Retail Focus

JULY 28, 2021

If it doesn’t benefit the consumer, they won’t do it. Their apps open, supermarket executives also enquire: “But who’ll own the data …?”. Second, think about how retail and supermarket buildings could be affected: Just Walk Out will also mean “just walk in, anywhere.” Many detractors deride the cost.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2021

New South Wales has become the latest state to commit to ditching single-use plastics, announcing a $356 million five-year plan which could see lightweight plastic bags, disposable cutlery, cotton buds and more cut out by next year. Within three years, the government will phase out supermarket plastic bags, as well as plastic cups and bowls.

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Inside Retail

JULY 1, 2024

The intent is good, but consumers shouldn’t have to bear full responsibility for plastic pollution. We know consumer demand is only one part of the picture. The cabbage dilemma Research shows consumers generally want to do the right thing by the environment but find it challenging. Maybe there’s another way.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2021

and the company plans to have nationwide coverage by the end of this year. Uber has found partners in regional supermarkets like Southeastern Grocers and recently started a relationship with Albertsons Companies that will offer delivery from 1,200 stores under more than half a dozen banners.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 23, 2021

And it doesn’t plan to stop there. On Monday, the platform announced a partnership with supermarket giant Woolworths , which will see over 1200 products from its Metro stores in Sydney and Melbourne available to order on the Uber Eats app from next week.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 6, 2024

Despite aggressive discounting and competitive ‘members only’ offers for loyalty programme customers, traditional supermarkets continue to lose market share to discounter rivals, Aldi and Lidl, according to the latest research by Pricer, the in-store automation and communication solutions provider. However, last month Which?

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Inside Retail

JUNE 2, 2021

We have over a billion active consumers on our platform and around 800 million of those are in China. Lloyd said with those figures, global businesses should look for ways to attract the Chinese consumer. Study shows gamification is one of the best ways in building a good digital experience for the Chinese consumer.”.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 28, 2021

Woolworths Group has pulled the plug on plans to open a Dan Murphy’s store in Darwin after an independent panel ruled that the development should not go ahead. Jana Bowden, an expert in consumer psychology and consumer engagement at Macquarie University Business School, told Inside Retail that Woolworths “dodged a bullet”.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The alliance, which is made up of 165,000 businesses across the grocery supply chain, is calling for a ‘national food security plan’ to minimise future price increases due to further disruption. Earlier this year, a head of lettuce was $10 [at the supermarkets]. The fresh(est) food people. So, what’s next?

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 16, 2024

LaManna, the 10,000sqm independent supermarket located at Essendon Fields, is rising to the Christmas occasion. Typically, consumers seek out department stores and shopping centres to get in the holiday spirit but LaManna has managed to position itself as the exception.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

While that may seem odd to say, given the extent that ecommerce now pervades most consumers’ everyday shopping, the current hot take from some industry analysts is that ecom growth has slowed and brick-and-mortar retail is on the rise. Whilst a provocative headline, that’s not exactly what we’re seeing on the ground.

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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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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Shrinkflation has driven the government to strengthen the unit pricing code to help Aussies get accurate pricing in supermarkets and retail stores. It is mainly used to take advantage of consumers who are unaware of the not so obvious changes. “We’re ensuring the ACCC is equipped to hold supermarkets accountable.”

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 4, 2024

Today’s consumers are craving a truly unique shopping experience. We are only at the beginning, and as brands begin to scale their AI utilisation, its full spectrum of benefits for consumers and retailers alike will be uncovered. The post Generative AI is supercharging retail, what does this mean for consumers?

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Preliminary supermarket competition concerns have been raised by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over Woolworths’ plan to acquire the Supa IGA in Karabar and its associated liquor store, Liquor Boss. Further reading: ACCC clears Woolworths’ acquisition of MyDeal.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Still-potent economic uncertainty is encouraging consumers to be savvier as they browse and buy. But while there may be more price comparing and deal hunting this holiday season, consumers will still expect stellar experiences as they browse and buy across channels. trillion — a soft 3% growth rate over the same period in 2023.

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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 TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

As consumers look to save money on takeaways and eating out, grocery retailers can be the quiet winners during an economic downturn. still plan to cook more at home. While this may sound positive for supermarkets, it also brings new challenges. Plan and mitigate all scenarios. Transform shopping in-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.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

One of Southeast Asia’s largest online grocery platforms, HappyFresh, plans to open as many as 100 dark stores across the region to facilitate fresh and dry grocery delivery. We are seeing an increase in digitalisation adoption with young and hyper-connected consumers that are used to consuming other services online.

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Dezeen

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Swedish studio Westblom Krasse Arkitektkontor and design agency Snask have revamped a supermarket in Täby, adding pastel hues and materials such as terrazzo and wood to "turn shopping into an experience". As the store remained open while it was being refurbished, the studios had to plan the change of the interior in different stages.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2024

Manager of Digital Strategy & Innovation, General Mills Jennifer Lambert, SVP of Strategy & Planning, Hy-Vee, Inc.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

billion Kroger acquisition of Albertsons , calling the deal — the largest supermarket merger in U.S. history — anticompetitive and harmful to both consumers and workers. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has formally challenged the proposed $24.6 billion , but the FTC has criticized the divestment as inadequate.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2024

A Denver District Court judge has stopped the Kroger-Albertsons merger in its tracks, cancelling a planned Aug. I am pleased that Kroger and Albertsons agreed to halt their plans to merge until the court rules on the state’s lawsuit to permanently block the grocery merger,” said Phil Weiser, Attorney General of Colorado in a statement.

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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

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Supermarket and convenience store sales grew 3.5 “The current economic conditions remain challenging and continue to impact consumer confidence. As a result, we expect the shift in consumer behaviour to more value-conscious choices to remain in FY25,” said Peter Birtles, chairman of Metcash. per cent to $496.3

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Woolworths and Coles are facing charges from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for allegedly misleading customers about the discounted pricing of their products. ” The ACCC filed separate proceedings in the Federal Court against Woolworths and Coles.

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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

MAY 13, 2022

Instacart has moved closer to a planned IPO after confidentially submitting a draft registration statement with the SEC on May 11, 2022, although specific details were not revealed. Among the offerings is its upgraded fulfillment solution, Carrot Warehouses.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 7, 2021

It’s a must do if they want to meet consumers’ increasing demand for brands that prioritize environmental and social responsibility. Retailers across verticals must place a greater emphasis on sustainability to remain competitive and reach the growing number of consumers who support prioritizing these efforts when making purchasing decisions.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 16, 2024

Dr Abas Mirzaei, a marketing lecturer at Macquarie University, told Inside Retail that “Woolworths is a household name, where consumers are exposed to the brand cues on a daily basis.” The Woolworths Group are currently implementing their third Reconciliation Action Plan. So it can be a make-or-break move,” said Mirzaei.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2024

The supermarket environment works so well for MCoBeauty, it has provided a loyal – and growing – customer base. MCoBeauty is the number one beauty brand at Woolworths and Big W, and I believe that we will be top sellers at [American supermarket chain] Kroger, too. IR: Any plans for an MCoBeauty retail store in the US or Australia?

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

However, Leighton certainly has his work cut out for him this time around, as the struggling supermarket continues to flounder. He told The Guardian that he had committed to spending three to five years with the supermarket chain, acknowledging that “it is going to take us that long to get it right.” as sales fell 5.5%

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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

MAY 15, 2022

billion consumer goods business to challenge foreign giants like Unilever, two sources familiar with the plan told Reuters. The total investment outlay planned by the company to acquire brands isn’t clear, but the second source said Reliance had set a goal to achieve 500 billion rupees ($6.5 billion people. .

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 4, 2021

An untold number of coffee shops across the globe have temporarily or permanently closed at the height of the pandemic but Vietnam’s TNI King Coffee has bucked the trend, opening its first store in the US early this year and pushing forward with expansion plans. After all consumers still need to eat and drink,” Thao said.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 8, 2021

An exclusively online supermarket is rolling out across metro Sydney and Melbourne this month to capitalise on the demand for quick and convenient grocery delivery. It is also planning to work closely with local vendors and provodores to access fresh produce. 15-minute delivery . 15-minute delivery .

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