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Record retail theft puts pressure on Australian supermarkets

Inside Retail

Queensland, Australia’s third-largest state, had the highest monthly rate of shop stealing on record this January, according to publicly available police data. “Supermarkets operate on very thin profit margins. Supermarkets refer to goods lost to theft, expiry or payment error as stock losses. Store theft rose 23.7

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LaManna’s CEO on curating a personalised supermarket experience for the holidays

Inside Retail

LaManna, the 10,000sqm independent supermarket located at Essendon Fields, is rising to the Christmas occasion. Typically, consumers seek out department stores and shopping centres to get in the holiday spirit but LaManna has managed to position itself as the exception.

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More Australians lose trust in supermarket pricing, ACCC says

Inside Retail

Many Australians have lost trust in supermarket pricing, with more consumers now comparing prices between stores before making a purchase. “Many consumers have told us that they are losing trust in the sale price claims by supermarkets,” said Mick Keogh, ACCC deputy chair.

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Aldi opens first checkout-free supermarket

Retail Focus

Staff will use a series of hi-tech cameras to follow customers as they do their shopping, and then bill them when they leave. Customers must register with Aldi’s Shop&Go app, which will allow them to enter the store, pick up their items, and then walk out.

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Supermarket Shopping Set for Electronic Shelf Labels

Retail Wire

Grocery shopping is on the cusp of a digital revolution as electronic shelf labels (ESLs) begin to replace traditional price stickers in stores across the nation.

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Autonomous Mini-Supermarket tegut…teo Expands in Germany

Retail TouchPoints

German grocery chain tegut… has piloted a fully automated mini-supermarket concept in Fulda, Germany, with plans to open another three locations in 2021 and, eventually, hundreds of the digital self-service stores across the country. The cable ducts in the shelf elements, for example, are used for labeling the different product ranges.

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Choice taken to task for wasting government funding on supermarket data report

Inside Retail

million in government funding on its recently published supermarket data, which priced a basket of just 14 items to determine the nation’s cheapest grocer. ” In the report, Choice said it visited 104 supermarkets nationwide and took note of the prices of 14 common grocery items. .