What’s ahead for grocers in 2023?

Lingering inflation, digital innovation and fast-growing retail media all promise to have a significant impact on the industry this year.

By Grocery Dive Staff • Feb. 8, 2023

Inflation has less of an impact on snacking than meals, Mondelēz finds

The Oreo maker also found that delays in receiving snacks due to supply chain disruptions has forced many consumers, especially Gen Zers and millennials, to try new items.

By Christopher Doering • Jan. 23, 2023

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As the grocery industry has increasingly embraced innovation, the center store has become an area where food retailers are looking to liven up the shopping experience. 

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Chicago’s Go Grocer expands to Milwaukee

The urban grocer is opening two new smaller stores in the Wisconsin city, where it will also offer its ultrafast delivery service. 

By Peyton Bigora • Jan. 12, 2023

Grocery inflation slows again in December

Food-at-home inflation came in at an 11.8% clip last month even as prices for many goods sold in supermarkets declined compared with November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday.

By Sam Silverstein • Jan. 12, 2023

Grocers focus on value as they target inflation-weary shoppers

Price increases have slowed, but retailers' efforts to lower costs for shoppers are still going full steam ahead. Could that spark a price war down the road?

By Sam Silverstein • Jan. 11, 2023

4 snack trends to watch in 2023

Snack sales have stayed strong even as prices have increased thanks to innovation and increasingly on-the-go consumers. Will that momentum continue this year?

By Christine Blank • Jan. 9, 2023

Giant Food launches new brand campaign centered on local

The regional grocer’s newest campaign consists of TV, radio, social media, mobile, digital, in-store and out-of-home commercials all produced locally and featuring real-life shoppers.

By Peyton Bigora • Jan. 5, 2023

Grocery inflation continues to lose steam in November but remains sharply elevated

The 12% annual increase in the food-at-home index last month was the lowest rate since May, but prices for produce, baked goods and other products grew at a faster yearly clip than they did in October.

By Sam Silverstein • Dec. 13, 2022

New Whole Foods Market coming to NYC’s Financial District

This latest announcement marks the first store set to open in the new year after the specialty grocer debuted 11 locations over the course of 2022.

By Peyton Bigora • Dec. 13, 2022

Inside the Store: Giant Food’s new ‘iterative’ location in Silver Spring, Maryland

The Mid-Atlantic grocer’s new 65,000-square-foot supermarket outside Washington, D.C., features a Starbucks, meats prepared daily using hickory wood chips, and a heavy focus on value.

By Sam Silverstein • Dec. 8, 2022

Grocery sales rise 8% in October

Spending increased at food retailers at the fastest rate since July on an annual basis, and rose compared with the previous month at the quickest pace in 2022.

By Sam Silverstein • Nov. 16, 2022

Albertsons unveils new private label premium wines

The grocery company’s Vinaforé Collection, which includes five varietals, is launching in time for the winter holiday season.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Nov. 14, 2022

Stop & Shop focuses on meal experiences in new TV spot

The latest installment in the grocery chain’s “Feed the Moment” campaign draws attention to its private label selection while also acknowledging inflationary pressures.

By Sam Silverstein • Nov. 14, 2022

Food inflation comes down again in October

Food-at-home prices were up in October at a 12.4% annual rate, marking a second consecutive monthly decline in the key metric, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday.

By Sam Silverstein • Nov. 10, 2022

Aldi, Lidl roll out low-price Thanksgiving essentials as high inflation hovers

The two hard discounters’ holiday deals come as food prices remain elevated and the threat of a turkey shortage looms.

By Peyton Bigora • Nov. 2, 2022

Inside the store: Dom’s Kitchen & Market’s second Chicago store

The newest location from the grocery startup led by veteran executive Bob Mariano is 50% larger than its first shop and focuses on being a destination for meals and gourmet experiences.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Nov. 1, 2022

Target is adding holiday grocery gifts from British retailer Marks & Spencer

The products, including drinking chocolate and festive biscuit tins, are aimed at gifting and entertaining, rounding out Target’s holiday shopping experience.

By Jeff Wells • Oct. 28, 2022

Inside the Store: Whole Foods’ Manhattan ‘oasis’

This store has made itself a destination along the High Line with a full grocery assortment along with several dining and drinking experiences, including a coffee shop and vegan street food vendor.

By Peyton Bigora • Oct. 25, 2022

Amazon beefs up Aplenty line with 100+ new items

The added products, which include apple pie granola clusters and apple cider, are timed to the holidays as the retailing giant pushes further into the grocery space.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 18, 2022

How would the Kroger-Albertsons merger impact independent grocers?

The National Grocers Association fears a second “power buyer” would enter the industry, further tipping the scales for suppliers and independent grocers trying to compete. 

By Peyton Bigora • Oct. 17, 2022

Grocery inflation surges in September but avoids another record

Food-at-home prices increased last month at a 13% annual pace, down from 13.5% in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday.

By Sam Silverstein • Oct. 13, 2022

Foxtrot to open first store in Austin, Texas, this fall, with more on the way

Foxtrot’s latest three-store expansion will bring the c-store chain’s total number of locations in Texas to five, with the other two being in Dallas.

By Brett Dworski • Oct. 7, 2022

UNFI expands its Shoppers banner with three new store locations

In an effort to expand and improve its store portfolio, the wholesaler is also remodeling two of the chain’s existing locations.

By Peyton Bigora • Oct. 4, 2022

‘Healthy’ gets a new definition from FDA

The regulated definition looks at how well food items measure up to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, with limits on the amounts of sodium, added sugars and saturated fats they contain.

By Megan Poinski • Sept. 29, 2022

Price increases are weighing on food volumes, IRI finds

As CPGs pass along higher costs to consumers, a few categories have proven resistant to declines, according to an analysis of August sales data.

By Chris Casey • Sept. 16, 2022