Store Operations: Page 28

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    Prices may be up, but fewer shoppers are cutting down on grocery purchases

    The proportion of food shoppers who bought fewer items to save money dropped nearly 10 percentage points in recent months, according to survey data from FMI - The Food Industry Association.

    By • April 19, 2023
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    Lunds & Byerlys turns to AI and computer vision to reduce food waste

    The grocer predicts utilizing Phood Solution’s technology to minimize loss at its deli bars will reduce its annual food waste by 150,000 pounds. 

    By • April 19, 2023
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    As grocers spotlight sustainability, financial analysts don’t see the connection with the bottom line

    While eco-friendly measures are connecting with shoppers, they’re struggling to win over investors in part due to a lack of standardized reporting measures.

    By • April 18, 2023
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    Grocers launch new SNAP benefits

    Eligible Giant Food shoppers in Baltimore will receive a $15 promo code for online produce orders, while Harvest Market in Northern California is participating in a health food program.

    By • April 18, 2023
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    Strategies to meet the demands of health-conscious shoppers with Alaska seafood

    Wild Alaska seafood can help retailers meet the demands of today’s health-conscious shoppers, while also meeting their demands for sustainable solutions.

    April 17, 2023
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    Private brand sales shine in Q1, report finds

    After recording double-digit gains last year, food and non-food store brands combined are continuing the momentum in the first three months of 2023, per the Private Label Manufacturers Association.

    By • April 12, 2023
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    Grocery inflation in March continues months-long decline

    Food-at-home prices rose last month at an 8.4% annual rate, down from 10.2% the month before, the federal government reported Wednesday.

    By • April 12, 2023
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    Personalized nutrition brand Gainful launches at Target

    The arrangement, which marks the DTC brand’s first partnership with a retailer, puts the company’s products in 1,800 of the mass merchant’s stores.

    By Howard Ruben • April 10, 2023
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    How sustainable California rice solves for mounting shopper concerns

    With grocery bills climbing, food choices feel particularly loaded. Filling up the shopping cart on impulse alone is no longer an option.

    April 10, 2023
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    Natural Grocers swells private label offerings

    The grocer recently welcomed new varieties of organic mustard and canned seafood and has plans to add sparkling spring water in non-BPA lined aluminum bottles to its store brands portfolio. 

    By • April 7, 2023
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    Walmart to install EV chargers at thousands of stores by 2030

    The big-box retailer already has around 1,300 chargers at 280 of its sites but plans to further leverage its vast network. 

    By Jessica Loder • April 7, 2023
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    Target raises a glass to new wines

    The retailer has added several brands from minority and women owners to its shelves and also debuted five varieties from a brand exclusive to Target.

    By • April 4, 2023
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    Kroger reprimanded over delaying cage-free eggs switch

    Michigan’s attorney general office said the grocer should add “clear signage” about where eggs come from ahead of an upcoming state ban on ones from caged hens.

    By • April 4, 2023
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    Albertsons expands health benefits card partnerships

    The grocer is now working with fintech company FIS, which has several supplemental health benefits administrators on its payment platform, and is starting to accept benefit cards from Soda Health.

    By • April 3, 2023
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    Natural Grocers rolls out personalized shopping in stores

    The specialty grocer is now offering customers at some locations the option to have a free 30-minute walkthrough with a nutritional health coach.

    By • March 29, 2023
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    Publix adds spice with new deli sandwich offering

    The regional grocer known for its Pub Subs will offer a Nashville hot chicken sandwich for three months beginning in April.

    By • March 27, 2023
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    Instacart scaling food as medicine with tools for health providers

    The company also announced new ad capabilities for weighted products and four new research studies in conjunction with a White House event focused on hunger and nutrition. 

    By • March 24, 2023
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    Food donation marketplace Careit expands nationwide

    Whole Foods Market, Target and Sprouts Farmers Market are among the retailers that currently use the food rescue app. 

    By • March 21, 2023
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    Schnucks rolls out tech-enabled salad bars as it jumps back into self-service

    In March, the grocer opened the first of 22 AI-driven self-service stations from Picadeli that it plans to install, a company official said.

    By • March 20, 2023
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    Wakefern brews up new private label coffee partnership

    NuZee will bring three new single-serve coffee brew-bag items to roughly 250 ShopRite stores under the Bowl & Basket brand.  

    By • March 17, 2023
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    Dollar General investing $100M in its stores, with a focus on boosting labor

    The discounter recently opened its 19,000th location and saw sales as well as comps rise in its fourth financial quarter as inflation helped drive results.

    By • March 17, 2023
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    What grocers can expect with food prices, inflation in 2023

    Although inflation is coming down, high grocery prices will continue and consumer price sensitivity is growing, experts from the Food Industry Association said Wednesday.

    By • March 16, 2023
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    Albertsons expands Open Nature and gives the brand a makeover

    The grocer has added 12 new plant-based products, including yogurt alternatives, and now offers 100% domestically raised, grass-fed Angus beef.

    By • March 16, 2023
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    Grocery inflation cools again in February

    Food-at-home prices rose in February at a 10.2% annual rate, down from 11.3% the month before, the federal government reported Tuesday.

    By • March 14, 2023
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    What grocery execs are saying about inflation and consumer behavior

    During their most recent earnings calls, leaders at Kroger, Ahold Delhaize and other companies discussed shoppers’ price concerns and how inflation is moderating unevenly across categories.

    By , • March 14, 2023