Analysis
Walmart Says No to Personalised Pricing — But Its Digital Shelf Is Becoming Smarter
Walmart has always had a simple message for the American supermarket customer: big, but fair. That is why the debate around digital shelf labels is more important for Walmart than it might first appear....
Fresh Produce Is Becoming Supermarkets’ New Price Battlefield
Fruit and vegetables are becoming one of the most important battlegrounds in supermarket pricing — and the next few months could see fresh produce play a much bigger role in how retailers communicate value...
Lidl’s New Checkout Push Raises a Bigger Question: Is the Supermarket Really Designing for the Shopper?
Lidl is taking another step towards changing the traditional supermarket checkout, rolling out a new generation of self-checkout machines across its UK estate. The technology is being introduced first in new stores and will...
GLP-1 and the Ultra-Dense Grocery Paradigm: Is the Supermarket Basket Getting Smaller?
For years, supermarket category managers have been trained to think in terms of volume: bigger packs, larger baskets, promotional multipacks and high-frequency consumption. But a new consumer behaviour is beginning to challenge that model....
The Supermarket Camera Is Starting to Understand What Is Happening
The next generation of supermarket technology may not be another checkout machine or electronic shelf label. It could be the camera already hanging from the ceiling. Spanish technology company Grabit is expanding its use...
Ocado and nemlig: A New Test for the Future of Robotic Grocery Retail
The Danish online supermarket becomes Ocado’s latest European partner as automated fulfilment moves back into the spotlight While the Kroger–Albertsons story highlights the risks involved in achieving growth through traditional supermarket consolidation, another part...
What Can 3,000 Algerian Dinars Really Buy? The €50 Question
A comment from an Algerian government minister has sparked an interesting debate about the real value of money — and whether €50 in Europe can really buy less than 3,000 Algerian dinars in Algeria....
The Mass Market: Why the Most Successful Retailers Understand One Simple Rule
By Riad Beladi The biggest retail successes rarely come from trying to sell to everybody at any price. They come from understanding the mass market, offering value that millions of people can afford and...
Reusable Packaging Moves from Sustainability Option to PPWR Compliance Tool
Europe’s fresh food supply chain is entering a new regulatory phase as the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) begins to place greater emphasis on packaging reduction, reuse, recyclability, traceability and the responsible...
NORWAY’S GROCERY MARKET: THREE GIANTS CONTROL 95% AS PRICE SURVEILLANCE COMES UNDER SCRUTINY
Norway’s grocery market has a competition problem that is difficult to ignore: three major grocery groups control more than 95% of the market. The concentration has become a long-running concern for Norwegian authorities, particularly...