ISN Magazine – Page 19 – International Supermarket News

Algeria’s Export Ambition Beyond Oil and Gas: Progress, Contradictions, and the Cost of Bureaucracy

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BY Habiba Mahmoudi Algeria has reached a moment where pretending is no longer an option. For years, export diversification beyond oil and gas has been repeated like a comforting slogan, but slogans do not...

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The Supplier Relationship Is Changing Forever

ISN Magazine16th December 2025

by ISN Magazine16th December 20250

Another quiet revolution is taking place behind the scenes. Suppliers are under enormous pressure. Retailers demand lower prices, better service levels, sustainability commitments, and innovation – often simultaneously. Large retailers are becoming gatekeepers. For...

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Price Wars Are Not the Real Story

ISN Magazine16th December 2025

by ISN Magazine16th December 20250

While headlines often focus on price wars, they miss the deeper issue. The real battle is about who controls the consumer relationship. Loyalty cards, apps, personalised pricing, and data-driven promotions are no longer marketing...

Walmart: Scale, Technology, and the American Model

ISN Magazine16th December 2025

by ISN Magazine16th December 20250

Walmart operates in a different universe, yet faces strikingly similar challenges. In the United States, Walmart’s strength lies in its unmatched scale and logistics capability. No other retailer can move products as efficiently across...

Aldi: The Discounter That Changed the Rules

ISN Magazine16th December 2025

by ISN Magazine16th December 20250

Aldi is no longer an outsider. It is the system shock that permanently altered supermarket economics. What makes Aldi dangerous to traditional retailers is not just low pricing. It is discipline. A limited range,...

The UK Market: Tesco and Sainsbury’s Under Relentless Pressure

ISN Magazine16th December 2025

by ISN Magazine16th December 20250

The UK grocery market has always been one of the most competitive in the world. Margins are thin, consumers are sophisticated, and price comparison is ingrained in everyday shopping habits. Today, that pressure has...

Brad’s Cheapest City for January Sales

ISN Magazine16th December 2025

by ISN Magazine16th December 20250

A full shopping report by NaeLipstick on, coat perfectly cut, suitcase waiting to be filled. why January, why this city January is the month when fashion whispers turn into confident bargains. It’s when boutiques...

Retail Tech Report: The End of Checkout – How Invisible Payment Technology Will Redefine In-Store Shopping

ISN Magazine15th December 2025

by ISN Magazine15th December 20250

For more than two decades, the retail industry has experimented with self-checkout in an attempt to speed up the payment process and reduce operational costs. First introduced in the late 1990s, self-checkout machines were...

Global Supermarket Refrigeration: Size, Suppliers, Sustainability, and the Future of Cold Retail

ISN Magazine11th December 2025

by ISN Magazine11th December 20250

Supermarket refrigeration is one of the most critical and fast-evolving segments in the global retail landscape. As grocery formats expand, demand for fresh and frozen products rises, and sustainability standards tighten, the systems that...

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Festive Knits, Big Hearts: Christmas Jumper Day 2025 Unites Communities Across Britain and Ireland

ISN Magazine11th December 2025

by ISN Magazine11th December 20250

Christmas Jumper Day 2025 is gearing up to be one of the brightest, boldest and most heartfelt celebrations of the season, as families, schools, workplaces and entire neighbourhoods across the UK and Ireland prepare...