Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Outfits like GoPuff, Gorillas and 1520 took the grocery market by storm in 2021, offering a limited menu of consumables, delivered to your door in an incredible 30 minutes or less (and commanding multi-billion dollar valuations in the process.) In 2022, grocers will need to become digital-first. Here’s my take: 1.

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2024

This includes cross-shopping, where consumers actively purchase their groceries from multiple stores. It’s not a new phenomenon for retailers but Coles and Woolworths are witnessing an uptick as grocery shopping becomes less habitual with consumers researching products extensively before heading to their local store.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 14, 2020

They also provide an answer to some of the challenges created by the pandemic, as executives from Woodman’s Markets and Badger Technologies discussed during a session titled The Rise Of Robotics In Retail at the 2020 Retail Innovation Conference. The robots also can improve merchandising.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2023

RedMart by Lazada, Singapore’s first fully digital grocer, recently released the findings of its latest research into Singaporean grocery shopping and restocking habits. Among the highlights, it revealed that eight out of 10 Singaporeans still prefer shopping online for groceries, even in post-pandemic times. Others may follow.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 4, 2021

For example, establishing social distancing measures and offering contactless experiences for in-store shoppers, or expanding digital and mobile shopping options to include in-store or curbside pickup for online shoppers. Before the pandemic, this shopper preferred to shop in-store because it was a familiar and trusted experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Instacart has expanded the offerings under its Instacart Platform umbrella, a suite of enterprise-grade technologies designed to help grocers with their digital transformations. Through our partnership with Instacart, we’re able to leverage Platform technologies that have helped us seamlessly grow our ecommerce business.

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Inside Retail

JULY 11, 2023

Coles has officially entered Malaysia, where it is poised to offer more than 200 products through an exclusive collaboration with Malaysian supermarket chain Jaya Grocer. The deal will allow Jaya Grocer to offer over 1000 products from Australian brands through its 43 stores and via GrabMart delivery nationwide.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 31, 2023

COVID-19 dramatically increased the percentage of Americans shopping online for groceries, from 39% to 50% of the country — an 11-point rise. In fact, 52% of customers of first-quartile retailers reported they have an easy online shopping experience, an increase of 13% from 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 21, 2024

Rising costs created unprecedented challenges for grocers as dollar stores made their moves into the grocery space. While traditional grocers can’t undercut dollar store prices, they can amplify the benefits that dollar stores notoriously don’t have — quality and convenience, including expanded services and meal options.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 3, 2023

From smart shopping carts and intelligent buying assistants, to dynamic pricing algorithms and inventory tracking systems, retailers will have access to a wealth of powerful tools that enhance their ability to meet customers’ needs and respond quickly to changes in the market. .

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Inside Retail

MARCH 21, 2024

Armadale’s High Street has become one of the most expensive shopping destinations in Melbourne and the row of retailers is essentially a who’s who of Australian fashion. All the connotations that come with high street shopping carry through to Armadale’s High Street with its pedestrian walkways lined with shops.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 4, 2024

As of last year, Erewhon had amassed a total ending market value (EMV) of $60 million, exceeding more accessibly priced grocery chains like Sam’s Club ($59 million EMV) or Sprouts ($27 million EMV), a report by influencer marketing platform CreatorIQ stated. percent, to reach an estimated $8.47 trillion by 2027.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 26, 2024

For consumers, grocery shopping has become a multi-location event, with shoppers visiting an average of 5.2 These time-saving and convenient offerings make it easier than ever for shoppers to take an a la carte approach to their food shopping. What can grocery leaders do to recapture some of their lost market share?

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2023

million new customers the grocer attracted that year. While inflation is undoubtedly driving unprecedented demand for affordable groceries, we know that once customers experience the Aldi difference, they keep shopping with us, even when the economy improves,” said Jason Hart, CEO of Aldi U.S. both new markets for the grocer.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The partnerships will let select shops in each of the five boroughs begin offering their inventory online and via local delivery, a functionality they didn’t previously have. Each store also will become part of the solution provider’s ongoing consumer marketing campaigns, which can help boost digital traffic.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 6, 2022

As grocers around the world work furiously to meet consumers’ demand for delivery without breaking the bank, Chinese online grocer Missfresh looks to have a winning model. In China small local shops, known as “neighborhood retail,” are big business, generating 1.3 A Missfresh mini-warehouse, which operates as a dark store.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2021

“This is a critical moment for brick-and-mortar grocers to digitize the in-store shopping experience and unlock similar revenue streams,” said Sean Turner, CTO of Swiftly in commentary shared with Retail TouchPoints. Target’s Same-Day Options Surge. Target’s comparable sales grew 8.9% growth experienced in Q2 2020.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Freshippo’s items will be available through Ebest’s shopping app and website, with a product selection tailored to the Australian market, including Chinese delicacies such as snacks, juices, tea drinks, and culinary sauces. Australia is Freshippo’s third offshore market after the US and Singapore.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 6, 2022

are currently a mere one-tenth the size of China’s market, it is gaining traction nationwide. To capitalize on this growing opportunity, brands, retailers and even grocers are sharpening their social media strategies and placing authentic content creation at the center of everything they do. Although social commerce sales in the U.S.

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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 TouchPoints

MARCH 18, 2021

Online grocery shopping sales grew 54% for the year and are predicted to top $100 billion in 2021. Online grocery’s previously lethargic rate of adoption meant that grocers lagged other retail sectors in multichannel merchandising systems, customer data management and fulfillment technology.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Instacart has made a number of updates to its tools for grocers, further expanding its reach beyond its own app. “We know that omnichannel customers in particular are more valuable to retailers, which is why Instacart is developing more solutions that help retailers serve their customers no matter how they shop. .

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 9, 2024

The company estimates that more than 80% of the UK population now has access to Co-op grocers through its owned ecommerce site or through various delivery partners, including Just Eat, Uber Eats and Deliveroo. The Walmart Commerce Technologies partnership is part of Co-op’s broader goal of expanding its quick commerce operations.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 27, 2024

Stop & Shop , which operates 360 supermarkets across Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York and New Jersey, will end tobacco sales by Aug. The retailer also will host two cigarette buyback events in neighborhoods within its market area that have higher rates of smoking and smoking-related health issues.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2024

The California-based grocer will roll out Caper Carts, Instacart’s AI-powered smart carts, and FoodStorm, an order management system designed to power the retailer’s food service and catering experiences. . “Embracing new revenue streams through Storefront Pro offers us a solid foundation to enhance our business online.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 20, 2020

The digital advertising solution is designed to help grocers drive additional revenue from their e-Commerce storefronts and claim their share of national CPG digital ad dollars. Grocers can offer high-conversion, personalized ad placements to CPGs.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 3, 2022

PowerReviews is providing the technology and services to support the reviews, including the ability for the brands to syndicate their user-generated content to related product pages on Albertsons’ sites to help ensure a consistent shopping experience. in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

With the new additions, Aldi is on track to edge out Albertsons as the third-largest grocer in the U.S. There’s a moment of surprise when they realize just how much they can save by shopping with us. Discount supermarket chain Aldi is continuing its aggressive expansion across the U.S., by store count. in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 4, 2023

Oh great, another screen I need to market on, said no brand manager ever. And yet 2023 may be remembered by C-suite marketing teams everywhere as the year when the not-very-exciting category of digital signage became supercharged thanks to two key elements: retail media networks and first-person data.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

This is about bringing delight and inspiration to digital shopping to make online experiences as fun as discovering new products in our stores.”. However, whether consumers will actually go to grocers’ sites to seek out content remains to be seen. This isn’t just about creating new ways to feature our products.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 5, 2023

But other grocers and retailers are not Target. Their private label offerings and go-to-market strategies should be distinct and mutually reinforcing, with verbal and visual messaging all their own. Why should a value grocer that operates in lower-income areas mimic these looks?

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Virtually every aspect of the enterprise, from product development and analytics to operations and marketing, will need to evolve in parallel with the modern market; retailers need to rethink their cross-functional operations to thrive as they progress into the future.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

As a report from consulting firm Catalina showed, 90 of the top 100 consumer packaged goods companies lost market share to smaller brands in recent years. But newer methods can paint a more complete picture and help retailers market more effectively. The caliber of our insights can drastically affect market share. Not anymore.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

Food retailers must also have the right financial planning in place to withstand the economic turbulence in the long run and make sure they remain agile regardless of wider market trends. Transform shopping in-store. With that loyalty card, customers can find personalized offers in-store that ease and enhance the shopping experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 18, 2024

We’re testing and learning with a new grocery shopping experience with a small-format store from Amazon under the same roof as Whole Foods Market,” said Martin. to offer customers items not sold at the organic grocer. Rendering of the new automated microfulfillment zone (in orange) at a Pennsylvania Whole Foods.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2022

Alongside the infrastructure dilemma, when speaking to grocers about their online operation, it becomes clear just how challenging optimizing and unlocking value during the ecommerce end-to-end process can be. Research by Bain & Co. BOPIS store orders are less costly but still come in at -5%. working for private companies rose to $30.85

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 2, 2021

Think of the possibility of being able to add, for example, a flexible cocktail bar for peak shopping hours on the weekend. At the same time, during this last year small local grocers have had their fair share, benefitting from customers who prioritize proximity and the support of their local neighborhood trade.

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