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    Recapping the leadership crisis engulfing Market Basket

    The New England grocer recently dismissed a board member who supported its suspended CEO and won a court order barring two fired executives from its stores, local news outlets reported.

    By • Aug. 22, 2025
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    Former Dollar General exec to return for CFO post

    Donny Lau is rejoining Dollar General after a nearly three-year absence to replace Kelly Dilts, who is leaving the discount retailer to become the CFO of Nordstrom.

    By Alexei Alexis • Aug. 22, 2025
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    Top 5 stories from Grocery Dive

    Top stories from Grocery Dive first half of 2025.

    By Grocery Dive staff
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    Stop & Shop cuts prices on thousands of items in 88 Massachusetts stores

    The price reductions come as the Ahold Delhaize banner looks to better position itself with consumers.

    By • Aug. 21, 2025
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    How much grocery CEOs got paid in 2024

    The chief executives of the biggest publicly traded food retailers in the U.S. all earned multimillion-dollar compensation packages last year, with Walmart’s CEO taking home the most.

    By • Aug. 20, 2025
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    Target struggles with turnaround as Q2 sales drop

    The retailer needs to move “much faster,” incoming CEO Michael Fiddelke said Wednesday. “I know we’re not realizing our full potential right now.”

    By Dani James • Aug. 20, 2025
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    Opinion

    How grocers are staying laser-focused amid a challenging business environment

    Grocers are improving supplier relationships, increasing theft mitigation tech and boosting their private brands to future-proof their operations, writes Leslie G. Sarasin of FMI – The Food Industry Association.

    By Leslie G. Sarasin • Aug. 20, 2025
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    Target CEO Brian Cornell to exit

    The executive shaped the mass retailer’s reputation and performance for over a decade. He will be succeeded by COO Michael Fiddelke.

    By Dani James • Aug. 20, 2025
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    Stop & Shop to close 7 e-commerce warerooms

    The grocer expects to offer “an even better omnichannel customer experience” after shuttering the facilities, according to a spokesperson.

    By • Aug. 19, 2025
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    H-E-B presses ahead with Dallas-Fort Worth growth

    The supermarket chain recently opened a location in Prosper, Texas, as it adds to the list of namesake stores it operates in the metropolitan area.

    By • Aug. 18, 2025
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    SpartanNash expands Hispanic grocery banner to new state

    The company unveiled plans to bring Supermarcado Nuestra Familia, which has four stores in Nebraska, to Kansas later this year.

    By • Aug. 18, 2025
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    Hy-Vee rolling out concierge healthcare benefit

    The plan, developed with healthcare technology company Oscar, will become available this fall to employees in and around Des Moines, Iowa.

    By • Aug. 15, 2025
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    Publix continues to put its stamp on Kentucky

    The grocer, which debuted in the Bluegrass State last year and currently runs four stores there, has signed leases in the cities of Georgetown, Louisville and Owensboro.

    By • Aug. 15, 2025
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    Amazon’s grocery delivery play doesn’t erase key challenges

    While the retailer’s same-day delivery expansion leverages its enormous reach online, its fractional brick-and-mortar presence remains a central liability, industry analysts said.

    By • Aug. 14, 2025
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    Walmart expands 10% grocery discount for its workers

    Extending its holiday food discount to year-round stemmed from employee requests for simpler, more accessible perks, the retailer said.

    By • Aug. 14, 2025
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    Amazon brings same-day perishable food delivery to 1K cities and towns

    The retailer plans to expand the service, which allows shoppers to buy groceries and non-food products using a single online cart, to more than 2,300 locations by the end of 2025.

    By • Aug. 13, 2025
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    FMI says it’s concerned about tariffs’ impacts on consumers

    More than half of respondents to the trade group’s U.S. grocery shopper trends survey for August said tariffs were their primary concern related to food costs.

    By • Aug. 13, 2025
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    Heritage Grocers ushers in predictive tech to revamp prepared foods strategy

    The Hispanic grocery company aims to improve market demand fulfillment while also better serving its multicultural family customers.

    By • Aug. 13, 2025
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    SpartanNash names new marketing exec for private brands

    Jason Ulichnie brings decades of store brand experience from Walmart, Schnuck Markets and Southeastern Grocers to the company. 

    By • Aug. 12, 2025
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    7 big grocery industry questions for the rest of 2025

    From who will become Kroger’s next CEO to how consumer price sensitivity and tariffs will evolve, here are the top storylines to watch.

    By , • Aug. 12, 2025
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    SpartanNash hires CIO, information security chief as it preps for merger

    The grocery company has also combined its finance, IT and strategy groups ahead of its planned acquisition by C&S Wholesale Grocers.

    By • Aug. 11, 2025
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    Kroger settles lawsuit with C&S Wholesale Grocers

    The companies did not say whether Kroger would pay the termination fee related to its failed merger with Albertsons that C&S had demanded in its suit.

    By • Aug. 11, 2025
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    Judge dismisses King Soopers’ lawsuit against UFCW Local 7

    The union fended off allegations that it tried to force the Kroger-owned banner into bargaining with other labor groups that don’t have ties with the grocer.

    By • Aug. 11, 2025
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    Albertsons outlines defense against growing ingredients costs

    The grocery chain would consider alternate sourcing options if tariffs become unwieldy, its CEO said.

    By Kelly Stroh • Aug. 11, 2025
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    Wakefern to acquire Morton Williams

    A subsidiary of the company will run the chain’s 17 stores in the New York City metro area.

    By • Updated Aug. 7, 2025
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    Stressed, bored and curious: How consumers are approaching food shopping right now.

    Shoppers don’t just want retailers to echo their economic anxieties — they want help discovering new food and beverages, the Kearney Consumer Institute found.

    By • Aug. 7, 2025