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

Checkout 126

Checkout Grocer Supermarket Shopping 126

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. Payments are collected and receipts are issued digitally.

Supermarket 281

Supermarket Checkout Grocer Location 281

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.

Grocer 318

Grocer Payment Services Checkout Shipping 318

Inside Retail

JANUARY 3, 2023

From smart shopping carts and intelligent buying assistants, to dynamic pricing algorithms and inventory tracking systems, retailers will have access to a wealth of powerful tools that enhance their ability to meet customers’ needs and respond quickly to changes in the market. .

Payment Services 290

Payment Services Shopping Checkout Kiosk 290

Inside Retail

JULY 18, 2021

Aldi says its new Corner Store concept just opened in North Sydney will make it faster and more convenient for city customers to shop for supplies. The Corner Store’s layout differs from other Aldi stores in Australia with simple navigation and self checkouts. Aldi Corner Store self checkouts.

Grocer 130

Grocer Kiosk Checkout Promotions 130

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.

Grocer 246

Grocer Checkout Shopping ATS 246

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Three more supermarket chains will connect their electronic shelf label (ESL) hardware to the Carrot Tags pick-to-light functionality from Instacart , making it easier for Instacart pickers — and eventually for consumers themselves — to find the products on their shopping list. locations in August 2024. locations in August 2024.

Fulfillment 273

Fulfillment Supermarket Grocer Store Operations 273

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. Developers and shopping centers can completely rethink their footprints, optimizing cost and potential worth, too.

Supermarket 246

Supermarket Checkout Kiosk Grocer 246

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.

Payment Services 52

Payment Services Checkout Promotions Supermarket 52

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.

Grocer 266

Grocer Management Checkout Shopping 266

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2022

When we have partnerships with these merchants they’re trusted brands, so consumers can feel good about shopping with those brands.”. What are the implications of not offering alternative payment methods, not just for grocers but for retailers in general? Source: CivicScience. Those businesses will win over time.

Merchant Services 361

Merchant Services Payment Services Checkout Consumer 361

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.

Payment Services 282

Payment Services Checkout Inventory Management Kiosk 282

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

For instance, many restaurants might try and compete with traditional grocery shopping by adopting delivery services in order to appeal to consumers who lack the time, space or inclination to cook. Transform shopping in-store. Supermarket coffee bars, for example, are known to generate a more relaxed shopping environment.

Supermarket 261

Supermarket Grocer Customer Retention Checkout 261

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 6, 2023

“We want our customers to feel inspired — through our product, our content and our innovative creative partnerships — but most importantly, through the shopping experience itself,” said Richard Flint, President of Europe for Claire’s in a statement.

Grocer 301

Grocer Fashion Jewelry Location 301

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.

Checkout 89

Checkout Kiosk Supermarket Grocer 89

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. “Our new service provides customers with one more way to shop with us and addresses the importance of convenience and immediacy.

Fulfillment 260

Fulfillment Grocer Checkout Finance 260

Retail Gazette

AUGUST 5, 2024

The grocer said it “will be able to help speed up the customer journey” by receiving real-time data and analytics while harnessing the power of AI for sales analysis, estimating future store performance, colleague productivity and cash management. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

Checkout 111

Checkout Shopping Grocer Point of Sale 111

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.

Grocer 119

Grocer Checkout Shopping Supermarket 119

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2024

This trend isn’t uniform across the board — stores selling everyday goods in high-traffic urban locations are generally at higher risk than specialty retailers and those situated in suburban shopping centers. This increased risk has forced retailers to reconsider their loss prevention strategies.

Loss Prevention 273

Loss Prevention Specialty Retailers Grocer Outdoor 273

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Online shopping has accelerated this year because of COVID-19-triggered lockdowns, and this sudden growth may become permanent. More than six out of 10 shopping journeys start online, according to Google Analytics. A 2016 survey found that nearly 80% of impulse buys happen in-store. Retailers also have shuttered thousands of stores.

Social Commerce 254

Social Commerce Checkout Payment Services Consumer 254

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

A key reason for the challenge is that consumers’ frequent starting points for online shopping are Amazon and Google. Most retailers aren’t going to be able to beat Amazon in terms of price and convenience, so they should instead focus on finding reasons for consumers to shop with them that Amazon can’t match.

Sporting Goods 261

Sporting Goods Checkout Consumer Grocer 261

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. If the system detects a customer looks younger than 25, they can prove their age through the Yoti and Post Office EasyID apps.

Checkout 91

Checkout ATS Payment Services Grocer 91

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. For example, a customer shopping for jeans could stop at a display that features a sign reading “Need Help?” alongside a large QR code.

Merchant Services 274

Merchant Services Inventory Management Grocer Customer Experience 274

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 4, 2023

What we’re seeing now is the ease of online shopping, including no in-person engagement, seeping into physical stores. Mars Wrigley is working on ‘Smiley,’ a robotic employee created to bring customers free candy samples as they shop in select ShopRite grocery stores. Is the investment worth it? Numbers don’t lie.

Kiosk 317

Kiosk Marketing Consumer Grocer 317

Retail Minded

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

But they do want a faster, more efficient shopping experience once they’re within those doors. . Although self-service checkouts were first introduced in 1986 , they are still far from perfect. Plus, when implemented the wrong way, they only add friction to the shopping experience. . ShopRite’s Scan and Go app has a dismal 2.2

Checkout 97

Checkout Payment Services Inventory Management Grocer 97

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.

Checkout 114

Checkout Grocer Supermarket Shopping 114

Retail Dive

AUGUST 10, 2022

The Israeli startup plans to expand the deployment of its automated checkout technology, which attaches to standard shopping carts, among grocers in the Americas, Europe and Israel.

Grocer 105

Grocer Checkout Planning Shopping 105

Inside Retail

MARCH 14, 2024

Independent Queensland grocer Skippys Fresh Frootz has garnered attention on social media for its videos highlighting its low prices at a time when Australia’s major supermarkets are facing scrutiny for their lack of transparency in their price-setting practices. Bunnings is now back in first place.

Supermarket 263

Supermarket Accounting Grocer Checkout 263

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2022

Food shopping is a highly personal, and sometimes emotional, experience. And because food shopping decisions align directly with consumers’ needs and preferences, food retailers have a unique opportunity to differentiate through the physical experience they offer. Photo courtesy of: Shutterstock. Exemplary Product Presentation.

Visual Merchandising 260

Visual Merchandising Customer Experience Consumer Location 260

365 Retail

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). The shop near Sainsbury’s headquarters had previously been open to staff in a trial (Sainsbury’s/PA).

Checkout 62

Checkout Grocer Payment Services Supermarket 62

Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Shoppers at the grocery giant will then be able to turn points into vouchers to get money off their Tesco shop. This comes as the Big 4 grocer revealed last month it is ditching the majority of manned checkouts from many of its larger stores as it moves towards a greater focus on self-service checkouts.

Checkout 111

Checkout Grocer Consumer Shopping 111

Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Retail Gazette examines how likely this is to happen by comparing the strengths and weaknesses of the rival grocers. That said, sales for the UK’s third largest grocer were still £4bn higher than Aldi’s at £21.9bn for the year, rising 7.1% Which grocer offers better value? Where do Asda and Aldi currently stand?

Supermarket 116

Supermarket Grocer Payment Services Checkout 116

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.

Payment Services 52

Payment Services Checkout Grocer Accounting 52

Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The retailer said it would concentrate its transformation efforts on 850 smaller sites, including petrol stations, smaller supermarkets, and Asda Express convenience stores over the golden quarter, rather than its larger stores where the bulk of its customers shop. Related Story Is Asda’s huge IT overhaul on track?

Grocer 105

Grocer Checkout Supermarket Finance 105

Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The move comes as research commissioned by the retailer found 48% of Brits are worried about affording food shops in the lead up to Christmas. Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free Sign up here to g et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning The grocer is offering customers a code that will give them up to £1.99

Grocer 113

Grocer Supermarket Checkout Shopping 113

Mass Relators

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Southeastern Grocers Inc. As we conclude 2021 and look back at all we have accomplished as a community and company, I am simply amazed,” Southeastern Grocers president and CEO Anthony Hucker said in a statement. Additionally, the grocer partnered with thousands of local organizations throughout the Southeast and donated $1.5

Grocer 52

Grocer Supermarket Checkout Location 52

Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 4, 2023

According to a report from the Obesity Health Alliance (OHA) and Food Active, a quarter of the 25 stores they had visited had put sweets, crisps, fizzy drinks or other “less healthy” items in parts of the shop that include near checkouts or on end-of-aisle displays.

Supermarket 115

Supermarket Grocer Checkout Advertising 115