Mary Piercy on LinkedIn: Wakefern Food Corp. Scales Up Simbe’s Store Intelligence™ (2024)

An exciting milestone! As the largest retailer-owned supermarket cooperative in the U.S., Wakefern's continued success underscores the opportunity capturing attention across the retail ecosystem and C-Suite: Understanding what's happening inside stores for the first time to reinvent business cost structures.https://lnkd.in/gRUSxAUv

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Grocery shopping is something we all have to do. In Canada, rising food prices and frustration with corporations spurred people to participate in the current boycott of Loblaw-owned grocery stores. Check out what CTV News reports in this piece featuring Jon Steinman, author of "Grocery Story: The Promise of Food Co-ops in the Age of Grocery Giants." ➡️ https://bit.ly/3KdIzbR#NewSocietyPublishers #JonSteinman #FoodCoop #LocalFood #GroceryStores #OrganicFood #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #FoodPrices #Supermarkets #CTV #GroceryStory

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Below are my top news bits from this past week. What did I miss? Is anyone else going to the Fancy Food Show?- Fancy Food Show NYC Starts is this Sunday- Tuesday. - Grocery e-commerce sales moved down slightly in May, with pickup sales falling by almost 4% year over year, while delivery sales remained flat.- Cattle prices are expected to remain stable despite an impending downturn in beef production, according to Rabobank's latest Global Beef Quarterly report.- Aldi and Grocery Outlet Bargain Market are seeing growth in loyal shoppers, with nearly a third of customers visiting at least four times a month.#FancyFoodshow #Newsbits #Retailgrocery #beefnews #NPC #FoodProduction #Innovation #ComeVisit #BeefProcessing #MeatProcessing #SousVide #SousVideCooking #FoodProcessing #FoodIndustry #Manufacturing #FoodInnovation #QualityControl #PlantOperations #FoodTechnology #SupplyChainFind more details at: https://lnkd.in/eipt4XSbhttps://www.wlj.net/https://lnkd.in/edDAV753

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Exciting news from Greggs as the bakery and fast food chain plans to open 140-160 net new shops in 2024! With a 9.4% rise in Q4 like-for-like sales and a 13.7% overall growth in 2023, the strategic focus on late-night trading and partnerships like Uber eats is paying off. CEO Roisin Currie's growth plan includes stores trading after 4 pm, contributing to a stellar 19.6% increase in full-year total sales to £1.81 billion. Here's to more growth, innovation, and freshly prepared delights from Greggs in 2024! #GreggsExpansion #Greggs #RetailSuccess #StrategicGrowth #RoisinCurrieLeadership #RetailSavvy #SavvyInsights

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Awesome article in CSP on the S&S change to InnoVisors! Check it out:

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Food Prep is now going to a new level - a live view of what is happening in your store. And tracking daily production, linked to sales means you can tweak the production - both choice and quantities.#spar, #picknPay, #Retailers, #PnP, #FoodLoversMarket, #customerexperience

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It's Friday so why not treat yourself to some McCain Foods Gastro triple cooked chips? In collaboration with {Capture}, this fab campaign, running on our Tesco cash machines, perfectly encapsulates just what you'll be missing if you don't. #mccain #gastrotriplecookedchips #capture #fridaytreat #cashstillmatters #atmadvertising #retailmedia #shoppermarketing #doohadvertising

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Looking at under-served grocery store markets...Interesting article from Placer.ai on Grocery super-stores (in the US): access to fresh food; the food desert concept. Last year, grocery chainsaccountedfor 43.4% of nationwide visits to food retailers – including grocery chains, superstores, and discount & dollar stores - under 50%. The article indicates that there are striking regional variations: in some states, grocery stores attract the majority of visits to food retailers, while in other states, dollar stores or superstores dominate the scene. https://lnkd.in/gvctEPd3#grocery #fooddesert #USgrocery #USgrocerystatistics #fooddistribution

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According to YouGov, the most popular fast-food chains in America for 2024 are determined by consumer positive associations with the brand. These rankings encompass various types of fast-food establishments, from burgers to pizzas to ice cream, highlighting the top 50 chains based on their widespread popularity among consumers seeking quick and affordable meals. Does the order surprise you? Check it out in the link below and let us know in the comments! https://lnkd.in/e6x8U7jZ#technology #innovation #marketing #socialmedia #business #finance Eat This, Not That! Shake Shack Carvel

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What products do you miss in the supermarkets? 🍿 🍬 🍭 🍫 We have asked around our office to see what everyone misses the most and this is what they said....Comment below what your product would be!#discontinued #supermarkets #marketresearch #happythursday #bringthemback #nostalgic

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