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Albertsons to offer smart carts in some stores
Seattle – Veeve Inc., a leading retail technology startup, today announced an agreement with Albertsons Companies BB #:193326 that will...
Newsweek ranks supermarkets, discounters, club stores in America’s Best Retailers
Supermarket rankings typically go a little like this: 1. Wegmans; 2. Publix… followed by other regional favorites. Newsweek magazine just...
Schlotzsky’s debuts new prototype restaurant
Leading Fast-Casual Franchise Debuts New Prototype After a Record Year of Development ATLANTA – Schlotzsky’s, a leading fast-casual restaurant franchise...
Online grocery inflation outpaces other retail
CHICAGO, May 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Numerator, a data and tech company serving the market research space, has released...
Chilean firm acquires majority stake in The Fresh Market
Chilean grocery investment firm Cencosud has reportedly acquired a 67 percent stake in The Fresh Market BB #:155863 from Apollo...
Late Easter sales results in dollar gains for fresh produce
The April Marketplace The shift in Easter/Passover dates from early- to mid-April moved holiday dollars from March to April, and...
SpartanNash and DoorDash partner to scale on-demand grocery offerings
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Food solutions company SpartanNash BB #:104892 today announced an innovative partnership with local commerce platform DoorDash to expand the Company’s grocery...
UNFI expands food rescue partnership
PROVIDENCE, R.I.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–United Natural Foods, Inc. BB #:158953 announced today the expansion of its relationship with Too Good To Go,...
A new online grocery for Chicago
The future of online grocery is still very much in flux. Online grocery sales fell to $8.1 billion in April...
EasyBins expands online grocery service in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–EasyBins, a company solving the grocery logistics problem for suburban markets in North America, has expanded its online...
April online grocery sales drop 4% from last year
While sales in all three segments declined, delivery drove almost half of the month’s contraction Barrington, Ill. – May 9,...
Meijer redirects 1MM+ pounds of food waste through Flashfood
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Meijer BB #:104887 announced today its customers have diverted more than 1...
The Fresh Market promo offers free fresh food for a year
GREENSBORO, N.C., May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Being a Member of The Fresh Market’s BB #:155863 Ultimate Loyalty Experience just...
Sprouts focused on produce as inflation pressures consumers
During the company’s first quarter earnings discussion on May 4, Sprouts Farmers Market BB #:168563 executives said the company’s improvements...
Kroger renews local supplier accelerator program
CINCINNATI, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — America’s largest grocery retailer, The Kroger Co. BB #:100073 today announced the second year...
SpartanNash addresses ‘false and misleading statements’
May 02, 2022 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Food solutions company SpartanNash BB #:104892 today issued the following statement commenting on the...
Instacart now partners with Canada’s top five grocers
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Instacart, a leading retail enablement company in North America, today announced partnerships with...
Cub Foods signs up for AI promotion solution
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Cognira has announced a new relationship with Cub to effectively manage the company’s promotions with the help of...
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