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Courtesy of Meijer
Meijer Grocery is heading to a second state
The superstore operator plans to build a 90,000-square-foot supermarket in Noblesville, Indiana, the Indianapolis suburb’s government said in a tweet on Thursday.
By Sam Silverstein • Nov. 1, 2022 -
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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 -
Courtesy of Target
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 -
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How inflation is weighing on shoppers’ holiday meal planning
Nearly half of shoppers are worried about rising prices for holiday meals, with some turning to deals, store brands or more at-home preparation to offset higher costs, per a new Food Industry Association survey.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 25, 2022 -
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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 -
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Whole Foods predicts food trends for 2023
Along with its Top 10 Food Trends list, the grocer has reintroduced its Trends Delivery Boxes for shoppers to try an assortment of the featured items.
By Peyton Bigora • Oct. 20, 2022 -
Courtesy of Amazon
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 -
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Kroger-Albertsons mergerHow 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 -
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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 -
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Clover Food Lab opens newest location complete with specialty grocery store
The Massachusetts-based vegetarian fast food chain’s 15th location includes a 400-square-foot grocery section focused on local goods.
By Peyton Bigora , Jeff Wells • Oct. 10, 2022 -
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5 retailers focusing on made-to-order meals
Schnuck Markets’ addition of a popular St. Louis barbecue restaurant to one of its stores comes as grocers are looking to enhance their foodservice options.
By Sam Silverstein • Oct. 10, 2022 -
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DoorDash expands partnership with Loblaw to offer on-demand delivery
The newest collaboration between the delivery company and Canadian grocer will offer rapid delivery to around three-quarters of Canadian consumers from 1,100 stores.
By Peyton Bigora • Oct. 7, 2022 -
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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 -
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Kroger’s Home Chef links with Rachael Ray on meal kits
Available in more than 1,300 Kroger stores and online for delivery, the kits under the collaboration include recipes like steakhouse burgers, spicy sloppy joes and pork lo mein.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 6, 2022 -
Courtesy of Provender Partners
SpartanNash sells four distribution facilities to investment firm
The $29.9 million deal offloads centers in Indiana, North Dakota, Florida and Ohio that together occupy 483,000 square feet.
By Sam Silverstein • Oct. 5, 2022 -
Courtesy of UNFI
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 -
Courtesy of Kroger
Deep DiveInside Kroger Health’s food-as-medicine playbook
As it expands its nutrition scoring, food prescriptions and dietitian-focused approach, the health solutions arm of the grocery company aims to tie healthy eating to disease prevention.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 3, 2022 -
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Inflation takes a toll up the income scale
Seventy-three percent of households making more than $100,000 per year place a premium on low base prices when deciding where to buy groceries, according to findings from data analytics firm Dunnhumby.
By Sam Silverstein • Oct. 3, 2022 -
Courtesy of PCC Community Markets
PCC takes a shot on adaptogenic mushroom-infused coffees
Its partnership with Wunderground Coffee builds on the grocer’s mission to include more certified organic, sustainable and health-conscious products.
By Peyton Bigora • Oct. 3, 2022 -
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Sponsored by Alaska Seafood Marketing InstituteWild-caught seafood offers sustainable protein option for consumers
As more and more consumers seek to eat more sustainably, retailers have an opportunity to promote the environmental benefits of wild-caught seafood.
Oct. 3, 2022 -
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ColumnThe Friday Checkout: Health and hunger initiatives go digital
Grocers’ new pledges as part of the White House’s health and nutrition conference included a number of notable e-commerce efforts, highlighting the growing role of digital health tools.
By Grocery Dive Staff • Sept. 30, 2022 -
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Grocery inflation is a tougher challenge for vulnerable older adults, survey says
While rising grocery prices have affected most people ages 50-80 in the U.S., those who are less healthy, have limited formal education or have lower incomes are impacted particularly hard, the University of Michigan found.
By Sam Silverstein • Sept. 30, 2022 -
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‘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 -
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Shipt announces initiatives to help reduce food insecurity
The delivery company’s planned projects include improving access to healthy foods and supporting nutrition-related research.
By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 28, 2022 -
Courtesy of Eve Marcellus Cohen
Meet the startup grocer aiming to fix time-consuming meal-prep
Founded by a Walmart and Shipt veteran, Marcellus Foods will open next spring in Salt Lake City with prepped ingredients and the personalized recipes that tie them together.
By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 26, 2022
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