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US: Stockpiling returns as more grocery shoppers go omnichannel
U.S. grocery shoppers have resumed stockpiling and become more frequent omnichannel consumers amid a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic, according to new surveys from Shopkick and ACI Worldwide. Of nearly 8,000 consumers polled nationwide November 23 to 25, 48% report being more concerned about coronavirus now than a month ago, rewards app provider Shopkick said. The increased worry about the virus, in turn, has led 61% of respondents to stock up on groceries and other essential items, a sizable jump from 47% in a Shopkick survey during the first wave of COVID-19 in March.
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Carrefour France’s CEO discusses reorganising store operations
In an interview with France-based trade publication LSA, Carrefour France’s chief executive Rami Baitieh has discussed the retailer’s TOP project, which aims to reorganise in-store operations. However, the plan has had to be paused, due to a Court order, resulting from a case brought by the CGT trade union. Baitieh launched TOP (an acronym standing for Team Organisation Project) to establish a new in-store structure and workflows to help optimise the supply of ambient and fresh departments and improve shopper satisfaction. While mainly aimed at Carrefour’s hypermarkets, elements of TOP could be rolled out to the retailer’s supermarkets too.