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Schnucks taps former Ahold Delhaize exec as chief merchant
Kim Gray succeeds Ryan Cuba, who will become the grocer’s first-ever chief growth officer.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Aug. 28, 2024 -
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Amazon Fresh debuts four new stores
The new supermarkets include the grocer’s first location in Northern California as well as stores in Illinois, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
By Peyton Bigora • Aug. 28, 2024 -
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SpartanNash names new chief marketing officer
Erin Storm brings nearly 20 years of experience at Kellogg’s to the company as it continues its “merchandising transformation.”
By Peyton Bigora • Aug. 27, 2024 -
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Kroger e-commerce center drivers vote to join Teamsters
The facility in Georgia is set to become the grocer's second fulfillment center where drivers have agreed to unionize.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Updated Aug. 27, 2024 -
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Stop & Shop to remove cigarettes from its stores
The grocery chain plans to stop offering tobacco products chainwide by the end of August.
By Sam Silverstein • Aug. 27, 2024 -
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Curtain rises on Kroger and Albertsons’ court fight with the FTC
As the grocers get set to battle regulators before a judge, Kroger said assets it and Albertsons propose divesting would have generated about $21 billion in sales during the year that ended Feb. 3.
By Sam Silverstein • Aug. 26, 2024 -
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The Fresh Grocer makes New York debut
The specialty grocer’s first store in the state is located on Long Island and brings the chain’s store count to more than 20.
By Peyton Bigora • Aug. 26, 2024 -
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Sponsored by NACS Show 20243 industry trends to watch for the second half of the year
The team at NACS identified three key trends you need to know in order to grow your bottom line.
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With support of retail industry, California enacts package of bills to fight retail crime
Gov. Gavin Newsom hopes to blunt the potential of a November voter referendum that he says could undermine the new legislation.
By Daphne Howland • Aug. 23, 2024 -
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NGA, UNFI unveil FDA traceability guide
The trade association teamed up with the grocery company to create a resource ahead of the agency’s upcoming introduction of new requirements for grocers.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Aug. 22, 2024 -
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Q&AWhy Simbe Robotics thinks grocery stores are natural candidates for automation
Supermarkets are like power grids — complex systems where remotely managing small details can have a large impact — the inventory robot supplier’s co-founder and CEO said.
By Sam Silverstein • Aug. 22, 2024 -
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The Giant Company names new chief merchant
Rebecca Lupfer, who served most recently as the grocer’s CFO, will head all aspects of merchandising as well as commercial planning and pricing for the chain.
By Sam Silverstein • Aug. 21, 2024 -
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Judge strikes down FTC noncompete ban nationwide
The ruling comes just 15 days prior to the ban’s Sept. 4 effective date.
By Ryan Golden • Aug. 21, 2024 -
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Kamala Harris proposes grocery price-gouging ban as part of economic platform
Grocery trade groups had mixed reactions, with the National Grocers Association calling for stronger enforcement of current federal antitrust requirements.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Aug. 19, 2024 -
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T&T Supermarkets continues plotting US expansion
The Canada-based Asian grocery chain, which has two locations planned for Washington state, is coming to the San Francisco Bay Area.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Aug. 19, 2024 -
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Online grocery sales hit $7.9B in July as delivery powers ahead
Pickup retained its top position in the grocery e-commerce space, but sales for the channel were flat even as delivery sales were up by more than a fifth, Brick Meets Click and Mercatus reported.
By Sam Silverstein • Aug. 19, 2024 -
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ColumnThe Friday Checkout: Inflation has cooled, but grocery prices remain a sizzling topic
High food costs are a hot political talking point even as food-at-home inflation has calmed sharply.
By Grocery Dive Staff • Aug. 16, 2024 -
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SpartanNash’s results fall again, but company sees better times ahead
The grocery wholesaler and retailer posted lower net and comparable-store sales during its latest quarter, but the company’s “merchandising transformation” is starting to pay off, its CEO said.
By Sam Silverstein • Aug. 16, 2024 -
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Kroger-Albertsons merger should get a green light, four state attorneys general say
The FTC’s bid to block the deal is based on an overly narrow definition of the grocery marketplace, the top legal officials of Ohio, Alabama, Georgia and Iowa said Wednesday in an amicus brief.
By Sam Silverstein • Aug. 16, 2024 -
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Kroger pledges to double price cuts to $1B after Albertsons merger
The increased investment to lower prices aims to help sweeten the deal as the grocery giants grapple with regulators’ concerns.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Aug. 16, 2024 -
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Schnucks takes 10 diverse-owned suppliers under its wing
The Midwestern grocer has selected the companies for a program that offers participants educational classes, funding and the ability to test products in stores.
By Sam Silverstein • Aug. 14, 2024 -
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Instacart partners with Ibotta to deliver digital coupons to shoppers
Ibotta will be the preferred third-party coupon provider for all eligible product categories available on the grocery tech company’s platforms.
By Sam Silverstein • Aug. 13, 2024 -
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How Hy-Vee is evolving its alternative store formats
The grocer’s Fast & Fresh brand is seeing furious growth while its HealthMarket concept hasn’t taken off.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Aug. 13, 2024 -
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Trader Joe’s workers look to decertify union at first unionized store
Employees at a store in Hadley, Massachusetts, have asked the NLRB to hold a vote over whether to remove Trader Joe’s United from its role as their representative.
By Sam Silverstein • Aug. 13, 2024 -
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How Target made grocery a $24B business
The retailer shares how assortment, e-commerce and labor changes have helped it grow food and beverage sales by more than $8 billion since 2019.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Aug. 12, 2024
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