Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2025

This wasn’t a planned media buy – it was organic, user-driven buzz amplified by algorithmic force. TikTok creators and the algorithm are dictating demand, often outpacing the ability of supermarkets and global supply chains to keep up. The retailer’s response? A smart pivot to embrace TikTok creators in its ongoing strategy.

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365 Retail

JULY 10, 2025

The feature will be trialled from September in four selected stores through a friends and family test phase, with a broader phased rollout planned for next year. The new capability allows customers to scan products as they shop, view real time updates of their total spending and savings, and complete payment at a self checkout terminal.

Payment Services

Small Biz Trends

JULY 14, 2025

Enhancing Customer Experience: A well-planned layout guides shoppers effortlessly through the store, encouraging exploration and engagement, ultimately leading to a more enjoyable shopping experience. Whether you’re browsing a cozy boutique or navigating a sprawling supermarket, the arrangement of products can make all the difference.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 28, 2025

The supermarket chain will convert its homewares store in Crown Point Retail Park in Leeds to test the new format, which will be rolled out to further locations if successful. “Our plans for the new George concept store in Leeds are really exciting and will offer a unique format that truly sets us apart from competitors.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Mastercard has announced plans to remove the 16-digit number from their credit and debit cards by 2030 in a move designed to stamp out identity theft and fraudulent use of cards. It is also being trialled across other international retailers, including supermarket chains Tesco and ALDI.

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365 Retail

APRIL 28, 2025

Enhancements to the shopping experience form a key part of the trial, with improvements such as streamlined checkout processes, new self-service options, and a simplified Click & Collect service. A year after its launch, George became the UK’s first supermarket clothing brand.

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I Vend

APRIL 2, 2025

Frictionless checkout – your customers come into your stores, they choose their goods and thenthey have to wait in line to pay, or they cant use the payment method they want. Mobile POS gives you a checkout that can operate anywhere in the store. Supermarkets require tools to track fresh and perishable produce.

Management

365 Retail

JULY 11, 2025

These are discount codes or printable vouchers that can be used at checkout when shopping online or in-store. For example, a family that saves a few pounds each week on their supermarket shop can save hundreds over the course of a year. They can offer money off groceries, clothing, electronics and even leisure activities.

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I Vend

APRIL 2, 2025

ERP integrations If, alongside your retail management software, you also run an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, then you definitely need to know that iVend has out of the box integrations for every ERP on the market. The software at the checkout stores sits on the point of sale device and is not dependent on the network.

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VMS

JUNE 24, 2025

A trio of grocery chains have recently unveiled plans to either add new stores or renovate some existing ones. The grocer first entered the Lowcountry market in 1977; the store refreshes will include updates and upgrades to their self-checkouts, produce displays and food cases. T&T Supermarkets (Richmond, B.C.),

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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 Focus

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

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Discount retailer Aldi may be a novice when it comes to in-store technology in Australia, but it has plans afoot in the UK to launch an advanced system that will replace checkout entirely. Checkout-free technology is still in its infancy in Australia. Other retailers have followed suit with checkout-free tech.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2023

The supermarket retailer will roll out the smart carts at select St. Louis Schnucks stores this fall, with a broader rollout planned for later this year. Select Caper Carts will include a bottom rack for heavy and bulky items.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2022

Mastercard has launched a new Biometric Checkout Program globally that will enable merchants of all sizes to offer contactless biometric checkout experiences based on facial- or palm-based recognition technology. Once registered they will be able to pay via facial recognition at checkout without the need for a card or mobile device.

Merchant Services

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 28, 2021

Consumers are increasingly drawn to convent checkout experiences, from mobile POS and self-checkout to grab-and-go tech, and now even autonomous stores. As autonomous checkout continues to pick up speed, retailers and tech-providers are teaming up to deploy the offering across the globe. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In another first, customers access the checkout solution via the Sainsbury SmartShop app rather than the Amazon app, meaning they can use an interface they already are familiar with. Sainsbury’s, one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains, had piloted a cashierless customer experience at this store using its own technology in 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

according to reporting in Supermarket News and other outlets. Amazon had announced plans to close eight Amazon Go stores in March 2023 and reportedly closed a Seattle location in June 2023. Amazon had announced plans to close eight Amazon Go stores in March 2023 and reportedly closed a Seattle location in June 2023.

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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 supermarket insisted the change helped it keep its “warm northern welcome” and that having manned tills was better for shoppers. Why did Booths remove its self-service checkouts?

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

The ACCC alleged that the supermarkets increased the prices of the products by 15 per cent for a brief period before being subjected to Woolworths’ ‘Prices Dropped’ and Coles’ ‘Down Down’ promotions. . ” The ACCC filed separate proceedings in the Federal Court against Woolworths and Coles.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

still plan to cook more at home. 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. Plan and mitigate all scenarios. Transform shopping in-store.

Supermarket

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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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2024

This is the second part of our two-part series, “From Self-Checkout to Just Walk Out: A Look at Autonomous Retail Experiences.” In part one we went beyond the headlines to uncover the reality of the self-checkout situation. In part two, we’re examining the feasibility of fully autonomous checkout solutions like Amazon’s Just Walk Out.

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The chain’s value offer and rapidly expanding store network in recent years saw it overtake Morrisons to become the UK’s fourth largest supermarket in 2022. Stores Aldi is racing ahead with its store expansion plans, revealing this week it was ploughing £800m into accelerating its quest to reach 1,500 stores nationwide.

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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? Running between Nov. 20 and Dec. This will be separate to the dedicated space for Christmas products.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 7, 2024

For those in Melbourne, stepping into the LaManna supermarket, in the northern suburb of Essendon Fields, is like taking the world’s shortest flight to Italy. To the LaManna customer, a trip to the supermarket is not an errand but an indulgence. LaManna’s defiance of the industry status quo means it is only just hitting its stride.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The study flags that, despite the elevation of supermarket brands to become some of the most trusted entities in Australia, there is also a growth in distrust, and that’s a problem. But in more recent months, beef prices have been dropping at the farm gate by 60 per cent or more, while supermarket prices stayed high.

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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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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 8, 2024

Asda’s sales dipped in its second quarter, as it set out plans to deliver an “enhanced and more consistent in-store experience” for shoppers over the remainder of the year. The retailer plans to improve shopper experience by investing £50m into store upgrades, which it kicked off at the end of May.

Planning

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. Gleeson explained: “What we’re not doing is changing the mix of manned checkouts, scan and go, and self-checkouts.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 2, 2021

According to a study conducted by Alibaba, 72 per cent of customers reported that AR had influenced them to purchase items they hadn’t originally planned to buy, said Lloyd. I’ll give you an example: our online supermarket called Fresh Hippo, which I really think is the supermarket of the future,” Lloyd shared.

Consumer

365 Retail

JUNE 21, 2021

Tesco is set to launch its first checkout-free store following a successful trial for staff at its head office over the past year. Chief executive Ken Murphy said plans are in the early stages but he is hopeful it can match the appeal of similar scan-and-go stores being rolled out by Amazon in the UK. on the same period last year.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Supermarkets are some of the biggest retail businesses in the world, so it’s no surprise they are at the forefront of industry trends and innovation. Brad Banducci, CEO of Australian supermarket giant Woolworths for the past seven years, is a big proponent of using technology to improve operations.

Consumer

Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Booths cut its losses during its latest annual results as sales soared at the upmarket supermarket. Related Story Asda fixes till ‘technical glitch’ that delayed store openings 30/09/2024 x 1:56 PM It added that scrapping self-scanning checkouts across stores had proved popular with shoppers.

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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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Retail Dive

APRIL 11, 2022

The company's newly opened supermarket in Fairfax, Virginia, has Amazon's checkout-free system, as will three more stores planned for nearby locations in the state.

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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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