If you’re in the grocery industry or you pay attention to industry news, you’ve probably heard: the largest supermarket chain the country, Kroger, is expanding into Florida. But…they intend to do so without opening a single store in the Sunshine State.
Expanding Your Chain Without Adding Stores? Look to Kroger as a Model
Topics: Omnichannel Retail, Bricks and Mortar Retail, Retail Site Selection, Analytics Solution, Grocery
How Will E-Commerce in Grocery Progress From Here?
Just before the calendar flipped to 2021, Albertsons Companies made a big announcement regarding its grocery delivery service.
Topics: Omnichannel Retail, Retail Site Selection, Grocery, E-Commerce
Will the 2020 Holiday Shopping Season be an Anomaly?
Topics: Omnichannel Retail, Bricks and Mortar Retail, Retail Industry
Embracing Omnichannel: E-commerce Strategies for Brick-and-Mortar Businesses
Topics: Smart Retail Growth, Omnichannel Retail, Bricks and Mortar Retail, Retail Industry, Coronavirus, Grocery
Omnichannel Retail: Where Bricks-and-Mortar Meets E-Retail
We’ve talked before on this blog about the general impression that brick-and-mortar retail is dying a slow death and why that simply isn’t true.
Topics: Smart Retail Growth, Retail Apocalypse, Omnichannel Retail, Bricks and Mortar Retail, Retail Industry
All it takes is a quick Google search of “retailers closing” to discover news story after news story about retail chains large and small experiencing shrinking sales and closing locations. Yes, big chains like Macy’s, JCPenney, Sears/Kmart, Payless ShoeSource, and others have been shuttering stores. Some analysts and journalists have dubbed the last few years the “retailpocalypse” and are actively predicting the demise of brick-and-mortar retail. But is retail dying? Let’s look at some of the reasons behind recent store closures to accurately answer that question.
Topics: Retail Data Analysis, Improving Store Locations, Omnichannel Retail, Bricks and Mortar Retail, Retail Industry