Retail Focus

JANUARY 7, 2025

The investment supports the retailers growth ambitions north of the border and will allow it to keep up with growing consumer demand. In 2025, the supermarket will launch a recruitment drive for over 100 new logistics team members to work at its Bathgate Regional Distribution Centre.

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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

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Such a time of upheaval has led to a permanent, irreversible change in consumer behavior as shoppers embrace the convenience and security of ecommerce more readily. Consumer Behavior has Changed for Good. 2020 has been an exceptional year for the retail sector, with all businesses having to rapidly adapt in some way or another.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2021

Two new stores opened last week, offering a supersized format of Alibaba’s Freshippo supermarkets to paying members. The rise in members-only supermarkets . Members-only supermarkets have become popular in Asia in recent years. Australia is a unique market given the power of the existing players in the supermarket space.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2023

The retailer has begun rebranding Countdown Supermarkets to Woolworths New Zealand and has started transitioning its Onecard loyalty program to Everyday Rewards. Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci said the year marked a “return to relative stability” after several years of material Covid-related disruption. per cent to NZ$7.9

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 20, 2022

Albertsons Companies will launch cart-based smart checkout technology later this year at select supermarkets throughout the country, in partnership with Veeve Smart Carts. we are building a link between multiple consumer channels and the brands they trust while keeping customer loyalty central to the experience.”.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 4, 2025

Asda’s flagging fortunes have carried further into the new year, with sales at the supermarket falling 5% in the 12 weeks to 23 February. Related Story Asda tops list for supermarket substitutions, Which? The supermarket giant marked another month as the UK’s leading grocer, with market share up 0.6% from the 13.7%

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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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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Uber has introduced a package return service that provides consumers with live tracking within the Uber app. Uber will charge a flat $5 fee for returns, but only $3 for members of the Uber One loyalty program. Uber will charge a flat $5 fee for returns, but only $3 for members of the Uber One loyalty program.

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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

JANUARY 30, 2023

The new supermarket concept Addie’s , a self-described “drive-up grocer,” has opened its first store in Norwood, Mass., Consumers purchase groceries through the Addie’s app or website and then choose a pickup window. fueled by $10.1 million in seed funding it recently received from Rose Park Advisors. of all U.S.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 10, 2025

As these international brands seek to establish themselves, we are witnessing an increased demand for retail space to accommodate their expanded product ranges to meet the needs of consumers, she said. The potential for retail growth in Australias biggest city CBDs is not only being driven by international migrants.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 15, 2021

Supermarket giant Coles has expanded its Coles Local store concept into Queensland with the reopening of its Ascot supermarket in Brisbane on Wednesday morning. We’re beginning to see customers returning to the CBD, as they return to work. Cheese selection in Coles Local Ascot. Image credit: Gary Mortimer.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 21, 2025

This latest wave of Rollback price cuts, which brings nearly 10,000 products almost a third of Asdas entire range under reduced prices, follows the supermarkets return to its popular price-cutting initiative at the end of January. Price reductions are seen across multiple categories, with some products slashed by as much as 45%.

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2021

They love their money, they love their engagement with their brand, they love them returning to their store. At the risk of using yet one more trendy phrase, consumers also want “shoppertainment”. It seems like every week our major supermarkets are launching a new sustainability initiative.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 14, 2025

Asda chair Allan Leighton has laid down his game plan for turning around the UK’s third biggest grocer and “ regaining customers trust” The supermarket chain saw its like-for-like sales slide 3.4% last year as consumers headed elsewhere for their weekly grocery shop.

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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

APRIL 15, 2024

Over the decades, Australia’s major supermarkets have emerged from various parliamentary and regulatory agency inquiries, not to mention political, media, union and consumer group pressures, relatively unscathed. This time supermarkets are caught in a political quagmire and the repercussions of an economic and social reset.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Supermarket and convenience store sales grew 3.5 Total Tools saw the return of normal competitive market conditions following intense pricing pressure. “The current economic conditions remain challenging and continue to impact consumer confidence. The group’s food sales, excluding tobacco, surged 17.9 million.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The Australian Consumer and Retail Studies (ACRS) unit at Monash University surveyed 1001 shoppers across Australia last June, asking them questions about the cost of living and consumer deviance. However, 44 per cent of the participants said that it is justifiable to taste a fruit in a supermarket without buying it.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 27, 2021

per cent drop in comparable supermarket sales at Coles is a clear sign of normalising consumer behaviour in the wake of Covid-19 lockdowns. A strong Easter period drove sales across confectionery and entertainment products, and, with fewer, shorter lockdowns, consumers are once again comfortable shopping in larger and busier areas.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2024

Discount supermarket retailer Lidl U.S. Kerr is returning for a second stint at Lidl U.S., where he was one of the first 50 employees, and he’ll be responsible for driving a holistic customer experience using consumer insights, marketing, loyalty and promotions. Kerr is returning for a second stint at Lidl U.S.,

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Despite low consumer sentiment and discount fatigue, Chinese spending during the country’s biggest shopping event doesn’t seem to be all doom and gloom. Many consumers are focusing more on stocking up on everyday items like dry shampoo, toothpaste, and tissue paper, according to Dudarenok.

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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

MARCH 16, 2025

Note that although Makro is billed as a wholesaler, its customer base includes an enthusiastic consumer segment that prefers the Makro bulk-buy experience and uses it as an alternative go-to for products it cannot get at a regular supermarket. Wholesale sales under Makros four different banners grew by 4.7 per cent, to 71.7

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 6, 2024

Grubhub uses a number of data points to personalize each customer’s homepage, including historical click-through and conversion rates and whether it’s a new or returning customer, along with time of day, day of the week and location. In June 2024 , Albertsons added 1,800 supermarkets to the Grubhub Marketplace.

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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. The pandemic trend of following food influencers on Instagram and TikTok and re-creating their recipes hasn’t waned and continues to drive consumer grocery purchasing habits.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 6, 2025

The return of its former boss comes at a crucial time for Poundland as Pepco revealed on Thursday (6 March) that it was “actively evaluating” all strategic options to separate the discount business from the group, including a potential sale. over the golden quarter.

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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.” But will it lead to widespread industry change, or dissuade other retailers from speaking out about January 26?

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Inside Retail

JUNE 26, 2023

billion on a normalised basis while supermarket sales rose 2.1 The business opened 39 new IGA stores during the year and says it is “well positioned” to deliver growth and superior returns to shareholders. per cent, however, ongoing interest rate hikes have impacted consumer confidence across its retail networks.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2022

A ‘normalising’ of consumer shopping behaviour and improved availability of products boosted Coles’ first-quarter sales. Supermarket sales increased by 1.6 Supermarket sales increased by 1.6 With customers returning to shopping in-store, e-commerce sales declined by 11.5 per cent to $9.8 per cent to $8.8

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Jordyn Evans is the founder and brains behind Mingle, the seasoning brand that bootstrapped itself into national supermarkets Coles and Woolworths. Since its founding, Mingle has enjoyed a series of magic marketing moments that have helped catapult the brand into supermarket aisles and consumer pantries.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Hy-Vee is the latest supermarket chain to get into the retail media game with Hy-Vee RedMedia , which is designed to be a full-scale retail media network that enables brands to connect with the retailer’s customer base across multiple platforms.

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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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Inside Retail

AUGUST 25, 2021

As we closed out 2020, all data sources pointed towards households reverting to pre-Covid behaviours and a return to a more consistent and predictable purchasing rhythm. Sporadic outbreaks aside, the supermarket industry was returning to something close to normality. Scope a project with us.

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365 Retail

APRIL 27, 2021

Shoppers are making more trips to supermarkets and buying less online as lockdown lifts and the vaccine rollout boosts confidence, according to new figures. Shoppers are making more trips to supermarkets and buying less online as lockdown lifts and the vaccine rollout boosts confidence, according to new figures (Victoria Jones/PA).

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 6, 2022

Here are some examples covering the spectrum of diversification, from a continuist perspective to more disruptive cases: In July 2021, John Lewis revealed plans to become a private landlord by building 10,000 new homes over the next 10 years on land currently used as car parks and above Waitrose supermarkets across the UK.

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