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Podcast: How to get the uncommitted customer through your doors

Loyalty membership doesn’t always translate to loyal behavior. SN sat down with Alex Kinnier, the co-founder and CEO of Upside, to talk about why understanding this distinction can drive more foot traffic

Chloe Riley, Executive Editor

September 26, 2024

On this special tech edition of our podcast, “SN TechWire,” we’re looking at loyalty – or rather – the lack thereof lately from consumers.

The pandemic saw a real push towards digital and online offerings, giving grocers a real opportunity to build loyalty. But the pathway forward for retailers now feels less clear. Consumers are shopping around, even despite committing to loyalty programs. Now it’s more like they’re committed to the concept of loyalty, more so than giving the majority of their basket to one retailer.  

Supermarket News Executive Editor Chloe Riley sat down with Alex Kinnier, the co-founder and CEO of Upside, a digital marketplace that connects retailers with shoppers with the goal of driving store foot traffic. They spoke about a new report from Upside regarding consumer spending behavior — and how grocers can be thinking differently about courting shoppers who are less inclined towards loyalty than ever before.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • Why shoppers have become “uncommitted” to any one brand

  • How grocers are responding to this new way of consumer shopping

  • How grocers should be rethinking their loyalty programs

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About the Author

Chloe Riley

Executive Editor, Supermarket News

Chloe Riley is the Executive Editor of Supermarket News, which delivers the ultimate in competitive business intelligence, news and information for executives in the food retail and grocery industry. A graduate of the School of Journalism at Columbia College Chicago, Chloe previously served as a Digital Strategist at SEO firm Profound Strategy, Associate Editor at B2B hospitality mag HOTELS Magazine, as well as CEO of her own digital strategy company, Chlowe. She lives in Woodstock, Illinois. 

Email her at [email protected], or reach out on LinkedIn and say hi. 

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