I Vend

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

 As the holiday season approaches, supermarkets start to gear up for their busiest time of the year. We all like to eat, drink and be merry, and that means big business for supermarkets and grocery stores. In the UK, for example, in 2023 shoppers made 488 million grocery shopping trips in the four weeks before Christmas.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 26, 2021

Discount supermarket chain Aldi has topped the Canstar Blue Most Satisfied Customers Award, putting nine wins in its basket over the last 11 years. The survey also revealed that 91 per cent of customers go to the same supermarket for convenience and because it is “closer to home”, which was likely heightened by pandemic lockdowns.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

For Jim Ritchie, founder and strategy partner at branding agency US+US, the price drop class action and ACCC legal action against the Australian supermarket points to something much larger. “As Coles and Woolworths intend to defend themselves against the accusations of misleading promotions and illusory sales.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Lidl and M&S have retained their crowns as the UK’s fastest-growing supermarkets over the last 12 weeks. The news comes as the NIQ found total till sales at UK supermarkets saw continued growth of 6.6% Grocery shopping after Christmas saw a 1.3% in January. It said this reflected a 6.1% It said this reflected a 6.1%

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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.” Imagine the promotional potential: “ Welcome back, Mark. Many detractors deride the cost.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Some UK supermarkets are “blatantly disregarding” rules aimed at tackling childhood obesity by placing restrictions on where products high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) can be placed. The research comes a year after the government introduced regulations on HFSS food promotion and placement in England.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 6, 2023

has named Sainsbury’s as the priciest supermarket for a big shop if you don’t use a loyalty card. The supermarket overtook Waitrose for the first time in the consumer choice company’s monthly analysis, while Asda remained the cheapest non-discounter supermarket, coming in £33.52

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

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. Elsewhere, Ocado retained its crown as the fastest growing retailer with sales up 15.4%

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The study flags that, despite the elevation of supermarket brands to become some of the most trusted entities in Australia, there is also a growth in distrust, and that’s a problem. Trust is a big deal: more visceral than can be measured on a 5-point Net Promoter Score scale or tracked through transactional data points.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2024

Lucky for me, my local ShopRite just started offering Instacart ’s Caper Carts , so I had the chance to get some work done while also doing my weekly grocery shopping (talk about multi-tasking). Smart shopping carts are [an easy way for] retailers to dip their toes into [autonomous checkout]. by the end of 2024.

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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 Gazette

MARCH 5, 2024

Ocado has been crowned as the UK’s fastest growing supermarket as sales jumped 12.2% The news comes as NIQ found total till sales at UK supermarkets slowed to 5.3% When food inflation was in double digits, shoppers did cut back on large ‘trolley’ shops and online was also impacted. over the last 12 weeks.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 5, 2024

Alex Sinclair in the doorway of his specialty British cheese shop in San Francisco, Willow on the Green. I was raised in England and according to my staff, my Scottish accent only appears when I do two functions in the shop — when I take money or I say goodbye,” he said. RTP: So how are you bucking that stereotype with your shop?

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2024

As it stands, Amazon has a reported 6 per cent market share in the US grocery sector – its combined supermarket footprint includes Whole Foods Market, Amazon Fresh and AWS. In the average month, you might shop at a half dozen different places for groceries and everyday essentials, like personal and household goods,” shared Hoggett.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 28, 2022

per cent in the March quarter – the highest level since 2009 – eyes have fallen on supermarkets to see how they handle the rising cost of stocking their shelves. Cain said Coles is already seeing similar behaviour within the supermarket itself. The other major problem currently facing supermarkets is an issue of stock availability.

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365 Retail

JUNE 4, 2024

I ncreasing numbers of UK consumers are limiting their spending exclusively to goods on promotion to trim costs and make squeezed budgets go further, the latest research from Pricer, the leading in-store automation and communication solutions, reveals.

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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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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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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 8, 2022

Chinese on-demand delivery platform Dada Group is beefing up its 415 Intra-City Shopping Festival, a sales event focused on quick delivery offerings taking place April 8-17, 2022. As with many other Chinese shopping festivals, the launch of new products will play a large role in the event.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 13, 2024

In a supermarket in southern China, live fish swim around in a glass tank bearing a QR code for customers to scan for information about where the fish is from and details of provenance and sustainability in its farming or capture. Spurrell and Xu spoke about the evolution of grocery shopping behaviour in China.

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Inside Retail

MAY 25, 2023

Supa IGA Karabar is an independent supermarket that sells a range of groceries and liquor along with an attached liquor store (trading as Liquor Boss) located in Karabar, NSW. The local Supa IGA competes with its different product mix, service offering and store amenity, and different promotional cycles. “The

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 2, 2024

UK shop price inflation in March fell to the lowest level since December 2021 as retailers battled to win shoppers, the latest BRC-NielsenIQ Shop Price Index found. In non-food, prices of electricals, clothing and footwear fell as retailers increased promotions to entice consumer spending.”

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Sainsbury’s has become the largest supermarket to launch a ‘Best of British’ page on its website in a bid to encourage shoppers to purchase British grown and produced goods. The page features over 450 100% British-sourced grocery products, including produce, meat, dairy, eggs and chilled essentials.

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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 TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

When shopping for essential goods, consumers expect price stability; sudden price changes can feel unpredictable and exploitative. Naturally, this will create more stable price margins that will enable consumers to shop without worrying that prices will increase at the drop of a hat if a particular product happens to be a hot commodity.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 22, 2023

Total sales across UK supermarkets plummeted 7.2% Retailers also increased their spend on promotional activity to 23%, up from 22.5% in the last four weeks ending 12th August 2023, marking the lowest level since January, market researcher NIQ reports. Sales reached their highest point in June, at 12.4%.

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Inside Retail

JULY 4, 2024

While the trend (particularly in Central Europe) still leans toward a preference for physical retail shopping, retailers are pushing hard online. 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. Each market has its nuances.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Total till sales at UK supermarkets have seen sustained growth of 9.1% This has been encouraged by an increase in the discounts offered by supermarket loyalty schemes. as the back to school period led shoppers to return to their usual shopping patterns. in the last four weeks ending 7th October 2023, only slightly down from +10.1%

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

With its popularity fuelled by the Covid-19 pandemic, online shopping has endured, albeit slowed down. It is essential that retailers offer the same prices and promotions online and offline, and stock visibility online and click-and-collect are services consumers now expect.” Some seemed uncomfortable using the technology.

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Retail Gazette

JULY 25, 2023

Sales at UK supermarkets slowed throughout the past four weeks ending 15th July 2023, according to NIQ. Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free Sign up here to g et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning Meanwhile, discounts and promotions now account for 22.5%

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Tesco is set to serve customers brand adverts based on their location within its supermarkets as it ramps up its retail media offer. Unveiling a host of changes earlier this week, Tesco Media & Insight Platform shared its new “in-store Scan as you Shop geo-targeting” offering for brands.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 26, 2024

Cooperative food wholesaler Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) , which serves independently owned supermarkets, has expanded its partnership with Instacart to offer ecommerce and same-day delivery solutions as well as smart cart technology to its member retailers. An Instacart shopper will then pick and deliver the order.

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Retail Gazette

JULY 18, 2023

If you shop in a mainstream supermarket, chances are you’ll be familiar with member prices. Retail Gazette looks at why so many supermarkets have adopted this approach, whether it’s proving successful, and how loyalty programmes can stand out when so many retailers are offering member prices.

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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. Transform shopping in-store. An estimated one in three continue to shop online for their groceries and goods.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 5, 2024

The new platform will also allow colleagues to approve transactions remotely via tablet.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Register to get access to all six sessions, which will dig into: Trend 1: Economic Forces will Shift Where and How People Shop Early research from Salesforce revealed that most consumers will seek value this holiday season. will add more data and context to where, how and why consumers will shop this holiday season.

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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. Shoppers will be able to connect to their local store through the social ads to clip offers and add products that they’re interested in to their shopping list.

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