Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 16, 2025

Sedano’s Supermarkets , a grocer based in southeastern Florida, will adopt a unified pricing and promotions solution from Relex Solutions.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 23, 2025

this month, with plans to add locations in New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware in February. Wegmans already works with DoorDash and recently expanded that partnership to additional supermarkets in the chain. Partnering with Uber and expanding our delivery network is just one way were able to continue delivering on that mission.

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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

APRIL 3, 2025

Yarn’n, a First Nations-owned e-commerce brand and maker of environmentally conscious toilet rolls, has clinched an exclusive partnership with supermarket giant Woolworths as it continues to scale its ethical, sustainable and socially conscious business model. If we were going to do something, we had to do it properly.

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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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Retail Gazette

JUNE 30, 2025

Sainsbury’s has reported its strongest start to the year with grocery sales up 5% in the 16 weeks to 21 June 2025, driving its highest market share since 2016. Argos sales increased 4.4%, outperforming a highly competitive and deflationary market, boosted by digital improvements and marketing initiatives.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 7, 2025

Aldi is set to continue its expansion in Scotland, confirming today it plans to invest more than 40m over the next two years, opening three new stores in Arbroath, Baillieston and Kirkintilloch in 2025. Both initiatives will return in 2025, with Supermarket Sweep celebrating its tenth year.

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Inside Retail

JULY 9, 2025

Aldi has long stood apart in Australia’s fiercely competitive supermarket sector by boasting low prices and no frills, minimal marketing. But the German-founded supermarket chain is entering a new era that embraces convenience, without compromising its core identity. One of the most important being price parity,” Sperti said.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2025

Gelson’s Markets has partnered with Upshop as part of an initiative to better use data, AI and operational insights to make operations more efficient and customer-centric at its 26 Southern California supermarkets. It’s how Gelson’s can compete at the highest level.”

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The operator of more than 80,000 7-Eleven convenience stores around the world is caught in a three-way tug-of-war between a foreign takeover suitor, its founding family, and company management who say their growth plan can enhance value. Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama, Ritsuko Shimizu and Rocky Swift; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim, of Reuters.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The retailer plans to keep affected stores open despite picket lines, but operating on reduced hours during the work stoppage. Some 10,000 grocery workers in the greater Denver area went on strike against 77 of the regions 121 King Soopers stores on Feb. 6, according to the AP and other media outlets. Stay Strong. 1, according to the AP.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 16, 2025

Intelligent baling solutions improve efficiency, sustainability and operational workflow in retail waste handling, Wastech sales and marketing head Stuart Howe told Inside Retail. The device can also track how many bales are processed, providing excellent planning and cost management resources.

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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

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

along with C&S Wholesale Grocers , has acquired Southeastern Grocers and its Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket banners. Our unrelenting focus on long-term growth continues with an exciting opportunity for C&S to invest in and collaborate deeply with the retail market. Financial terms of the current deal were not disclosed.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 12, 2025

The unit will be led by Yael Cosset, currently the supermarket retailers CIO, in his new position as EVP and Chief Digital Officer. In December 2024 a long-planned merger with Albertsons was cancelled, and long-time Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen resigned earlier this month following an investigation into his personal conduct.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

To date, nearly 100 Save A Lot stores have rolled out 400 digital screens, and RFMN plans to nearly double the number of Digital Window signs in stores by Q1 2025. RFMN is a retail media and ad tech company that specializes in providing solutions to independent grocers, mid- to large-scale chain supermarkets and convenience stores.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 10, 2025

Competition in the grocery sector is heating up as Tesco revealed it was lowering its profit guidance for the year ahead to give it the firepower it needs to respond to increased market pressures. “Whatever the competitive environment and whatever comes our way, we’re capable of dealing with it,” he assures.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Nowhere is this more evident than in Australian supermarkets where – following international trends – the deployment of digital screens is driving significant increases in sales of participating brands. per cent greater than the weeks where we had other in-store retail media.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 10, 2025

Tesco and Sainsburys have been crowned the winners of Christmas by Kantar as the pair outperformed the rest of the grocery market. It’s hold on the market rose to 28.5% – the highest of any supermarket – boosted by growth across its convenience, superstore and online channels. The supermarket sold over 1.4

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 25, 2025

The 570 -store Midwestern supermarket retailer Hy-Vee will expand its partnership with Instacart by adopting the platforms Carrot Ads solution. Instacart has been an important partner in our marketing strategy, helping us grow sales on their platform by 40% last year.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 16, 2025

Sainsburys has forecast flat profits for the year ahead as it looks to maintain momentum in a highly competitive market, despite reporting a solid 7.2% increase in annual profit. The retailer is focusing on simplifying its offer, boosting digital engagement, and extending supplier-direct fulfilment to improve range and availability.

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Retail Gazette

JUNE 2, 2025

Sainsburys chief executive Simon Roberts took home over 5m in pay last year as the supermarket chains underlying retail profits swelled to 1bn. He received 2.17m from the grocer’s long term incentive plan. The chief executive took home an annual salary of 1.06m and 4.12m in bonus payments, including an annual bonus of 1.94m.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2025

UK-based skincare brand The Ordinary’s AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution went viral on TikTok in late 2020, leading to stock shortages across multiple markets and a sustained lift in sales through 2021. This wasn’t a planned media buy – it was organic, user-driven buzz amplified by algorithmic force. The retailer’s response?

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 7, 2025

The supermarket’s store, which opened in late February, is the first to feature the updated design and layout, and is being followed by similar changes at two new London locations, Sainsburys Bermondsey Square and Sloane Avenue. Related Story Are supermarkets right to scale back on Aldi price match?

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Deliveroo has partnered with Singaporean supermarket chain Sheng Siong, bringing more than 5000 grocery essentials, including fresh produce, pantry essentials and household goods, onto the platform. This partnership is a strategic response to evolving consumer demands, with the grocery delivery market projected to grow by 18.1

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Inside Retail

MAY 15, 2025

When I started building out Monday Haircare, my partner [Nick Mowbray] and I were walking the supermarket aisles, and I thought that I could 100 per cent create a masstige beauty brand here on these shelves. Additionally, around 90 per cent of our marketing budget is spent on digital, its what we live and breathe.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 10, 2025

Traditionally, major retailers worldwide have had to rely on local government data and interpreting planning policies to determine where to land bank for future developments and where to consider rebuilding, upgrading or expanding existing stores. Their insights help communities and decision-makers plan for the future.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 17, 2025

The company operates a portfolio of 85 department stores, 87 home improvement superstores, 695 supermarkets, 41 hypermarkets, 13 wholesale warehouses and a slew of specialty retail brands across multiple categories, totalling 3844 sales locations in all. hypermarkets and three more Mini Go!

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Retail Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

Supermarket shelves look calm, yet the prices behind every carton of milk or bag of rice can shift overnight. It sits at the heart of operational planning. Today, market turbulence has nudged brokers to upgrade their services, acting less like transactional agents and more like strategic guides.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

In recent years, robotics has emerged as a transformative force in global retail, and the Australian market is noexception. Potential Australian examples Coles and Woolworths: Both major Australian supermarkets have been exploring various technologies, including robotic cleaning and automated inventory management.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The supermarket giant confirmed it has now reduced its debt by nearly 40%, from £6.2bn to £3.8bn. 13/11/2024 x 8:32 AM The move follows an upgrade from credit rating agency Moody’s, which raised the credit rating of Morrisons’ parent company, Market Holdco 3 Limited, from B2 to B1.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

It cautioned the supermarket could fall behind Morrisons. ” It comes as Leighton has made a series of early indications of how he plans to restore the grocers performance, including appointing former Asda execs and spearheading the reintroduction of Rollback and Asda Price.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Shelley Sullivan founded MCoBeauty in and has grown the brand, known for its affordable makeup and skincare products sold in supermarkets and pharmacies. It has taken market share from popular brands such as L’Oreal, Rimmel and Maybelline. The brand plans to venture into Europe as its next market, the AFR said, citing Sullivan.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 30, 2024

At its peak, it was the clear greetings card market leader with over 1,000 stores and a presence in almost every major British town, but a n influx of internet rivals alongside the growing popularity of Card Factorys value offer resulted in the retailer losing its grip on the industry.

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Retail Gazette

JULY 16, 2025

As the partnership develops, the supermarket plans to use the model within its day-to-day operations. Additionally, it aims to use it to proactively adapt to market shifts. The business will produce a “digital twin” of its supply chain, while artificial intelligence will be applied to find potential improvements.

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Retail Gazette

JUNE 16, 2025

The grocer’s platform was built in-house by the supermarket chain and Nectar360 alongside partner brands and agencies. The supermarket chain said it will harness customer insights and AI to deliver audience insights, media planning and activation, optimisation and measurement into one single portal.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

With Pepco set to reveal its grand plan for Poundland on its Capital Markets day on 6 March, Retail Gazette takes a look at what Williams may have up his sleeve and what’s next for one of the high street’s much-loved retailers. Pepco has also put a pause on the retailer’s expansion plans for the year.

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