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RETAIL TECHNOLOGY PREDICTION: WHY ELECTRONIC SHELF LABELS COULD BECOME A MUST-HAVE FOR SUPERMARKETS

riad beladi13/10/202613/10/2026

by riad beladi13/10/202613/10/20260

ISN believes electronic shelf labels will be one of the leading retail technology investments of 2027, as supermarkets look for better ways to manage prices, promotions, stock and the customer experience. There is a...

Sensormatic Solutions predicts the UK’s busiest 2026 Christmas shopping days

riad beladi13/10/2026

by riad beladi13/10/20260

The Saturday of Black Friday weekend (28 Nov) is forecast to be the busiest in-store shopping day of the festive season in the UK, surpassing Super Saturday Discount-driven shopping is set to top...

Agentic expectations: inflated product perceptions set by AI risk driving a new wave of retail returns, MACH Alliance research warns.

riad beladi12/10/2026

by riad beladi12/10/20260

London, UK — As AI use extends across greater parts of consumers’ buying journeys, expectations set by AI within search and discovery could risk creating a new wave of retail returns, new data from...

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The Perimeter Defense: How The Fresh Market Defeated the Discount Moat

riad beladi09/10/2026

by riad beladi09/10/20260

Merchandising Correspondent, ISN If you listen exclusively to the corporate earnings calls of the major players, you would think the only way to survive in modern American grocery is through raw, unadulterated scale or...

The Death of SKU Proliferation: Why PepsiCo is Shrinking the American Aisle

riad beladi09/10/2026

by riad beladi09/10/20260

By Elena Rostova, Supply Chain Editor, ISN For three decades, the primary metric of success for a consumer goods brand was shelf-space dominance. If a brand could introduce twenty different flavors of a single...

The Ashes of Albertsons and the $1.65B Giant Eagle Pivot: Kroger’s New Frontier

riad beladi09/10/2026

by riad beladi09/10/20260

By Riad Beladi Since the very first whispers of the ill-fated Kroger-Albertsons mega-merger echoed through corporate boardrooms years ago, International Supermarket News reporters have been on the ground. We stood in the humid corporate...

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Better Shelf Availability Could Be Worth More Than Another Price Promotion

riad beladi09/10/2026

by riad beladi09/10/20260

US dairy supplier reports a 6% sales increase during a touchless retail trial Supermarkets spend a great deal of time looking at prices, promotions and advertising when trying to increase sales. But there is...

Ocado’s New Ingredient Aisle Puts Food Manufacturers Under Pressure to Be More Transparent

riad beladi09/10/2026

by riad beladi09/10/20260

Shoppers want to know what is in their food, and retailers are responding Food manufacturers have spent years competing on price, brand recognition, convenience and taste. Now another question is becoming harder to ignore:...

Electronic Shelf Labels Move Beyond Pricing as Retailers Increase Technology Spending

riad beladi09/10/2026

by riad beladi09/10/20260

Electronic shelf labels are taking on a bigger role in supermarket operations, but the technology is also facing growing scrutiny over pricing, employment and the way retailers use digital information. Once regarded mainly as...

Princes Invests in Napolina as Demand for Italian Food Products Grows

riad beladi09/10/2026

by riad beladi09/10/20260

Princes is investing a six-figure sum in a new marketing campaign for Napolina, its Italian food brand, as it looks to build on recent growth and strengthen its position in the UK grocery market....