Inside Retail

JANUARY 24, 2024

The pricing practices of Australia’s supermarket near-duopoly are about to the the focus of a year-long enquiry by the government’s competition regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The ACCC will examine competition in the supermarket sector and how it has evolved since the previous inquiry in 2008.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Ahold Delhaize USA will make the DoorDash on-demand grocery delivery marketplace available across its five supermarket banners: Food Lion, Hannaford, Giant Food, The Giant Company and Stop & Shop. As leading omnichannel grocery retailers in their markets, Ahold Delhaize’s U.S.

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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

APRIL 15, 2024

Over the decades, Australia’s major supermarkets have emerged from various parliamentary and regulatory agency inquiries, not to mention political, media, union and consumer group pressures, relatively unscathed. This time supermarkets are caught in a political quagmire and the repercussions of an economic and social reset.

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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

APRIL 26, 2024

Amidst multiple inquiries into the price-setting practices of Australian supermarkets, Woolworths and Coles are seemingly leading with more specials and promotions than ever. Choice is looking for the real deal Supermarkets are where Australians feel cost-of-living pressures the most, and food inflation is far from a myth.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The ACCC has alleged that the two supermarkets offered certain products at a regular price for at least 180 days before increasing the price of the product by at least 15 per cent for a relatively short period of time – later placing those products on their ‘Prices Dropped’ or ‘Down Down’ programs.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2023

Southeastern Grocers (SEG) has initiated a strategic divestiture of its business, with Aldi set to acquire all SEG grocery operations under the Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket banners and investment group Fresco Retail Group set to take over the Fresco y Más banner.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2024

Australian luxe-for-less beauty brand MCoBeauty launched into the US market this week and is now stocked in over 1,800 Kroger Co stores. Inside Retail: How did MCoBeauty approach entering into the US market? The supermarket environment works so well for MCoBeauty, it has provided a loyal – and growing – customer base.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The supermarket chain’s market share dropped one percentage point from 13.5% Meanwhile, both Tesco and Sainsbury’s saw their hold on the grocery market rise as its ongoing investment into value and its food offer wins over shoppers. Related Story Will Aldi leapfrog Asda as the UK’s third biggest supermarket?

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 6, 2024

Brick-and-mortar supermarkets remain hugely important, but retailers need to consider and accommodate changing consumer expectations. New generations of digitally native shoppers are now entering the grocery market. It’s clear that supermarkets are in an increasingly hybrid business. ” very quickly and easily.

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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

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Recently, the supermarket beauty aisle has undergone a makeover of sorts, with Australia’s leading supermarkets Coles and Woolworths now stocking digitally native self-care products. Today, it is the number one brand, with 46 per cent market share – outselling global beauty giants Maybelline, L’Oréal, Revlon, Rimmel and Covergirl.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2021

Two new stores opened last week, offering a supersized format of Alibaba’s Freshippo supermarkets to paying members. Craig Flanders, CEO of Melbourne ad agency Spinach, believes the members-only model fits the market. The rise in members-only supermarkets . Members-only supermarkets have become popular in Asia in recent years.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Tesco and Sainsbury’s both increased market share this month as Asda’s hold on the grocery sector continues to falter. Britain’s biggest supermarket Tesco achieved its largest share since December 2017, upping it from 27.4% Sainsbury’s stepped up its market share by 0.4 to 28% as sales rose 5.2% in the 12 weeks to 29 September.

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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 Aldi was the cheapest supermarket for August 2024, according to Which?,

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The two largest supermarkets in the country – Coles and Woolworths – have been found to have a “huge gap” when it comes to labelling foods for sale online. The post ‘Huge gap’ in major supermarkets’ food labelling online appeared first on Inside Retail Australia. stars or higher, compared to just 0.4

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 21, 2024

Warm weather and household buying ahead of summer holidays accelerated sales growth at UK supermarkets this month, although Asda continued to struggle, fresh data shows. Tesco, Sainsburys, discounter Lidl and Waitrose also gained market share but Asda lagged behind. Sales at the supermarket fell 6.4% and it lost 1.3

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Inside Retail

JULY 28, 2021

Digital shelf, dark store and a fresh food playground – is this the future of supermarkets? The consulting company has developed a new supermarket concept, in partnership with design agency Le Projet Hope, that blends online with offline and old shopping habits with new processes. . Accenture thinks so. Image: Supplied.

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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. Keep it simple.

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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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Inside Retail

MAY 21, 2024

Northern Brisbane’s Market Central Lutwyche, home to Aldi, Coles, and Woolworths supermarkets , is up for sale. Aside from the three major supermarkets that generate over $121 million in sales, Market Central Lutwyche also has leasing agreements with two mini-majors, 29 specialties, 10 kiosks, and 14 office tenancies.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 13, 2024

The location will feature 1800sqm and is designed by internationally renowned supermarket architects, Landini Associates. In addition to the mega-market, the facility features restaurants, bakeries, and live culinary options spread across three main zones. “We

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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". Our main goal was to create a more personal shopping experience," Snask creative director Freddie Öst told Dezeen. "We

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 10, 2021

Woolworths supermarket is driving one phase of this project with its Fishermans Bend Neighbourhood Shopping Centre, which opened in July. The 13,500-square-meter space includes a market-style full-line Woolworths supermarket, a Dan Murphy’s store, contemporary eateries, community spaces and even a space for food trucks.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

To Maganja, this raised questions around whether the information being put forward was being done so to inform the consumer, or to market certain products as healthy, while not informing customers of the items that aren’t. The post “Isn’t helpful”: Supermarket duopoly’s online labelling under fire appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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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

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Manhattan’s Fairway Market grocery chain has partnered with Instacart to develop a new convenience-focused service called Fairway Now that will offer delivery of last-minute grocery items and household essentials in as fast as 30 minutes. Fairway Market is a trademark of the retailer-owned supermarket cooperative Wakefern Food Corp.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Lidl has become the third largest supermarket in London, overtaking rival retailer Asda as it hits a market share high of 9.1%. The grocer experienced the fastest growth out of all supermarkets in the city and was named the fastest-growing supermarket in the UK overall by Kantar.

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Retail Focus

JULY 28, 2021

Their apps open, supermarket executives also enquire: “But who’ll own the data …?”. Second, think about how retail and supermarket buildings could be affected: Just Walk Out will also mean “just walk in, anywhere.” While many retailers are commissioning market research to understand their customers, Jeff Bezos doesn’t.

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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

AUGUST 18, 2023

food retail industry comprises nearly 63,000 grocery stores and supermarkets, which amounted to $765.98 Retailers can bring loyalty programs to the next level by adding proximity marketing based on in-store location throughout the journey. billion in sales in 2021.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The winter World Cup has added a new level of uncertainty to the Christmas trading outlook of Britain’s supermarkets: How do you persuade cash-strapped shoppers to buy yule logs and luxury biscuits at the same time as beer and pizza? But with household budgets squeezed, supermarket chains are bracing for less of a sales bonanza. .

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 13, 2024

Sainsbury’s recorded its biggest market share gain since 1997 in last quarter as Asda’s sales plummet. According to fresh data from Kantar, Sainsbury’s market share jumped from 14.8% for the 12 weeks to 4 August, as it maintained its streak of being the fastest growing traditional supermarket. Its sales rose 5.2%

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

After a successful trial period Woolworths is opening its online marketplace offering, Everyday Market, nationwide starting today. We’re starting out with a small group of partners and it really is just the beginning,” said Everyday Market general manager Lance Eerhard. “We

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

HappyFresh currently operates in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, and will focus on growing its business within these markets in the coming year, according to chief executive Guillem Segarra. This puts HappyFresh in a position to reach more households, and gives us the ability to better penetrate largely untapped markets.”.

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