The Corner Store’s layout differs from other Aldi stores in Australia with simple navigation and self checkouts. Aldi Corner Store self checkouts. The post Inside Aldi’s new Sydney Corner Store urban grocer concept appeared first on Inside Retail. Aldi’s Special Buys are centre stage.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 16, 2024

The data and analytics company said in order to secure its position in the UK food and grocery market as the third biggest grocer, Asda must “redefine itself with a clear differentiation from discounters”. Without immediate action, it risks dropping out of the coveted “big three” position even sooner.” last month.

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 12, 2022

An Albertsons in Boise doesn’t have one traditional checkout on the premises. Customers, instead, have the option of different self-checkout options. “We are transitioning our traditional lanes to assisted checkout lanes as part of a pilot program,” said Kathy Holland, a spokesperson for the grocer chain.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Over 300,000 Tesco employees will share in this special gift, which includes free Clubcard vouchers as a “little extra” thank you for their contributions, The Grocer reported. These offers, which are automatically applied at checkout, will be available for seven days and can be used multiple times in larger Tesco supermarkets.

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Retail Focus

JULY 28, 2021

The idea eliminates checkout lines. Let’s consider first the effects of Just Walk Out on retail environments: No checkouts equals 8-12% floor space saved. No checkouts affords a more motivated customer-facing team. And Amazon now offers other retailers this same ability. The genius is the technology helps rather than deflects.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

The US giant is understood to have given the British grocer an extension on its race to complete a 800m computer systems upgrade, The Telegraph reported. Asda has escaped a penalty charge despite the supermarket missing a crucial target for separating its IT systems from former owner Walmart.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The cardboard boxes that were used to convey fresh fruit and vegetables to Coles stores will be repurposed so that customers can use them for collecting loose fresh produce items, carry items home, or leave the box at the checkout for another customer.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2023

Preparing Internal Operations for Smart Stores The importance of operational preparedness is especially true for grocers implementing emerging technologies such as autonomous checkout, also referred to as seamless checkout. These operations may struggle to adapt to the unique needs of automated checkout systems and smart stores.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 3, 2021

Thirteen years after Woolworths introduced self-service checkouts to Australian supermarket shoppers, discount grocer Aldi has bowed to the demand for quick and convenient self-serve transactions at its stores. Aldi’s move into self-service checkouts isn’t the only sign that the retailer is embracing digital transactions.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Many grocers tend to think too big-picture when it comes to finding solutions for increasing labor costs. In reality, some of the easiest ways to decrease labor costs offer tangible, efficient and adaptable solutions that grocers can implement almost immediately.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Mercatus has launched SNAP EBT Online, an integration-ready ordering and checkout capability that allows U.S. grocers in eligible states to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) and EBT Cash payments as part of the Mercatus Integrated Commerce Platform.

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VMS

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Systems to erase checkout lines are on the grow, as exemplified by these three new installations: • A Pick & Go store in Munich is Germany’s first fully autonomous, cashier-less supermarket. The new supermarket allows customers to walk in, select their items off the shelves and leave without having to pay at checkout.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Starting in the late 1980s with the introduction of self-checkout kiosks and progressing to today’s smart RFID tags and even fully automated storefronts, retail leaders have slowly but surely embraced digital in-store enhancements. Retailers across segments have been expanding their smart store ambitions for decades.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 6, 2023

through a growing roster of consumer products partnerships with national and regional grocers. Claire’s will add two additional partners this spring, but did not identify the grocers. .” 2 New Grocery Partners and 230 More Locations to be Added in Next 3 Months Claire’s also is expanding its offerings to Gen Zalpha in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2022

What are the implications of not offering alternative payment methods, not just for grocers but for retailers in general? For example, what you generally find in most checkouts [in a sector like grocery] are your standard Visa and Mastercard. Consumers are now more digital, and they’ve gotten into these habits.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Kroger reached more than $10 billion in ecommerce sales in 2021, and the grocer aims to double both its digital sales and profitability rate by the end of 2023, according to CEO Rodney McMullen. Convenience orders on Instacart are up more than 150% since May 2021, and nearly 20% of shoppers choose Priority Delivery at checkout.

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365 Retail

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Asda has announced it will be the first supermarket to trial an automated age verification solution at self-checkouts which aims to make it easier and quicker for customers using this facility. The post Asda to trial digital ID at self-checkouts appeared first on 365 RETAIL | Retail Technology News. View this post on Instagram.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2023

It’s hard to believe that the invention of the UPC — first used by railroads almost 100 years ago and then introduced to speed grocery checkout lines back in 1974 — hasn’t changed. Walmart mandated that its suppliers put it on products by 2022, which has made a big impact on RFID adoption.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 7, 2025

According to The Grocer, the new Pudsey format builds on the successful elements seen in the companys Cobham, Surrey, supermarket refit, incorporating features like a closed refrigeration system and multiple digital screens. The system, which is linked to the stores picking systems, ensures that orders comply with cold chain regulations.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

Though many can’t afford to develop a completely autonomous shopping experience, cashless checkouts have made it easier and more convenient for those one-item shoppers to run in and out. Grocers that convince customers to become loyalty card holders, for example, will achieve levels of customer retention that restaurants don’t often see.

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Retail Minded

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Although self-service checkouts were first introduced in 1986 , they are still far from perfect. on the App Store, which says a lot about how people’s sentiment towards self-service checkouts. . It makes sense that grocers might not be sure which way to jump. Frictionless checkout makes shopping seamless for everyone.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 20, 2021

Three of the country’s largest grocers, Kroger , Hy-Vee and Publix , have become the latest retailers to relax mask requirements. Hy-Vee noted that social distancing signage will remain, particularly in areas where lines form, along with plexiglass dividers at checkout.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 10, 2025

The grocery chain, which reported record sales over Christmas, is launching discounted prices on roughly 300 of its own-label lines in stores, The Grocer reported. Despite modernising its loyalty scheme, Booths axed its self service checkouts in 2023 in all but two of its 28 stores, to cater to customer demand.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

For example, retailers reported that just 5% of shoppers log in to retailers’ sites while shopping on more than half of their trips, with most opting to wait until checkout or simply using guest checkout. Nobody knows us better than a grocer. We do the same things over and over and over again.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2024

Implement Anti-Theft Devices : Modern tools like radio-frequency identification (RFID) and electronic article surveillance (EAS) systems can detect theft at exits and improve deactivation at checkout.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Grocers and big box retailers are under more pressure to spur online impulse buying because foot traffic has slowed down during the pandemic. One popular pet supply store, for example, shows a handful of usually discounted items like treats or single cans of food that can be easily added to an online cart at checkout.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 19, 2024

Since revealing in December 2022 its target to open 300 convenience stores by the end of 2026 , the grocer has only launched nine stores. However, a spokesperson for the grocer told the title it is still set to open 300 stores “in the medium term” and that it has identified a pipeline of 100 sites.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 3, 2023

Meanwhile, other companies are using AI to provide a more personalised shopping experience for customers by analysing their browsing and checkout history. In warehouses at retail businesses including Amazon and UK online grocer Ocado, RPA robots are being used to handle tasks such as picking and packing orders.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 15, 2024

The Grocer reports that unlike the coupons, the Lidl Plus Offers are not personalised but simply exclusive additional discounts available to all loyalty scheme members. They are automatically redeemed when members scan the app at checkout. However, Lidl Plus Offers do not require activation.

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