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Recapping the top grocery M&A transactions of 2025
C&S Wholesale Grocers expanded its retail presence this year through a pair of deals involving hundreds of locations, while other grocery companies picked up smaller numbers of stores.
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Aldi goes on another store opening tear
The discounter opened 18 stores in a single day last week and will debut four more on Thursday, closing the year with nearly 200 added locations.
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Whole Foods to launch in-store food waste infrastructure
The specialty grocer will be the first to deploy Mill Industries’ automated, on-site food recycling technology.
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ColumnPardon the Disruption: 6 trends that defined grocery in 2025
This year was all about execution and efficiency for retailers — with a few curveballs thrown in thanks to the Trump administration, Amazon and more.
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Amazon welcomes another Whole Foods exec to grocery business
Caitlin Leibert recently became global head of sustainability for Worldwide Grocery at Amazon after holding a similar title with the specialty grocer.
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FTC claimed Walmart got unfair pricing advantages from PepsiCo
In the newly unsealed complaint, the agency alleged the retailer got preferential pricing and promotions from the CPG giant.
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Shoppers plan to spend more on groceries next year: report
The grocery sector is the only category included in an international survey conducted by AlixPartners that’s expected to see an overall increase in consumer outlays in 2026.
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Albertsons launches new offsite shopping capability
The feature allows online customers to add products, recipes, coupons and offers from media like display ads directly to their digital Albertsons cart.
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Kroger to build nearly $400M Kentucky distribution center
The new facility comes as the grocer continues to restructure its supply chain network, including scaling back its use of automated fulfillment sites.
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ColumnThe Friday Checkout: Will grocery be in the pricing hot seat?
As grocery shopping increasingly goes digital, the industry will need to balance affordability efforts with possible consumer backlash against dynamic pricing.
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The Fresh Market adds stores in Illinois and Kentucky
The new stores cap a year of growth for the specialty grocer, which opened seven locations and a liquor store in 2025.
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UNFI believes its best days are still ahead
“The reality is that in the past, we’ve not always delivered on our full potential,” the grocery distributor and retailer’s CEO said during an investor presentation.
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How Sprouts cultivated an organic appearance in Apple TV hit ‘Pluribus’
CMO Alisa Gmelich explains how the cameo came about and details other ways the grocer taps into culture, including through women’s sports.
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Amazon targets carbon emission cuts at grocery fulfillment centers
The e-commerce giant recorded a 15% reduction at three sites in a pilot of Trane Technologies’ BrainBox AI tool, which will be deployed nationally.
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6 more states get approval for SNAP waivers
Hawai’i, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee received permission from the USDA to restrict which foods are SNAP-eligible.
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Winn-Dixie Company opens first new store since rebrand announcement
As parent Southeastern Grocers prepares to transition to The Winn-Dixie Company, it is showcasing a modernized store concept and renewed focus on its home state of Florida.
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Amazon reaches milestone in same-day perishables delivery rollout
The company has expanded the service to 2,300 markets and said customers who buy perishables through the offering shop twice as often as those who don’t.
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How did Kroger and Albertsons fare in 2025?
A relentless focus on cost savings defined the year following their failed merger attempt. There were also a few high-profile surprises.
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Kroger ramps up Marketplace store fleet in Texas as it faces down H-E-B
The grocer plans to break ground on three of the large-scale locations in the state’s northern region in 2026.
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99 Ranch readies massive in-store food hall in New York City
Eat Up will span 12,000 square feet and serve up more than 20 food concepts inside the grocer’s Flushing location.
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ColumnMore than a Store: Can Albertsons’ agentic AI tool fix the drudgery of grocery e-commerce?
The grocer says its new tool can simplify the online shopping experience for consumers. Grocery Dive took it for a test drive.
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Trump orders investigation into food supply chains for possible price fixing
Under pressure to address rising grocery costs, the president directed new task forces to determine whether anticompetitive behavior exists, particularly among foreign-owned companies.
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Where Kroger feels the heat from regional competitors
Despite being the nation’s largest grocer, Kroger is struggling to compete with the likes of H-E-B and Publix in key markets, data from Dunnhumby’s Competitive Threat Evaluator indicate.
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Coborn’s to implement AI-based pricing system to support expansion
The Minnesota-based grocer plans to use a platform from Revionics to tailor its pricing operations to varying market conditions and diverse store concepts.
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Online grocery sales see ‘dramatic acceleration’ in November: report
Order frequency continued to climb and a record number of active users placed three or more orders during the month, Brick Meets Click and Mercatus found.
