Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The supply chain crisis means an out-of-stock crisis for grocers, and empty shelves means unhappy and disloyal customers. To operate profitably and satisfy customers, grocers will optimize their assortments with far fewer, but more reliable and affordable products. . In 2022, grocers will need to become digital-first.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The pandemic has been a challenging time for shopping centers, and even as vaccination rates climb and shoppers return to old habits, retailers are finding that many of their shopping preferences have permanently shifted. believe open air shopping centers with the right mix of retailers are more important than ever before.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 16, 2022

Third-party marketplaces have emerged as one of the biggest growth opportunities for retailers this year, with companies from Macy’s and Bed Bath & Beyond to Giant Food and Michaels launching marketplaces (or announcing plans to do so) in the last six months alone. And what is bought more often than grocery?

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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

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

JUNE 3, 2022

The launch is likely related to Albertsons’ plans to re-enter the marketplace arena; the retailer’s Senior Director of Marketplaces Jasmin Krdzalic provided a “sneak peek” at the May 2022 RICE conference in Chicago. in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 28, 2024

This new test concept allows us to pass on lower prices to our customers – it’s a completely different and simplified shopping experience.” This is a test and learn project, and we’re planning to listen and adjust quickly. The stores, in Windsor, St.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Health-focused online grocer Thrive Market plans to launch a retail media network powered by Instacart ’s Carrot Ads solution. “This partnership redefines how our members can find products that fit their family’s needs, reducing the cognitive load and making shopping easier with Instacart’s Carrot Ads solution.”

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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

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

APRIL 12, 2023

still plan to cook more at home. 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. An estimated one in three continue to shop online for their groceries and goods.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2020

If you’re a grocer, you have different problems than if you’re a fashion retailer, right? Grocers were sitting there with huge supply chain issues, especially initially with the surge in consumers hoarding products and the run on their stores. They’re shopping with just about any retailer now.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The grocer plans to replace self-service with more employee-manned checkouts and pay points across stores, under its ongoing store renovation programme. Retail Gazette explores why Booths is going against the grain, why shoppers have such a love-hate relationship with self-service, and whether more grocers could scrap them.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 14, 2023

To combat this, along with the rising costs of printing, grocers are increasingly taking their circulars digital, placing them on their websites and apps. Now Albertsons is taking that a step further, with plans to turn its digital circulars into “dynamic ad campaigns” on Facebook and Instagram.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 16, 2024

The supermarket plans to use Microsoft’s products and engineering capabilities to put “the power of AI in the hands of store colleagues and make shopping more engaging and more convenient for millions of customers across the UK – both online and in store” The pair will focus on three core areas.

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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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Shopping Center

MARCH 8, 2024

German discount grocer Aldi has announced plans to add 800 new locations across the United States by the end of 2028. The company will invest more than $9… The post Aldi Plans 800-Store Expansion Across the U.S. by 2028 appeared first on Shopping Center Business. Batavia, Ill.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Consumers demand grocers and mass merchants in particular provide these last-mile services, and it’s not without challenges, as over 40% of grocery consumers cite delivery and fulfillment services as key attributes while deciding where to shop in the past year.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 6, 2023

“We want our customers to feel inspired — through our product, our content and our innovative creative partnerships — but most importantly, through the shopping experience itself,” said Richard Flint, President of Europe for Claire’s in a statement.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Waitrose is investing in delivering personalised online shopping that will improve the online search and browsing experience using AI tools. ” Burbedge said the tools should help customers with meal planning too. For example, if they search for ‘what goes well with steak?

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 7, 2024

Over 20% of our consumers are now shopping across multiple categories, and that number continues to increase year over year. But our combination of 37 million consumers that shop every single month — which is multiples larger than anyone else in the U.S. In grocery we have five of the top 10 grocers.

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Retail Wire

MAY 3, 2023

Giant Eagle interim CEO Bill Artman says the grocer has “to get better” to win back customers who have left it to shop at Walmart and other stores. The chain has recently cut the prices on 800 items as part of its “Price Lock” promotion running through Aug. It also brought back its printed circular this week.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 6, 2024

Original research of over 1,000 UK shoppers by Pricer showed that discounter switching remains rife, with 65% now having switched some or all of their food shop to Aldi or Lidl, a rise of +4 percentage points year-on-year.

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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.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 10, 2021

The massive ecommerce expansion is part of the retailer’s Never the Same Again transformation plan, designed to drive international growth through online channels under its recently established online, digital and data division MS2. At its recent half-year results for the period ended Sept.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 19, 2024

Since revealing in December 2022 its target to open 300 convenience stores by the end of 2026 , the grocer has only launched nine stores. The supermarket chain was planning to open about 30 convenience stores this year, but that target has been scaled back to just 12, The Sunday Times reported.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 13, 2021

However, in the midst of all the challenges the year brought, the retail trends we saw last holiday season won’t just be a change in what’s been a norm — instead, they’ll be an acceleration of the shopping shift we’ve seen over the last decade. Typically we could count on this data to guide us as we plan for the next holiday season.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 4, 2023

What we’re seeing now is the ease of online shopping, including no in-person engagement, seeping into physical stores. Mars Wrigley is working on ‘Smiley,’ a robotic employee created to bring customers free candy samples as they shop in select ShopRite grocery stores. Is the investment worth it? Numbers don’t lie.

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Retail Focus

JULY 28, 2021

And that’s just scratching the surface — inside, the new customer-focused planning opportunities make my designers’ head spin. Developers and shopping centers can completely rethink their footprints, optimizing cost and potential worth, too. Or: “Let us pick up Buster’s food for you, He’s a lovely dog, but he’s dieting.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 4, 2024

“We are finding that shoppers are now purchasing items online that they previously would only select in-store – online grocery shopping has increased by more than 25 per cent recently – and we know that they also prefer to purchase selected grocery items from local stores because they are trusted, high-quality and desired brands.”

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 14, 2024

John Lewis appeared to backtrack on Dame Sharon White’s original turnaround plan as CEO Nish Kankiwala vowed to focus “unashamedly” on retail after the partnership posted its first profit in four years. We’ve secured the funding we need for the four years of the plan. Where is it investing?

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Woodman’s Markets operates 230,000-square-foot stores with approximately 100,000 SKUs each, and like most grocers its inventory was hit hard by shoppers stocking up early in the pandemic. This data will be uploaded to its mobile shopping app, where it will guide pickers to each item to improve delivery times.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The growth of self-checkout technology is nothing new, but the rate of implementation is gaining a lot of attention — especially among grocers. . With so much focus on digital sales and online shopping, most people think that the days of brick-and-mortar stores are over. Convenience stores are changing the way people shop.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2024

Customers can access products from any channel, enjoying a seamless shopping experience. 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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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 26, 2022

The boom has led to the launch of multiple competing services, from major grocers like Kroger to established delivery companies like DoorDash to online pure plays like Gopuff. The rapidly growing retailer, which raised $100 million in a February 2022 funding round, plans to open 25 new stores in 2022 , with more coming in 2023.

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Wiser

MAY 14, 2018

But, while grocery isn’t going anywhere, which grocers shoppers choose to spend their money with is shifting and it’s time to take notice. . Some in the industry are calling it a “leap-frog year,” where those that can’t compete will be “hopped over” and surpassed as today’s savvy grocers double down on their efforts. .

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 30, 2022

Some of the retailer’s plans include redesigning back rooms to accommodate pickup, delivery and ship- from-store orders; adjusting staging operations for orders to drop in three-hour increments to maximize space; and sending overflow delivery orders to the crowdsourced Spark Driver network.

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