Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2021

New South Wales has become the latest state to commit to ditching single-use plastics, announcing a $356 million five-year plan which could see lightweight plastic bags, disposable cutlery, cotton buds and more cut out by next year. Within three years, the government will phase out supermarket plastic bags, as well as plastic cups and bowls.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 27, 2021

The development application is subject to approval from the NSW Department of Planning, and will support 440 jobs during its construction phase and a further 250 once operational. The post Woolworths unveils plans for 22,000 sqm online hub in Sydney appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Discount supermarket chain Aldi is continuing its aggressive expansion across the U.S., with plans to add approximately 150 new stores to a fleet that already includes 2,100 locations in 37 states. Aldi also plans to increase its number of locations offering curbside pickup from 1,200 to 1,500 by the end of 2022. by store count.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2021

Both Uber and Uber Eats are making deliveries in markets including San Francisco, New York City and Washington D.C., and the company plans to have nationwide coverage by the end of this year. The retailer now uses Uber to offer same-day delivery from 7,800 stores, with plans to eventually offer 20,000 items through the platform.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 5, 2025

Woolworths and Coles, Australias supermarket goliaths, have gone from Covid-19 heroes to cost-of-living villains in the last two years. Two of the nations major employers, with a combined workforce of 320,000 staff and about a 66 per cent share of the grocery market, Woolworths and Coles endured a 2024 they would no doubt rather forget.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2024

very intentionally draws its design and merchandising inspiration from supermarkets rather than pharmacies. Joyleaf, which opened in late 2023, is organized and merchandised by type of product rather than by brand: all the edibles, for example, are grouped together as a category, as they would be in a supermarket.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 1, 2022

Moving beyond its IGA brand, Metcash is making a play at the low-cost, bulk-buy market with its latest venture Supa Valu – a range of warehouse-style supermarkets that showcase products by the pallet, as well as featuring local butchers and bakers. There’s the product, there’s the price, and there are no bells and whistles.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 30, 2023

Alibaba has opened 12 new Freshippo supermarkets in eight Chinese cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Freshippo also has established strategic partnerships with 13 global retail groups, international brands, global associations and consulting companies in Shanghai and announced plans to set up eight purchasing centers globally.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

After opening a net 23 new stores in 2023 for a total of over 400 locations, Sprouts Farmers Market plans to open 35 new locations this year, all in its new smaller-store format. Sprouts executives revealed the retailer’s growth plans while discussing its strong Q4 and FY 2023 results. Comp store sales also grew by 3.4%.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 28, 2021

Woolworths Group has pulled the plug on plans to open a Dan Murphy’s store in Darwin after an independent panel ruled that the development should not go ahead. I’d speculate that we will be heading back into supermarket war territory shortly as the two big brands go head to head to claw back sales and maintain market position.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has done little to slow Aldi ’s growth: the low-price supermarket chain has opened its 2,000 U.S. store, and it plans to open 70 more brick-and-mortar locations in 2020. Four of those new stores will be in the greater Phoenix area, representing a new market for Aldi , as well as its first locations in Arizona.

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Retail Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

Wegmans Food Markets, the popular New York-based supermarket chain, has confirmed its plans to open a new store in south Charlotte.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Seven & i Holdings , parent company of 7-Eleven , plans to create a new holding company for its supermarkets, specialty stores and other non-convenience store businesses. Additionally, Seven & i plans to rename itself as the 7-Eleven Corporation as it focuses more intently on its global convenience store business.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2023

An ever-evolving space According to Dr Seshan Ramaswami, associate professor of marketing education at Singapore Management University, Singaporeans were already in the process of transitioning to e-shopping for purchases before the pandemic hit. Others may follow.

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Dezeen

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Swedish studio Westblom Krasse Arkitektkontor and design agency Snask have revamped a supermarket in Täby, adding pastel hues and materials such as terrazzo and wood to "turn shopping into an experience". As the store remained open while it was being refurbished, the studios had to plan the change of the interior in different stages.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 6, 2024

Despite aggressive discounting and competitive ‘members only’ offers for loyalty programme customers, traditional supermarkets continue to lose market share to discounter rivals, Aldi and Lidl, according to the latest research by Pricer, the in-store automation and communication solutions provider. However, last month Which?

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Inside Retail

APRIL 24, 2024

Brazilian restaurant chain Oakberry entered the Australian market in 2018 after ANZ CEO Renan Fretes-Pinto identified a gap in the market for healthy fast food. We did a lot of market research in Australia and then found the perfect shop location on Gould Street in Bondi Beach. RFP: One hundred per cent.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2023

Amazon will expand its Amazon One palm payment technology to all 500+ Whole Foods Market stores by the end of 2023. including 200 Whole Foods supermarkets, and have clocked more than 3 million uses to date. The Amazon Web Services (AWS) technology also has been deployed by other brands, including select Panera Bread locations. “We

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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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MARCH 7, 2024

Discount grocer Aldi will invest more than $9 billion over the next five years on its national expansion plan, which includes adding 800 stores to its U.S. Aldi’s growth plans include beefing up its presence in the Northeast and Midwest, with plans to add nearly 330 stores across both regions by 2028. fleet by the end of 2028.

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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

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Supermarket and convenience store sales grew 3.5 per cent as independent stores won market share due to what the company described as the relevance of their localised offer. per cent as independent stores won market share due to what the company described as the relevance of their localised offer. Hardware sales increased 2.5

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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.” The Woolworths Group are currently implementing their third Reconciliation Action Plan. So it can be a make-or-break move,” said Mirzaei.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 18, 2023

At the big end of town, Woolies X, with its embedded Quantium research is driving the customer data revolution for team green, while Wesfarmers’ OneDigital promises to play catch up and unleash the power of Flybuys with a huge commitment in talent and marketing (what about that AFL Grand Final budget).

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The chain’s value offer and rapidly expanding store network in recent years saw it overtake Morrisons to become the UK’s fourth largest supermarket in 2022. According to Kantar’s, Asda’s hold on the market has plunged dropping 1.2 However, this is not hampering the discounter. percentage points to 12.6%

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Seven & I plans to split off its supermarket operation and some 30 other “non-core” units into a holding company, York Holdings. Poor performance at the supermarket business hasn’t helped either, making the Japanese company a ripe target for a takeover bid from Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc, which owns Circle-K.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

During the upcoming Retail Strategy & Planning Series , experts will explore these trends further to identify top tips and tactics for driving holiday sales results. data indicates that consumers are increasingly visiting multiple supermarkets to complete their shopping lists. In the key grocery category, Placer.ai

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JUNE 10, 2024

Manager of Digital Strategy & Innovation, General Mills Jennifer Lambert, SVP of Strategy & Planning, Hy-Vee, Inc.

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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 22, 2021

Despite the popularity of Coles collectibles in recent years, the supermarket giant has made the decision to ditch the sales tactic for good as part of its vision to be Australia’s most sustainable supermarket. As part of our Together to Zero mission, we’ve been reviewing our marketing campaigns through a sustainability lens.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 4, 2024

Traditionally, the main battleground of the Easter trading period is in supermarkets and, of course, confectionery. These include the everyday shop versus maximising key retail trade periods, screens versus in-store footprint and retail media networks versus trade marketing. Nestle came a competitive second. Both retailers and brands.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

still plan to cook more at home. While this may sound positive for supermarkets, it also brings new challenges. First, supermarkets must determine exactly how much inventory to order so as not to waste food or purchase insufficient supplies. Plan and mitigate all scenarios. Transform shopping in-store.

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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

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 company will collaborate closely with its partners to tailor its product range to the Malaysian market.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Earlier this week, supermarket player Coles announced it is selling its convenience arm Coles Express to long-time fuel partner Viva Energy for $300 million. Additionally, Cain said the environmental impact of fossil fuels was difficult to justify for a business aiming to be the country’s most sustainable supermarket. “As

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 13, 2022

Instacart has moved closer to a planned IPO after confidentially submitting a draft registration statement with the SEC on May 11, 2022, although specific details were not revealed. Instacart, in a statement to CNN Business , said that the reduction was due to new market conditions. “[We

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Inside Retail

JULY 22, 2024

The Australian reported that Adamantem had been assessing a potential acquisition with Tindall, who seeks to position The Warehouse as New Zealand’s third supermarket player.

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