Winning Stores of the Future

RetailNet Group’s senior analyst, Hannah Donoghue, will present her findings from several months of research into Winning Store Formats of the Future.  Webinar participants will gain a first-hand point of view on the most effective strategies at the store level. Retail is transitioning from Big Boxes to Small Boxes to Digital, yet many of the [...]

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2013 GenX Moms Report from the Produce for Better Health Foundation

The Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) recently concluded their annual meeting and release of their annual GenX Moms tracking report, now in its 5 year of tracking. While the purpose of this report is to track success of PBH efforts to educate and support better fruit and vegetable consumption the report contains a number [...]

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JCP and Ron Johnson – Know First What Shopper Experience YOUR Shoppers Want!

Winning at Customer Experience is rarely a one shot effort, but as recent experience of some world class retailers tells you, it is also not about assuming you know what is most important to your shoppers. Ron Johnson had a vision for winning at JCP – improve the shopping experience faster and farther on the [...]

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RetailNet Group – 2020 Retail Market Planning Guides

RetailNet Group has developed and published a series called the 2020 Retail Market Planning Guides. These are in-depth looks at retail markets across the world. Each report is heavily populated with charts and details of the key drivers of change that are defining the Future of Retail, with RNG’s annotation of the insights and implications [...]

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What Consumer Companies Are Saying…Literally Mass Localization

Retailers have recently been ramping up efforts towards more localized assortments. The implementation strategy ranges from specialized CRM systems to simple customer feedback. Tractor Supply Co (03.05.2013): “So it’s constantly a challenge for the merchandising team to understand the needs of the local markets. There’s also brand preferences. Across the U.S., people have different expectations [...]

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ASDA Launches Collection Point

ASDA launched its first stand-alone collection point for online orders in the Green Park office park in Reading, United Kingdom in mid-December 2012. The collection point allows customers to place orders online and pick them up from the collection point in 4 hour time slots. Customers can order as late as midnight and pick up [...]

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Auchan’s Drive Adds “Fresh”

After launching the first drive concept in 2000, French hypermarket and supermarket chain, Auchan, announced earlier this week that they will launch a new drive concept store incorporating fresh produce. The new brand, under the code name “Multifrais,” will open this March in the Paris metro area. Auchan Attempts to Combine “Drive” and “Fresh” Auchan [...]

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Walmart Opens Kiosks Outside Mexican Supercenters

The retail industry is rapidly moving to a new normal.  There has been enough research and analysis done in the past decade describing the factors of the small footprint movement, including: market saturation, and the increasing global urbanization rates.   However, the most important need for change was driven by the consumers’ demand for convenience. Walmart [...]

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