5 FMCG news under 1 minute by POS Potential

Casino is back at it. New year, new banner. And once again the French retailer is having a go at the proximity segment. The banner is called Casino #drive&services and is meant as a melting pot of convenience store, walking drive, post office and other services. The store has opened in the middle of Paris and its wide range of offering is a bit surprising for the location. I can understand thi...

Distribution in the out of home channel can be a great challenge especially if you want to offer a wide range of flavors or gather insights from your customers.   Coca-Cola is bringing an answer to both these challenges in one go with a simple firmware update of its Freestyle dispenser machines.   These dispensers can be found in quick service restaurants and entertainment locations such...

Alternative distribution models should be booming now and one of them is still obviously missing in most of Europe...the drive! Call it Click&Drive, Click&Collect or simply Drive. The model is rather simple and has been invented by Auchan some 20 years ago. You make an order online and pick it up from your local supermarket without leaving your vehicle. In France retailers such as E.Lecler...

Amazon has long been famous for its very generous returns policy. Did you ever experience issues with returns when buying from Amazon? I personally cannot remember any! Even for expensive items Amazon has a "no questions asked" policy and manages returns swiftly. Amazon is now taking the policy one notch higher with a "keep it and get your money back" approach. And it all comes down to the cost of...

Walmart is shaking the home delivery scene with a very interesting partnership with Home Valet. Home Valet is US start-up that offers smart boxes for grocery home delivery. These smart boxes sit outside your home and can be opened remotely by the delivery team. Inside you find three compartments to store items depending on their cooling needs. That would be frozen, refrigerated or pantry. The vent...

Yesterday, Couche-Tard, the Canada-based retailer announced its intention to take over the Carrefour group in a cash deal that would value the French retailer at a little over 16 billion euros. Couche-Tard is specialized in proximity food retail with a historic presence in North America where it operates over 9.000 stores including gas stations that account for the majority of its revenues. The gr...

Welcome to the first episode of our new micro-podcast. In this new podcast I will be commenting innovations, trends and news in the retail industry. Today I want to talk about Casino's latest banner: Casino #toutprès. The name literally means "very close" although in French it could also be interpreted as "everything ready". And this wouldn't so wrong as this new convenience store essentially sell...