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Schnucks teams up with DoorDash in St. Louis area
The new partnership allows shoppers to order prepared meals from the deli at five stores.
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Tracking grocery industry priority for the COVID-19 vaccine
Grocery workers in Colorado are eligible for vaccines beginning March 5, while Maine is shifting to an age-based approach effective March 3.
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Kroger COO Mike Donnelly to retire
The grocer has not yet named a successor to the 42-year company veteran.
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Foxtrot Market opens first store in Washington, DC
The new location is the first of two the upscale convenience store chain has planned in the nation's capital as it looks beyond its existing markets of Chicago and Dallas.
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Walmart drops $35 minimum purchase for 2-hour delivery
The retailer introduced its rapid Express service amid the pandemic as shoppers avoided stores.
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Alfalfa's Market to close flagship store this week
The iconic Boulder, Colorado, natural foods location suffered from reduced foot traffic and pricey real estate.
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Sprouts Farmers Market
Sprouts sees digital sales soar almost 300% in Q4 as it drives traffic in-house
The natural foods chain saw 15% of its online traffic come through its new in-house platform.
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Meijer's upcoming summit seeks diverse suppliers across US
The grocer plans to host a multi-day virtual event in early May to meet more women- and minority-owned businesses.
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Amazon Fresh debuts its 10th store
The newly opened location in Fullerton, California, comes a little more than five months after the first one opened to the public.
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Costco to raise its hourly minimum wage to $16
"This isn't altruism," Costco’s president and CEO told the Senate Budget Committee on Thursday, adding that higher wages and affordable benefits lead to better retention rates.
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Exploring the rise of SNAP online
In this three-part series, Grocery Dive talks to grocers, tech vendors and experts about the opportunities the USDA's SNAP Online Purchasing pilot unlocks and the obstacles to implementation.
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Kroger partner Infarm develops new modular growing facilities
The farming and distribution facilities combine many of the small, tech-enabled units the company is known for into a flexible operation tailored to urban markets.
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Walmart expands shoppable video hub with celebrity cooking shows
The interactive videos add new content to the retailer's Cookshop platform, which launched in November.
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The Fresh Market to feature women-owned brands in March
The gourmet grocery chain will use in-store signage and social media to spotlight more than 100 products from these companies.
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Instacart
Instacart names Facebook, Spotify vets to board as it eyes IPO
The appointments of Fidji Simo and Barry McCarthy follow the company’s recent hiring of several officials with technology backgrounds.
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Catalina suit alleges Quotient used predatory practices in couponing
Against a backdrop of major changes to in-store shopping, Catalina claims that its digital rival also used misleading communications to lure away CPG brands.
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Gelson's to be acquired by Don Quijote owner PPIH
The Japanese retailer plans to expand the upscale Southern California supermarket chain, which recorded $872 million in net sales last year.
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Innovation post-pandemic will play on familiar trends, IRI says
Self and societal care, indulgence and frictionless shopping will continue to provide opportunities for brands and retailers, the insights group found.
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Study: 59% of US shoppers see Amazon Go as a threat to Walmart, Kroger
Stores similar to Amazon's cashierless convenience locations appeal to more than half of U.S. consumers, according to a Piplsay survey.
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Satisfaction nosedives for online grocery services in January even as sales surge
Delivery and pickup sales rose 20% last month, but red flags about customer loyalty popped up, according to a survey from Brick Meets Click and Mercatus.
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Walgreens expands same-day delivery with Instacart
Stores in Illinois rolled out the service Tuesday, and nearly 8,000 stores nationwide are slated to offer it in the coming weeks.
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Walmart pushes zero waste efforts with 'bagless' pilot
In addition to a test in Vermont, the retailer is also cutting out single-use plastic bags from stores in its Mexican and Central American division, an executive wrote in a blog post.
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Foxtrot Market raises $42M as it looks to double store fleet
Former Whole Foods CEO Walter Robb and the co-founder of Sweetgreen are among the company's backers as it looks to build up density in existing markets.
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Report: Frozen foods heat up as pandemic drives sales growth
Category sales hit $65.1 billion in the U.S. last year, according to figures from the American Frozen Food Institute and the Food Industry Association.
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BJ's Wholesale Club releases new app features
The retailer unveiled updates that make it easier for members to reorder products, clip digital coupons, and access delivery and pickup options.
