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embracing
the power of digital engagement
Bakeries are learning valuable lessons
as they navigate our mobile society.
BY JOHN UNREIN
You don't have to be a major player to make a differ-
In part, merchants have succeeded because
Starbucks, among
ence in the digital marketplace. Engaging with your
they've embraced the click-and-carry model where
other leaders,
customers through your company's website, mobile
consumers buy an item online and pick it up at a
believes success
devices and social media platforms is becoming
physical store, Nielsen reports. The research firm
in the digital age
increasingly seamless and cost-effective, and the
estimates that the share of click-and-carry sales
revolves around
digital world can level the playing field a bit when it
grew from 4% to 11% of all consumer packaged
reinforcing a
comes to highly sought-out local bakery brands.
goods (CPG) e-commerce sales in just two years.
Consumers appear to enjoy this model because it
trusted brand.
Still, there are valuable lessons to be learned from the
gives them confidence to expand online shopping
heavyweights of retailing.
beyond health and beauty. In fact, the grocery/
gourmet food category has a compound annual
According to newly released Nielsen data, key retail
growth rate of nearly 50% over the past three years,
players like Walmart, Kroger and Target have grown
according to Nielsen data.
their online customer base by at least 90% more than
Amazon over the past two years. Amazon has much
What can independent bakeries and bakery cafe
greater domestic buyer reach (10 times more than
chains expect next?
any other), according to Nielsen, so there's not as
much room to grow its buyer base. But that's not the
The future is all about digital engagement. Explore
only reason for the rapid success of competitors.
and reinforce unique experiences to enhance customer
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Editor's Note - THE CONSUMER ISSUE: celebrating the creative spirit
Contents
Management - Cross-channel Strategies
Technical Corner - Blueberries as Sweeteners
Practical Marketing - Virtual Reality Tours
Equipment - How Not to Slice a Bagel
The Magic of Milk Bar
Specialty Grains & Flours
Embracing the power of digital equipment
Chocolate - Return of the Eclair
Sweet Goods - VARSITY DONUTS
Cakes - Bourbon & Baker
Breads - Bread Couture
Pastries - Career Pathways
Foodservice - Breakfast Sweets
Product Showcase
Classifieds
Ad Index
Formula of the Month
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bake - May 2019 - Editor's Note - THE CONSUMER ISSUE: celebrating the creative spirit
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bake - May 2019 - Management - Cross-channel Strategies
bake - May 2019 - Technical Corner - Blueberries as Sweeteners
bake - May 2019 - Practical Marketing - Virtual Reality Tours
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bake - May 2019 - Equipment - How Not to Slice a Bagel
bake - May 2019 - The Magic of Milk Bar
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bake - May 2019 - Chocolate - Return of the Eclair
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bake - May 2019 - Sweet Goods - VARSITY DONUTS
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bake - May 2019 - Cakes - Bourbon & Baker
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bake - May 2019 - Product Showcase
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bake - May 2019 - Classifieds
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