Alfa Beta joins Mega Image in the sequel of Albert Heijn’s dry misting success story
Ahold Delhaize reported: "By sharing best practices across all of Ahold Delhaize brands, we can support each other to keep ahead of the competition. One example is the successful implementation of a pilot program that sees the positive effects of dry misting on fresh produce in our Alfa Beta and Mega Image brands. This comes after the successful Not for Resale (NfR) European Waste Reduction event where Albert Heijn shared its best practices on dry misting".
Source: aholddelhaize.com
UK retailers raise shop prices for first time since 2019
British retailers increased their prices for the 1st time in more than 2 years in November as the coronavirus pandemic hit global supply chains, limited staff availability and pushed up inflation for shoppers, a survey showed. With the Bank of England due to consider this month a 1st interest rate hike since the COVID-19 crisis broke, the British Retail Consortium said shop prices rose by 0.3% compared with November 2020, the 1st annual increase since May 2019.
Source: reuters.com
Coop Netherlands members approve merger with Plus
Coop Nederland UA (Coop) has announced that its members have approved the proposed merger with Plus by an overwhelming majority. The approval of the Plus General Assembly, which took place at the same time, is an important step towards the completion of the merger, Coop added. The deal, expected to close in early 2022, is subject to approval by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM).
Source: esmmagazine.com
UK: Sainsbury’s opens 1st supermarket in Ludlow
Sainsbury’s has opened its 1st ever supermarket in the Shropshire town of Ludlow. Spanning 19,564 square feet, the store was opened by Deputy Mayor of Ludlow Vivienne Parry and Ludford Parish Council Chair Imogen Liddle, alongside local Ludlow Primary School pupil Lottie Wells who won a competition to design a limited-edition Sainsbury’s bag for life for the opening.
Source: theretailbulletin.com
Tesco acquires supermarket chain in Ireland
Tesco Ireland has announced the acquisition of 10 Joyce’s Supermarkets stores based in Galway. The stores currently operate under the Joyce family’s independent brand. Subject to approval by local competition authorities, they will be rebranded as Tesco stores throughout 2022, with existing staff being invited to remain with the business.
Source: kamcity.com
Waitrose enters independent channel with Margiotta partnership
Waitrose products will appear in independent convenience stores for the 1st time as part of a partnership with Edinburgh and East Lothian convenience store chain Margiotta. The partnership will see more than 600 Waitrose products become available in Margiotta’s 10 shops from 30 November.
Source: conveniencestore.co.uk
First findings in series of retail trials show a 78% uplift in promoted fruit and veg sales when prices are reduced, from in-store trials at Sainsbury’s
Collaboration between IGD, food and consumer goods industry and the University of Leeds helps shift people towards healthier, more sustainable diets. As part of its ambition to make healthy and sustainable diets easy for everyone, IGD has launched the 1st results from its in-store behaviour change trials, testing what strategies at point of sale could shift consumers towards making healthier, more sustainable food and drink choices.
Source: igd.com
Russia: Magnit raises store opening forecast as lease deal announced
Russian food retailer Magnit raised it full-year store openings guidance as it announced it had obtained an agreement for long-term leasehold rights for 58 stores operating under the Radezh brand in Volgograd.
Source: reuters.com
Tesco launches the UK’s largest closed loop grocery Media and Insight platform, powered by dunnhumby
Tesco launched ‘Tesco Media and Insight, powered by dunnhumby’, a new platform to help suppliers and agencies engage more effectively with customers and understand their evolving needs.
Source: tescoplc.com
Spain's Cabify plans online grocery delivery in Latin America in 2022
Spanish ride-hailing app Cabify will begin offering grocery deliveries in its Latin American markets next year after debuting the service in Spain a month ago, Lucia Chavarri, the vice president of new business, said.
Source: reuters.com
US: FTC launches inquiry into grocery supply-chain disruptions
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered 9 large grocery retailers, distributors and manufacturers to provide detailed information to help the agency address national supply-chain disruptions that have led to empty shelves and higher prices for consumers. In announcing the inquiry, the FTC said it’s sending special orders to Walmart, Amazon, The Kroger Co., C&S Wholesale Grocers, Associated Wholesale Grocers, McLane Co., Procter & Gamble Co., Tyson Foods and The Kraft Heinz Co.
Source: supermarketnews.com
Celebrating 10 years with 10 trends that will impact grocery retail in 2022
Brick Meets Click reported: "For 10 years, Brick Meets Click has been connecting today’s grocery business with tomorrow’s needs. To celebrate this 10th anniversary, we focus on 10 trends that will be important to grocery retailers and brands in 2022: 1. Digitalization emerges as a more important source of competitive advantage; 2. More companies discover their growth is driven by hyper localization; 3. Inflation causes changes in pricing strategy and other business practices; 4. Price becomes a more challenging part of the retailer’s value equation; 5. CPGs increase the number of brands and products they sell exclusively to one retailer; 6. Grocery delivery becomes more affordable; 7. Grocery pickup options expand with new models; 8. Inventory optimization becomes "mission critical"; 9. The growth of hard discounters disrupts more market areas; 10. Amazon Fresh pushes further into "attribute driven" assortments as a way to reinvent the grocery shopping experience."
Source: brickmeetsclick.com
US: Big Y takes Carrier's trailers fridges with telematics
One of New England’s largest independently owned supermarket chains, Big Y, is improving its fleet logistics with new trailers using Carrier Transicold X4 7300 fridges with E-Solutions telematics. Big Y has replaced two thirds of its 70 refrigerated trailers through Ryder System with Carrier Transicold of Southern New England providing the fridges and telematics.
Source: globalcoldchainnews.com
US: WhatsGood to bring farm fresh, local food to customers year-round with new retail store in Lincoln Park
WhatsGood, an innovative technology provider for online orders at local farmers markets, is opening the 1st in a series of Chicago-based Farm Shops in Lincoln Park on December 7th, 2021. WhatsGood's Farm Shop is a small footprint grocery store with an array of locally curated products that will provide Chicagoans with in-store shopping and on-demand delivery.
Source: prnewswire.com
US: Online grocer Farmstead to accept SNAP EBT transactions
E-grocer Farmstead has enlisted third-party processor Forage to enable electronic benefit transfer (EBT) payments from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants for online grocery purchases. Burlingame, California-based Farmstead said that the partnership will make it the nation’s 1st online-only grocer to directly accept SNAP EBT transactions. Plans call for the Forage payment processing technology into Farmstead’s e-commerce operations - including its Grocery OS online grocery platform - and begin to accepting SNAP EBT payments by the 2nd quarter of 2022.
Source: supermarketnews.com
Walmart Canada acquires Foodmaestro to personalize online shopping
To improve the online grocery shopping experience, Walmart Canada is bringing a digital startup to the table. The retailer has acquired Foodmaestro, a Toronto-based platform that uses data to transform the online grocery shopping experience. The service helps consumers find products quickly and easily, recommends relevant products, and delivers customized content such as meal planning.
Source: canadiangrocer.com