Customer Satisfaction
Survey Result: Poor supermarket experiences can go viral in your community
This post is excerpted from our latest eBook, The Impact of Expired Products on Supermarket Sales & Shopping Behavior: A 2018 Survey Report. We recently completed a market study surveying grocery shoppers on actions they take upon finding expired food items at a grocery store. This post will examine a particular finding from the survey….
Survey Result: Expired products hurt sales, not just shrink
This post is excerpted from our latest eBook, The Impact of Expired Products on Supermarket Sales & Shopping Behavior: A 2018 Survey Report. We recently completed a market study surveying grocery shoppers on actions they take upon finding expired food items at a grocery store. This post will examine a particular finding from the survey….
The Impact of Expired Products on Supermarket Sales & Shopping Behavior
This post is excerpted from our latest eBook, The Impact of Expired Products on Supermarket Sales & Shopping Behavior: A 2018 Survey Report. Despite potentially serious implications for supermarkets, the lack of solid research examining the connection between expired food and shopper behavior has largely left supermarkets in the dark about what shoppers do when…
Millennials & Grocery: Shopping Trends for 2018
Just about every industry is trying to figure out how millennials stand to disrupt traditional norms and buying habits––including the grocery and broader retail world. For grocers looking to orient themselves within the broader supermarket and retail environment in 2018, we’ve gathered recent industry data to highlight the trends that are most likely to solidify…
4 Food Allergy Best Practices Every Grocer Should Be Following
Food allergies have become a major public health and safety concern as the numbers of those affected by them continues to grow at an alarming rate. According to a new analysis of private insurance claims by FAIR Health, an independent nonprofit that collects and analyzes claims data, life-threatening allergic reactions to foods have increased by…
Supermarket Loyalty Programs in 2017: 5 Things Grocers Need to Know
Loyalty programs are nothing new to grocers, but over the past few years, new data has revealed trends in consumer behavior that’s changing the way supermarkets are thinking about loyalty programs. Let’s run through a few of these data-driven takeaways before diving into one loyalty program software platform we’re seeing some grocers have success with…
How Supermarkets Can Adapt To Increases In Veganism and Vegetarianism
In 2008, just 3.7% of Americans identified as vegetarian or vegan, according to Harris Interactive polling data. More recent data from Pew shows those numbers have nearly tripled in less than a decade, with 9% identifying as mostly or strictly vegetarian or vegan in 2016. This probably doesn’t come as a shock to any supermarket…
Common Return and Refund Fraud and What to Look for
Return and refund scams are very commonplace. It’s estimated that nearly 10% of all refunds and returns somehow abuse store return and refund policies. Learn about some common scams and 2 simple steps you can implement to help prevent your store from being defrauded.
Your #1 Theft Deterrent = Customer Service
When it comes to deterring shoplifters, more retail professionals realize that the best defense can be a good offense. That is, it’s not enough to catch shoplifters once they have taken an item. All efforts should be made to ensure that they never even get a chance to steal.
Top 5 Mistakes in Demand Forecasting
Inventory levels are the key to any retail grocer’s success. Controlling perishable losses and out of stock delays is easier with demand forecasting, yet transition to new technologies and data-driven methods of inventory control can be costly if not properly implemented. Here are the top five mistakes made by retailers undergoing a transition to a demand forecasting inventory operations model.
The Grocer’s Guide to Micro-Experiences
