Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 1, 2025

For this reason, there have been major investments in exciting retail activations from some of the biggest grocers in the world, with a particular focus on bringing the online and in-store shopping experiences together in one seamless checkout. Take for example Stop & Shop, a popular supermarket chain in the Eastern U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2024

This month Retail TouchPoints has been exploring the state of autonomous checkout experiences in our series From Self-Checkout to Just Walk Out. But there is a more middle-of-the-road area of self-checkout that is currently growing by leaps and bounds — smart carts. by the end of 2024.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

However, 44 per cent of the participants said that it is justifiable to taste a fruit in a supermarket without buying it. In addition, 40 per cent said that it is justifiable to take supplies from the place of employment while 37 per cent believe it is justifiable to scan items as cheaper items when using self-checkout terminals.

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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. The digital shelf tags’ offer multiple benefits.

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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

JUNE 13, 2024

In a supermarket in southern China, live fish swim around in a glass tank bearing a QR code for customers to scan for information about where the fish is from and details of provenance and sustainability in its farming or capture. All of the self checkouts, all of the shelf edges, electronic shelf labels, everything is digital.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

According to the Trigo CEO Michael Gabay, the Berlin location is nearly double the size of the Cologne store, where the concept debuted, and has additional offerings, such as promotional baskets, crates of beer and other bulk items, as well as pans and kitchen utensils. Already at it in Singapore.

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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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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Some UK supermarkets are “blatantly disregarding” rules aimed at tackling childhood obesity by placing restrictions on where products high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) can be placed. The research comes a year after the government introduced regulations on HFSS food promotion and placement in England.

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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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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. Trust is a big deal: more visceral than can be measured on a 5-point Net Promoter Score scale or tracked through transactional data points.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The barcode was initially developed to improve the checkout experience and inventory management in the grocery sector and it is now used in almost every industry and sector. The barcode has also been instrumental in promoting sustainability in the supply chain. Without it, the modern global supply chain would be unimaginable.

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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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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

APRIL 17, 2023

While most supermarkets prioritized developments that facilitated COVID-era shopping behaviors like grocery delivery, curbside pickup or self-checkout, grocery shoppers are now looking for improved in-store experiences. For many, it has worked. For many in the grocery industry, however, adopting these practices has been slower.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 4, 2024

Because of this amazing loyalty pricing strategy, I’m very much devoted to the supermarket chain. The most obvious benefit to members is the value that Club Card pricing offers its customers at checkout – every single time they shop. There’s no waiting to earn points or hold out for special promotions.

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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.”. Many of today’s versions result in high losses.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Sainsbury’s has removed Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ technology from its checkout-free Holborn Circus store, returning the location to a more traditional checkout setup. A Sainsburys spokesperson told GroceryGazette : SmartShop Pick & Go is no longer available in our Holborn Circus store.

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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 TouchPoints

APRIL 8, 2024

At my local supermarket, the self-checkout PIN pad has a note asking if I want to take a two -question survey (I don’t). Narasimhan: Closing the loop with all consumers (both detractors and promoters) confirms that their feedback is being taken to heart and acted upon — increasing their sense of loyalty to the organization.

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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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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. Think about this a bit.

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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. The three most important additional features to consider loyalty, promotions and inventory management. What to look for in Retail Management Software 1.

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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. Given the catchment of office workers and commuters, the store will offer an extensive range of grab-and-go meal options.

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I Vend

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

 As the holiday season approaches, supermarkets start to gear up for their busiest time of the year. We all like to eat, drink and be merry, and that means big business for supermarkets and grocery stores. iVend’s Retail Management Solution iVend helps supermarkets run efficiently at any time of year.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 2, 2023

The supermarket chain is reducing selected summer staples to 1p for 24 hours as part of its Holiday 1p Helpers promotion, which runs until 11 August. Iceland Foods has brought back its 1p online sale for the summer holidays to support customers through the cost-of-living crisis.

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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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Retail Focus

APRIL 3, 2023

It was primarily associated with the checkout at the online auction site and being used for peer-to-peer transactions. PayPal is now accepted at online checkouts in various e-commerce checkouts. ” Schulman has been a transformational force at PayPal. When he joined in 2014, the company was owned by eBay.

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I Vend

APRIL 2, 2025

You need inventory management, a loyalty program, and the ability to send out promotions and gift cards, for example. With a pure-play POS vendor, you would have to select, buy and integrate separate systems for inventory, loyalty, promotions and gift cards. iVend provides retail management software, not just POS.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 10, 2023

It’s interesting to see both Waitrose and M&S running campaigns you’d never have seen in the past, with price promises, price matching and price-down promotions. 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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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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Retail Gazette

APRIL 17, 2024

The supermarket chain revealed last week that Clubcard sales penetration now stands at 82% and its members have grown 6.2% The supermarket chain first introduced the new pricing scheme across more than 20 stores in the north east of England before rolling it out nationwide last summer. year on year to over 22m consumers.

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Mike Anthony

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

This is the first in a series of two articles about how to create really powerful shopper mission analysis to drive deeper insights into shopping behavior and shopper mindset and how this can power everything we do in-store: activations, merchandising layouts, ranging decisions, price, and promotions. You can’t plan promotions.

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Mike Anthony

JANUARY 24, 2022

The average supermarket around the world is still configured to win with shoppers from a different era. almost half mentioned wanting to experience the product ‘in person’ Price/Deals: Not surprisingly, some online shoppers can be enticed to a physical store by a great price or promotion.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 8, 2022

These include: Requiring major grocery retailers to ensure promotional and pricing practices, and the terms and conditions of loyalty programmes, are easy for consumers to understand. Sadly, the recommendations will not result in any tangible change for consumers at the checkout.

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365 Retail

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

However, that didn’t stop some shoppers from trying to play the system; almost three in ten (28%) had taken a loyalty card to the checkout to get membership deals but then didn’t register the card afterwards.

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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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