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How consumers find what they want to buy and buy it in a world that is no longer defined by a physical place but what a consumer wants to buy and how she wants to buy it. Connected devices and the integration of payments into this now digital-led shopping journey is creating new ways for merchants and consumers to interact and disrupting traditional retail business models.
Sam’s Club Logistics Push Gives Walmart More Firepower in Grocery Wars
Sam’s Club Logistics Push Gives Walmart More Firepower in Grocery Wars
March 02, 2023  |  Retail

For Walmart, omnichannel may be the way to beat Amazon in the war to stock the pantry. And Sam’s Club may be a way to...

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UK Grocery Inflation Hits 17.1% and Supermarkets Make Loyalty Push 
UK Grocery Inflation Hits 17.1% and Supermarkets Make Loyalty Push 
February 28, 2023  |  Retail

As United Kingdom food prices skyrocket, grocers are doing everything they can to retain customers. The country’s grocer inflation rate rose to 17.1% year over...

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Grocers Try Shopify to Break Reliance on Instacart
Grocers Try Shopify to Break Reliance on Instacart
February 28, 2023  |  Retail

As independent grocers build toward their long-term eCommerce futures, many are seeking alternatives to Instacart. “In online grocery today, the biggest shift is from independent...

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Farfetch Aims to be at Center of Luxury Brands’ Shift to Digital
Farfetch Aims to be at Center of Luxury Brands’ Shift to Digital
February 27, 2023  |  Retail

Luxury retail marketplace Farfetch is facing the same inventory and macroeconomic headwinds as other players in the sector but is pushing forward with plans to...

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Amazon Invests in Online Grocery as Supermarkets Boost In-Store Tech
Amazon Invests in Online Grocery as Supermarkets Boost In-Store Tech
February 23, 2023  |  Retail

This week in grocery, Amazon backs an online grocery startup, Giant leverages video and self-checkout evolves. In Amazon’s ongoing efforts to grow its share of perishables, the...

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Red Lobster Sells Frozen Meals as Consumers Cut Restaurant Spending
Red Lobster Sells Frozen Meals as Consumers Cut Restaurant Spending
February 22, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

Red Lobster has launched a line of frozen meals as consumers rethink their restaurant spending amid inflation. The casual dining chain, which has more than...

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Walmart Sees 17% Hike in eCommerce in Q4
Walmart Sees 17% Hike in eCommerce in Q4
February 21, 2023  |  Retail

Coming off its first-ever $600 billion year of sales, Walmart told investors Tuesday (Feb. 21) that even though economic concerns continue to cloud the future,...

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Gen Z eGrocery Adoption Outpaces Baby Boomers 4 to 1
Gen Z eGrocery Adoption Outpaces Baby Boomers 4 to 1
February 17, 2023  |  Retail

When it comes to adopting new online grocery shopping habits, PYMNTS data reveals a dramatic gap between younger and older consumers. The Context Grocers and...

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Asda Cuts Final Grocery Ties to Walmart 2 Years After Spin-Off
Asda Cuts Final Grocery Ties to Walmart 2 Years After Spin-Off
February 17, 2023  |  Retail

As grocers look to lay solid foundations for their digital futures, Asda is dropping Walmart. The United Kingdom-based supermarket chain announced Thursday (Feb. 16) that it is partnering with digital...

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