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Courtesy of Blue Apron
Blue Apron to debut fresh pre-made, non-frozen meals
The Prepared & Ready line consists of 16 new single-serve options, with plans to add more meals to the line as 2024 progresses.
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Walmart’s CFO talks inflation, e-commerce profitability
The retailer has been surprised at the resiliency of consumers in the face of high prices throughout 2023, John David Rainey said Wednesday at the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer and Retail Conference.
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Hundreds of new stores help push Dollar General sales up 2.4%
But the discount retailer is cutting back its expansion plans for next year as it aims to turn its business around.
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Regional grocers’ e-commerce sales slip in Q3, research finds
The drop is due to a higher rate of lapsed shoppers who have either gone back to in-store buying or switched to a competitor’s online services, a new Brick Meets Click and Mercatus report found.
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Chicago business owners dispute proposed Foxtrot location
As the boutique retailer looks to join the city’s Andersonville neighborhood, dozens of community members are urging officials to reject its entry.
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UNFI posts another loss but expects improvements in 2024
The grocery retailer and wholesaler has made “early progress” in executing the “transformation agenda” it announced in March, CEO Sandy Douglas said Wednesday during an earnings call.
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Aisles Abroad: How Canadian grocer Freson Bros. embraces its roots
In-store “zones” like the Root Cellar, Mother Dough Bread Co. and Banj’s Smokehouse feed into the grocer’s goal of “honoring the craft of food tradition,” said President Doug Lovsin.
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Meijer to open latest small-format store in early 2024 in Cleveland
The 40,000-square-foot store, known as Fairfax Market, will occupy space in a public-private development intended to tackle food insecurity and promote economic development.
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Schnucks is giving shoppers an express lane to local produce
Following a successful pilot, the Midwestern grocer plans to expand its use of tracking technology to digitally alert customers when freshly picked foods arrive in stores.
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Ahold Delhaize names new chief sustainability officer
The Dutch grocer has tapped Alex Holt of Woolworths Group to fill the role ahead of Jan Ernst de Groot’s retirement.
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Over 130 countries sign COP28 pledge to integrate food into climate action
Notably absent from the list of signatories is India, which has said it will refuse to sign on to any agreement that could compromise food security.
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More grocery shoppers want transparency with sourcing, research finds
Shopper interest in receiving more information from brands has increased in the past two years, and transparency drives more consumer trust, loyalty and purchases, FMI found in a new report.
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Q&AAhold Delhaize’s CEO on the need for scale and volume improvements
“The growth we had seen was mainly inflation-driven. That is nice for a moment, but it is not a sustainable solution,” Frans Muller said in an interview.
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Courtesy of the National Retail Federation
NRF updates crime report to address faulty numbers
The group said it didn’t realize an outside assessment of organized retail crime had used an old NRF estimate of total inventory loss, including loss unrelated to theft.
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Courtesy of Lidl US
Lidl US’s first corporate social responsibility report outlines a dozen top goals for the company
The discounter said it aims to narrow its gender pay gap as well as reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 70% by 2030.
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Cardenas Markets to debut 6th Las Vegas store
The location will include a “colorful” produce section, full-service meat and seafood department, Mexican Cocina and financial services center.
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Courtesy of Sam's Club
Sam’s Club adds 2 more distribution centers to its 2024 lineup
The St. Louis and Minneapolis facilities are slated to open in January and March, respectively, building on the Walmart-owned retailer’s plan to advance its end-to-end supply chain capabilities.
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Courtesy of Kroger
Kroger sees results falter, says planned merger with Albertsons is on track
The grocer’s comparable store sales slipped into negative territory during the third quarter even as the company returned to profitability.
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PFSbrands acquires Mid-Missouri grocer Moser’s Foods
The purchase of the company, which operates eight grocery stores and one c-store, is expected to close in March 2025.
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Courtesy of Dom's Kitchen & Market
ColumnThe Friday Checkout: Can Dom’s and Foxtrot dance in step with each other?
The Chicago-based retailers are looking to bring together their unique takes on grocery retailing and convenience stores. Will they be able to build a unified persona?
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Instacart looks to bolster its membership program with streaming perk
The grocery technology company’s Peacock tie-up marks its first-ever streaming partnership.
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Courtesy of HelloFresh
E-grocers, meal kit makers focus on reduction and reuse with packaging innovation
With takeback systems and seasonal packaging based on algorithms, companies such as HelloFresh and Misfits Market are working toward using less material in their deliveries.
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Price Chopper purchases 5 former New York ShopRite stores
The regional grocer sees an opportunity to grow its Market 32 banner in the state's Capital Region, an area where ShopRite struggled to gain a foothold.
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Dollar Tree may shrink Family Dollar footprint: CEO
CEO Rick Dreiling said the company has initiated a comprehensive review of its Family Dollar banner after it missed expectations in Q3.
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Courtesy of Amazon
ColumnPardon the Disruption: Can Amazon be a grocer and a 3P delivery provider?
The tech giant has signed some key grocery chains to its digital marketplace recently, helping it reach more households even as it retools its Amazon Fresh stores and online platform.
