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 committed to shrinking its stores’ square footage by 23% as a way to reduce environmental impact in June 2023.

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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. The new DC also will support Aldi stores in southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. in a statement.

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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

JANUARY 30, 2024

“The number one driver of job satisfaction is an associate’s manager, and we believe that you — our front-line leaders — are the best in retail,” wrote Cedric Clark, EVP, Store Operations, Walmart U.S. in a blog post. A strong labor market has many retailers raising wages and improving benefits for workers at multiple levels.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Preliminary supermarket competition concerns have been raised by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over Woolworths’ plan to acquire the Supa IGA in Karabar and its associated liquor store, Liquor Boss. Further reading: ACCC clears Woolworths’ acquisition of MyDeal.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2024

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

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Zhang, who had been named CEO in May 2015 , recently narrowed his responsibilities to focus on leading the Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group, which Alibaba plans to spin off under a separate management team to be appointed at a later date. Alibaba ’s former Chairman and CEO Daniel Zhang has stepped down from his roles with the company.

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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.

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Retail TouchPoints

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.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 18, 2024

The planned $24.6 billion merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons has faced pushback from federal regulators, state Attorneys General and labor unions practically from the moment it was first announced in October 2022. Top execs from both companies defended the merger in testimony to a U.S.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Much depends on the retailer’s ability to roll out a new store format in Japan, and improve profit margins overseas, analysts and industry insiders say. Seven & I plans to split off its supermarket operation and some 30 other “non-core” units into a holding company, York Holdings.

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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 28, 2024

“This is a test and learn project, and we’re planning to listen and adjust quickly. The pilot is unchartered territory and while success isn’t guaranteed, our commitment to creating value and meeting customer needs remains unwavering.”

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 22, 2024

billion merger, Kroger and Albertsons have increased the number of supermarkets they plan to divest by 166 , for a total of 579 stores. The revised plan maintains the sale to C&S of the QFC, Mariano’s and Carrs banners and adds the Haggen banner. Facing regulatory challenges to their proposed $24.6

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 8, 2023

Save A Lot has relicensed its 18 remaining corporate-owned supermarkets, completing its strategy of shifting ownership and operations of all locations to independent licensed ownership. Save A Lot operates more than 800 stores in 32 states.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

billion Kroger acquisition of Albertsons , calling the deal — the largest supermarket merger in U.S. This supermarket mega merger comes as American consumers have seen the cost of groceries rise steadily over the past few years,” said Henry Liu, Director of the Bureau of Competition at the FTC in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 6, 2022

Here are some examples covering the spectrum of diversification, from a continuist perspective to more disruptive cases: In July 2021, John Lewis revealed plans to become a private landlord by building 10,000 new homes over the next 10 years on land currently used as car parks and above Waitrose supermarkets across the UK.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 25, 2024

Additionally, Save a Lot now has 400 of its supermarkets live on the DoorDash Marketplace, offering deliveries in under one hour, on average. The retailer plans to support SNAP/EBT payment capabilities on DoorDash later this year for on-demand delivery of SNAP-eligible groceries.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Amazon has opened a new Amazon Go store in the Tacoma suburb of Puyallup, Wash., according to reporting in Supermarket News and other outlets. 26, 2023, comes despite Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s February 2023 announcement that the retailer would halt expansion of its Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go store footprints.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Value supermarket retailer Grocery Outlet will acquire United Grocery Outlet , a 40 -store chain with a similar business model, to gain a presence in the Southeast. operates more than 460 stores in nine Western and Mid-Atlantic states. Grocery Outlet, based in Emeryville, Calif.,

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Sainsbury’s, one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains, had piloted a cashierless customer experience at this store using its own technology in 2019. The store will continue to be staffed with Sainsbury’s employees who will answer shopper questions, check IDs for alcohol purchases and restock shelves.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Giant Eagle will upgrade its category management capabilities across its 216 supermarkets and 274 GetGo convenience stores, allowing the retailer to make more informed decisions about which products are placed where within its stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Kroger will boost the number of local products on its shelves by 10% following the supermarket giant’s planned merger with Albertsons , which is expected to close in early 2024. The increase will add at least 30 new local products in each store. in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 2, 2021

Kroger outlined plans to deliver total shareholder returns of 8% to 10% in 2021 at its virtual Investor Day, held March 31, 2021. Leadership pointed to two core areas for driving that growth: the fresh food segment and digital, which was described as “a growth engine” for the supermarket retailer, one of the nation’s biggest. .

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 19, 2024

He originally joined the supermarket retailer in 2004 as a grocery buyer and category manager: Its a brand I know well and look forward to caring for in my new role. Nicholsons career also has included stints at Walmart, SuperValu and Winn-Dixie.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 16, 2023

BJ’s Wholesale Club has entered a partnership with Simbe to roll out the solution provider’s automated business intelligence robot, Tally, to all 237 stores. The retailer plans to utilize the AI-powered solution to provide greater visibility into club conditions and drive deeper business insights.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 20, 2021

We no longer, as a general rule, expect supermarkets to be physical-only entities. As part of its omnichannel strategy, Coles has expanded click and collect to more than 780 locations and is converting its service desk model stores to a contactless driver pickup experience through carpark collections and lockers.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

We get a lot of notice of when our schedule is posted, and it really allows us to plan our lives at this time of year. I’ve worked in retail jobs where they’ll post the schedule on Sunday for the week that starts the next day, and [that] makes it impossible to plan. “We Unfortunately our COVID honeymoon is over.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2023

The supermarket retailer will roll out the smart carts at select St. Louis Schnucks stores this fall, with a broader rollout planned for later this year. Select Caper Carts will include a bottom rack for heavy and bulky items.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 27, 2024

M&S has named Morrisons retail operations boss Jayne Wall as its new director of central store operations. Wall, who said last month she would be leaving the supermarket after over a decade, will take up her new role at the high-street giant in August.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 3, 2021

Thirteen years after Woolworths introduced self-service checkouts to Australian supermarket shoppers, discount grocer Aldi has bowed to the demand for quick and convenient self-serve transactions at its stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 6, 2022

And as we near the half-mark of 2022, that trend is only continuing as evidenced by recent events such as the Buffalo supermarket shooting. Stores certainly can’t predict violence, but they can minimize the impact through technology and planning. Are You Prepared?

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The site also said Japanese home appliance store operator Yodobashi Holdings is considering buying some of the Sogo & Seibu sites and diverting proceeds to the US fund. Yodobashi will also open stores in several Sogo & Seibu locations in the country.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 6, 2023

Retail is already seeing successful use cases: Albertsons recently rolled out a predictive ordering platform from Afresh Technologies designed for the rapidly changing nature of fresh products to more than 2,000 of its supermarkets, providing department managers with easy-to-use ordering tools leveraging real-time insights.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 16, 2024

The tie-up aims to improve store operations, drive greater efficiency for staff and provide shoppers with more efficient and effective service. Sainsbury’s has signed a new five-year partnership with Microsoft, which will see it use AI and machine learning capabilities to accelerate its Next Level Sainsbury’s strategy.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 27, 2020

COVID massively accelerated this trend: our research showed that 56% of consumers said the pandemic has caused them to shop in closer neighborhood stores, and 79% of those respondents said they plan to continue to do so in the long term. Wright: Grocery retailers will need to think about the range of assortment they offer in a store.

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