Tag: grocery

July 23, 2024

Whole Foods Market launched a new program that enables customers to purchase “surprise bags” of discounted surplus food to save money and minimize food waste. The program represents a partnership with Copenhagen-based Too Good To Go, which describes itself as […]

May 14, 2024

Grocery Outlet, the closeout grocer, plans to introduce its first private label program in the third quarter of 2024, with a goal of increasing basket sizes and margins. On the company’s first-quarter analyst call, RJ Sheedy, president and CEO, said […]

January 29, 2024

Grocery supermarkets and farmers markets have had a unique relationship, and while most consumers regularly shop at a grocery retailer, there are many benefits to shopping at local farmers markets. As reported by The Progressive Grocer, “Grocery stores remain the […]

September 18, 2023

The grocery retailer has extended its ‘Flash’ service for rapid pick-up and delivery orders across multiple banner stores. Albertsons Companies has introduced its Flash grocery service to over 2,000 store locations, offering customers the ability to receive their DriveUp & […]

September 7, 2023

Instacart has made a number of updates to its tools for grocers, further expanding its reach beyond its own app. The updates include new features for retailers that use the Instacart Storefront solution to power their ecommerce; updated functionality for […]

August 23, 2023

The Kroger-Albertsons merger is estimated to have a 75% chance of being completed, as reported by WCPO 9. If this merger is fully approved, Kroger and Albertsons would control approximately a quarter of the food retail market in the United […]

June 13, 2023

Rampant consolidation — including the proposed granddaddy of all mergers between Kroger and Albertsons — may lead some to believe that independent grocers are a dying breed. But in many ways, the proliferation of cookie-cutter chain stores only makes consumers […]

June 5, 2023

Value grocery retailer Aldi is building out its convenience offering, launching Aldi Express – a virtual store delivering products in as little as 30 minutes. Aldi is deepening its partnership with Instacart to spearhead this latest project. Available in more […]

June 1, 2023

The rise of remote working presents opportunities for local retail but may require adjustments to new shopping behaviors. For c-stores, for instance, fewer workers heading back and forth from work is negatively impacting both the breakfast daypart (6 a.m. to […]

April 17, 2023

Five years ago, the retail experiences we see in stores today would have been unrecognizable. With accelerated customer expectations forcing retailers to think creatively, customer engagement strategies are on the rise. With refreshed apps, streamlined loyalty programs and experimental presences […]

April 12, 2023

As consumers look to save money on takeaways and eating out, grocery retailers can be the quiet winners during an economic downturn. We saw this at the start of the pandemic when food store sales shot up by 21%. Despite […]

March 21, 2023

Pre-pandemic, poor forecasting was often tied to regional differences or shifting consumer preferences, and was often pinpointed as the cause of grocery’s high level of stockouts. Today, there are a whole slew of contributing factors. At the supply chain level, […]

February 3, 2023

For the second year in a row, the Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day are within days of each other, posing challenges for grocers’ marketing teams. The game was held in January since its inception until 2002, when the September 11 […]

February 2, 2023

Amazon has appointed two grocery veterans to help ease the brakes off its Fresh operation in the UK. Both Claire Peters and Peter Bowrey have officially joined the company, taking on the roles of vice president of retail and vice […]

January 30, 2023

Amazon has announced that shoppers ordering over £120 of groceries through Amazon Fresh will need to pay a delivery fee, starting 28 February. The service is only available to Amazon Prime members who pay £112 per year to participate. The […]

January 23, 2023

Target wants the retail industry to know it’s brought its “Targét” touch to grocery and omnichannel. Ease, joy and affordability are the pillars of the retailer’s framework for differentiating itself to customers, Chief Growth Officer Christina Hennington and Chief Food […]

December 15, 2022

Ocado Retail has cut 40 head office jobs in a major shake-up of its buying and commercial teams. According to The Grocer, the online-only grocer “completed a small restructure at its head office site” last month as part of an […]

December 8, 2022

Superstore retailer Meijer is scheduled to open its first Meijer Grocery stores on Jan. 26, 2023 in Michigan’s Orion and Macomb Townships. The supermarket store concept represents a departure for the Grand Rapids, Mich.-headquartered superstore retailer, relying on a smaller […]

November 16, 2022

Amazon prices are 13% lower than other retailers for everyday essential items such as food and beverages, according to a new report by global eCommerce analytics company Profitero. The study says there are “stark” online price differences across 15 leading […]

November 3, 2022

In recent months we have read Wegmans announce that it is pulling its self-checkout technology because of concerns over theft; Tesco is facing customer displeasure with its self-checkouts; Albertsons is redeploying self-checkout after an eight-year hiatus; Kroger added Everseen’s Visual […]