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

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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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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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

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 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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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 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.

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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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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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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 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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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.

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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. 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.

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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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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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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.

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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

DECEMBER 30, 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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Talking Retail

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Aldi is spending £1.3bn as it pushes ahead with its aggressive expansion strategy by adding another 100 stores including a checkout-free outlet in London. The supermarket, which already operates 920 UK outlets, plans to open the stores by the end of 2023 and says it will create 2,000 jobs in the process. It is also.

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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

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. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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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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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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V Count

JULY 24, 2024

In the retail and supermarket industry, effective people counting systems play a crucial role in understanding customer behavior, optimizing operations, and driving business success. Queue Management refers to the process of monitoring and controlling the flow of customers through checkout lines or service areas.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2022

As major supermarkets around the world grapple with the implications of what a plastic-free transformation would actually entail, several smaller players are building their businesses to be sustainable from the ground up. A slow supermarket. Already, Felton is seeing a wider variety of people shopping through her service.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 16, 2024

The grocer says it is planning to build “world-class systems in a once-in-a-generation IT transformation” to separate itself from its previous Walmart systems. In another big change, Asda plans to outsource some of its technology function to Indian-based supplier Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). What is Asda’s Project Future?

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 18, 2024

To deliver these savings, Britain’s fifth-largest supermarket chain has pushed ahead with a host of cost-cutting measures. The supermarket’s bakery is not the only facility that has been earmarked for closure. This has included the trial introduction of scan and go in six of its supermarkets. Availability issues?

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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. Some seemed uncomfortable using the technology.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 10, 2023

On the ground, I can report that there are challenges facing UK and European retailers that savvy Australian retailers can learn from to plan ahead. Coincidently (or not), the supermarket has timed this approach to take effect alongside contract talks with major suppliers like Nestle, Pepsico and Unilever.

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365 Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Most commonly, consumers use embedded finance in the form of in-app payments, like on social media platforms where a purchase is completed without leaving the platform, or as Buy Now Pay Later offerings at checkout.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Orders are currently limited to four items, but there are plans to expand this in future. With most retail stores currently closed due to Covid-19 lockdowns, except for supermarkets, pharmacies and newsagents, it’s been difficult to get a read on the types of purchases users would make if all stores were open.

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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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