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I do kind of wonder though, the reason that people go to Asian grocery stores or to a very specific demographic grocery store, is they're usually run by people in that demographic and so they have a closer, I would assume, a closer connection to the brands, the foods, the type of products that people want.

But at the end of the day, for me, I would say understanding how much people have saved because that's what they're using to spend money on extras, not the groceries, right? And then understanding how much people are in debt probably. It's two things together, savings and debt. And then what I thought is frightening 'cause every retailer is also reading the news, right?

It's not the Korean grocery store? Sky Canaves (21:25):. Their focus is the little blind box toys. Suzy Davidkhanian (21:29):. Oh. Sara Lebow (21:30):. So Sky, why were you bullish on POP MART this year? Sky Canaves (21:34):. So it really taps into all of the talk we've been having about collaborations and keeping brands fresh with newness and limited editions.

Well, and I think part of the problem was also that consumers didn't even recognize Lidl as a grocery store, right, and that's part of why the campaign is around literally being a supermarket. It's very much starting from scratch, which is surprising for a retailer that has been in the US for, as Becky mentioned, quite some time at this point.

However, even though absolute prices for groceries are higher than they were pre-pandemic, steady wage growth means that on average, it now takes fewer hours of work to afford a week鈥檚 worth of groceries than it did in August 2019, according to a MarketWatch analysis.

And globally, most retailers (53%) are seeing increasing rates of sign-ups for loyalty programs, per Dunnhumby鈥檚 August 2023 grocery study. Loyalty program memberships strengthen brand affinity.

Private labels are expected to account for 24% of grocery spending by 2030, up from roughly 20% today, per a report by the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group, as improvements in quality and product assortment鈥攏ot to mention their lower price point鈥攌eep shoppers from returning to national brands.

How it works: Sensei鈥檚 main product consists of readymade automated pod structures designed to help organizations such as supermarkets and hospitality companies operate more efficiently. The structures include compact stores, modular cabinets, and smart lanes that can, for instance, transition a buffet into an automated store during slow hours.

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Kroger supermarkets with in-store clinics, for example, saw 43% more foot traffic in H1 2024 versus those without, Placer.ai research found. These types of integrations create a retail environment that drives more transactions, creates a better experience for the customer experience, and creates lasting lifetime value and loyalty. Watch the full 蘑菇AV Summit session with Placer.ai.

Consumers have been hammered by inflation over the past couple of years, and now you have the prospect of even higher prices on grocery items, your avocados, your fruit, your wheat products, all of those things are going to get more expensive and consumers have already been pulling back spending in anticipation of that happening.

If Amazon wants to make a serious dent in the grocery landscape beyond Whole Foods and the 50-some Amazon Fresh locations, it will likely need to acquire a company with a larger footprint.

And so folks, as well as the discount retailers, Dollar General, folks like that where people can buy some of the groceries they would've bought inside of these pharmacies, they will get them there.

Especially now, with all this uncertainty over what tariffs will mean for everything from grocery prices to car prices. Sara Lebow (10:33):. Zak? Zak Stambor (10:34):. Yeah. On the surface, I think this looks like a solid close to a solid year. But if you look a little bit closer, you see a growing split on the haves and have-nots within retailers.

Their everyday essentials business, so we're talking health, personal care, beauty, plus non-perishable grocery items, that's growing 50% faster than the rest of its retail business.

She notes that "AI agents are broadly understood to be systems that can take some action on behalf of humans," like buying groceries or making restaurant reservations. But in some cases, the question of what constitutes an action is blurry. Dan, I'll start with you. What is an AI agent? Dan Van Dyke:. Yeah. I actually had an education on this recently.

The FTC鈥檚 case against Southern Glazer鈥檚 could have profound implications for large retailers like Walmart and Costco: A successful suit could limit their ability to negotiate lower prices with suppliers, narrowing their advantage over smaller retailers.

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