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BJ's prepares to open new 'innovation lab'
BJ's Market, which will open on Friday, is about half the size of a typical company store and will serve as a testing ground for new items, demonstrations, displays and convenience initiatives.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • May 2, 2022 -
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H-E-B ups the ante on retail and meal options for shoppers
The Texas grocery chain’s new 122,000-square-foot store in New Braunfels will feature its first two-story True Texas BBQ restaurant and Home by H-E-B department.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • April 28, 2022 -
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Inside the Store: Amazon Go's new suburban format
Located in Mill Creek, Washington, the just-opened store features an expanded selection of snacks and grocery products, a customer service desk and a made-to-order meal counter.
By Jeff Wells • April 26, 2022 -
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Big Y joins the small-store trend
The Northeast grocer plans to open its first Big Y Express Fresh Market in Springfield, Massachusetts.
By Jeff Wells • April 18, 2022 -
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Foxtrot to open four new Washington, DC-area locations
The upscale convenience store chain's expansion includes a store in Bethesda, Maryland — the retailer's first in that state — and a downsized store in downtown Washington focused on grab-and-go items.
By Sam Silverstein • April 1, 2022 -
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Pickup-only grocer Fresh Street aims to grow through speedy, no-fee service
The click-and-collect retailer, which is opening its first location Friday in Chicago, has a "no substitutions" pledge and aims to have orders ready within 30 minutes.
By Sam Silverstein • March 17, 2022 -
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Dollar General plans to add 10K jobs in 2022
The planned 6% increase to its workforce comes at a time when retailers are adding jobs at a brisk clip against a backdrop of low unemployment.
By Sam Silverstein • March 7, 2022 -
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BJ's details plans for 4 new clubs, including innovation lab
The retailer will open stores in Florida, Michigan and New York and also debut BJ's Market in Rhode Island to test assortments, displays and product demos.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • March 4, 2022 -
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Dom's Kitchen & Market plans second Chicago location
The grocery startup, established by a team that includes Bob Mariano, founder of Kroger-owned chain Mariano's, hopes to have 15 stores open by 2025.
By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 22, 2022 -
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Amazon Go convenience stores are headed to suburbia
The first of the new retail locations, which will offer grab-and-go foods, beverages and everyday essentials, will open in the Seattle-area community of Mill Creek, Washington.
By Sam Silverstein • Jan. 25, 2022 -
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Meijer expands small-store market concept to Ohio
The 40,000-square-foot Fairfax Market is the company's first small-format store announced outside its home state of Michigan, and could open as early as 2023.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Dec. 15, 2021 -
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Dollar General plans to build 1K new Popshelf stores over next 4 years
The suburban-focused concept has brought higher sales and margin rates, and the new stores add to a furious pace of expansion for the discounter.
By Ben Unglesbee • Dec. 2, 2021 -
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Dollar Tree pivots to $1.25 prices even as inflation-wary shoppers seek the retailer out
The company saw a modest sales bump during the third quarter, with consumers chasing value. Meanwhile, supply chain costs have choked margins.
By Ben Unglesbee • Nov. 23, 2021 -
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Starbucks, Amazon Go open cashierless store concept in NYC
The two plan to open additional stores in 2022, as more retailers experiment with grab-and-go technology.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 19, 2021 -
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Aisles Abroad: A Swedish startup's tech-enabled approach to rural grocery shopping
Stockholm-based Lifvs oversees a fleet of unattended food stores across the Scandinavian country, some as small as 300 square feet.
By Sam Silverstein • Nov. 3, 2021 -
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Kroger and Bed Bath & Beyond launch e-commerce site
The home goods retailer and its Buybuy Baby chain are now selling more than 25,000 items, including bedding, storage items and baby furniture, through the new marketplace.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Updated April 6, 2022 -
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How one grocery startup is putting a new spin on pickup
Co-developed by a former Chick-fil-A manager, Opie Drive-Thru Grocery can fill on-the-spot orders in under two minutes. "Our job is to be like a train station."
By Sam Silverstein • Oct. 27, 2021 -
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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.
By Jeff Wells • Oct. 6, 2021 -
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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.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Sept. 30, 2021 -
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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.
By Jeff Wells • Sept. 30, 2021 -
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Meijer prepares to open fourth small-format supermarket
Rivertown Market, a 42,000-square-foot location in Detroit's East Jefferson Corridor set to open Oct. 6, will feature a "vast assortment" of fresh and prepared foods.
By Sam Silverstein • Sept. 10, 2021 -
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Hy-Vee is embracing one-stop shopping and showrooms
The retailer will introduce fitness equipment showrooms in several stores this year, continuing its push into non-grocery products and services.
By Jeff Wells • Sept. 9, 2021 -
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Southeastern Grocers opens stand-alone liquor store concept
The new format, called WDs Wine, Beer & Liquor, marks the first alcohol-focused location for the grocery chain.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Sept. 3, 2021 -
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Why Schnucks built a scaled-down supermarket
The company's new "Schnucks Fresh" store in Jasper, Indiana, reflects a push by grocers to open more small stores that are customized to their markets.
By Sam Silverstein • Sept. 1, 2021 -
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Publix touts improved energy efficiency with new GreenWise Market
The new store in Tampa, Florida, uses a link to a centralized water-chilling facility to improve the efficiency of its refrigeration and air-conditioning systems.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Aug. 20, 2021
