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 Sam Silverstein • Aug. 19, 2025

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 Sam Silverstein • 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 Catherine Douglas Moran • Aug. 18, 2025

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 Catherine Douglas Moran • Aug. 15, 2025

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 Sam Silverstein • Aug. 15, 2025

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 Sam Silverstein • Aug. 14, 2025

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 Catherine Douglas Moran • Aug. 14, 2025

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 Sam Silverstein • Aug. 13, 2025

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 Sam Silverstein • Aug. 13, 2025

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 Peyton Bigora • Aug. 13, 2025

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 Catherine Douglas Moran • Aug. 12, 2025

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 Catherine Douglas Moran , Peyton Bigora • Aug. 12, 2025

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 Sam Silverstein • Aug. 11, 2025

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 Sam Silverstein • Aug. 11, 2025

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 Peyton Bigora • Aug. 11, 2025

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

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 Catherine Douglas Moran • Updated Aug. 7, 2025

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 Jeff Wells • Aug. 7, 2025

How Kroger built a sonic ecosystem into its multichannel brand platform

The grocery giant teamed with Made Music Studio to expand on existing brand elements and engage with consumers.

By Chris Kelly • Aug. 6, 2025

7 grocery players’ major executive changes in July

Ahold Delhaize and Aldi both made changes to their C-Suites, and Walmart tapped a top Instacart leader for a role focused on AI. 

By Grocery Dive Staff • Aug. 5, 2025

What happened to Hy-Vee’s 4-state expansion plan?

Four years after the company announced it would build stores in Indiana and parts of the Southeast, public records and interviews with local officials show it hasn’t even started construction in some areas.

By Brett Dworski , Peyton Bigora • Updated Aug. 5, 2025

UNFI taps top Coborn’s executive to head up retail division

The wholesale distributor and retailer named David Best as its next president and CEO of retail.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Aug. 5, 2025

How Lidl US is chasing growth by thinking small

“The idea is that with the [limited] number of products we have in our stores, you should be able to meet every need that you have as a shopper,” CEO Joel Rampoldt said.

By Sam Silverstein • Aug. 4, 2025

PCC names new CFO

Amy Chow’s appointment to the role marks the first C-suite hire the co-op grocer has announced since seeing sales improve.

By Peyton Bigora • Aug. 4, 2025

Albertsons becomes sole grocer to sign Make Health Technology Great Again pledge

The company said it will explore how its free health platform can provide more personalized assistance to users.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Aug. 1, 2025