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5 Strategies to Optimize the Online Integration of Your Grocery Store

Retail TouchPoints

To keep up with this demand and consumer expectations, grocers will have to invest in the right forward-looking technology to evolve omnichannel offerings to meet customer needs. With that in mind, here is a look at five strategies that can help grocers optimize online integration of their grocery store.

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Co-op Taps Walmart Commerce Technologies to Support Online Grocery Growth

Retail TouchPoints

Store Assist is designed to digitize and streamline online order fulfilment workflows by allowing retailers to manage all orders and deliveries in one central location — from in-store pickup to ship-from-store, last -mile delivery orders and even third-party marketplaces.

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Inside Walmart’s Expanding Last Mile Strategy: Employee Empowerment, Automation and Sustainability

Retail TouchPoints

Consumers’ continued reliance on omnichannel fulfillment has created new opportunities for industry giants like Walmart to differentiate and gain market share. comparable sales growth and growing market share in grocery during Q4 2021, and much of this success can be attributed to its robust last mile and fulfillment strategy.

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The Future of Shopping: What to Expect in 2032

Retail TouchPoints

AI and robotics will be widespread: By 2032, you should expect pickup only grocers to be open throughout the U.S., In addition, grocers will use robotic MFCs (microfulfillment centers) to pick and pack their goods from the store locations. Physical stores will still exist for shopping, but with virtual, personalized storefronts.

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Forget omnichannel, it’s all about unified commerce

Inside Retail

This real-time visibility allows businesses to optimise stock levels, prevent stockouts and fulfil orders efficiently. French retailer Carrefour had ambitions to grow its e-commerce sales amid digital-native grocers but was struggling with digital assets that were managed separately, which impeded making changes at scale.

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White Paper: Making the case for store- and aisle-friendly fulfilment

Inside Retail

Swisslog is already leading the market in Australia with solutions like our micro-fulfilment centre (MFC) for e-commerce fulfilment specialists, Skutopia, which is the first of its kind in Australia to include an automated 24/7 e-commerce solution with click-and-collect availability,” he said.

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Long Distance Loyalty : How Retailers can Build and Grow Customer Relationships at Pickup and Delivery

Retail TouchPoints

Grocers could include links to a set of curated recipes tailored to products purchased, or retailers could invite customers to play a fun trivia game, specific to their purchase, to drive education and anticipation.

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