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Walmart establishes policy to protect pollinators
The retailer outlined new guidelines for fresh produce suppliers, along with sharing how it plans to combat habitat loss.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • April 14, 2021 -
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Dom's Kitchen & Market brings in $15M ahead of its first store debut
The Chicago grocery startup, which counts veteran supermarket executive Bob Mariano among its founders, has so far raised $25 million from investors.
By Sam Silverstein • April 01, 2021 -
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Fareway launches small-format pilot in rural Iowa
The 8,000-square-foot store is about a third the size of the grocer's average location and comes as competitors like Hy-Vee and Dollar General bring more groceries to local communities.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • March 26, 2021 -
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Grocers are battling alcohol laws. Here's how the fight is going in 3 states.
In Mississippi, Connecticut and Maryland, grocers and their advocates are taking on the liquor industry as they seek to undo restrictions on sales.
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Meet the vertical automated grocery store
Boston-based startup Urbx aims to build its futuristic stores in cities across the country and provide micro-fulfillment technology to retailers.
By Jeff Wells • March 22, 2021 -
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Schnucks opening new store format focused on fresh
The first Schnucks Fresh location will debut this summer in Jasper, Indiana.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • March 12, 2021 -
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Sprouts details 20 upcoming locations as it pivots to smaller stores
The specialty grocer plans to open stores across seven states and debut a new format centered on efficiency and a "treasure hunt shopping experience."
By Catherine Douglas Moran • March 08, 2021 -
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Dollar Tree eyes at least 3K locations for rural concept stores
A new format that combines the retailer's namesake brand with Family Dollar's aims for smaller, underserved markets.
By Ben Unglesbee • March 05, 2021 -
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Inside the store: Foxtrot Market's first location in Washington, DC
The digitally focused upscale convenience store chain is preparing to debut another store in the nation’s capital later in March and also has two more locations planned for the city.
By Sam Silverstein • March 03, 2021 -
Hy-Vee is bringing nail salons into select stores
The first in-store W Nail Bar salon is slated to open in early April in Bettendorf, Iowa, with several more planned to debut later this year.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • March 03, 2021 -
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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.
By Sam Silverstein • March 01, 2021 -
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.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 24, 2021 -
The inconvenient truth about drugstores
By filling up stores with junk food, tobacco and other high-margin goods, these retailers may be risking loyalty and market share in other key categories.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 10, 2021 -
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Aldi to open 100 stores this year
The hard discounter is also expanding curbside pickup to 500 additional stores and breaking ground on a new regional headquarters in Alabama.
By Jeff Wells • Feb. 10, 2021 -
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Food Lion toasts to a second liquor outlet
The new location, which is adjacent to a Food Lion grocery store in South Carolina, comes more than five years after the grocery chain opened its first liquor store.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Jan. 26, 2021 -
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Grocery Outlet adds two members to board as it eyes long-term growth
The new directors include the chief marketing officer of an artificial intelligence firm and a former top-level CPG executive.
By Sam Silverstein • Jan. 21, 2021 -
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Choice Market readies frictionless store in Denver
The location, which will offer a wider range of grocery products than the chain’s other stores, is set to open in March.
By Sam Silverstein • Jan. 19, 2021 -
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ColumnPardon the Disruption
Grocery Dive's column by Senior Editor Jeff Wells looks at the forces shaping food retail.
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PCC Community Markets hails green building milestone
The Seattle-area food co-op said it's the first grocer to have a Living Building Challenge Petal-certified store after years of working to meet “rigorous” health and environmental guidelines.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Dec. 02, 2020 -
Walmart adds 'pop-up' direct-to-consumer fulfillment capacity at 42 distribution centers
The model allows the retailer to increase capacity when it's experiencing peak-level volume and scale down when demand dissipates.
By Matt Leonard • Nov. 13, 2020 -
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Rite Aid leans on pharmacists in rebranding effort
The drugstore chain is also embracing its potential as a beauty retailer, placing beauty ambassadors in some stores with a "spa-like" environment.
By Daphne Howland • Nov. 09, 2020 -
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Eataly expands grocery delivery in four US cities
The Italian market is building up its operations for same-day delivery by linking up with Mercato's digital ordering platform.
By Rosie Bradbury • Nov. 05, 2020 -
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Meijer introduces third small-format grocery store
Capital City Market, which opened Wednesday in Lansing, Michigan, mimics the open-air, market-style feel of Meijer's other small-concept stores in the state.
By Jessica Dumont • Oct. 16, 2020 -
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Whole Foods opens Ideal Market store in Denver
Named after the Boulder, Colorado-based brand acquired by Whole Foods, the 22,500-square-foot store includes a beauty boutique and "bottle bar" filled with local products.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 09, 2020 -
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Aldi prepares to open large Philadelphia store
The new store features a 15,000-square-foot selling floor and is the grocer's first location in the city to appear in a mixed-use development.
By Sam Silverstein • UPDATED: Nov. 23, 2020 at 3:55 p.m.
