{"id":17413,"date":"2022-06-08T19:14:25","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T19:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/?p=17413"},"modified":"2022-06-13T09:43:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T09:43:58","slug":"lulu-saudi-launches-e-receipts-across-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/2022\/06\/08\/lulu-saudi-launches-e-receipts-across-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"LuLu Saudi launches e-receipts across kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">E-receipts have replaced traditional paper receipts in all LuLu outlets in Saudi Arabia, with consumers now receiving transaction details via SMS. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The transition comes as part of the grocery retailer\u2019s efforts to reduce consumption of paper and strive towards \u2018greener\u2019 and more sustainable business activity with consumers.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe are pleased to launch our advanced e-receipt payment system across Saudi Arabia,\u201d said Hessah Abdulrahman, head of sustainability and green initiatives at LuLu Hypermarket\u2019s Saudi Arabian division. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cAs the leading retail group in the Kingdom, this step is a measure to improve the shopping experience of our customer and embed a sustainable and \u2018green\u2019 method that will help the planet.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The retailer\u2019s implementation of e-receipts also seeks to improve convenience and security for consumers.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Shoppers can now benefit from simpler exchange and return concepts and reward programmes as all transactions are stored digitally.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition, LuLu Hypermarket aims to encourage shoppers to use contactless payment methods for purchases amid the kingdom\u2019s digital transformation. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIt is part of the LuLu promise to continuously upgrade the retail experience for our shoppers and also use our retail presence to support sustainability and the environment,\u201d Ms Abdulrahman added. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The hypermarket\u2019s e-receipts initiative comes after the LuLu Group opened its eco-friendly LuLu Express branch in Neom, the kingdom\u2019s \u2018smart\u2019 and sustainable city. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In keeping with the city\u2019s eco-friendly efforts, LuLu Express is powered by renewable solar energy, with \u2018green\u2019 checkout tills for customers who bring reusable shopping bags.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grocery retailer goes paperless across the Kingdom. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":17274,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1323,1],"tags":[4132,2683,2127],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17413"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17413"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17441,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17413\/revisions\/17441"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}