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Consumers took to social media to criticize the move, pointing out Pilnick鈥檚 salary (over $4 million last year), increasing grocery prices, and the fact that cereal does not make a good dinner, per CNN. Wendy鈥檚 is also in hot water with consumers after reports that the fast-food restaurant would experiment with surge pricing, a method used by rideshare companies to raise prices when demand is high.

IWSR expects omnichannel and on-demand retailers to gain share over brick-and-mortar as large supermarket chains make ecommerce investments and on-demand platforms provide consumer convenience. A trend toward premium: Sales of premium alcohol continued to grow last year even as total volumes declined, according to IWSR.

Horse meat found its way into several meat products in British supermarkets, and there was a lot of press at the time around supermarket sourcing policies and a lot of upset around the fact that we weren't eating British. They did change their sourcing policies as a result, but the supermarkets didn't really see a huge dent in sales.

鈥淢y pitch is that Walmart will open up a smaller-format store for grocery targeted at higher-income people,鈥� said Lebow. 鈥淭his is the Whole Foods of Walmart.鈥�. Verdict? 鈥淚 just don't think Walmart really gets the urban consumer in a way that would make it work," said Stambor. Walmart has struggled in urban markets, and last year closed half of its stores in Chicago. Listen to the full episode.

There鈥檚 just one catch: Credit cards are something of a rare beast鈥攚hat other payment method offers 6% back on groceries or a 60,000-travel-point introductory offer? They have that magic mix of interest income, interchange fees, and membership fees. The annual average return on asset for a credit card was about 4.41%, per the Federal Reserve.

At Walmart, shoppers focused on groceries and other essentials. Sam鈥檚 Club same-store sales rose 12.2% from value-seeking consumers. But margins were slim as customers avoided big-ticket purchases. Target shoppers focused not just on low prices, but on other perceived store benefits as well.

The focus on growing its higher-margin areas follows the retailer鈥檚 Q4 results in which it reported that despite growing its low-margin grocery sales, consumers鈥� pullback on discretionary purchases caused its margins to shrink nearly 1 percentage point.

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They鈥檒l double down on rewards in essential categories (like groceries and gas) or recurring sectors (like utilities and bill pay). They may also personalize rewards for specific types of spending or partner on co-brands in promising sectors. Mobile Wallets Will Double Down on New Features. Increased time spent with smartphones is trickling into financial services.

And as a parent, the message that you have to spend more for the convenience of their delivery and marked-up groceries to spend more time with your kids doesn't really resonate. I can just go to Amazon and have the convenient delivery. Sara Lebow (18:27):. Spending more time with kids does not resonate with Sky. I get what you're saying. Sky Canaves (18:32):.

Morgan鈥檚 report found that consumers on GLP-1 purchased 8% less food for at-home consumption in the past 12 months compared with the average shopper, a separate analysis by Circana found no change in the number of items in GLP-1 users鈥� baskets, nor in the number of grocery trips made per month.

Over three-quarters (77.3%) of US adults say that ease and convenience was the top factor that influenced their most recent grocery purchase, according to Pymnts.com. Price and discounts were second, followed by loyalty and familiarity and the quality of products and services. Retailers should do a deep dive into their customer base and figure out what matters most to them.

looking for lower prices than supermarkets and major grocery retailers like Walmart, or just because they live in food deserts where they don't even have easy access or convenient access to a larger supermarket, so they have to turn to these stores, and it's really hard to find grocery items for less than a dollar that aren't going to be very tiny and not that useful.

So I fully recognize that Amazon Fresh got a makeover just last year, but I'm not really sure if redesigning the stores, growing the selection, adding a Krispy Kreme donut shop to the store is really a big enough changes to enable Amazon to grab a bigger hold of the grocery market. Grocery is a category where scale really matters and Amazon just doesn't have the scale. Sara Lebow:.

鈥淵ou could essentially force people to pay more for groceries if they're not willing to watch advertisements first.鈥�. 3. Gen Alpha will be the first AI-native and VR-native generation. The AI, AR, and VR trends above are shaping the habits of Gen Alpha. As this generation ages and has more money to spend, this technology will play a bigger role in marketing and ecommerce.

To convince investors that it鈥檚 got the tech to propel both its grocery and advertising business, it鈥檚 enlisting the help of AI. This was originally featured in the Retail Daily newsletter. For more retail insights, statistics, and trends, subscribe here.

Building momentum: Walmart鈥檚 low grocery prices enabled it to grow market share over the past year, particularly among higher-income consumers. The retailer reported that December was its largest sales-volume month in the company鈥檚 history as it gained share with higher-income consumers. Walmart鈥檚 US comparable sales grew 8.3% and ecommerce sales rose 17.0%.

Consumers are pulling back on discretionary purchases as they focus on buying necessities, which in the case of Target mean groceries, beauty, and household essentials. We expect US retail sales growth to slow to 3.3% this year, down from 8.1% last year, which will make for a challenging environment for all retailers.

In-store healthcare services offer retailers the chance to create a one-stop shop, offering checkups, prescriptions, and over-the-counter medications under one roof, not to mention groceries and other convenience items that shoppers can grab on their way home. 2. More money. Healthcare provides an additional revenue stream for retailers struggling to turn a profit.

For grocery, that could mean targeting consumers who can shop on weekdays now instead of a weekend. Who鈥檚 well positioned for 2023? Health and beauty brands like Bath & Body Works, Ulta Beauty, and Sephora should do well this year, said Chernofsky. It doesn鈥檛 hurt that wellness has become a larger part of consumers鈥� psyches following the pandemic.

With 71% of households looking for sales and coupons to combat rising grocery store prices, per 84.51掳, retailers may have no choice but to offer more sales or deeper discounts to keep shoppers from switching to cheaper competitors or stop shopping altogether. More retailers are also turning to gift cards as a way to encourage spending, said Stacey Widlitz, president of SW Retail Advisors.

If consumers are struggling to afford groceries, most are probably not going to splurge on luxury items, instead seeking less expensive alternatives that serve the same purpose. By creating a more affordable line of products under the same name, companies can lure in consumers looking for name-brand recognition without the high price.

The program covers dozens of brands and requires uploading images of grocery receipts. To encourage engagement, loyalty programs have to offer straightforward rewards, low barriers to entry, and more compelling benefits.

As the channel grows, retailers outside of grocery, like Ulta Beauty, are experimenting with how to use it to reach customers in more targeted, engaging ways. Ulta Beauty鈥檚 retail media network, UB Media, offers its partners on-site and off-site ad formats, including display, sponsored search, video, and social media. 鈥淲e have 600 brands that are active in our stores and online,鈥� said Crossan-Matos.