Tag Archives: Countdown

Congratulations to Countdown on their new Proximity Based Marketing App

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Luigi Cappel

For a number of years I’ve been prodding retailers to take advantage of location services on people’s smartphones with several blogs including some looking at the grocery industry. I was disappointed when they dropped their old app, but delighted to … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Practice GPS, Business, Business Consultant, Business Intelligence, Checkins, Customers, Foresight, Future, Futurist, geospatial, GPS, GPS Apps, GPS Tracking, grocery, New retail ideas, retail apps, retail survival, retail systems | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Kiwi and Australian Retailers Need to do Change to Beat Amazon

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Luigi Cappel

Yesterday I saw a story on CNN about Toys R Us filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. It is big news for retailers and their CEO says they will survive by competing with Amazon and meeting customers needs with new store … Continue reading →

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8 Ways to Grow Your Business with GPS

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Luigi Cappel

GPS is changing people’s lives in so many ways. Traditionally we thought of GPS from a navigation perspective, largely about people finding their way to where they want to go. The question for you today is more about how does … Continue reading →

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I Want More From My Countdown App

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Luigi Cappel

Countdown showed some real grocery leadership in New Zealand when they created their mobile application (which is actually not easy to find on their web site). I thought it was great, but now I don’t use it, or my Onecard. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Mobile coupons enter grocery aisles

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Luigi Cappel

See on Scoop.it – Location Is Everywhere Location, location, location – it’s important in the grocery business, too, with colorful produce drawing customers in and dairy items pulling them to the back of the store. But the trip through the… … Continue reading →

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Grocers Planning to Embrace Social Media

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Luigi Cappel

According to recent research mentioned in an inBlurbs story this week, grocery industry executives say that they will go from 12% usage of social media to 65% over the next 5 years. A key motivator is trying to stand out … Continue reading →

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What Do Social Media, Location and Mobile Have To Do With Your Business?

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Luigi Cappel

If your business is a destination for customers to visit, then you will have located it based on a combination of factors. These will include ease of access, such as sufficient car parking, or perhaps access to public transport. You … Continue reading →

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