By George Nott2021-06-09T11:09:00+01:00
US product discovery platform RangeMe – which counts Walmart, Walgreens, Whole Foods Market and Albertsons as users on the buyer side – has launched in the UK.
It is the company’s first launch outside the US, with ambitions to expand into other regions this year.
Buyers from British retailers using the platform will be able to source more than 750,000 products globally and connect with more than 200,000 suppliers, RangeMe said.
Lloyds Pharmacy has been named as an early adopter of the UK version of the platform, which, according to John Acland, head of category management and e-commerce at Lloyds parent company McKesson UK, will allow it to “quickly scale our buying operations” and “reduce the time to get more products on our shelves”.
9th June 2021
The RangeMe platform has launched in the UK today, enabling buyers at British retailers to source from over 700,000 products and connect with around 200,000 suppliers.
LloydsPharmacy is amongst the first UK chains to adopt the platform, which first launched in 2013 and is now used by over 12,000 retailers in the US, including Walmart, Ulta Beauty, Walgreens, and Albertsons. It has established itself as an industry leader for retail product discovery and claims to be the world’s largest source of brands and products purchased by buyers in the US.
RangeMe aims to help retailers and their buying teams scale product sourcing efforts with streamlined submissions, simplified discovery tools, and an industry-standard digital sell sheet. Buyers can filter searches to find brands meeting exact sourcing needs, with easy connectivity and collaboration with suppliers. Curated collections also help identify and understand category trends and emerging brands.
13th May 2021
LloydsPharmacy has revealed that it has started working with point-of-sale (POS) marketing specialist Ecrebo to bring bespoke offers and savings to its customers.
The UK’s second-largest pharmacy chain is using Ecrebo’s OnPoint Total Receipt Marketing solution to help drive targeted engagement. This will see personalised offers and messages added to paper receipts issued at all 1,100 LloydsPharmacy sites (excluding pharmacies located in Sainsbury’s stores).
Following successful trials, the retailer is hoping the full roll-out will help improve customer loyalty as the business adapts to changing shopping behaviours and customer needs post-pandemic.
Bespoke offers will include free giveaways and money off coupons for customers to spend in-store and online. The offers are based on what is in the shopper’s basket and printed at the bottom of their receipt.
The Pharmacists’ Defence Association Union has signed a voluntary recognition agreement with LloydsPharmacy, allowing pharmacists to negotiate on employment matters.