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  1. Channel: Restaurants

Restaurants vs. Grocery Stores: The Battle for the Plate

  Regular readers of this blog know that for decades, grocery stores reigned supreme as the go-to for meal preparation and home meal replacement. However, the evolving consumer has been migrating.  Recent trends show a shift in consumer behavior, with restaurants steadily chipping away at the grocery sector’s market share. According to Steven Johnson Grocerant […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Top Ten Suppliers Shaping the Global Synthetic Biology Market

Synthetic biology is a multidisciplinary field of science that combines engineering principles with biology to create new biological systems or to redesign existing natural systems. It involves creating artificial biological systems for practical uses in energy, medicine, and the environment. The main aim is to design biological systems for specific tasks, using genetic engineering to […]
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  1. Department: Food

Convenience Stores Elevated Fresh Foods Sales Success Crushing Blow for Grocery Deli’s

  At the intersection of growth fresh food sales specifically Ready-2-Eat and Heat-N-Eat prepared food the convenience store sector is simply trouncing the grocery store sector.  In fact, Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® stated, grocery stores should be embarrassed by the way the convenience store sector and garnered share of […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

The Total Retail Edge: Ultra-Precise, Fast, Hyperpersonalized Direct Mail

For retail marketing executives, one area that must not be overlooked is the value of utilizing extremely precise, high-speed, hyperpersonalized direct mail. Despite the rise of digital marketing, direct mail is still broadly utilized by retailers (and other industries) to get marketing messages out to target audiences. This article examines the benefits for retailers in […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Why Amazon’s Just Walk Out initiative failed – and why it’s not the end of checkout free technology

It recently emerged that Amazon’s Just Walk Out offering is being dropped from Amazon Fresh stores. However, it’s not checkout-free tech that’s failing, it’s the fact that Amazon’s checkout free solution doesn’t work, especially in grocery retailers, argues Will Glaser, Founder and CEO at Grabango. In the dynamic grocery retail landscape, a transformative wave is […]
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  1. Department & Category

FMI names Furman to food and product safety team

ARLINGTON, Va. – FMI – The Food Industry Association has named Shelby Furman, Ph.D., as the association’s new director for food and product safety programs. In her role, Furman will be responsible for developing and implementing food and product safety programs as well as directing food protection activities and providing technical expertise for the FMI […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Online retailers continue to leverage chatbots to enhance customer experience

Most modern day online consumers expect timely customer service similar to that offered at bricks and mortar shops. According to a 2023 write-up by SuperOffice CRM, up to 46% of customers wished to receive responses faster than four hours. Yet, most businesses take up to 12 hours to respond to emails. With AI powered chatbots, […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

How Do Democrats and Republicans Feel About Certain U.S. Industries?

See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Industry Favorability, by Political Party This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Much and more has been written, in the last decade particularly, about the U.S. […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

How is the Global Herbal Medicine Market transforming?

The demand for herbal medicine is expanding fast as they have no side effects and are clinically proven to be effective in treating different health issues, according to industry insiders. Herbal medicine, also known as traditional medicine, botanical medicine, herbalism, or natural medicine, refers to the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes. […]
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  1. Department: Food

The Grocerant Guru® Takes on Ready-2-Eat and Heat-N-Eat Fresh Food for Takeout

  Do you want to save time cooking dinner? Do you want to save money on food this month? Then listen up, Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® shares his insights right here. Just about all of us know that fresh is best, but let’s face it, busy lives often call […]
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  1. Merchandising

When it comes to Drive Thru Food Packaging, less packaging is “better for you”.

  While brand marketers love placing brand logos on buckets, boxes, cups and wraps.  Consumers have grown tired of the excessive packaging on Take Away food and view it as non-environmentally friendly according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®.  Consider Papa Murphy’s Take-N-Bake pizza consumers rave on the simplicity of […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

For Emerging CPG Brands, Collaboration Beats Competition Every Time

Emerging brands have to support each other.  This is the way we climb mountains. None of us can do it on our own. It takes a collective interest. How can we together move the needle? The key word here is “together.”  Our founders take on big CPG brands – bringing even bigger ideas and with […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Marketing Spending and Hiring Growth Slows Amidst Economic Uncertainty

Results from the 30th edition of The CMO Survey indicate that inflation and economic uncertainty are harming marketing spending as the C-suite retrenches and cuts costs. While more than half of marketers reported a 10.4 percent increase over the previous year in the September 2022 survey, this group is reporting just 2.9 percent growth over […]
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  1. Data & Insights

16 market research tools and resources to help you think like your consumers

So you need an online tool or resource to support your market research and help you understand consumer sentiments – but where do you start? How do you assess the different options? And what even counts as a good tool or resource in the first place? If those questions sound familiar then relax, we just […]
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  1. Data & Insights

AI in Retail (AiR) Spotlight Session Takeaways at Shoptalk 2024

Following a tremendously successful AiR Conference in New York City, RETHINK Retail continued the conversation at Shoptalk Las Vegas with AI in Retail (AiR) Spotlight Sessions. This presented an invaluable opportunity to demonstrate to the retail sector how Generative AI (GenAI) advancements present new opportunities and applications to fuel operational optimization, impacting areas like inventory […]
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  1. Channel: Mass

Co-op invests in low-carbon tech and claims a convenience retailer first as SBTi validates its net zero targets

Co-op has become the first UK convenience retailer to have its net zero targets validated by the globally recognised Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). SBTi – a body that assesses corporate climate targets – has given the thumbs up to its near-term and overall targets to become net zero across its own operations by 2035, […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

e.l.f. Cosmetics scores a social commerce first as it preps debut of TikTok Shop Super Brand Day

e.l.f. Beauty has announced that e.l.f. Cosmetics will be the first brand featured in a TikTok Shop Super Brand Day, running 31st March to 3rd April. The highlight will be the debut of Power Grip Dewy Setting Spray, e.l.f.’s newest product. e.l.f. Cosmetics has penned an original song for the debut of Power Grip Dewy […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Decoding the Language of Luxury

For affluent consumers who are ultra-sensitized to luxury brands and their codes of meaning, savoir-faire is the ultimate flex. In some prominent families, purchases and self-presentation trigger complex negotiations between social obligation and self-expression. A perfect example is the age-old tradition of donning your grandmother’s heavy wedding set instead of daring to decline the matriarch’s […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

How is the Biodiesel Market Performing in 2024? Global Research

In an era marked by environmental consciousness and the pursuit of sustainable energy solutions, biodiesel has emerged as a key player in the global energy landscape. This renewable fuel, derived from organic sources such as vegetable oils and animal fats, not only reduces greenhouse gas emissions but also offers a promising alternative to traditional fossil […]
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  1. Department: Food

New Fruit-tella Berries & Cherry Stick

Perfetti Van Melle, has expanded its range of chews with the brand-new Fruit-tella Berries & Cherry Stick. Made with real fruit juice, all-natural colours and flavours and vegan, the individually wrapped chews promote both hygiene and portion control. Adding to the product’s credentials, Fruit-tella Berries… This story continues at New Fruit-tella Berries & Cherry Stick […]
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  1. Data & Insights

BrXnd Marketing X AI Conference Unveils Initial Speakers and Airtable as Title Sponsor

NEW YORK, NY — BrXnd, a leading organization at the intersection of marketing and AI, is pleased to announce the initial lineup of speakers and sponsors for the highly anticipated 2024 BrXnd Marketing X AI Conference, set to take place on May 8 in New York City. Founded in 2022, BrXnd is dedicated to bridging […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Driving Revenue in the Digital Age: Mastering Live-Selling

Live-selling has emerged as a powerful tool within the social commerce realm, where it offers brands an opportunity to boost sales while establishing authentic connections with their audience. Last year, the livestream e-commerce market reached $31.7 billion, nearly triple its size in 2021. That market is expected to more than double by 2026 to $67.8 billion, […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

FMI: health and wellness support becoming a pillar for grocers

ARLINGTON, Va. — Building on burgeoning consumer interest in the link between health and nutrition, the grocery industry aims to raise its profile as a destination for a broad and expanding range of products and services that support customers’ well-being. Executives at FMI – The Food Industry Association recently examined the trend during a briefing […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

ALDI to add 800 stores over five years

BATAVIA, Ill. — ALDI, a retailer already known for its rapid growth, has unveiled plans to increase its store count by 800 locations across the country by the end of 2028. The ambitious five-year expansion plan involves opening new stores and converting existing ones. As part of this expansion effort, ALDI announced that it has […]
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  1. Department & Category

The Grocerant Guru Takes a Look at Hamburger Helper’s Refresh

  Retailers take notice, it’s the Grocerant Guru® here with some insights on a recent brand refresh that caught my eye. Let’s talk Hamburger Helper! Regular readers of this blog know that consumers are dynamic not static. Now we all know many legacy brands need a little sprucing up. Eagle Foods, based in Cleveland, Ohio, […]
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Retailers Gain Control of Their Sustainability Goals as the ESG Storm Clouds Start to Gather Over Operations

Using event-driven architecture (EDA), retailers must link essential data at speed and scale throughout their ecosystems near and far to come to grips with now essential environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting in three key areas. 1. Dead Heading — Optimizing Transportation/Emissions on Every Journey When it comes to transportation within the retail sector, any […]
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Why Amazon’s Just Walk Out initiative failed – and why it’s not the end of checkout free technology

It recently emerged that Amazon’s Just Walk Out offering is being dropped from Amazon Fresh stores. However, it’s not checkout-free tech that’s failing, it’s the fact that Amazon’s checkout free solution doesn’t work, especially in grocery retailers, argues Will Glaser, Founder and CEO at Grabango. In the dynamic grocery retail landscape, a transformative wave is […]
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