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How Instacart is polishing its image as a tech firm
The company has stepped up its focus on gear such as smart carts and electronic shelf labels, although it still derives most of its revenue from its legacy grocery e-commerce business.
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For grocers, smart product placement and curated seasonal selections can help turn these trends into bigger basket sizes and stronger profits.
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Sam’s Club offers digital ‘all-day grazing experience’ for Easter
The Walmart-owned club retailer has curated its meal offerings online in response to feedback from its members.
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ColumnNumber Sense: Kroger’s e-commerce growth is a complicated story
The grocery chain’s digital sales continue to impress, but they raise questions about store performance and how the company will compete against Walmart going forward.
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Consumers worry tariffs will hit grocery prices the hardest: report
New findings from Intuit Credit Karma show half of U.S. consumers have changed their spending habits in anticipation of tariffs, led by Gen Z and millennial shoppers.
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Top SpartanNash tech exec to depart
Masiar Tayebi will leave his role as chief strategy and information officer in April after working for the Midwestern grocery company for about four years.
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ColumnThe Friday Checkout: C&S echoes Albertsons’ claims about why Kroger deal fell apart
The grocery distributor and wholesaler alleges Kroger took the lead on the merger and then botched the handling of regulators’ concerns.
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Walmart creates a generative AI tool for merchants dubbed ‘Wally’
The tool is intended to help merchants complete time-consuming tasks like data entry and analysis.
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Kroger keeps an eye on produce tariff exposure
The supermarket chain is also identifying opportunities to diversify its sourcing base for other commodities.
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Amazon Fresh shutters two stores
The company said it is still committed to expanding its brick-and-mortar grocery operations.
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Walmart links with chain to open made-to-order pizza restaurants
Nozzleman Pizza plans to debut locations inside more than a dozen of the retailer’s stores this year.
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Kroger taps former Ahold Delhaize exec to head Dallas Division
Rudy DiPietro is taking over management of the unit from Keith Shoemaker, who is retiring after nearly a half-century with the grocer.
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Egg wholesale prices and consumer demand drop significantly
The USDA’s latest weekly report on the egg market noted, however, that retail egg prices do not yet reflect these trends and demand is expected to remain under pressure until that happens.
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Instacart increases grocery personalization with new AI tech
The grocery technology company unveiled new tools to help better predict customers’ dietary needs and refine product recommendations.
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C&S sues Kroger over $125M termination fee
The wholesaler alleges that the grocer has declined to pay it the agreed-upon fee related to the failure of the Kroger-Albertsons merger.
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Kroger cuts jobs at 84.51°
The layoffs at the grocer’s retail analytics subsidiary reflect an effort by the company to “focus on the key priorities that power our go-to-market strategy,” a spokesperson said.
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How grocers can better cater to Latino shoppers
Grocers need to improve their merchandising with authentic, relevant initiatives to connect with these shoppers, who have buying power of nearly $4 trillion, sources say.
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RFK Jr wants to close a ‘loophole’ in food additive regulation
The Health and Human Services Secretary directed the FDA to consider eliminating a pathway that allowed companies to "self-affirm" whether their ingredients are safe for consumption.
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HelloFresh to close Texas facility, cut nearly 300 jobs
The meal kit company is consolidating its operations in the state as it looks to improve profitability and diversify its offerings.
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EPA deregulation push raises numerous questions for grocers
While trade groups praised the agency saying it will reconsider a rule impacting refrigerant requirements, experts say the announcement is confusing and may not have much impact.
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Younger shoppers are shaking up produce aisles
With a third of shoppers discovering fruits and vegetables on social media, grocers should change up their merchandising tactics to stand out, FMI — The Food Industry Association suggested.
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Battle of the bots: Kroger pilots autonomous inventory scanning robots
The grocer is testing aisle-scanning bots from two different tech firms as it looks to improve inventory management.
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OpinionHow grocers can put the cool in frozen food
Retailers and brands can adopt merchandising tactics like upcycling and education campaigns to show reluctant consumers the value of frozen products, writes Dr. Sophie Attwood of Behavior Global.
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ColumnThe Friday Checkout: The ghost of Kroger-Albertsons merger haunts the c-store industry
As the owner of 7-Eleven considers a potential deal with fellow titan Couche-Tard, its executives say the failed supermarket combination is a “cautionary tale” about store divestment strategy.
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Grocery prices hold steady as overall inflation declines
Food-at-home prices rose at a 1.9% annual clip in February, well above the pace just a few months ago
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Walmart says it’s unlikely to meet 2025 plastic, recycling targets
This admission follows the retailer noting at the end of last year it would miss 2025 and 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets.
