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Crowded grocery aisles are becoming a problem
I think I’ve identified my new shopping sweet spot: 8 p.m. on the night of a televised presidential debate. I stopped by...
MAP: Kroger chooses Detroit for latest Ocado shed
ROMULUS, Mich., Sept. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Kroger Co. BB #:100073, America’s largest grocery retailer, and Ocado (LSE: OCDO), a...
Electric trucks by 2040 part of Walmart’s regenerative company goals
BENTONVILLE, Ark., September 21, 2020 – Building on more than 15 years of sustainability leadership, Walmart BB #:143789 today announced...
Expanding SNAP online a top priority for independent grocers
Arlington, VA – The National Grocers Association (NGA), the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, is working with legislators...
Retail produce sales close out summer on high note
Labor Day boosted virtually all departments back into double-digit gains over year ago, particularly with the holiday weekend falling a...
SweeTango Apples “vintage crop” driving up sales
Swedesboro, N.J. – Just three weeks into the 2020 SweeTango apple season, the brand’s marketing and sales desks report that...
H-E-B plans automated micro-fulfillment centers
PRESS RELEASE: MASON, Ohio, Sept. 15, 2020 — As demand for online grocery services continues to accelerate, Swisslog, leading provider of best-in-class...
The paradox of transparency and private label
“Tell your story” “Be more transparent” “Build consumer trust” Storytelling, transparency and consumer trust are the marketing trifecta of the...
SpartanNash names new president and CEO
GRAND RAPIDS, MI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SpartanNash Company BB #:104892 announced today that it has hired Tony B. Sarsam as President and Chief...
Aldi releases 5-year plastic reduction plan
PRESS RELEASE: Batavia, Ill., September 8, 2020 – ALDI U.S. BB #:116756has joined the U.S. Plastics Pact, a collaborative, solutions-driven...
Retail produce sales up 5% against 2019 Labor Day, month-end budgeting
The last full week of August saw the smallest increases since the start of the pandemic across virtually all departments....
Retailers holding spinach prices down
Spinach volume has been on a steady rise the past half-decade, and it continues this summer. F.O.B. prices are seeing...
Alex Lee to acquire 20 stores from Southeastern Grocers
HICKORY, N.C., Sept. 1, 2020 – Alex Lee, Inc. BB #:148307 announced today an agreement to purchase 20 BI-LO stores...
Whole Foods launches food redistribution program to reduce food waste
PRESS RELEASE: AUSTIN, Texas (Sept. 1, 2020) – To kick off Hunger Action Month, Whole Foods Market BB #:147784 announces Nourishing our...
Whole Foods open first permanent dark store
During the surge of pandemic shopping Whole Foods Market BB #:147784 opened six locations as “dark stores,” using them to...
Pandemic purchases win on spend per trip
Editor’s note: click charts to enlarge. Entering the latter half of August, the very different nature of this year’s back-to-school...
Walmart+ launches with unlimited grocery delivery
PRESS RELEASE: BENTONVILLE, Ark., Sept. 1, 2020 — Walmart BB #:143789 is launching a new membership program that brings together in-store...
Sneak peek: Amazon opens first physical grocery store
After more than a year of speculation about its foray into brick-and-mortar grocery, Seattle-based Amazon has opened its first location....
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