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Deep DiveWhy reusable food packaging has a promising future
Consumers are looking for both convenience and sustainability, and companies are responding with containers, bottles and bags designed for many uses.
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SponsoredFrom the digital shelf to your shopper's door
As growth in digital grocery sales continues, grocers and retailers must ensure they are revising their digital marketing strategies to attract consumers to the digital shelf.
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Supreme Court sides with FMI in SNAP case
The majority ruled in favor of grocery stores to keep store-level SNAP data confidential, closing a lawsuit that Argus Leader Media initiated in 2011.
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Report: Private label could be the new online 'challenger brand'
Driven by key categories like household and baby products, dollar share for CPG store brands sold online more than doubled over the past two years, Nielsen found.
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Sam's Club serves up alcohol delivery
The club retailer and Instacart have also expanded their partnership to provide same-day grocery delivery from all 589 store locations.
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Grocery jackpot? AmazonFresh bets on Las Vegas
The grocery delivery service launched in Sin City nearly two years after the company pulled back from multiple markets across the U.S.
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7-Eleven adds location-based delivery option
The convenience store's latest in-app feature allows consumers to order hot and fresh food from a public place like a park or a beach.
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Food Lion enters grocery pickup
Starting today, the banner will offer the curbside service in as little as one hour to shoppers in select stores in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
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Sprouts names Jack Sinclair as new CEO
The announcement of Sinclair, who was previously CEO of 99 Cents Only, accompanies news that Sprouts' interim co-CEO and CFO Brad Lukow will leave the company.
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On IPO day, Grocery Outlet's president talks future vision
The company's stock, which was priced at $22 per share for the initial public offering, roared to life in trading on the Nasdaq Thursday.
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Giant Food Stores touts local products
In Pennsylvania, the grocery banner has added shelf tags to more than 900 items to guide consumers toward locally grown and produced selections.
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4 grocers that are turning stores into destinations
E-commerce sales may be growing, but the store is still the core asset for many retailers. Here's how a few are making their locations into more than just a weekly shop.
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Kroger earnings stabilize, but long-term prospects remain murky
The retailer reported same-store sales that were below expectations, and said its alternative revenue streams will contribute $100 million in incremental profit this year.
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H Mart expands same-day delivery nationwide
The popular Asian-American grocer sees a big opportunity in e-commerce, having also recently partnered with Walmart's Jet.com.
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Urban shoppers drive growth in online grocery
People living in densely populated city centers prefer delivery over fighting crowded supermarkets, according to a new report from Acosta.
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Thrive Market halts sales of CBD products
The e-grocer's payment processing company insisted that it cease sales, highlighting the concerns that financial firms have over CBD.
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Walmart tests autonomous delivery vans for 'middle mile'
"Milk runs," or routes between business locations, are routine and require little decision-making on the part of a driver.
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Gen X shifts to grocery shopping online
According to FMI's latest report, the demographic saw the largest e-commerce increase among generations, but millennials are still the biggest buyers of groceries online.
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Deliv to hire drivers as employees in California
The shift comes amid legal battles and regulations in the state over independent contractor pay and benefits.
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Kroger is testing 30-minute delivery
Currently available at two Cincinnati-area stores, Kroger Rush offers a limited assortment of products, including produce, beverages and heat-and-eat meals.
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Albertsons gives self-checkout a 2nd chance
Several years after it began removing self-checkouts, the retailer is adding kiosks and upgrading the technology in stores where it currently exists.
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FedEx to offer parcel pickup, drop-off in 8K Dollar General stores
Dollar General's significant rural footprint and popularity with customers helped drive the partnership.
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Stop & Shop president to step down
Mark McGowan will leave the company after 30 years, enduring most recently an 11-day strike in New England. Giant Food president Gordon Reid steps into the role in July.
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Walmart introduces unlimited grocery delivery plan
The $98-per-year price tag matches similar membership offers from competitors Instacart and Shipt.
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Ahold Delhaize opens new tech office
The 30,000-square-foot facility in Massachusets includes an innovation lab and incubator to help cultivate retail-focused tech solutions.
