Woolworths news and trends

Woolworths, Big W Patrons Can Now Pay With QR Codes
Mobile Payments // May 11, 2022

Customers shopping at Australian retailers Woolworths and Big W will now be able to pay with QR codes, according to a Yahoo Finance report Wednesday (May 11). The payment system is called Everyday Pay and will work alongside Woolworths Everyday Rewards, which is done through...

Google Enables Businesses To Message Customers Via Maps, Search
Google // June 25, 2020

A recent survey found when it comes to communicating with a merchant, 75 percent of consumers prefer private messaging over traditional channels, according to Conversocial, the New York provider of customer service software. Text messaging has become such a valuable way to connect with customers,...

Coronavirus: Starbucks Moves To Takeout In US, Canada; Europe To Speed COVID-19 Innovation Funding
Coronavirus // March 16, 2020

The coronavirus could have far-reaching effects on coffee shops, retail stores and restaurants. Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus around the world. Starbucks has moved to a takeout format for a minimum of two weeks in its U.S. and Canada company-owned locations, Reuters reported. Rossann Williams,...

Openpay Signs B2B Deal With Woolworths
B2B Payments // February 04, 2020

Australian payments FinTech Openpay is teaming up with Australian grocery retailer Woolworths to tap into the B2B space, according to reports on Tuesday (Feb. 4). Woolworths will launch Openpay for Business to enable firms to manage trade accounts end-to-end – applications, credit checks, approvals and...

Interviews & Exclusives
Retail Enablers: Woolworths Goes High-Efficiency With HighJump

May 26, 2017
B2B is dead. Or at least, it’s changed irrevocably since evolving markets have brought businesses and end consumers into closer orbit. “B2B will never be the same because of the ‘C’ component,” said David Houser, senior vice president for international sales at the global supply chain management company HighJump. Luckily for HighJump, as businesses seek […]

Quick Reads
Australia Targets ‘Heavy Imbalance’ in Supermarket Sector

April 08, 2024
Australia is reportedly stepping up efforts to regulate its supermarket sector. A new government study, the subject of a Monday (April 8) report by The Guardian, warns of the need to reverse a “heavy imbalance in market power between suppliers and supermarkets in Australia’s heavily concentrated supermarket industry.” However, the report said, the study stops […]

Woolworths, Big W Patrons Can Now Pay With QR Codes

May 11, 2022
Customers shopping at Australian retailers Woolworths and Big W will now be able to pay with QR codes, according to a Yahoo Finance report Wednesday (May 11). The payment system...

Google Enables Businesses To Message Customers Via Maps, Search

June 25, 2020
A recent survey found when it comes to communicating with a merchant, 75 percent of consumers prefer private messaging over traditional channels, according to Conversocial, the New York provider of...

Coronavirus: Starbucks Moves To Takeout In US, Canada; Europe To Speed COVID-19 Innovation Funding

March 16, 2020
The coronavirus could have far-reaching effects on coffee shops, retail stores and restaurants. Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus around the world. Starbucks has moved to a takeout format for...