More Than a Store: Grocers are missing the party on nonalcoholic drinks

As more consumers sip non- and low-alcoholic beverages, retailers need to improve how they merchandise these products.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 21, 2025

Kroger, Sprouts bulk up their protein offerings

From new private label offerings to grab-and-go meal options, here’s how two food retailers are leaning into this dominating health trend.

By Peyton Bigora • Oct. 20, 2025

Holiday magic in every aisle: How strategic merchandising turns seasonal shoppers into sales gold

65% of adults visit grocery stores more frequently during the holiday season, creating opportunities for retailers to capitalize on these seasonal shopping behaviors.

Oct. 20, 2025

Why old retail crisis playbooks are failing—and what’s actually working for grocers

Learn why Costco, Aldi and Kroger are outpacing rivals with smarter operations and customer focus.

Oct. 20, 2025

From meals to nutrition: How one grocer is creating a healthy food experience

A new store in Chicago aims to make healthy food more accessible with a Nutrition Corner and foodservice options.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 14, 2025

Reporter’s Notebook: When experiential retail goes off the rails

Meow Wolf’s Omega Mart art installation in Las Vegas highlights the horrors of grocery shopping. Retailers should take notes.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 9, 2025

Grocers continue to gain ground on restaurants, FMI survey finds

Twenty-eight percent of shoppers in a survey the trade group conducted said they buy deli-prepared foods from grocers as a replacement for going to a restaurant, up from 12% in 2017.

By Sam Silverstein • Oct. 9, 2025

Ahold Delhaize USA accepting supplemental health benefits through deal with fintech provider

Participants in Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plans can use a prepaid card to pay for food and wellness items under the grocer’s arrangement with NationsBenefits.

By Sam Silverstein • Oct. 8, 2025

How Good Food Holdings uses tech to elevate its high-service stores

Until the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted retail, the grocery operator worried that tech would impact its premium experience. Now, its CEO is embracing digital innovation.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 6, 2025

‘Value’ is evolving for consumers. Grocers and suppliers are stepping up.

Family meals and community programs are some of the key ways grocers are catering to consumers’ expanded definition of “value” when it comes to food shopping, writes Leslie G. Sarasin of FMI.

By Leslie G. Sarasin • Oct. 6, 2025

Walmart to remove dozens of artificial ingredients from private label brands

The nation's largest retailer is eliminating synthetic dyes and 30 additional additives commonly associated with ultraprocessed foods.

By Sarah Zimmerman • Oct. 2, 2025

Amazon streamlines private label grocery portfolio

The retailer has introduced Amazon Grocery, a new brand that encompasses more than 1,000 fresh foods, pantry staples and other goods and replaces the retailer’s Amazon Fresh and Happy Belly names.

By Sam Silverstein • Oct. 1, 2025

Sprouts’ sharp e-commerce growth was unexpected, CEO says

Jack Sinclair spoke about the uptick in online grocery and how the specialty grocer is approaching store and distribution growth across the country. 

By Peyton Bigora • Oct. 1, 2025

Uber spruces up its grocery delivery service

The company has added several new features to its platform as well as a freshness guarantee and weekly discounts on produce, meats, eggs and dairy products.

By Sam Silverstein • Sept. 29, 2025

Giant Eagle to spend $100M to sharpen pitch to shoppers

The Pittsburgh-based grocery chain intends to cut prices, improve service and revitalize stores as it strives to focus on “what truly matters to customers.”

By Sam Silverstein • Sept. 26, 2025

The Friday Checkout: Aldi has finally put its own name on products it sells. What took so long?

The discounter’s shift away from relying on a hodgepodge of unmemorable house labels reflects the ascendance of its brand as a synonym for value.

By Grocery Dive Staff • Sept. 26, 2025

Raley’s ramps up food waste prevention efforts

The regional grocer’s partnership with Divert aims to boost donations and turn food that can’t be donated into renewable energy and material to improve soil.

By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 26, 2025

Sprouts to open 20 in-store cafes across Southern California

The specialty grocer is growing its partnership with Klatch Coffee as it continues to expand its footprint and operations. 

By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 26, 2025

More than a Store: What it’s like to sip and shop at Giant Food’s bar

A recent boozy outing to a store the grocer runs in Washington, D.C., led to a slower trip — and some impulse buys.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Sept. 25, 2025

Afresh expands AI-powered tools for fresh

The company’s latest expansion includes production planning and inventory management capabilities.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Sept. 23, 2025

Whole Foods enters Asia through private label

Hundreds of the specialty grocer’s store brand products are now available in Singapore.

By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 23, 2025

Specialty grocers overtake discount players in traffic growth, report says

The gains this year by fresh-format and value grocers underscore a shift in the competitive landscape as affordability and premium goods drive consumer spending, Placer.ai found.

By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 22, 2025

Kroger debuts protein-focused private brand products

The grocer’s launch of Simple Truth Protein builds on a growing food trend and marks the latest line extension under the popular store brand.

By Peyton Bigora • Updated Sept. 23, 2025

How Whole Foods is reaching Gen Z with organics

An executive with the specialty grocer underscored the power of messaging when swaying younger shoppers to spend more to buy organic products.

By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 16, 2025

Grocery inflation hits a 2-year high

Food-at-home prices rose in August at a 2.7% annual clip, stoked by steep increases in the cost of beef, eggs, coffee and produce.

By Sam Silverstein • Sept. 15, 2025