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Aldi assembles team to deliver target of 500 new stores

Aldi has created a new National Real Estate Team as it looks to deliver its plan to open 500 new UK stores. The UK’s fourth-largest supermarket recently announced a long-term plan to operate 1,500 UK stores and the distribution network to service them. Its new… This story continues at Aldi assembles team to deliver target […]
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  1. International

Aldi says it is on course for biggest ever Christmas

Aldi has said it is on course for its biggest Christmas yet as it predicts that more than half of UK households will tuck into at least one of its food products over the festive period. The supermarket is expecting to sell more than five million bottles of sparkling wine, including champagne and prosecco, over […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Your Views:  Even A Blind Man Knows

Got the following email regarding my conversation with ReposiTrak’s Randy Fields and Dr. Benjamin Miller, executive vice president of regulatory and scientific affairs of The Acheson Group (TAG): Thank you for presenting the discussion about the FDA’s new traceability requirements.  People in our industry are simply not aware of the impending, major disruption in logistics […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

’Tis the season for shopping and romcoms: RTIH runs back the week’s coolest retail technology plays

RTIH Editor, Scott Thompson, brings you his top ‘future of retail’ systems launches and deployments from the past week, including Amazon, Pinterest, Aldi, Walmart, HMV, New Look, TrusTrace, One Water, Polytag, BERSHKA, and 3DLOOK. Amazon Amazon has opened a Second Chance Store in London, giving festive shoppers the chance to buy quality returned products in-person, […]
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Instacart and Wegmans to bring alcohol delivery to New Jersey, US

Instacart unlocks alcohol delivery in partnership with Wegmans. Credit: Instacart/PRNewswire. Grocery technology company Instacart has launched an alcohol delivery service for the first time in New Jersey, US. The service was launched in partnership with Wegmans Food Markets and all independently owned Wegmans wine, liquor and beer locations. Customers above the age of 21 can […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Today in Retail Highlights: UK Supermarkets

In this new blog series, Mintel reviews the latest retailer marketing and innovations, including new store openings, online developments, new concept or category launches. For this month’s highlight, our retail experts weigh in on three exciting developments in UK supermarkets. Tesco teams up with March Muses in new partnership This is a really positive move […]
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Aldi and Kevin The Carrot announce Pinterest partnership to push retailer’s new festive campaign

Aldi and Kevin The Carrot have teamed up with Pinterest to promote their new festive campaign. Leveraging a series of Pinterest’s new ad formats for the first time such as Lead ad, Premiere Spotlight and Breakthrough video, Aldi’s campaign also marks a category first by featuring a secret board, giving users the chance to access […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Study:  Retail Personalization Winners (& Why)

dunnhumby has released a special edition of the dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index (RPI), this one “designed to determine which retailers in the $1 trillion U.S. grocery market personalize the shopping experience best for their customers.” The winner is:  Amazon. H-E-B and Kroger came in second and third. According to the report, “These three retailers are […]
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Your Views:   Recipes For Success

Got the following note from MNB reader Terry Marshall about my commentary and follow-up emails about Target’s store issues: Just wanted to say that with all the comments on Target in the “Your Views” section,  I hope someone in senior Target leadership reads it. Reading is one thing.  (I’m think that is likely.). But paying […]
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  1. Associates & Employees

Gen Z and Millennials Head to Aldi for the Holiday Meal

  Time starved and penny wise this year Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® believes that Gen Z and Millennials will continue to seek food discovery while saving money to pay back student loans and will be shopping at Aldi for the Holidays. One of the low cost food leaders, ALDI touts affordable fixings […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Is Cash-Back the New Cost of Customer Acquisition

  What is the price of new customer acquisition and retention? Business models within the restaurant, convenience store, and grocery sector are all evolving.  One of the most successful companies globally is Aldi.  Aldi has a dual focus of fun discovery with low prices. According to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Polytag serves up on-pack QR codes with new Blighty Booch Kombucha partnership

Polytag has announced a partnership with Conway Kombucha, producers of Blighty Booch, that aims to help the drinks brand increase direct-to-consumer sales and enhance communication with customers through a QR code solution. From October, Blighty Booch will feature Polytag’s GS1 approved QR codes on labels across its range. These are applied as part of a […]
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  1. Agencies & Vendors

Navigating retail compliance amid the Cyber Monday rush

[[“value”:” Compliance can often seem daunting and cumbersome, especially during busy periods. Credit: Naeblys via Shutterstock. Cyber Monday looms on the horizon. Savvy retailers brace themselves to make the most of the anticipated surge in sales, at least based on the record-breaking trends of previous years. But alongside this high level of demand, retailers are […]
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  1. Holiday & Events

Aldi offers over 350 curated food items for holiday season

BATAVIA, Ill. — Aldi is ringing in the season with the introduction of over 350 festive food offerings – from gourmet cheeses and charcuterie to snacks, wine and beyond – rolling out through the rest of the year. The Aldi holiday food selection is larger than ever before, including over 70 new items with the majority […]
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  1. Department: Beverage

Your Views:  No Yolk

On Friday, we took note of a report from  The Takeout saying that “a class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleges that Roundy’s, a subsidiary of Kroger, has been misleading consumers by labeling its eggs as ‘farm fresh.’  The plaintiffs in the filing argue that the […]
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  1. Channel: Mass

SN Top: Sobeys, Walmart, Walgreens top the week's headlines

    [[“value”:” In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, the top story was Sobeys vegetable supplier calls it quits. A supplier of some vegetables to Sobeys stores has sold its operations, reports Canada news outlet Saltwire. Sawler Gardens’ sale with a local farmer located about a mile from its land located on […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

20,000 cash rewards redeemed by Ocado Retail customers in first England and Wales DDRS trial

Thousands of cash rewards have been redeemed by UK consumers as part of the first nationwide digital deposit return scheme (DDRS) trial led by Polytag, Bower, and Ocado Retail. Since 14th July, Ocado Retail customers have been able to claim monetary rewards for recycling any of its own brand two and four-pint milk bottles using […]
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  1. Holiday & Events

Walmart, Aldi Reduce Prices For The Upcoming Holiday Season

USA Today reports that Walmart yesterday ” announced it will be ‘removing inflation,’ offering Thanksgiving meals at lower prices than in 2022 … The supermarket giant will offer two Thanksgiving meal options this year: one with ingredients for customers who like to cook from scratch, and one for customers who prefer more ready-to-bake options. “Walmart’s […]
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  1. Holiday & Events

Walmart, Aldi roll out Thanksgiving meal deals

    [[“value”:” Walmart and Aldi have rolled out Thanksgiving dinner meal options, and both retailers are marketing the deals as inflation-friendly options.  Walmart is offering two Thanksgiving meals, both at a lower cost than last year’s options. One of the meals targets shoppers  who like to cook from scratch, and the other is  ready-to-bake. […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

UK Retailers Fight Discounters With Loyalty Cards

Bloomberg has a piece about how in the UK, food retailers are doing battle with market share-grabbing discounters Aldi and Lidl with more aggressive marketing of their loyalty card programs. This has become even more important, the story says, as food inflation has had an impact on prices and consumer spending.  Promotions have become critical, […]
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  1. Associates & Employees

Sainsbury’s is boosting its Christmas workforce

[[“value”:” Temporary roles will be employed on fixed-term contracts ranging from three to 12 weeks. Credit: Serge Cornu via Shutterstock. In preparation for the festive season, Sainsbury’s is recruiting 22,000 seasonal staff across the UK, with 2,000 at Argos staff. This recruitment drive is aimed at ensuring customers have the best possible shopping experience and […]
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  1. Holiday & Events

Christmas Shopping Trends in the UK

Christmas Food Spending Habits Grocery Budget Retailers See Big Spending Boosts In the UK, the cost of living crisis had a tangible impact on food spending around the festive period. Consumers are looking more closely at their bank balance when spending money on festive groceries, with discount supermarkets seeing major growth in their sales. In […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Instacart’s Long-Awaited IPO Values Company at $10 Billion

Instacart has made its initial public offering (IPO), pricing its stock at $30 per share and valuing the grocery delivery and technology company at approximately $10 billion. Instacart, which will trade on the NASDAQ under the symbol “CART,” sold 22 million shares in the IPO, with 14.1 million coming from the company and 7.9 million […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Instacart’s Long-Awaited IPO Values Company at $10 Billion

Instacart has made its initial public offering (IPO), pricing its stock at $30 per share and valuing the grocery delivery and technology company at approximately $10 billion. Instacart, which will trade on the NASDAQ under the symbol “CART,” sold 22 million shares in the IPO, with 14.1 million coming from the company and 7.9 million […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Instacart’s IPO Raises $660 Million; Grocers Have Skin In The Game

Grocery delivery company Instacart launched its initial public offering (IPO) yesterday, raising $660 million with a $30 per share price that was at the top end of its offering range.  The price reflects a $10.2 billion valuation;  the company is making less than 10 percent of its shares available. Public trading of Instacart’s shares will […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Your Views:  Higher Purposes

I did a FaceTime the other day about how employee disengagement actually can be an infection that can ravage an organization.  One MNB reader responded: Businesses that are grounded in higher purpose, mission, values and beliefs offer their customers an opportunity to be part of something greater than themselves. In tandem, these organizations culturally are […]
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