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Kroger’s fueling empire grows as competitors threaten
The grocer operates more than 1,700 fuel centers across the country, but Walmart and Costco are ramping up this side of their businesses as well.
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Meijer ramps up private label to cater to nutrition trends
The retailer is looking to make its own brands a destination for consumers who want food items packed with protein or fiber.
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3 growth areas for food product packaging
Private label items and new launches are some of the main factors driving growth in food, according to Circana. Price pack architecture remains important to reach a range of consumers.
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Walmart continues aggressive store updates and expansion drive
The mass merchant plans to open around 20 stores over the next two years and remodel 650 supercenters and Neighborhood Market stores in 2026.
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AI’s role in grocery so far this year
From creating personalized shopping experiences to streamlining back-end operations, the technology is playing a pivotal role across the industry.
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Q&AWhy The Fresh Market revamped its loyalty program after just 4 years
The grocer’s refreshed rewards program and first native app are part of an effort to extend its in-store guest hospitality to its digital touch points, its chief marketing officer said.
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ColumnThe Friday Checkout: Walmart’s biggest private brand is finally getting a makeover. Grocers should pay attention.
The retailer is modernizing its Great Value line for the first time in over 10 years after discovering that shoppers didn’t feel proud displaying the brand’s products.
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Walmart to modernize Great Value private label design
The consumer product assortment was launched 30-plus years ago, and its packaging has been the same for a decade.
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Gelson’s debuts 2nd convenience store
The newly opened ReCharge by Gelson’s in Costa Mesa, California, includes 40 electric-vehicle power stations operated by charging center startup Rove.
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AWG launches 2 specialty private label brands for retailers
The distributor’s new Wellwerks and Nüwerks brands include nutraceuticals along with snacks and breakfast items infused with functional benefits.
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Inside Giant Food’s strategy for linking healthy eating with affordability
The Mid-Atlantic supermarket chain’s team of nutritionists produces weekly podcasts that offer advice on how to create healthy meals using items the grocer has on sale.
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Albertsons looks to store remodels and technology to juice growth
The supermarket chain spent over $1.8 billion on capital expenditures during fiscal 2025 and expects that figure to be at least $2 billion this year.
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Save A Lot revamps its value-focused Hispanic private label offerings
The discounter consolidated its assortment and is adding products under its new La Tierra de Sabores brand.
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New York City to open municipal grocery store in 2027
The store will be one of five city-owned food stores Mayor Zohran Mamdani has promised to debut before his term ends.
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Albertsons records anemic comps as it faces pharmacy headwinds
The grocer saw identical sales growth of less than 1% in Q4 and recorded a $480 million net loss that reflects the cost of a deal to settle opioid-related claims.
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Instacart to acquire retail tech platform in international expansion
Instaleap’s partnerships with major grocers such as Cencosud in Latin America and Continente in Portugal will help Instacart scale outside of the U.S.
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Dollar General’s media network rolls out AI store audio program
The discount retailer is bringing the in-store media offering to about 6,000 locations through a new partnership with QSIC.
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OpinionHow grocers can embrace the ‘promiscuous shopper’
Instead of recapturing monogamous loyalty and share of basket, retailers need to optimize for a more fractured “category” approach to shopping, writes Victor Kimble of Preston Spire.
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Ingles Markets steps up fight with activist investor
The grocer and Summer Road LLC both contend that the other side is withholding key information from investors ahead of a board of directors vote.
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Hy-Vee’s first woman president dies
Donna Tweeten served roughly 20 years at the supermarket chain, including two years in the top role, and retired from the grocer last year.
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Grocery price growth cools as overall inflation surges
Grocery inflation came in at a calmer annual rate in March than during the prior month, but prices for meat, produce and coffee continued to accelerate.
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Ahold Delhaize USA expands digital payment options
A pilot with payments processor Fiserv will let customers of The Giant Company, Giant Food and Stop & Shop pay directly from their banks.
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Consumer goods inflation eased in March, Numerator data shows
Prices for everyday household purchases were up at an annual clip of 2% last month, down from 2.7% in February, according to the data analysis firm’s Consumer Goods Price Index.
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Publix adds 3 more stores to Kentucky pipeline
The grocer, which already has six locations open in the state, is steadily growing its fleet in a region where Kroger has long had a powerful presence.
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ColumnThe Friday Checkout: Grocery industry hits back at electronic shelf label controversy
Amid lawmakers’ concerns about digital shelf tags, FMI — the Food Industry Association is defending the technology as a tool that retailers aren’t using for “surge pricing.”
