Inside Retail

JULY 28, 2021

Digital shelf, dark store and a fresh food playground – is this the future of supermarkets? The consulting company has developed a new supermarket concept, in partnership with design agency Le Projet Hope, that blends online with offline and old shopping habits with new processes. . Accenture thinks so. Image: Supplied.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2024

The retailer joins several supermarket retailers that have stopped accepting checks, including Aldi , Whole Foods Market and Lidl.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 18, 2023

At the big end of town, Woolies X, with its embedded Quantium research is driving the customer data revolution for team green, while Wesfarmers’ OneDigital promises to play catch up and unleash the power of Flybuys with a huge commitment in talent and marketing (what about that AFL Grand Final budget).

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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

JULY 21, 2023

Schnuck Markets has extended its partnership with Instacart to introduce Caper Carts, which use AI and computer vision to automatically identify items shoppers put into them, allowing shoppers to then skip the line and check out using the cart technology. The supermarket retailer will roll out the smart carts at select St.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Powered by Trigo, the store is based on a hybrid model, where customers can either choose to go through a conventional checkout process, or have a frictionless experience using the latest camera and sensor technology. If they opt for the autonomous checkout, customers need to use the Rewe app to register at the entrance to the store.

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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.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The in-store grocery shopping experience has held on to its appeal, even as supermarket retailers have realized that they also need to offer customers simple, yet personalized, digital commerce options. But supermarkets can no longer rely on simply providing a top-notch store experience for success.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 24, 2022

Of course, physical retail has had to undergo a few changes since the first wave of Covid, particularly at entry, payment and checkout. The other side of the checkout experience is assisted service, when the cashier helps and engages with the customer. “In Offering choices: Self-service vs assisted service, cash vs non-cash payments.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The winter World Cup has added a new level of uncertainty to the Christmas trading outlook of Britain’s supermarkets: How do you persuade cash-strapped shoppers to buy yule logs and luxury biscuits at the same time as beer and pizza? But with household budgets squeezed, supermarket chains are bracing for less of a sales bonanza.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2024

The Editors’ Perspectives column offers insights and opinions from the Retail TouchPoints editorial team as they dig into the latest trends in retail, marketing and tech. This month Retail TouchPoints has been exploring the state of autonomous checkout experiences in our series From Self-Checkout to Just Walk Out.

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V Count

JULY 18, 2024

Whether it’s at the coffee shop for your morning fix or at the supermarket checkout after a long day, standing in a queue can feel like an eternity. Imagine you’re at the supermarket, ready to dash home with your groceries, but instead, you’re stuck behind a seemingly endless line of carts. Frustrating, right?

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Inside Retail

JULY 28, 2021

Digital shelf, dark store and a fresh food playground – is this the future of supermarkets? The consulting company has developed a new supermarket concept, in partnership with design agency Le Projet Hope, that blends online with offline and old shopping habits with new processes. . Accenture thinks so. Image: Supplied.

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I Vend

AUGUST 10, 2021

The COVID surge for supermarkets The pandemic hit many retailers hard, with stores shut and high streets deserted. According to industry experts The Grocer magazine, UK supermarkets continue to see high levels of growth. iVend Supermarket iVend helps supermarkets offer uninterrupted service to their customers.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 23, 2023

Australian retail giant Woolworths Group reported solid FY23 results on Wednesday , showcasing the supermarket sector’s resilience in the face of dropping consumer spend. Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) from the company’s Australian supermarkets rose 19.1 per cent over the financial year to $2.8 per cent to $249 million.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 6, 2024

The delivery platform also has created a Wallet feature; live activity tracking for orders in process; add-on recommendations at checkout; and a more automated process for reporting problems with an order. In June 2024 , Albertsons added 1,800 supermarkets to the Grubhub Marketplace.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 9, 2024

In the wake of Asda’s second quarter results, the supermarket has outlined three key areas it plans to focus on to improve performance over its second half. Retail Gazette looks at the three key areas Asda is focussing on to improve performance over the remainder of its second half and beyond to revive sales and regain market share.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

During the past 10 years, Qiping Sun, VP of Asia Pacific at LS Retail, an Aptos company, has witnessed significant changes in the Asia-Pacific retail landscape: the rise of e-wallets, the adoption of Software as a Service, the embrace of contactless service and self-checkouts, to name a few.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2023

With the big two dominating the retail landscape with 65 per cent of the retail market, most consumers have limited choice when it comes to buying groceries. Consumers are taking matters into their own hands with a huge jump in theft both from in-store and through automated checkouts. Different’ to set it apart.

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A1 Retail

MAY 14, 2024

Portuguese company Sensei, a provider of autonomous store technology, is strengthening its presence and positioning in the Italian market with the opening of the country’s second autonomous supermarket. The post Sensei expands in Italy with the opening of its second autonomous supermarket appeared first on A1 Retail Magazine.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 11, 2024

We’re seeing vision AI support across all parts of the retail business, including back of house, in-store advertising and media, store checkout and curbside pickup. Leading a cross-functional team of engineers, business developers, marketers and beyond, Yanagisawa sits below Terushi Shimizu, President and Chief Executive Officer of SSS.

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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. . Frictionless checkout makes shopping seamless for everyone.”. Self-Checkout Utopia Could Be On The Way.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2024

The supermarket chain will now use a single points currency for its “ for U” program and give members two months to earn and redeem their points before they expire. Additionally, an automatic cash-off option that converts points into cash discounts at checkout will join existing point redemption options. “Our

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Nvidia

MAY 14, 2021

Zippin offers sports fans checkout-free refreshments, and it’s racking up wins among stadiums as well as retailers, hotels, apartments and offices. As sports and entertainment venues begin to reopen in limited capacities, Zippin’s grab-and-go stores are offering quicker shopping and better social distancing without checkout lines.

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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. The new platform will also allow colleagues to approve transactions remotely via tablet.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 27, 2024

Morrisons is cutting down night shifts for its employees as part of CEO Rami Baitiéh’s transformation plan to revive the chain’s fortunes and reclaim its market share. The supermarket chain is moving towards a combination of twilight and early shifts to make to business more efficient, The Telegraph reported.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 19, 2024

The supermarket chain was planning to open about 30 convenience stores this year, but that target has been scaled back to just 12, The Sunday Times reported. The funds will be redirected to enhance product availability, improve store cleanliness, and shorten checkout lines. The supermarket posted a 5.3% last month.

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365 Retail

APRIL 27, 2023

It’s fair to say that self-service checkouts are not universally popular with shoppers. We choose the self-checkout to avoid the queue, only for a machine to block us, requiring an attendant to intervene and override. ” (RBR, January 2023) “The global self-checkout system market is projected to grow from $4.51

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

While this may sound positive for supermarkets, it also brings new challenges. First, supermarkets must determine exactly how much inventory to order so as not to waste food or purchase insufficient supplies. Supermarket coffee bars, for example, are known to generate a more relaxed shopping environment.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2024

Supermarket chain Hy-Vee has invested heavily in its digital transformation over the last two years — and its latest adoption of digital shelf tags and post-purchase offers powered by its retail media network are designed to further improve the omnichannel grocery shopping experience.

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365 Retail

JULY 28, 2021

The idea eliminates checkout lines. Their apps open, supermarket executives also enquire: “But who’ll own the data …?”. 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.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

It’s the reason your local supermarket is now one giant self-checkout dystopia and why even the idea of browsing feels as old-fashioned as sending a telegram. And nothing sends people running for the hills quite like a checkout that resembles a scene from “Waiting for Godot”. Everything is about getting things done faster.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 17, 2021

Coles’ Smarter Selling strategy is paying off for the Australian supermarket giant, with approximately $300 million in extra savings in the bank at the end of FY21. Coles’ supermarkets, liquor and express business units reported strong sales, which were up 3.1 I would expect supermarkets to remain subdued moving into FY22.”.

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V Count

MARCH 20, 2023

Your average shopper nowadays is more educated than ever —in the sense that they know what they need and want— meaning supermarkets and grocery shops must learn to adapt and leverage new technologies to help them understand what customers want and meet the modern shoppers’ demands.

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Inside Retail

JULY 12, 2021

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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Inside Retail

JUNE 9, 2021

“We want to help our customers shop more easily anytime, anywhere, anyhow, and with a growing number of our customers choosing to shop with Coles Online for the convenience and great value, we want to make the checkout process simpler,” Hassing said. “We The Kroger Pay app generates a QR code that shoppers scan at checkouts. .

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

CEQ’s network of 29 stores offers many of the core grocery items found in a traditional supermarket – ranging from fresh produce to non-disposable items – to large items such as washing machines, but presented in smaller store formats. It has also removed confectionary chocolate from its checkout, to further encourage healthier options.

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