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Waitrose has launched its first lunchtime meal deal. Launched on 30 August, the meal deal, which was was first reported by The Grocer, costs £5 for a main, side and drink. Products from Waitrose’s sandwich, sushi, salad, wraps, fruit, cereal bars, juice and smoothie ranges are included in the offer. Jennifer Moscardini, Waitrose food-to-go buyer, said: “We’re really excited to be launch...

Big C, operated by Berli Jucker, planned to raise as much as $1 billion in the IPO as early as the fourth quarter of this year. Uncertain economic conditions The delay came one week after the retailer announced its acquisition of local chain Abouthai. It was planning to list in both Hong Kong and Thailand by the end of this year. However, the unfavourable capital market with international f...

Thousands of new innovations are launched in our industry every year. We curate the most relevant for you within our Innovation Tracker. Here’s our pick of the top five innovations which caught our eye this month. Click to view our Innovation Tracker , with details on over 1,000 industry innovations. 1. Penny tests a true cost campaign Penny in Germany asked its shoppers to pay extr...

Boots UK announced it will open a beauty-only store at Battersea Power Station in London later this year. Destination for beauty lovers The 11,200 square foot beauty-only store will offer more than 250 cosmetics, skincare and haircare brands. There will be new UK-exclusive brands, as well as ranges from diverse and female-owned brands. Boots will also introduce the new beauty brands to Boot...

E-Mart 24, the convenience banner of E-Mart, announced its expansion plan to the Cambodia market, making it the first South Korean convenience retailer to enter the market. It plans to open the first outlet by the first quarter of 2024 and will continue to expand its store network across Cambodia. It has signed a three-way memorandum of agreement with Saisons Brother Holding Corp., a Cambodian...

Amazon India has launched a shelf monitoring solution that removes damaged fruits and vegetables from shoppers grocery orders, which includes an app that has been called Johari. Johari uses machine-learning to identify pre-determined defects in the produce Amazon has created Johari to be used in two monitoring modes: manual and automated. When in manual monitoring, sellers and operators ...

Walmart Canada has opened a new Supercentre in Montreal, it’s most sustainable store to date. We look inside this store which also showcases the retailer’s latest design concept. Sustainability features The store is located in Marché Central, Montreal, one of Canada’s top-performing retail destinations and the city’s premier value shopping centres. The $20m investment has been designed to s...

As many retailers across the globe introduce self-checkouts to increase convenience and efficiency, Trader Joe’s is going against the grain and has announced that it will never add them to stores. We analyse this decision and look at the broader picture when it comes to self-checkouts and technology in store  Valuing people above technology  US’s Trader Joe’s is saying “no, thank you” to se...

In Düsseldorf, Aldi Sud has teamed up with parking reservation app ampido to offer overnight parking. We also look at other external to store revenue streams German retailers are using. Meeting the demand in urban areas An Aldi Sud store in Düsseldorf is piloting a new overnight parking scheme, allowing access for local residents who may struggle to park on the crowded streets nearby. Dr...

GS Retail’s recent campaigns, ‘GS The Fresh Matching Day’ and ‘Global Best New Generation Competition’, both share the goal of bringing new products and ideas to GS Retail in order to renovate existing product listings and shopper experience. GS The Fresh Matching Day GS the Fresh, a supermarket banner under GS Retail selling fresh, high-quality products, is holding the ‘GS Fresh Matching D...