Inside Retail

MAY 8, 2024

This week, the Senate Committee on Supermarket Prices made 14 recommendations for the Government to consider amending the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to end the alleged price gouging of the major supermarkets. This will allow consumers to align and ‘buycott’ from a supermarket that promotes their values.

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2024

Australia’s leading supermarkets, Coles and Woolworths, delivered their third-quarter results to shareholders this week along with new consumer insights. Customers are looking for more ways to save, are cross-shopping more, buying more own brand and buying more product on promotion,” said Banducci.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 24, 2023

Yet despite the complexities, an effective personalized approach to marketing is critical to success. Opportunities and Challenges Across Marketing Touch Points Email marketing: Perhaps the most popular example is the email campaign. of these emails being spam, 36% of which are from marketing and advertising initiatives.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2024

Discount supermarket retailer Lidl U.S. where he was one of the first 50 employees, and he’ll be responsible for driving a holistic customer experience using consumer insights, marketing, loyalty and promotions. Paradela has more than 25 years’ experience with Lidl, most recently as GM of Purchasing and Marketing for Lidl Spain.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 25, 2024

With COVID-19 cases dropping in 2022, shoppers returned to physical stores, including supermarkets, while maintaining some of their e-shopping habits acquired in the pandemic. And in 2024, with shoppers visiting different supermarket stores and chains, and with greater frequency, we’re witnessing a new trend: the polychannel shopper.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2024

It has been seven years since Amazon acquired the American grocery chain Whole Foods Market, but from its perspective, it is still only scratching the surface of the grocery sector. Set to open next year, this futuristic ‘fulfilment centre meets supermarket’ will test Amazon’s ability to transfer its online presence into an offline world.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Through the strategic partnership, nearly 900 stores will use RFMN’s dynamic Digital Window Signs to promote weekly sales programs, special events, promotional ads and other ad messages, powered by Save A Lot’s retail media network. Click here to access the latest news on all things retail media.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Associated Food Stores (AFS), a wholesaler and cooperative serving nearly 450 supermarkets in the Intermountain West region, has adopted customer engagement, personalization and analytics solutions from Birdzi. Additionally, the Birdzi analytics suite can provide customer behavior and campaign performance insights.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) allegations that Woolworths and Coles breached the Australian Consumer Law by making misleading claims about discounts come as retailers head into their most promotional period of the year and serve as a warning to the wider industry.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The appointment of Amanda Bardwell as Woolworths Group’s next managing director and CEO, effective September 1, marks a historic moment for the parent company of Woolworths Supermarkets and Big W, which reported nearly $65 billion in sales last financial year. Supermarkets have long been the purview of male leaders.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 7, 2021

sustainability market is projected to reach $150 billion in sales by 2021, and nearly half of consumers say they would definitely or probably change their consumption habits to reduce their impact on the environment. Increase promotional effectiveness. According to Nielsen, the U.S. Better track, monitor and gauge customer demand.

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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

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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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Aldi and Asda have seen their market share fall according to fresh data from analysts NIQ. Supermarkets as a whole saw till sales dip over the past month, with the slowdown likely due to cooler weather and a return to regular routines for shoppers following the summer break, according to NIQ. Asda’s share plummeted to 11.8%

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 2, 2024

There are very few things more rewarding than seeing so many who have been promoted through the organisation during this time, achieving both personal and professional growth.” Alex Foster, who has 20 years of retail experience at discount supermarket Aldi, will take over the position.

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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

DECEMBER 10, 2024

UK supermarket sales are set to exceed 13bn for the first time over the four weeks of December, driven by a surge in premium product lines as shoppers gear up for Christmas, new data from Kantar reveals. Multibuy promotions have remained flat, but spending on price-cut offers has grown by 14%, worth 355 million more than last year.

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Inside Retail

JULY 4, 2024

Focus of retail on online marketing, pickups and delivery It’s clear how much European retailers are invested in non-physical retail. Each market has its nuances. In France, supermarkets Leclerc and Carrefour are leading the way in urban centres with their dark stores offering hypermarket ranges in the centre of town.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 14, 2023

The supermarket ad circular is an age-old marketing tool, albeit one that frequently ends up in the recycling bin. We are merging product and promotional data to enable advanced targeting , actionable content and measurable performance.”

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

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. Supermarket coffee bars, for example, are known to generate a more relaxed shopping environment.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2023

Schnuck Markets has extended its partnership with Instacart to introduce Caper Carts, which use AI and computer vision to automatically identify items shoppers put into them, allowing shoppers to then skip the line and check out using the cart technology. The supermarket retailer will roll out the smart carts at select St.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2024

Supermarket chain Hy-Vee has invested heavily in its digital transformation over the last two years — and its latest adoption of digital shelf tags and post-purchase offers powered by its retail media network are designed to further improve the omnichannel grocery shopping experience. The digital shelf tags’ offer multiple benefits.

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Retail Gazette

JULY 24, 2024

Asda and Morrisons’ market share has continued to fall, with discounter Aldi’s good run also faltering, as shoppers sought to splash out on groceries amid this season’s “summer of sport” According to latest NIQ Total Till data, Asda’s market share dropped from 13.1% respectively. Online sales increased 3.8%

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 16, 2022

Israel-based supermarket/superstore chain Shufersal is gaining improved real-time visibility of products along its cold chain operations. Through its implementation of SaaS provider Wiliot ’s Reusable Transport Item solution, the retailer is increasing transparency throughout its farm-to-store supply chain model.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 23, 2024

Ocado has maintained its title as the fastest growing supermarket for the second month as total online share reached 12% for the first time since July 2022. in the 12 weeks to 14 April, ahead of the online market which grew by 6.8%. portion of the market. Ocado accounted for 1.9% share it held a year ago.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

data indicates that consumers are increasingly visiting multiple supermarkets to complete their shopping lists. Trend 3: Brands Will Need to Communicate Value Across Channels Early surveys and predictions indicate that 2024 is a year for value-based marketing messaging. In the key grocery category, Placer.ai

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I Vend

AUGUST 10, 2021

The COVID surge for supermarkets The pandemic hit many retailers hard, with stores shut and high streets deserted. According to industry experts The Grocer magazine, UK supermarkets continue to see high levels of growth. iVend Supermarket iVend helps supermarkets offer uninterrupted service to their customers.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Amazon has unveiled its first marketing campaign to promote its byAmazon private label food range. The frozen food specialist joins Co-op and Morrisons as a third-party supermarket partner on the platform, while Waitrose is currently eyeing a similar partnership with the online titan to boost its market share.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Supermarket chain Coles has awarded suppliers leading the way in sustainability in the latest edition of its annual supplier awards. Victoria and Riverina pork supplier Rivalea Australia won the Coles Meat Supplier of the Year Award for its collaborative innovation including the launch of the first-to-market ‘Female Pork’ range in Australia.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

CEQ’s network of 29 stores offers many of the core grocery items found in a traditional supermarket – ranging from fresh produce to non-disposable items – to large items such as washing machines, but presented in smaller store formats. It has also removed confectionary chocolate from its checkout, to further encourage healthier options.

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Inside Retail

MAY 25, 2021

Supermarket chains were virtually lottery winners of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, spectacularly increasing sales and earnings. A renewed price war between the two supermarket goliaths is creating concern for suppliers as much as the Metcash independents who have shared the spoils of the 2020 disruption in the retail and hospitality industries.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 3, 2020

After years of shaking up every vertical from print media to automotive sales and financial services, digital transformation is finally becoming an imperative on supermarket and retail shelves. For instance, large digital “end cap” signs can be placed at the end of every aisle to draw attention to a particular promotion.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 2, 2024

Aldi’s market share has fallen behind where it was a year ago as shoppers head back to the traditional supermarkets for their groceries. during the three months, pushing its market share up to 8.2%. However, the growth week ending April 20 at the major supermarkets was +2.6% to 10.4%.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 19, 2023

Third, retailers leverage the occasion to offer promotions on a whole slew of seasonal items, such as air conditioners, fans, small swimming pools, barbecues and camping accessories. International arrivals boost Songkran spending Thai nationals are not the only target market for retailers during Songkran.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

It’s no surprise then that Australia’s biggest supermarket chains have all focused their holiday efforts on bringing people together with food. We still think there’s buoyancy and confidence in the market to get to Christmas,” Bora said. “It They’re really trying to make sure they get it right.”.

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