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Price Chopper/Market 32 expands Upside partnership

WASHINGTON, D.C. and SCHENECTADY, NY, March 21, 2024 – Upside, the premier digital marketplace for brick-and-mortar grocers, is thrilled to...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Flashfood partners with Save Mart Companies

March 20, 2024 SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Flashfood, the app for grocery’s best deals, today announced a partnership with The Save Mart...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Sprouts supports women in sports with nine new NIL deals

March 19, 2024 PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sprouts Farmers Market BB #:168563 will continue its long-term commitment to women’s athletics by announcing nine...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Dollar General pulling self-checkouts amid uncontrollable shrink 

During Dollar General’s BB #:172794 Q4 2023 earnings call held March 14, the word “shrink” came up 37 times in...

1 year ago 2 minute read

2024 NGA Show sets attendance record in Las Vegas

March 13, 2024 Las Vegas, NV – The National Grocers Association (NGA) BB #:163424 and Clarion Events today announced the...

1 year ago 7 minute read

IGA honors retailers, partners at annual awards

March 13, 2024 LAS VEGAS, NV—The Independent Grocers Alliance (IGA) honored a host of members and partners from across the...

1 year ago 7 minute read

DoorDash expands SNAP access with new grocery partners

March 13, 2024 SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Every day, millions of consumers look for affordable ways to set the table with their...

1 year ago 5 minute read

February U.S. eGrocery sales down 10% versus year ago

Barrington, Ill. – March 13, 2024 – The U.S. online grocery market finished February with total monthly sales of $7.9...

1 year ago 8 minute read

Dollar Tree’s 1,000 store closures mostly affect broader-assortment Family Dollar 

Dollar Tree plans to close about 1,000 stores – 97 percent of them under its Family Dollar banner – in...

1 year ago 1 minute read

BJ’s Wholesale Club delivers fresh savings for Easter celebrations

March 12, 2024 MARLBOROUGH, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BJ’s Wholesale Club BB #:162875, a leading operator of membership warehouse clubs, is bringing egg-citing...

1 year ago 7 minute read

Kroger CEO addresses FTC merger lawsuit after Q4 2023 financial report 

Despite a 0.8 percent drop in comparable-store sales, Kroger BB #:100073 executives were pleased with the retailer’s fourth quarter 2023...

1 year ago 3 minute read

Instacart signs up three regional retailers

SAN FRANCISCO, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, today announced new retailers...

1 year ago 5 minute read

ALDI plans to open 800 new stores by the end of 2028

BATAVIA, Ill., March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — ALDI BB #:116756, one of the fastest-growing grocers in the U.S., today announced...

1 year ago 6 minute read

UNFI names President and CFO

March 06, 2024 PROVIDENCE, R.I.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–United Natural Foods, Inc. BB #:158953 today announced that Giorgio “Matteo” Tarditi has been named...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Target offers Easter Meal for under $25

Mar 4, 2024 Easter comes early this year (March 31), which means now’s the time to hop to it and...

1 year ago 1 minute read

Savings hop to Walmart with Easter meal for less than $8 per person

BENTONVILLE, Ark., March 4, 2024 — Easter is fast approaching and this year, inflation continues to affect how customers plan to...

1 year ago 5 minute read

Dollar General accepting supplemental benefits chainwide

Feb 28, 2024 — Dollar General BB #:172794 customers can now purchase food, produce, over-the-counter medicines and additional wellness products...

1 year ago 2 minute read

Whole Foods Market to open smaller format stores

March 04, 2024 AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Whole Foods Market BB #:147784 announced today that it is introducing a new, quick-shop store...

1 year ago 4 minute read

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