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Behind the scenes of Sprouts’ private label growth
The grocer is in the final stages of rebranding its store brands, a segment that has nearly doubled its sales share since 2017.
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Walmart taps Swisslog to automate 3 milk facilities
The technology platform consists of cranes, palletizing and de-palletizing robots, a pallet conveyor system, a small-load conveyor system and software to operate it all.
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Instacart adds restaurant delivery with Uber Eats
The new service builds on various other business streams and add-ons Instacart has rolled out as it moves beyond its core grocery delivery offering.
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Dom’s Kitchen co-founder joins The Partnering Group
Don Fitzgerald, the veteran industry executive who formerly led the now-defunct Chicago grocery startup, is now a partner in the consulting firm’s retail practice.
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Courtesy of Kroger
Kroger spending $45M on store upgrades in Ohio and Indiana
The retailer, which is also spending $39 million on a previously announced new location in Warren County, Ohio, is drawing attention to store investments as it seeks approval to merge with Albertsons.
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How Southeastern Grocers tapped tech to reduce food waste
The grocery operator’s use of a date expiration management system is helping with its sustainability measures.
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Consumers seeking better-for-you options to drive the food ingredients market: report
More food companies are investing in developing innovative solutions through technology to manufacture “next-generation alternative proteins” and other ingredients.
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Aldi looks to sharpen its cost-cutting edge
The discounter plans to cut prices on over 250 items this summer in a move it said would save shoppers $100 million.
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ColumnThe Friday Checkout: Walmart has a new grocery brand. Should Aldi and Trader Joe’s be worried?
The retailer is taking a page from those grocers' playbooks with its new line centered on trendy yet inexpensive items.
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Retrieved from Giant Eagle on May 02, 2024
Giant Eagle pulls scan-and-go from select stores
The grocery chain has taken the service out of four stores in Pittsburgh and one in Columbus, Ohio.
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Automatic age verification comes to self-checkout
An AI-driven solution that’s being tested in Germany has eliminated the need for cashier intervention in 80% of age-restricted transactions, manufacturer Diebold Nixdorf said.
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How The Raley’s Companies has redefined its sustainability and labor benchmarks
Since acquiring Bashas’ in late 2021, the grocery company has broadened its impact report to look at all its divisions’ initiatives over the last two years.
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Sprouts records another robust quarter as it eyes further growth
The specialty grocer, which posted a 4% rise in comps during Q1, sees an opportunity to open more than 300 additional stores across several key states.
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Food Lion expands delivery service across 7 states
Customers in hundreds more ZIP codes can now use the retailer’s app and website to place Instacart-powered grocery delivery orders.
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Amazon now has a grocery subscription. Should grocers follow suit?
Subscriptions are a “necessary evil” as grocers look to address the high costs of grocery e-commerce, said Brick Meets Click Partner David Bishop.
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Walmart adds new grocery line to private brands portfolio
The retailer said its new bettergoods line includes 300 items and marks its largest private brand food launch in 20 years.
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Save Mart expands Instacart tie-up with smart carts, new e-commerce capabilities
The chain is bolstering its in-store and online offerings as it builds its omnichannel strategy, the grocery tech company said.
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Sam’s Club’s receipt-verification tech speeds ahead
The AI-based equipment is now in place at a fifth of the chain’s locations and is helping shoppers exit more than 20% faster than before.
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ColumnPardon the Disruption: What the sudden loss of Foxtrot and Dom’s means for retail
Their demise underscores just how difficult it is to bring new, innovative ideas to life in the shadow of large-scale competitors and the grinding need for efficiency.
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Walmart to close health centers due to ‘lack of profitability’
The retailer also plans to end telehealth services, citing operational costs and reimbursement complexities that made its healthcare business unsustainable.
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Tops buys 5 stores
The purchase includes four full-service stores and a Tops Xpress in the greater Buffalo, New York, area previously run by a longtime franchise partner.
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The Save Mart Companies to roll out in-store retail media network
The chain will deploy tech including kiosks and digital screens from Quad/Graphics in 16 stores and plans eventually to introduce the gear chainwide.
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Courtesy of Getir
Getir pulls out of the US but says FreshDirect will keep operating
The quick-delivery company said it is redirecting its capital to its home market of Turkey, where it generates more than 90% of its revenue and sees the most potential for growth.
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Will Kroger and Albertsons’ revised divestiture plan satisfy the FTC?
The grocers’ new deal with C&S Wholesale Grocers indicates they have heard the agency’s concerns — but whether it will be enough to get their proposed merger through remains unclear, analysts said.
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Grocery e-commerce sales predicted to grow 3 times faster than in-store sales, report finds
Brick Meets Click’s latest five-year forecast notes that pickup will continue to dominate over delivery and ship-to-home.
