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REVISITING 2022 AND GROCERY ECOMMERCE TRENDS THAT FUNDAMENTALLY RESHAPED THE RETAIL LANDSCAPE
Looking back at grocery eCommerce trends in 2022, it was a year of many firsts – some anticipated, some totally unprecedented. For the...
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SHOPPERS ARE REDEFINING WHAT WELLNESS MEANS TO THEM
Dawn Valandingham Consumers are doubling down on their commitment to health and wellness with functional ingredients, performance...
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PUTTING THE RETAIL SUPPLY CHAIN IN REVERSE GEAR
Bridget McCrea Retailers that don’t consider product returns their biggest source of supply may want to rethink their reverse logistics...
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9 WAYS GROCERS CAN COMPETE WITH RESTAURANTS FOR CATERING AND PREPARED FOOD ORDERS
Heather Kirchner Grocers have the convenience edge over restaurants and should take full advantage of it. Prepared foods are typically...
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HOW DELIVERY IS BLURRING THE LINE BETWEEN RETAIL AND FOODSERVICE
Michael Schaefer The digital marketplace is reshaping how restaurants and supermarkets serve their guests. Recent reports have suggested...
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FIVE REASONS WHY GROCERS ARE EMBRACING TOTAL DSD MANAGEMENT
Jeffrey Kennedy Intelligent software can augment the benefits brought by direct-store delivery. DSD accounts for 24% of unit sales and...
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SOCIAL COMMERCE 3.0: WHERE DO RETAIL BRANDS GO FROM HERE?
Charles Nicholls Social commerce is a hot topic (again) in e-commerce. One industry analyst predicts social commerce sales will be "worth...
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AS SHOPPERS RESET, RETAIL’S FUTURE INCLUDES AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCES — AND AUTOMATION
Fiona Soltes New year, new possibilities. A variety of sessions at NRF 2023: Retail’s Big Show laid out trends and observations for the...
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AS RETAIL MEDIA GROWS, HOW WILL THE ADVERTISING ECOSYSTEM EVOLVE?
Nick Swimer 2023 is firmly underway, and one advertising trend is clearly emerging: the inexorable growth of retail media. Perhaps this...
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WHAT’S TRENDING IN NUTRITION? VALUE, VALUE, VALUE.
Unsurprisingly, grocery shoppers are prioritizing value and affordability. Grocery shoppers are prioritizing value and affordability over...
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SUPERMARKETS PROVIDE THE LEAST ENJOYABLE RETAIL EXPERIENCE: SURVEY
Mark Hamstra Shoppers cite long lines, high prices, frustrating in-store employee interactions. Consumers rated supermarkets as providing...
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3 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT CONSUMER SPENDING
NRF 2023: Insights on inflation’s impact and the outlook for 2023 Kristina Stewart Despite a global pandemic and record inflation,...
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DCI: Addressing Automatic Identification
DC Industrial Scanning Systems (PTY) LTD was formed in January 1993 as a business to address all aspects of Automatic Identification in...
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LIFTING THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY
Backed by a trusted brand and coupled with an extensive regional footprint, Masslift Africa is geared to give the South African retail...
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CONVENIENT WELLNESS SOLUTIONS TO HELP YOU FLOURISH THIS NEW YEAR WITH WOOLIES
The New Year is here – and it’s not a restart, it’s a refresh! You’ll will have the opportunity to reinvent your goals and reintroduce...
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26-year-old production manager leads the way in Checkers’ blooming flower business
Tseke Tladi (26) and his team of 27 employees at Freshmark’s Flower Co. packhouse in Johannesburg are responsible for ensuring the flower...
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WHERE TO NEXT FOR THE EXPERIENCE ECONOMY?
Will Hendrickson Almost a quarter of a century ago, a ground-breaking article in Harvard Business Review heralded the dawn of the “fourth...
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WHAT RETAILERS CAN EXPECT FROM CONSUMERS THIS YEAR
Daphne Howland The pandemic may be mitigated thanks to public health measures like vaccines, inflation may be on the wane and supply...
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BRANDS WINNING WITH MEMORABLE IN-STORE EXPERIENCES
Bobby Marhamat Want to create memorable in-store experiences? Look to these brands for inspiration. Top brands know that providing a...
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ABOUT THE CONVENIENCE REVOLUTION
Chat commerce is kicking off a Convenience Revolution, with brands like WhatsApp, Dis-Chem, and FlySafair, setting benchmarks for chat...
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