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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Amazon Laying Off Another 9,000 Employees, Including Cuts at Twitch

Amazon CEO Kevin Jassy said yesterday that the company will lay off 9,000 more employees, on top of the 18,000 layoffs already announced and implemented. The new layoffs will affect than 3 percent of Amazon’s corporate work force. The parts of the company that will be hardest hit, Jassy said, are Amazon Web Services (AWS), […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Worth Reading:  “A Sandwich Shop, a Tent City and an American Crisis”

The New York Times has a really good piece of journalism that looks at how homelessness, and the crime that often accompanies it, is overwhelming much of urban America, focusing on a small, family-owned sandwich shop in downtown Phoenix. The Times recounts how Joe Faillace, the owner of Old Station Subs, “looked out the window […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Check out these three tips for building customer loyalty

In this time of countless choices and cutthroat competition in the market, customer loyalty might feel fleeting and temporary for some businesses. However, brand loyalty is when customers keep on buying products from a brand again and again despite the presence of competitors offering similar products or services. Customers associate positive sentiments towards some brands […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

As Retailers Brace for a Potential Recession, CX Investments Are More Important Than Ever

2023 will continue to come with challenges for the retail industry. One that remains front and center  is recruiting and retaining customer facing employees. While 223,000 jobs were added in the U.S. in December, the retail industry continues to struggle. In our most recent research report, The Future of Retail Customer Service, the #1 barrier […]
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  1. CPG & FMCG

Worth Reading: What Gen Z Workers Want

The Conference Board is out with a new report that it says “reveals the most important motivators for Gen Z workers. They place the biggest premium on five critical values in the workplace: adequate compensation, control, safety and wellness, growth, and purpose … While these objectives are important to all generations of employees, for Gen Zers, […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Porter’s 5 forces : analyse the competition and develop your competitive advantages

Porter’s 5 forces model is a tool that is widely taught in business schools and various training centres. Among other things, this tool makes it possible to analyse the competition in a market. Porter’s forces refer to the following elements The intensity of competition, The bargaining power of customers, The bargaining power of suppliers, The […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Emotional support snacks? How brands can capitalize on shifting snack market

Most consumers aren’t just eating to live, and, especially with snacks, hunger will not always be driving the occasion. Brands have an opportunity, both with messaging and product development, to reimagine what a snack is and what snacking can mean.  Provide emotional support snacks Consumers are most likely to choose snacks to meet emotional needs, […]
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  1. Data & Insights

8 Takeaways from Expo West 2023

Last week, the 2023 edition of Natural Products Expo West brought the natural industry together in Anaheim for an exciting week of education, conversations, product showcases, and—most importantly—sampling. With more than 65,000 registered attendees and 3,000 exhibitors across 5 days and multiple halls, Expo West reminded everyone why it is the event of the year […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Meta to axe 10,000 jobs in second round of redundancies

Meta will axe another 10,000 jobs to cut costs, just four months after the tech giant laid off 13% of its global workforce. The company said it will reduce the… The post Meta to axe 10,000 jobs in second round of redundancies appeared first on Latest Retail Technology News From Across The Globe – Charged.
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  1. Media & Marketing

Baseball is Back Trading Cards are ‘IN” LankyBox Kitchen’s Trading Cards are Fun

  What is the best food marketing job in the foodservice sector?  It has to be a food marketing director at a virtual kitchen.  According to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru®at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® who stated, “virtual restaurants, virtual brands start with a blank sheet and are not restricted to a set of self-imposed […]
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  1. CPG & FMCG

Unilever names feel-good foods, upcycled ingredients key trends

The trends come from the company’s 2023 Future Menu Trends report. Summary: Unilever Food Solutions (UFS) has released its 2023 Future Menu Trends report, predicting the following major trends for this year: Unusual flavor combinations, feel-good foods, and upcycled ingredients Multisensory experiences that combine contrasting flavors, textures, and cooking techniques Vegetable-focused main courses that offer […]
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  1. CPG: Food

Worth Reading:  Milk From Microbes

The Washington Post has a piece about the lab-grown dairy industry, which frames the story this way: “The rapid advancement in this area has sparked hope for a revolution in the dairy industry, and not just because it’s kinder to the cows. Precision dairy doesn’t have cholesterol, lactose, growth hormones or antibiotics (though those with […]
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  1. Data & Insights

AI Talking Drive-Thru Can You Hear Me Now

Do you think you have heard enough about ChatGPT?  According to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® who stated, “you may think you have heard enough about ChatGPT but it’s only just the beginning. AI just keeps learning and getting better.  Regular readers of this blog are well aware of Foodservice […]
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  1. Operations & Supply Chain

Collaboration is the Secret to Getting a Grip on Inventory Woes

Whipsawed by supply chain volatility and the massive overordering that resulted when retailers placed bigger bets on stock, the retail ecosystem has absorbed some harsh inventory blows over the past two years. Heading into the 2022 holiday season, an estimated $66 billion in unwanted surplus inventory sat on retailers’ shelves. But there’s hope. As retailers […]
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  1. Associates & Employees

Pay gap persists between men and women

Women earned 80 cents for every dollar earned by men in 2002, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of median hourly earnings of full-time and part-time workers. Women today earn 82 cents to every dollar earned by men. The pay gap is roughly the same for women who do and don’t have a college […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Best Buy and Atrium Health Partner to Provide Enhanced At-Home Hospital Care

Best Buy Health will work with Atrium Health to develop new hospital-at-home offerings, helping enable providers to deliver high-quality care while reducing emotional and financial burdens on patients and caregivers. Atrium Health already has a strong position in telemedicine and a well-established hospital-at-home program, combined with a patient population of nearly 3 million people. Atrium […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Get a 360-Degree View of Your Customers With Unified Data

In the race to build sales and generate leads, companies across industries are using their heaping piles of data to read their customers’ minds. The goal is to get a 360-degree view of who their customers are and what they’re looking for in a product — essentially, using existing data to create data-backed buyer personas. […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Best Buy Partners With Atrium Health to Support In-Home Hospital Care

Best Buy announced Tuesday it has struck a three-year deal with Atrium Health, an integrated, nonprofit health system part of Advocate Health, to help enable a hospital-at-home program, reports CNBC. Atrium Health is part of Advocate Health, one of the country’s largest healthcare nonprofits. The consumer electronics retailer will sell devices and its Geek Squad will handle […]
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  1. Data & Insights

IRI and The NPD Group Rebrand as Circana

CHICAGO – Information Resources Inc. and The NPD Group merged in August 2022, and today the combined company has been rebranded under the name Circana. “We are proud to begin this new chapter together as Circana, a name that conveys our 360-degree, full-circle understanding of the consumer and market, and our unique ability to bring […]
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  1. Channel: Mass

How Private Label Brands Create Affordable Joy

Recently, Procter & Gamble indicated that it would continue to raise prices even though lack of consumer demand – due to increased prices – was responsible for half of its sales decreases. P&G’s CFO indicated that the packaged goods behemoth’s focus on continuing price hikes would be acceptable to consumers because, after all, people still […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

More Search Volume is Flowing to ‘Long Tail’ Terms on Amazon

The most popular terms on Amazon continue to drive a significant percentage of the overall search volume on the retail site. But over the past year, as overall search volume on Amazon rose across the board, a noticeably greater share has shifted towards terms with lower search frequency ranks (SFR). While the degree of these […]
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  1. Department & Category

The ‘Halo’ of Better-4-You Food Continues to Drive Customer Adoption

  One of the success clues found driving customer adoption within the grocerant niche filled with Ready-2-Eat and Heat-N-Eat fresh prepared food has been the discovery of food that is deemed ‘better-4-you by consumers according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®.  A recent news article pointed out that today more […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Kroger Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2022 Results Announces Growth Expectations for 2023

Company Release – 3/2/2023 Fourth Quarter Highlights Fiscal 2022 Highlights CINCINNATI, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today reported its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2022 results, provided 2023 guidance and updated investors on how Leading with Fresh and Accelerating with Digital continues to position Kroger for long-term sustainable growth. Comments from Chairman and CEO Rodney […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Don’t Let Economic Uncertainty Get You Down: 3 Ways E-Commerce Businesses Can Continue to Thrive

For the last few years, retailers have been bracing for the economy to take another downturn. With talks of a recession looming and layoffs permeating nearly every industry, it’s important for retailers to understand how to protect their businesses and persevere through financial uncertainty. Fortunately, even if inflation continues to rise and spending drops off, consumers will still […]
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  1. Department: Beverage

Beverage Sales Continue to Drive C-Store Visits

  While beverage sales continue to drive top-line sales and bottom-line profits for convenience stores it is the mix and match meal bundling that sets apart the real winners within the space according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®.  According to Bonnie Herzog, managing director at Goldman Sachs, c-store retailers […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

5 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Implementing an Order Management System

Order management is a critical process for B2B and B2C retailers looking to expand their digital commerce operations. As online sales continue to grow, with expectations that by 2025, retail e-commerce sales worldwide could reach $7.391 trillion, digital commerce companies must ensure they have the technology backbone in place to deal with the uptick. This includes […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

How Real-Time Data Can Power Ultra-Personalized Retail

The pandemic drove e-commerce to new heights, increasing pressure on retailers to get ahead of changing consumer behaviors. However, delivering e-commerce systems that provide a competitive advantage is one of the toughest challenges facing retailers today. The role of data — and the ability to offer personalized retail experiences — is increasingly critical, especially a requirement […]
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  4. Technology & Innovation

Tesco infuriates shoppers as it slashes Clubcard points value

Supermarket giant Tesco came under fire following the announcement that it will be reducing the value of Clubcard reward vouchers from June 2023. The reduction will come into force after… The post Tesco infuriates shoppers as it slashes Clubcard points value appeared first on Latest Retail Technology News From Across The Globe – Charged.
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aisle 3 exits the CSS business and uses proceeds to support growth in sneaker category

AI powered shopping platform aisle 3 has completed the sale of its Google Comparison Shopping Site (CSS) service to Product Hero. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, other than it being all cash. The sale consolidates market share for CSS service provider Product Hero, which works with the likes of Rituals and Ikea. […]
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Kroger lands deal for self-driving truck deliveries

Get ready because the empty truck cabs in motion are coming. Gatik, which is involved in autonomous middle-mile logistics, has announced a multi-year commercial collaboration to transport customer orders within Kroger’s Dallas distribution network. The operations will launch in a few weeks. Under the collaboration, Gatik’s medium-duty autonomous box trucks will transport fresh, customer-favorite products from […]
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  1. CPG: Food
  2. Channel: Grocery
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  11. Owned Brands (Private Label)

Albertsons Redesigns and Expands Open Nature Own Label Line

Albertsons yesterday unveiled what it said was “the redesign of its Open Nature brand as the company strives to become the brand of choice for those health-conscious shoppers seeking a more balanced lifestyle. Open Nature, which is part of Albertsons Cos. Own Brands portfolio, provides shoppers with tasty foods made with thoughtfully chosen ingredients that […]
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