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

Grocers aim to significantly increase private brand dollar share by 2027

The average dollar share of store brands is on track to increase 3.3 percentage points in the next two years, FMI noted in a new report.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Sept. 12, 2025

The Friday Checkout: The king of private brands turns 30

Costco’s Kirkland Signature is an industry pioneer that’s both feared and admired by grocers. Here are a few things worth knowing about the label.

By Grocery Dive Staff • Sept. 12, 2025

Target’s fall store openings focus on larger formats

The mass retailer is opening seven new locations in October, with a majority topping its square-foot chain average and featuring spacious grocery sections.

By Dani James • Sept. 11, 2025

Walmart opens perishable distribution center in South Carolina

The facility is the third of five automation-focused locations the retailer plans to launch for a stronger grocery supply chain.

By Max Garland • Sept. 10, 2025

Kroger to roll out ‘deli of the future’ in new Kentucky store

The 6,500-square-foot prepared food section will feature an open kitchen and offer items “inspired by restaurants and the classic neighborhood deli,” the grocer said.

By Sam Silverstein • Sept. 8, 2025

Private label, assortment changes may unlock SNAP spending

Adjusting product selections can help grocers weather policy changes that could negatively impact SNAP consumers, a Coresight Research report found.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Sept. 5, 2025

Amazon’s big year in grocery is not over yet

The e-commerce giant took key steps in 2025 to more closely integrate Whole Foods Market with the rest of its food retailing operations and expand its same-day grocery delivery service.

By Sam Silverstein • Sept. 2, 2025

The Friday Checkout: Can Target’s grocery business help revive its luster?

The retailer’s incoming CEO declared that leveraging its flair for style and design can help it “win across every single category,” including food and beverage. Will that turn out to be the case?

By Grocery Dive Staff • Aug. 22, 2025

Walmart added 30% more grocery price cuts in Q2

The food discounts were part of 7,400 temporary price reductions during the quarter, company executives told investors.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Aug. 21, 2025

Grocers’ meat departments show resilience amid economic woes: report

Sales growth in this key segment of the store outpaced all other fresh food categories in 2024, highlighting its importance to price-sensitive shoppers, according to FMI.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Aug. 19, 2025

More than a Store: My dinner at Wegmans

The grocer’s newly opened Japanese restaurant in Manhattan serves up tasty, unique dishes with a side of experiential dining.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Aug. 19, 2025

Amazon’s same-day push is already disrupting grocers

The company’s pursuit of faster delivery is boosting sales in key pantry and general merchandise categories, according to one expert. Can it overcome the “trust chasm” in fresh?

By Jeff Wells • Updated Aug. 18, 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

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

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

Healthy Family Project rallies brand partners to help families prep for back-to-school season

The cause-marketing organization pairs digital strategies with charitable giving, supporting both healthier eating and industry partnerships.

Aug. 11, 2025

More states ban soda and ‘junk food’ purchases from SNAP benefits

Six more states have received permission to place restrictions on which foods are SNAP-eligible, bringing the number of states with waivers up to 12. 

By Sarah Zimmerman • Aug. 6, 2025

Stop & Shop doubles down on value messaging

The Ahold Delhaize banner’s new brand campaign aims to underscore value and reaffirm customer trust.

By Peyton Bigora • 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

The biggest culprit in shrink is in the store — but it’s probably not a criminal

Inefficiencies in store operations cause more inventory loss than organized retail crime, which has been the industry’s focus in recent years.

By Daphne Howland • Aug. 1, 2025

Kroger trials food waste reduction tech in Mid-Atlantic stores

The pilot with Flashfood includes 16 Richmond, Virginia-area locations, building on the grocer’s sustainability efforts.

By Peyton Bigora • July 31, 2025