Channel: Grocery Grocers weigh the pros and cons of scan-and-go Despite Wegmans’ decision to abandon the technology last year, other retailers continue to offer the convenience-focused service — and more are showing interest in it, industry officials said. Grocery Dive January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 < 1 min read WegmansTechnology & Innovation 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trends & External Forces Evolving Security for Protecting Today’s Retail Network Architecture Retail is arguably one of the world’s most IT dependent sectors, and the opportunities to leverage cutting-edge technology to improve service quality, achieve affordability, and enhance the customer experience are wide open. Digital transformation and changing customer demands are driving the retail industry into one of the largest overhauls it has ever seen, and the […] Kelly Ahuja January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 4 min read Data & InsightsLegal & CriminalTechnology & InnovationShoppersPredictions and ForecastsWegmansCustomer ExperienceCOVID19DeliveryExecutivesHealth & WellnessMars Inc.Operations & Supply ChainPricing & PromotionsResults & InvestmentSustainabilityTargetWalmartConsumersAssociates 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Wegmans To Invest $3 Million In Upstate NY Ice Cream Company Syracuse.com reports that “Wegmans is investing $3 million into Perry’s Ice Cream’s planned $18 million project that will add 20,000 square feet to its 120,000-square-foot facility in Akron, N.Y. The expansion will focus on producing ice cream bars on a stick, a ‘fast-growing segment’ of the industry.” According to the story, “Wegmans said it contributed […] MorningNewsBeat December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 < 1 min read WegmansDept. FrozenVendorsPredictions and ForecastsDollar GeneralBrick and Mortar 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Holiday Messages From Walmart, Wegmans Over the weekend, I got email from both Wegmans and Walmart that, I thought, illustrated different but equally compelling takes on how to market to consumers during the current holiday season. The notion of essentially rolling back prices at a time when inflation is driving up the cost of food and shoppers have a recessionary […] MorningNewsBeat December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 < 1 min read WegmansHoliday & EventsWalmartEconomyConsumersShoppersDept. Grocery 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Wegmans: Reflecting Shifting Realities USA Today has begun what it calls a series of articles about Wegmans, the upstate New York company that started as the Rochester Fruit & Vegetable Company in 1916 and now has become a regional powerhouse with 109 stores and more on the way, including its first unit in Connecticut and one in New York’s […] MorningNewsBeat December 12, 2022December 12, 2022 2 min read WegmansBrick and MortarTrader JoesDept. FreshUnileverStore LocationPredictions and ForecastsExecutives 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery For People Who Can’t Wait For Wegmans To Come To Their Neighborhood The post For People Who Can’t Wait For Wegmans To Come To Their Neighborhood appeared first on MNB. MorningNewsBeat November 29, 2022November 29, 2022 < 1 min read Wegmans 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Thursday Eye-Opener: Fowl Play by Kevin Coupe I love stories. I love it when retailers tell stories … because a clear narrative connected to retailer’s brand equity and value proposition creates an enormous opportunity for differentiation. It was just a week or so ago that I drew your attention to an email from Wegmans in which it identified the […] MorningNewsBeat November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 2 min read WegmansShoppersHoliday & EventsVendorsPricing & PromotionsPartnershipsExecutives 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Stores & Formats Your Views: The Good Fight MNB reader Steven Ritchey emailed us about two different Friday stories: I’m thinking Walmart could take those 1,458 jobs they are cutting in their warehouse and put those people to work in their stores. The stores I go to desperately need front end help, and store stocking is a joke. Back when I was retail […] MorningNewsBeat October 10, 2022October 10, 2022 4 min read Brick and MortarShoppersWalmartTechnology & InnovationOperations & Supply ChainInsight ProvidersDeliveryWegmansTech: CashierlessSustainabilityStore LocationMerchandisingHEB 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Years Before Wegmans Arrives in CT, Competitor Girds For Battle CT Insider has a story about how years before Wegmans opens its first Connecticut store on Route 1 in Norwalk, one supermarket competitor – just a quarter-mile or so away – already is getting busy competing. Here’s how the story frames the scenario: “ShopRite customers in Norwalk will see the bustle of activity near the […] MorningNewsBeat October 7, 2022October 7, 2022 2 min read WegmansWakefernAhold DelhaizeBrick and MortarShoppersTrader JoesAssociatesCostcoDeliveryDept. GroceryTech: CashierlessWalmartDept. Fresh 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Media & Marketing Target hires Prat Vemana as it looks to grow digital business Target has appointed Prat Vemana as Executive Vice President, Chief Digital and Product Officer. Vemana will join the retailer on 31st October, reporting to Chief Guest Experience Officer Cara Sylvester. In this role, he will oversee Target’s digital business, including site merchandising, user experience, digital operations and product, and Target+, an online third-party marketplace. Additionally, […] Retail Technology Innovation Hub October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 4 min read Marketing: SocialTechnology & InnovationTwitterTargetGopuffExecutivesTrends: TechShoppersQ CommerceDeliveryTikTokWegmansFood DeliveryConsumersTech: CashierlessOperations & Supply ChainMerchandisingHome DepotData & InsightsPredictions and ForecastsPricing & PromotionsDept. HBCBrick and MortarAssociates 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Hy-Vee Expands Scan & Go Tech The Rochester Post- Bulletin reports that Hy-Vee is expanding a “frictionless shopping” pilot that it tested at 50 midwestern stores this summer, bringing its Scan & Go technology to its stores in Rochester, Minnesota. According to the story, “To use Scan & Go, customers download a Hy-Vee app to their smartphone and then use the […] MorningNewsBeat September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 < 1 min read Hy-VeeTechnology & InnovationWegmansBrick and MortarMarketing: In StoreDept. PerimeterDept. FrozenDept. FreshAmazon 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Wegmans closes out self-checkout app due to losses Retail Customer Experience September 21, 2022September 21, 2022 < 1 min read WegmansTech: Cashierless 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Agencies & Vendors Study: Market Basket, Aldi, WinCo Best At Coping With Inflation Pressures dunnhumby has released a special edition of its Retailer Preference Index (RPI), looking at which grocers are best serving their customers in a faltering economy, and concluded that the top five are Market Basket, Aldi, WinCo, Grocery Outlet and Save A Lot. Rounding out the top 10: Lidl, Dollar General, Food4LessFoodsCo, Family Dollar, and Military […] MorningNewsBeat September 21, 2022September 21, 2022 < 1 min read EconomyAldiLidlAmazonWegmansThe Fresh MarketStore LocationSave A LotPublixMarketing: Retail MediaInsight ProvidersGrocery OutletFamily DollardunnhumbyDollar GeneralDept. FreshBig DataKroger 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trends & External Forces Your Views: Hip Shot We reported yesterday that the state of California yesterday filed a lawsuit against Amazon on antitrust grounds, charging that the online retailer stifles competition by penalizing sellers for offering products elsewhere for lower prices. MNB reader Tom Murphy replied: Nothing new in the market on this. Walmart and Kroger have for years forbidden vendors from […] MorningNewsBeat September 16, 2022September 16, 2022 3 min read Dept. GroceryWegmansRestaurantsHealth & WellnessLegal & CriminalCompetitionTrader JoesKrogerAlbertsons / SafewayWhole FoodsEconomyBrick and MortarDept. Fresh PreparedTechnology & InnovationWeatherWalmartVendorsUnileverStrategySustainabilityDept. FreshPhilanthropyGovernmentDollar GeneralAmazonDept. Perimeter 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery The Friday Checkout: Is Wegmans’ retreat from scan-and-go out of touch? The retailer decided to drop its SCAN app like a hot potato, but it may be an outlier among grocers. Grocery Dive September 16, 2022September 16, 2022 < 1 min read Wegmans 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Wegmans is ending its scan-and-go service The grocer told customers it’s doing away with the popular app later this week due to “losses” that “prevent us from continuing to make it available in its current state.” Grocery Dive September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 < 1 min read Wegmans 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Wegmans To Shut Down SCAN App Service, Blaming “Losses” Yesterday, Wegmans customers received the following email from Colleen Wegman, the company’s president/CEO, announcing the end of the company’s SCAN app, which allowed customers to scan their groceries as they shopped the store: Hello there, As a valued customer and user of our SCAN App, we’re writing to let you know as of Sunday, September […] MorningNewsBeat September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 3 min read WegmansShoppersCOVID19Technology & InnovationDept. BeverageDept. DairyDept. FreshDept. PerimeterEconomyExecutivesMarketing: In StorePredictions and ForecastsPricing & PromotionsUnileverAmazonAldi 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Wegmans nears full phase-out of single-use plastic shopping bags All Pennsylvania stores to remove disposable plastic grocery bags this month Supermarket News September 12, 2022September 12, 2022 < 1 min read WegmansSustainabilityBrick and Mortar 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Wegmans Tops Fortune List Of Best Retail Workplaces Fortune is out with its list of the best retail workplaces, and Wegmans – as often happens – tops the list of large retailers cited in the annual compendium. In order, the other large retailers making the list are Target, Sheetz, Altar’d State (a lifestyle and fashion brand), Publix, and Nugget. Aldi comes in at […] MorningNewsBeat September 8, 2022September 8, 2022 < 1 min read WegmansSoutheastern GrocersTargetPublixDept. ApparelAldi 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Corporate Purpose Coborn’s CEO Joins CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion Coalition Coborn’s, the Minnesota-based supermarket chain, announced yesterday that its CEO-chairman, Chris Coborn, “has joined the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion coalition. The organization is the largest CEO-driven business commitment to drive measurable action and meaningful change in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. “In signing this commitment, Coborn’s, Inc. joins a partnership […] MorningNewsBeat August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 2 min read InclusivityExecutivesAhold DelhaizeDept. GroceryKrogerWegmansAlimentation Couche-TardTargetSustainabilityPartnershipsMeijerCircle KGiant EagleDeliveryAssociatesAlbertsons / SafewayWalmart 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Sansolo Speaks: Winning the Mealtime Battle by Michael Sansolo When it comes to getting a meal on the table, where do shoppers find the better value? It’s a question worth considering especially now that restaurants, as Kevin reported last week, are claiming they offer the superior value. After all, you can drive down to the local McDonald’s and chow down on […] MorningNewsBeat August 23, 2022August 23, 2022 3 min read WegmansAmazonShoppersDept. FreshRestaurantsBrick and MortarStrategyDept. HBCDept. Fresh PreparedDept. FrozenDept. NonfoodDept. PerimeterEconomyHealth & WellnessPricing & PromotionsDept. Grocery 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Dr. Oz learns a social media lesson while grocery shopping for crudités Dr. Mehmet Oz is running as the Republican candidate for the open Senate seat in Pennsylvania. The former talk show host decided to post a video of himself shopping in a grocery store with the intent of blaming food inflation on President Joseph Biden. Instead, Dr. Oz invited ridicule for not knowing that he was […] RetailWire August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 < 1 min read Marketing: SocialESG and CSRWegmansEconomyDept. Grocery 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trends & External Forces Budget grocers weather the inflation storm How is grocery behavior changing as inflation hits customer wallets? Key takeaways: Spending visits at premium grocers saw declines at or below the industry average, while discount grocers saw sharp and sustained increases over the same time frame Despite some initial resistance to inflationary pressures, higher income shoppers have started to slow their spending at […] Earnest Research August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 4 min read EconomyWhole FoodsTechnology & InnovationDept. GroceryWeatherConsumersShoppersWegmansGrocery OutletResults & InvestmentData & InsightsDept. FreshAlbertsons / SafewayMarketing: SocialAldiThe Fresh MarketDept. NonfoodPredictions and ForecastsSustainabilityKrogerMerchandising 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked 5
Channel: Grocery Wegmans’ customers are thrown off by store resets Wegmans has reset stores in and around its headquarters in Rochester, NY. The changes have left some consumers confused, but the retailer’s friendly staff has been on hand to point them in the right direction. RetailWire August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 < 1 min read WegmansConsumersBrick and MortarAssociates 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Department: Beverage Pandemic in Progress: Invention, Innovation and Harnessing the Unexpected Magic of Momentum Last week at The eCommerce & Digital Marketing Conference For Food & Beverage, Carolann McKay, MikMak’s VP of Customer Success & Strategic Development, moderated a Keynote Panel with industry leaders on how the pandemic affected the food and beverage industry. This in-depth panel discussion, featuring industry experts from eMeals.com, Bacardi Southern Glazer’s Wine & […] MikMak August 1, 2022August 1, 2022 < 1 min read Dept. BeverageCOVID19Technology & InnovationDept. GroceryWegmansDept. Adult BevShoppersMarketing: SocialCPG: Adult Beverage 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trends & External Forces J.D. Power finds retail health, wellness services thriving TROY, Mich. — With more than 258.1 million total doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and an estimated 40 million flu vaccinations seasonally dispensed at retail pharmacies, U.S. consumers have grown accustomed to—and very comfortable with—the idea of receiving health services at their local pharmacies. According to the J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Pharmacy Study, released Thursday, the evolution toward health and […] MMR July 28, 2022July 28, 2022 3 min read Health & WellnessDept. PharmacyShoppersAmazonMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionCustomer ExperienceCOVID19WalgreensConsumersCompetitionWegmansTechnology & InnovationTargetPublixCVSPredictions and ForecastsMarketing: Direct & PersonalizationHEBBig DataCostcoData & Insights 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Retail Ecosystem FaceTime with the Content Guy: You Gotta Have Soul I was listening to the 7-19-22 “Pivot” podcast, with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway, and they unexpectedly started talking about the importance of soul in the food retailing experience. The point is important, worth listening to, and it involves both Wegmans and Amazon. You can check out this podcast – one of my favorites, […] MorningNewsBeat July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 < 1 min read PodcastsMarketing: SocialWegmansDept. GroceryAmazon 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Stores & Formats Stores add self-checkouts even if customers don’t like them Labor savings is the major catalyst behind self-checkouts in stores even as research shows high disapproval rates for the technology. “If everyone else is doing it, you look like an idiot if you don’t have it,” said David D’Arezzo, a former executive at Dollar General and Wegmans. “Once you let it out of the bag, […] RetailWire July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 < 1 min read Brick and MortarWegmansTechnology & InnovationExecutivesDollar GeneralAssociates 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery The renaissance of supermarkets Amid the myriad retailing developments that have distinguished — for good or ill — the retail landscape thus far in 2022, perhaps the most surprising (though not entirely unexpected) alteration has been the emergence (or reemergence) of the supermarket segment of the mass retailing community. If this re-ignition has taken some industry people by surprise, […] MMR June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 3 min read Health & WellnessCompetitionDept. GroceryHy-VeeWegmansKrogerDept. HBCAlbertsons / SafewayDept. PharmacyHEBConsumersPublixBrick and MortarWeis MarketsMarketing: SocialPredictions and ForecastsSustainabilityTrends: RetailWakefernAhold Delhaize 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked 5
Channel: Grocery Wegmans Food Markets awarded highest rank on Best Workplaces in Retail list For six consecutive years, Great Place to Work and Fortune magazine have ranked Wegmans Food Markets on the list of the 2021 Best Workplaces in Retail. Supermarket Perimeter June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 < 1 min read WegmansDept. Grocery 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
RetailWit QuickWit QuickWit Weekly (1/30/23) Last Week’s Top Retail News Last week's trending topics and most interesting & most read stories in commerce. Written by RetailWit January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Associates & Employees Associates & Employees Stores & Formats Louisville Trader Joe’s workers elect to unionize Employees at a store in the Kentucky city voted 48-36 to join Trader Joe’s United yesterday, making the location the third in the chain where associates have opted to become part of the union. Written by Grocery Dive January 28, 2023January 28, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology & Innovation CPG: Beverage Channel: Delivery Channel: Ecommerce & Digital Channel: Mass Department: Consumer Durables Department: Food Department: HBC Department: Nonfood Corporate Strategy Corporate Finance ESG Partnerships & Alt Profit Media & Marketing Data & Insights International Shopper & Customer Start Ups Technology & Innovation Trends & External Forces Associates & Employees Operations & Supply Chain Stores & Formats Amazon UK stores and strikes: RTIH presents the retail technology week in numbers Do you like numbers? Do you like retail systems news? Then this is the article for you. Including Emperia, Amazon UK, Mercaux, Gemba, Adobe, and Twinco Capital. $18 million…Gemba, a virtual reality training startup used by the likes of Nike, Coca-Cola, and Amazon, has bagged $18 million in a Series A round of funding from […] Written by Retail Technology Innovation Hub January 28, 2023January 28, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology & Innovation Channel: Mass Department: Consumer Durables Department: Nonfood Corporate Strategy Corporate Finance ESG Partnerships & Alt Profit Media & Marketing Agencies & Vendors Retail Ecosystem Data & Insights International Shopper & Customer Technology & Innovation Trends & External Forces Retail Operations Operations & Supply Chain Stores & Formats NRF 2023: Top Retail Influencers’ Key Takeaways (Part Two) The RETHINK Retail team ventured to NYC from January 14-17th for NRF 2023: Retail’s Big Show. While there, we had the opportunity to speak with attendees from our Top Retail Influencer community and learn about their event experience. #TRI members–Ian Scott, Martin Newman, Melissa Gonzalez, Melissa Minkow, Nikki Baird, Ron Thurston, Stewart Samual, and Thomas […] Written by Rethink Retail January 28, 2023January 28, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Specialty & Other Corporate Finance Bed Bath & Beyond can’t pay its bills Bed Bath & Beyond yesterday warned that it does not have sufficient cash to pay down its debts. The retailer defaulted on a credit line with JP Morgan and said in a securities filing that it is considering “all strategic alternatives, including restructuring its debt under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.” Written by RetailWire January 28, 2023January 28, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked