Retail

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...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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...

3 years ago 2 minute read

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...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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...

3 years ago 5 minute read

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...

3 years ago 1 minute read

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...

3 years ago 14 minute read

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...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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,...

3 years ago 6 minute read

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...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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,...

3 years ago 7 minute read

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...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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...

3 years ago 2 minute read

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...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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...

3 years ago 5 minute read

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...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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