1. Channel: Grocery

5 things top news: Lawmakers are against Kroger, Albertsons merger

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The most impactful news in the grocery industry for the week ending Dec. 15
 

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  1. Trends & External Forces

Stop Using My Trademark, Part 2: The Cease and Desist Letter

This article is the second in a two-part series identifying potential benefits and drawbacks to consider when deciding whether to use a cease and desist (C&D) letter in an overall trademark enforcement strategy. In the first installment, we introduced C&D letters and their potential benefits. Here, we discuss the potential drawbacks of using trademark C&D […]
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  1. Data & Insights

The Risks of DDoS Attacks and 4 Ways to Fortify Your Defenses This Holiday Season

The holiday season is the Super Bowl for retailers, with November and December accounting for 19 percent of total retail sales — even higher for some retailers — in the last five years. Since online purchasing comprises nearly 40 percent of holiday shopping, retailers can’t afford to lose sales and frustrate consumers through website outages. Unfortunately, […]
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  1. Corporate Strategy

7 Keys To Brand Evolution In A Changing World

There were brand-businesses that did not survive in 2023. Bed, Bath & Beyond, Rite Aid, SmileDirectClub, Lordstown Motors to name a few. There are several reasons for the demise of these brand-businesses. However, there are evergreen principles for building and maintaining powerful brand-businesses. Here are seven keys for evolving in a changing world. 1. Know […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

SN Top 10: Walmart, Kroger, Wegmans top the week’s headlines

In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, the top story was Walmart agreeing to acquire Vizio for $2.3 million, which the Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer announced last Tuesday. The deal will send shockwaves through   View Original Article Kroger Walmart Wegmans Acquisition Regional Grocery 0 Author Missing Member since March […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Navigating Consumers’ Social Shopping Trust Issues in 2024

Over the past few years, consumers have become hyperconnected online. What used to be individual tasks, like exchanging money or listening to music, are now opportunities for social networking among friends with apps like Venmo and Spotify. It was only a matter of time before shopping took to social platforms as well, and it has […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Retail’s Great Balancing Act and Why Crowdsourcing is Key

Consumers want convenience, personalization and value — it’s what pushed the U.S. retail market to a record $5.13 trillion in 2023. As inflation subsides, what shoppers want and how they spend will keep playing a big role in how the market evolves. Retailers need to keep pace with a more connected, savvy and discerning customer […]
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  1. Merchandising

Amazon is Working to Reduce Overreliance on its Signature Brown Boxes

Every year, the U.S. goes through enough cardboard boxes for shipping to pave a one-mile-wide road from New York City to Los Angeles three times, or build a mile-high cardboard wall around the entire continental U.S. Getting rid of overreliance on Amazon.com’s signature brown box is a key goal of the retail giant and its […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Walmart Unveils Drone Expansion, Generative AI-Powered Search Tool

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said in a keynote speech at CES earlier this week that the retail giant would expand its drone delivery footprint and launch an artificial intelligence-powered search tool for iOS users. McMillon said the drone delivery would be expanded to 1.8 million additional households in the Dallas-Fort Worth area later this year. […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Holiday Bust: Which Marketers Are Missing Their AI Moment?

2023 may be shaping up as the first holiday shopping season driven by artificial intelligence — for the brands that are positioned and equipped to leverage this technology at scale. For the brands that aren’t, 2023 could end up being the year their customers’ experiences fall short of expectations, which could determine the difference between […]
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Long-Lasting Sustainability Strategies for Retailers 

It’s that time of the year when retailers ready themselves for a surge in sales and roll out festive promotions. But after the cash registers stop ringing and the holiday lights turn off, many concerns surface, such as gift returns and ongoing sustainability challenges. Retailers are estimated to throw away around 25 percent of their […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

2024 Predictions: AI Gets Personal While Cloud Providers Get Niche

2023 was a tumultuous economic year. As brands finalize their 2024 budgets, it’s clear that every dollar must be invested wisely. Decision-makers have a difficult choice: Where should those dollars go to get the most return on investment? For brands looking to get the most out of their 2024 budget, we predict two key digital […]
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Revolutionizing Retail: The Power of Modern Communications Solutions

It’s no secret the holiday season is the most crucial time of the year for most retailers, and for good reason. In the United States, consumers were expected to spend a record amount to celebrate the season. To capitalize on last year’s holiday rush, retailers needed to provide fast, personalized online and in-store shopping experiences, […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Composable Commerce is More Attainable Than Brands Think. Here’s Why 

From having their morning coffee waiting for them at the click of a button, to winding down with a personalized movie recommendation on Netflix, consumers are accustomed to personalized experiences at every touchpoint throughout their day. Their expectations while shopping are no different. And while retailers are clear on the need to tailor for individual […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

With Customers Watching Their Wallets, Retailers Must Look at Loyalty

With consumer prices beginning to plateau, retailers are beginning to feel cautiously optimistic over their future revenue streams. However, the index remains up 3.2 percent from a year ago, and with federal student loans now due for the first time in over three years, this makes a recipe for wallet-conscious shoppers. Now, shoppers are cutting […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

True Luxury Brands Never Discount

Professor Jean-Noël Kapferer has literally written the book, or many books, on how luxury brands must behave to retain their luxury brand status. He calls them the “anti-laws of marketing,” which means that if mass, fashion or premium brands turn right, then luxury brands must turn left. One of the unforgivable sins in luxury marketing […]
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  1. Data & Insights

ULTA: Leveraging Alternative Data to Validate Long-Term Investment Insight

A key use case of using alternative data for long-term investors is validating management commentary, as we mentioned in our “Using Alternative Data as a Long-Term Investor” article published in September. Whether it’s tracking the performance of a strategic initiative or comments on category or financial performance that aren’t regularly reported in financial statements – […]
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  1. Operations & Supply Chain

New Supply Chain Due Diligence Laws Necessitate Greater Traceability

The call for brands and retailers to fortify their supply chains with robust traceability solutions has never been more urgent. Countries across the globe have enacted tighter due diligence laws to prevent child labor, poor working conditions, and environmental abuses, ranging from the United States’ Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, to the German Supply Chain […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

How JanSport is Authentically Aligning With Gen Z Consumers

In episode 433 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Alex Reveles, vice president of global brand management at JanSport, a VF Corp backpack and bag brand. Listen in as Reveles discusses her role within JanSport (0:50), why the brand is targeting Gen Z consumers (1:45), and the shopping behaviors this demographic is exhibiting […]
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