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Grocery Dive provides in-depth journalism and insight into the most impactful news and trends shaping grocery and food retailing. The daily email newsletter and website cover topics such as shopper behavior, omnichannel and e-commerce, delivery and pick-up, pricing and discounting, store formats, product layout, and more. Grocery Dive is a leading industry publication operated by Industry Dive. Our business journalists spark ideas and shape agendas for 13+ million decision-makers in the most competitive industries.
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Instacart announced Thursday it is acquiring e-commerce solutions provider Wynshop. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Wynshop will initially operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Instacart, the announcement noted. Over time, Wynshop and Instacart plan to join their account teams. Instacart said the acquisition bolsters its expertise and helps deepen retailer relationships. https://lnkd.in/eiqGfbMy
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Flashfood has appointed Jordan Schenck as CEO, effective immediately. Schenck, who is the food waste technology provider’s first woman CEO, has served in various executive leadership roles for the company and most recently held the title of president and chief operating officer. Nicholas Bertram is passing the baton to Schenck at a time of significant growth for Flashfood and after years of working closely together, Schenck told Grocery Dive. https://lnkd.in/eZJ4zdau
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Sprouts Farmers Market is locked in on growth for 2025. The specialty grocer's first quarter performance continued its positive trend in comparable-store sales and private label growth at a time of macroeconomic uncertainty across the grocery industry. The company has begun to “lay the groundwork” for self-distribution of fresh meat and seafood alongside produce, building out the chain’s self-distribution network, CEO Jack Sinclair told investors Wednesday. Sprouts’ 2025 growth strategy focuses on opening at least 35 new locations, debuting its first loyalty program and ramping up in-sourcing, executives said on the company’s Q1 earnings call. https://lnkd.in/ecAJTZTn
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Health-focused grocery chains Sprouts Farmers Market and Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage have both recently seen increased visits to their stores that are higher than other grocery chains, underscoring the specialty retailers’ successes at building ties with shoppers, according to figures published last week by Placer.ai. Sprouts saw foot traffic at its locations rise by almost 12% year over year during the first quarter of 2025, while Natural Grocers brought in nearly 6% more shoppers by that measure, the retail data analytics firm found. By comparison, foot traffic for the overall grocery industry was up by less than 1% over the same period. https://lnkd.in/exu75aCZ
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As grocers continue to build out their omnichannel strategies, they should make sure their compasses point directly at Gen Z. This generation of young shoppers has compelling demands not just for a strong in-store and digital experience, but for an overall experience that allows them to easily move between — and be inspired by — the different channels. Read up on the latest research and expert insight in this excellent story by Peyton Bigora.
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Egg-tra Egg-tra! Read all about it! Consumers polled in April said they are more willing to pay more for eggs than those surveyed in January. Nearly double the percentage of people now say they would pay over $5 per dozen eggs than at the start of the year, according to data released by Numerator. There was still a dollar gap between the maximum amount consumers are willing to spend on eggs and the average price for a dozen in March, the consumer data firm found. Consumer tolerance for hefty egg prices varies across demographics including age, ethnicity and where they usually shop, Numerator noted. https://lnkd.in/eas_GDU2
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The National Grocers Association has asked federal regulators to investigate whether “dominant” retailers are pressuring suppliers to illegally grant them favorable terms as the grocery industry girds for potential disruption linked to tariffs. Tariffs could put independent grocers at a disadvantage by triggering higher costs and product shortages that “exacerbate already concerning imbalances in buyer power” that benefit bigger chains at the expense of smaller grocers, the trade group wrote in a Monday letter to the Federal Trade Commission. The NGA said it is concerned that tariffs could bring on a reprise of the problems grocers and shoppers faced when the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult for retailers to keep shelves stocked, the NGA said in the letter. https://lnkd.in/e_EJUQUb
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Grocery continues to be a key financial driver for Walmart as the segment brought in $276 billion in net sales for Walmart U.S. for its fiscal year 2025, which ended Jan. 31, up 4% and 11% compared to the prior fiscal year and FY 2023, respectively. Grocery accounted for nearly 60% of Walmart U.S.’s total net sales of $426 billion. That percentage was flat compared to last year but up 1 percentage point from FY 2023. Walmart credited strong grocery sales as one of the key drivers for robust comparable sales growth for its U.S. business, according to the retailer's annual report. https://lnkd.in/dG8PNTW4
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When retail pricing technology specialist Engage3 brought Wesley Bean on as president and chief operating officer last month, it capped a multiyear quest by the company to convince the self-described “data geek” to bring his deep experience in the grocery space to a position leading an artificial intelligence firm. Bean is settling into his role at Engage3, which provides tools that help retailers drive store trips by refining their pricing strategies, during a period when grocers of all sizes are facing intense pressure to keep their prices competitive even as they deal with inflationary pressure brought on by tariffs and other economic forces. I recently spoke with Bean, a former executive of companies including Catalina USA, Winn-Dixie and Walmart, about how advances in AI technology are helping grocers better understand their customers. https://lnkd.in/eS2Hk6fn