Here’s a couple of great thoughts on how some savvy retailers are adapting their businesses to suit changing lifestyles. (Thanks to Felicity, my smart assistant, for mentioning this to me.)
Grocers and C-Store owners are responding to new trends according to the www.rosseto.com/blog/ Just like you shouldn’t go grocery shopping when you’re hungry, you’re not supposed to take your time at the supermarket. It’s get in, get what you need and get out, or you risk an impulse purchase. It’s no wonder shopping cart gridlock is a common sight on nights and weekends; everyone has the same mindset.
In recent years, however, grocery, convenience and retail stores have been encouraging customers to slow down. It’s about time: store owners know that when customers shop at a slower, more relaxed pace, they spend more.
However, there’s more to this trend beyond its money-making potential. Slow shopping makes the task easier on the elderly and disabled and also changes its perception from necessary chore to pleasurable activity.
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And in Holland according to www.mymodernmet.com it’s the chat checkout! One of the primary problems that older people face globally is loneliness, especially in urban areas where life is hectic and becoming more and more digital. In order to combat this from a very common front—the grocery store checkout—a Dutch business came up with an idea. A Kletskassa, or “chat checkout,” was created by Jumbo, a Dutch grocery chain with over 700 locations, for customers who are not in a rush and would want to converse with the cashier. In the Netherlands, there are 1.3 million individuals over 75, and a sizable grocery chain is making sure they don’t spend their golden years feeling lonely, according to My Modern Met.
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