US: Kroger Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen delivers opening keynote at Groceryshop
The Kroger Co. Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen took the stage in Las Vegas at Groceryshop, a leading U.S. event for the retail, grocery, and consumer packaged goods industries, for its annual conference during the opening keynote themed Kroger Delivers the Future of Grocery Shopping Now.
Source: prnewswire.com
US: Giant Food offers fee break on home delivery
Giant Food is making online grocery delivery and pickup orders more affordable by easing fees and minimum order requirements. Landover, Maryland-based Giant said that it has removed fees for Giant Delivers midweek orders (Tuesday to Thursday) for customers across its Mid-Atlantic market area. Also, for orders placed during the Friday-to-Monday period, the grocer has halved the delivery fee to $3.95. Minimum order amounts for delivery have been cut as well, from $60 to $30.
Source: supermarketnews.com
US: Albertsons 1st nat’l grocer to leverage Firework’s short-form video capability
Albertsons Cos. has formed a partnership with Firework, a short-form video platform designed to bring a shoppable, livestream video experience to any website. The food retailer is the first U.S. grocer to employ the Firework platform to bring online shoppers a community-oriented experience led by shoppable, short-form and livestream video.
Source: progressivegrocer.com
US: How Target turned grocery into a strength
Target owes its widening momentum in grocery sales to investments that have turned the merchant from a “retailer that simply sells food and beverage to a retailer that celebrates food and beverage”, Rick Gomez, Target’s EVP of food and beverage, said in a keynote address at the Groceryshop conference in Las Vegas.
Source: winsightgrocerybusiness.com
US: Regional grocer Hy-Vee, Inc. adopts receipt marketing technology powered by flexEngage
flexEngage, a global leader in dynamic receipt and transactional communications, announced that they have been chosen by super-regional grocery chain Hy-Vee, Inc. to power its receipt marketing technology across all of its 275 stores.
Source: businesswire.com
SPAR South Africa sees ‘solid’ performance from Ireland, Switzerland and Poland operations
South Africa’s SPAR Group has reported ‘solid turnover growth’ in its Ireland operations in the 48 weeks to 27 August, while its Swiss business saw ‘an extraordinary performance’ during the period. In a trading update, the Pinetown-based business said that its BWG Foods operation in Ireland reported 3.3% growth in euro-denominated currency, with its neighbourhood store brands experiencing ‘positive sales growth’ due to increased local shopping.
Source: esmmagazine.com
Les Mousquetaires posts strongest growth in France in August
Groupement Les Mousquetaires, which operates the Intermarché banner, was the strongest performer in the French grocery market in the 4 weeks to 5 September, according to Kantar, recording a 0.8 percentage point increase in market share. The group, which recently announced a new purchasing alliance alongside Groupe Casino, now holds a market share of 16.3%, the data showed.
Source: esmmagazine.com
Ukrainian supermarket chain “Silpo” fired the management team of fruit and vegetable departments
According to the suppliers of vegetables and fruits to one of the largest supermarket chains in Ukraine “Silpo”, which is part of the Fozzy Group, the entire team responsible for the purchase of vegetables and fruits and management of the fruit and vegetable departments of the chain, was fired.
Source: east-fruit.com
Russian online retailer Wildberries enters Baltic countries
Wildberries, one of Russia’s largest online retailers, said it was entering Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia as part of its international expansion. The Moscow-based company now operates in 17 countries, branching out into 7 new markets so far this year, including the United States, France and Germany.
Source: reuters.com
China: Dada Haibo System awarded Best Practice Case of Retail Technology Innovation
Dada Group, China’s leading local on-demand delivery and retail platform, is pleased to announce that its Dada Haibo omni-channel online retail operating system was awarded the 2021 Best Practice Case of Retail Digital Transformation and Technology Application by China Chain Store & Franchise Association (CCFA).
Source: prnewswire.com
UAE: Souq Al Jubail launches delivery service for all products
Souq Al Jubail, one of the key projects of the Sharjah Asset Management Company, the investment arm of the Government of Sharjah, has launched a delivery service for all types of meat, poultry, fish, vegetables, and fresh fruits, through the “WhatsApp” application and the call centre, to various emirates, cities, and regions of the country at competitive prices.
Source: sharjah24.ae
Europe: Marketplaces come out on top thanks to Covid crisis
The total cross-border e-commerce market in Europe, including the UK, Switzerland and Norway, accounted for a turnover of 198.5bln euros in 2020 (excluding travel), of which 115.4bln or 58% was generated by marketplaces. During the Covid-19 pandemic, marketplaces grew by a staggering 37.5%. Cross-Border Commerce Europe, the platform that stimulates cross-border e-commerce in Europe, reported these results. The second edition of the Top 100 Cross-Border Marketplaces Europe maps out the 100 best worldwide marketplaces based on their cross-border performance in Europe. The top 10 consists of well-known names such as eBay, AliExpress and Amazon.
Source: retaildetail.eu
Spain: As a neighbourhood supermarket chain, DIA contributes to sustainable mobility
As part of European Mobility Week, DIA has wanted to highlight the contribution neighbourhood supermarkets make to sustainable mobility. Thanks to the extensive coverage of its store network in Spain, 65% of households are less than a 15-minute walk from one of its stores, meaning over 30mln people in Spain can walk or ride their bike to their closest DIA supermarket to shop for food and hygiene products without causing atmospheric pollution from travel.
Source: diacorporate.com
SPAR Australia breaks ground on new Brisbane Distribution CentreSPAR Australia has started construction of its new 13,400m2 Brisbane Distribution Centre at Acacia Ridge Business Park. The upgrade is set to improve business efficiencies and create significant cost savings while reducing the environmental footprint.
Source: spar-international.com