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Schnucks raises minimum wage for most associates

Starting Monday, the Midwestern supermarket chain will pay workers in its stores, bakery plant and floral design center at least $12.10 per hour.

Instacart acquires catering software firm FoodStorm

The acquisition will provide Instacart with an order management system for end-to-end order-ahead and catering services that it will integrate into its enterprise grocery e-commerce solutions. 

Ocado invests in self-driving company

The tech firm’s $13.6 million investment in Wayve follows a similar funding announcement earlier this year as it looks to automate delivery for partner retailers like Kroger.

Hy-Vee now has 5 alternative store formats. Here's how they're evolving.

From a growing dollar store to a struggling health concept, the grocer has a diverse stable of banners at varying stages of growth and success.

Jokr starts delivering alcohol in New York City

The company is bringing beer and hard seltzer to customers, and says it's first among the city's 15-minute delivery startups to do so.

3 ways grocers can improve online private label sales

Food retailers can utilize e-commerce features like filters, prominent homepage placement and banner ads to make their own brands easier to find and more top-of-mind for shoppers, FMI noted in its latest report. 

Instacart launches meal delivery storefront with Sunbasket

The partnership marks the first DTC meal delivery service available through the e-commerce firm’s marketplace.

Albertsons' stock price has doubled since it went public. Can it keep the momentum going?

The grocery chain has made significant strides in recent months, particularly on the digital front, but still faces challenges as it looks to keep pace with rivals, analysts said.

Newly launched Do Good Foods raises $169M to turn food waste into animal feed

The company plans to begin selling early next year chicken fed with a diet that includes upcycled food collected from grocery stores.

Standard AI offers to outfit c-store with frictionless checkout tech at its own expense

The computer vision startup will begin accepting applications from store operators next week and plans to select a retailer to partner with by the end of the year.

Raley's to acquire Bashas', creating West Coast super-regional chain

The deal would nearly double Raley's footprint and introduce the company to the dynamic Arizona market.

Japanese snack subscription service Bokksu expands into online grocery

Bokksu Grocery, the latest entrant in the Asian e-grocery space, ships more than 300 packaged foods, beverages and other products to the contiguous U.S.

Aldi to test frictionless checkout tech in the Netherlands

The German supermarket chain plans to rely entirely on a computer vision system to ring up customers during a yearlong trial at an approximately 4,300-square-foot store in the Dutch city of Utrecht.

Consumers favor frozen foods as shelf life, price concerns grow, survey finds

More than eight in 10 consumers in a recent Deloitte survey said the prices of fresh food have grown more than is justified.

John Mackey and Whole Foods: A timeline

Following the influential CEO's retirement announcement this week, here's a look back at some of the biggest milestones for the chief executive and the company he founded.

Gopuff plans to open a digital-first retail store

Planning documents filed in San Francisco outline a location that has digital ordering kiosks and is built to efficiently manage in-store and online orders.

Sam's Club links up with fresh meal delivery company

The club store has partnered with Fresh n' Lean to offer three different meal collections that each contain five selections.

Aisles Abroad: How Africa's Shoprite is embracing solar power

The continent's largest food retailer is putting solar panels on top of supply trucks, carports, stores and distribution centers to be a better corporate citizen and reduce operational costs.

Private label losing ground to name brands, IRI says

Supply chain challenges and consumers flush with cash have benefited national offerings, but inflation and the end of government aid programs could soon help store brands.

How one delivery startup is focusing on landlords to grow its business

Avo, which offers same-day grocery delivery without a fee to occupants of office and residential buildings in New York, New Jersey, Chicago and Houston, just announced $45 million in new funding.

5 ways grocers can harness the food-as-medicine trend

Prescription programs, personalized nutrition education and incentives are some of the tools grocers can use, according to the Food Industry Association and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation.

Gorillas pauses US expansion

The 10-minute delivery startup has laid off an unspecified number of workers and will focus on building its business in New York City for the remainder of 2021.

UNFI turns supply chain woes into higher sales

“It’s been a roller-coaster ride” keeping retailers stocked, but the company is benefiting from supply chain disruption, the supplier’s president told investors on Tuesday. 

The Giant Company and Instacart launch grocery delivery in 30 minutes

The announcement by the Ahold Delhaize banner follows the e-commerce company's debut of instant delivery with Kroger two weeks ago.

Walmart employees with disabilities, Latinx workers take center stage in DEI report

Asian and Latinx representation increased across the company, but representation of women in hourly and management positions dropped from last year.