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Warm weather and TV sport contribute to July retail sales rise

The latest ONS Retail Sales Index figures, show sales up 2.7% by value, and up 1.3% by volume, compared with the same month last year. However, due to high grocery price inflation, shoppers’ baskets appear to be lighter and retailers will be hoping that the chancellor… This story continues at Warm weather and TV sport contribute […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Schnucks Enhances Fresh Item Management with AI-Powered Solutions

Schnucks has deployed the Fresh Item Management Solutions from Logile across its 114 supermarkets as it seeks to refine production forecasting and inventory management with a more data-driven, automated approach. The solutions also standardize recipe management and automate compliance tracking to help ensure streamlined operations and consistent execution. Key solutions being used by Schnucks include: […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Change.

1. Change sucks. When one has to change one has to unlearn and learn. Twist oneself into new shapes. Make mistakes. Look foolish. Be uncertain. Change is not easy nor good. It sucks. But irrelevance is even worse. 2. Inner Dinosaur Disease ( IDD) All of us suffer from Inner Dinosaur Disease. We ourselves struggle […]
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  1. Data & Insights

How Snap Judgments Are Shaping Your Sales Floor

First impressions aren’t just important—they’re expensive. In this week’s blog, we broke down how $2,083 in high-ticket sales walks out the door every second due to missed first impressions. This newsletter keeps that momentum going. We’re looking at two brands redefining the customer journey: how IKEA’s layout strategy influences shopper behavior, and how Canada Goose […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Convenience retail impacted as spending cools with the weather

Total Till sales growth at UK supermarkets slowed (+3.7%) in the last four weeks ending 9 August 2025. This is down from +5.8% recorded in July, according to new data released today by NielsenIQ (NIQ). NIQ data suggests that following the early summer heatwaves at… This story continues at Convenience retail impacted as spending cools […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Your Grandfather’s Sales Floor Holds Tomorrow’s Secrets

I love tradition. I recently sat at a desk where I worked in the 80s and found one of my old business cards in the back of the top drawer. This got me looking around. I found an old dispatch log, some work orders, and even a yellow-paged notebook I used throughout the day. It […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Electronic Shelf Labels, Dynamic Pricing, & Ongoing Consumer Tsuris

The Wall Street Journal had a piece over the weekend about how electronic shelf labels facilitate dynamic pricing, which has “raised alarms among U.S. lawmakers and consumers who fear electronic shelf labels in grocery stores will open the way for prices to go up as well as down – and even unleash surge pricing in […]
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  1. Holiday & Events

Summer surge for groceries but customers remain cautious, says Nielsen

Grocery sales surged in the UK at the beginning of summer, according to Nielsen IQ’s latest figures. Total till sales increased by 5.8% in the last four weeks, the highest four-weekly growth since August 2024, excluding Christmas and Easter. The warm weather was a big… This story continues at Summer surge for groceries but customers […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Inside One of Prime Day’s Biggest Success Stories — Liquid I.V.

There’s no denying the power of Amazon Prime Day: The annual sales event is now as much a summer staple as sandals and soft serve, and it once again broke records — this year’s extended four-day event drove $24.1 billion in online sales, a 30.3% increase over last year, according to Adobe Insights.   As […]
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  1. Data & Insights

How Progress Compounds and The Future of High-Ticket Sales

Seeing his high “walk-away rates” for the first time, you’d expect he’d be horrified. Imagine being head of global growth at a high-ticket retailer (HTR) and looking at some of the lowest conversion rates in the industry for the very first time. Where do you even start? It’s always a good idea to spend some […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Will Algorithmic Pricing Help or Hurt Food Retailers?

  In the ever-evolving food industry, pricing strategy remains the cornerstone of profitability and consumer loyalty. Today, a new player has entered the pricing arena: algorithmic pricing another technology solutions that according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® will have as many pitfalls as benefits in the beginning. Algorithmic pricing […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Bytes to Bites: Lessons from Building the Nation’s Largest Online EBT System

March 2020 brought an unnerving tide of news reports, a growing sense of unease, and the undeniable arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. As cities locked down and uncertainty swept the nation, my familiar world of software development felt increasingly distant from the stark realities unfolding outside. Millions found themselves confined, facing anxieties not just about […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Acrylic Coatings: A Clear Choice for a Colorful Future

Acrylic coatings are everywhere, from the walls in your home to the cars on the road and bridges that connect cities. These invisible protectors add color and shine and offer durability, weather resistance, and environmental safety. As the demand for smarter, more sustainable solutions grows, acrylic coatings are stepping into the spotlight.
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  1. Data & Insights

Human in an AI Age: Roots & Wings.

This is the first of a multi-post series on Human in the Age of AI. 18 months ago I wrote AI is Under-Hyped. The piece was prescient and today AI capability is doubling every 7 months and has surpassed Human Intelligence. The new term is Super Intelligence ( a more reasonable goal than AGI). So […]
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  1. Data & Insights

The Rise of Handheld Marketing in 2025: The Grocerant Guru® on Winning One Bite at a Time

  In the evolving landscape of food retail, 2025 marks the full arrival of Handheld Marketing—a hyper-personalized, tech-empowered approach to consumer engagement that meets customers where they are: walking into a convenience store, scrolling TikTok recipes, or ordering dinner from a voice-activated kiosk at the gym. Today, food is no longer just consumed, it’s curated. […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Warm weather leads UK shoppers to prioritise healthy eating

Total Till sales growth increased at UK grocers (+3.8%) in the last four weeks ending 14 June 2025, up from (+3%) recorded in May, according to new data released today by NielsenIQ (NIQ). NIQ data also shows a continued effort by shoppers to find the… This story continues at Warm weather leads UK shoppers to […]
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  1. Department: Food

Weathering the Storm: How Retailers can Ensure Resilience Amid Rising Cloud Outages

In today’s digital-first marketplace, consumer expectations for flawless shopping experiences, whether in-store or online, have reached unprecedented heights and are putting pressure on retailers to provide an “always on” business model. The Impact of Technical Disruptions on Retail A vivid illustration of the vulnerability of retail operations to technical disruptions occurred recently in the UK. […]
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  1. Channel: Restaurants

The Seven Spoons of Struggle: Why Restaurants Struggle to Stay Profitable

  The restaurant industry has always been a tightrope act. From medieval taverns to 1950s diners to today’s Instagram-driven bistros, restaurateurs have grappled with financial balancing acts. It’s not a new struggle—but one made more complex by rising costs and changing consumer behaviors according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

London Tech Week: Tesco and Unilver on how innovative technologies are changing supply chains

As global conflicts, extreme weather and changing consumer behaviour put pressure on supply chains, a London Tech Week panel of leaders from Tesco, Unilever and DHL shared how they are using new technology to mitigate risks and increase efficiency. “In the food industry there is very minimal margin for error,” Kuru Subramaniam, Head of Product […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Retail Business Facing Collections? Key Risks to Watch for When Using a Merchant Cash Advance

Running a retail business comes with its fair share of financial ups and downs. Whether you’re preparing for a busy holiday season, restocking inventory, renovating your storefront, or simply trying to stay afloat during slower months, the need for fast capital can arise at any time. In such situations, many retail business owners turn to […]
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  1. Channel: Home Improvement

Lowe’s Has Just Completed One of Its Biggest Billion-Dollar Acquisitions. Here Are the Details

In a significant strategic move aimed at deepening its hold on the home improvement professional market, Lowe’s has officially completed one of its largest billion-dollar acquisitions, according to a company press release dated June 2. The North Carolina-based retailer announced the acquisition of Artisan Design Group (ADG) for $1.325 billion, marking a significant milestone in […]
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  1. CPG: Food

Dairy Queen Will Drop a New ‘Superman’-Themed Menu This Week. Here Are the Details

Dairy Queen is partnering with Warner Bros. to release an all-new “Superman”-themed menu featuring both sweet treats and food for superhero fans. The film, which is set to drop July 11, 2025, will be the first in the “Gods and Monsters” DC Universe reboot. Let’s look at what we know about the fast-food chain’s newest […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

How Retailers are Helping Lower Emissions and Costs with Automation

As industries around the world face mounting pressure to reduce their carbon footprint and optimize energy management, the retail industry is no exception, accounting for nearly 25% of global emissions. This number accounts for the entire value chain of a retail organization — which includes transportation and manufacturing — but physical stores account for a […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

How small c-stores can survive

​[[{“value”:” From the rise and fall of the COVID-19 pandemic to ballooning inflation and interest rates, difficult economic conditions have forced many small c-store operators to sell to competitors that are seeking more scale.  Large c-store companies have pricing power and economies of scale that make it easier to weather turbulent economic times, while their […]
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  1. Channel: Mass

Walmart and Partners Make Powerful $750K Commitment to Tornado-Affected Communities

Walmart Inc., Sam’s Club, and the Walmart Foundation are working to support tornado-impacted communities in Illinois, Kentucky, and Missouri by committing $750,000 to support relief efforts across the impacted areas. Per AccuWeather, the tornado that struck St. Louis on May 16, 2025, was an EF-3, with winds up to 152 mph. It barreled through the […]
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  1. Channel: Home Improvement

Lowe’s reaffirms full-year guidance despite Q1 sales dip

​[[{“value”:” Dive Brief The home improvement retailer saw comparable sales slide during Q1, partially due to unfavorable weather in the first half of the quarter. Published May 21, 2025 Two Lowe’s employees loading lumber into a truck. Courtesy of Lowe’s “}]] 
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Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go Are Gone A Historical Retrospective on Amazon’s Grocery Experiments & the Road Ahead

  On January 27, 2026, Amazon confirmed what many analysts had quietly anticipated: its Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go store banners are being shuttered across the U.S., ending a decade of experimentation in brick-and-mortar grocery retail. According to Amazon, all 57 Amazon Fresh grocery stores and 15 Amazon Go locations are slated to close imminently […]
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BREAKING NEWS:  Amazon Bails Out Of Physical Stores Business, Closing Go And Fresh Stores

Amazon announced today that it is closing its 57 Amazon Fresh Stores and 15 Amazon Go stores.  With the exception of Whole Foods, which it acquired for $13.7 billion in 2017, it will now be out of the bricks-and-mortar business for the time being. The company’s food retail focus now will be on expanding its […]
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December E-Grocery Sales Hit $12.7 Billion, Up 32% YOY

The latest Brick Meets Click Grocery Shopper Survey is out, reporting that “monthly U.S. online grocery sales accelerated dramatically in December, with total sales surging 32% year-over-year (YOY) to finish the month with a record high $12.7 billion … This robust performance reflects higher order frequency, spending rates, and a larger user base than December […]
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NRF 2026 review: AI grabs the spotlight as retail technology steps into its next chapter

By James Pepper, Vista Technology Support A Brief Introduction to NRF and How the Show Is Structured Every January, the National Retail Federation’s ‘Retail’s Big Show’ transforms New York’s Javits Centre into one of the most influential gatherings in the global retail calendar. Tens of thousands of professionals arrive to explore new technologies, exchange ideas, […]
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