U.K. supermarkets Tesco and Asda will cut the costs of thousands of everyday groceries in a move that threatens to start an all-out supermarket price war.
Grocery bills have sky rocketed in the past year and MySupermarket.co.uk claims that a typical family faces a £1,000 rise in the amount it spends in supermarkets over the coming year.
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Internet grocer Peapod is teaming with marketing firm Concept Peapod to Offer Online Shoppers Personalized Discounts Internet grocer Peapod is teaming with marketing firm Concept Shopping Inc. to deliver pre-selected savings for all Peapod shoppers based on their needs, and preferences, saving time and money on each shopping trip.
“Progressive retailers like Peapod realize that shopper loyalty comes from understanding and working to support the unique needs and preferences of each shopper,” says Joe Battoe, Concept Shopping’s CEO. “Pre-selecting relevant offers that help shoppers save more is a great way to increase value and convenience for Peapod’s shoppers and demonstrate Peapod’s loyalty to its customers.”
Retail grocer Tesco’s Fresh & Easy chain find as many as 90% of their customers
were either ‘satisfied” or very satisfied’ with their check out experience according to this Retail Bulletin article. Self-checkouts provide positive benefits for both the retail grocer and the customer. For retail grocers, all-self checkouts mean reduced in-store staff as well as less space for check out areas. For customers, the benefits include time savings, ease & convenience.
In the past, all-self checkouts accounted for about 15%-20% percent of tills. Today, this number is up to 50%-60%.
