Supermarket News

The pharmacy retailer makes one acquisition official while another one is being questioned

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/cvs-closes-healthcare-services-deal-are-more-coming

A San Francisco-based shareholder said it believes the parent company has dropped the ball on strategy

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/7-eleven-parent-company-pressured-remove-four-directors

Bills are floating around the state House and Senate, but so far there has been no action

https://www.supermarketnews.com/beverage/texas-ready-offer-ready-drink-cocktails-supermarkets

The limited time offer is available at the deli in Publix stores beginning in April through June 30

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/publix-launches-nashville-hot-chicken-sandwich

The approximately 300,000 square-foot facility will deliver groceries and home goods to customers up to 90 minutes away

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/kroger-delivery-arrives-denver-metro-area

Online retailer responds to Biden administration’s call for more access to healthy food choices

https://www.supermarketnews.com/online-retail/doordash-joins-others-offering-snap-options

Here’s why it helps Kroger for the deal to move forward

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/thoughts-kroger-albertsons-merger-part-2

There were 20 category winners and four Editors’ Choice recipients during the NEXTY awards at Expo West

https://www.supermarketnews.com/organic-natural/meet-2023-natural-products-nexty-award-winners

Decision will remove over 200 million bags from circulation a year

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/sprouts-farmers-market-rips-away-single-use-plastic-bags

The product gives grocers the ability to customize marketing campaign sales via tailored promotions

https://www.supermarketnews.com/online-retail/instacart-launches-instacart-marketing-solutions

The CURD Act is aimed at providing more transparency to consumers involving packaged cheese

https://www.supermarketnews.com/dairy/senate-measure-would-give-natural-cheese-definition

President and CEO tells members of Canada’s parliament the retailer wants to help with the creation

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/walmart-canada-has-change-heart-regarding-grocer-code-conduct

The top stories in grocery for the week ending March 24

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/5-things-top-news-jury-turns-rite-aid-cvs

A sample tested positive for E.coli during routine testing

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/elkhorn-valley-packing-recalls-17-tons-ground-beef-see-list

Mike Stigers will succeed current president Joe Sheridan upon his retirement

https://www.supermarketnews.com/executive-changes/former-cub-foods-ceo-will-serve-wakerfern-s-next-president

A new report indicates that loyalty in the digital age is hard to win and easy to lose

https://www.supermarketnews.com/online-retail/74-grocers-believe-digital-shopping-has-made-shoppers-less-loyal

The changes started in March, but staffing issues might now be improving

https://www.supermarketnews.com/health-wellness/walmart-and-cvs-now-closing-early-due-staffing-shortages

The $10.6 billion merger would upgrade CVS’s primary care space

https://www.supermarketnews.com/health-wellness/sen-warren-takes-aim-cvs-oak-street-deal

In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, the top story was Thoughts on the Kroger, Albertsons merger (Part 1). A three-part op-ed examining the good and ba...

https://www.supermarketnews.com/news/sn-top-10-kroger-albertsons-fresh-market-top-weeks-headlines

Boston celebrity Chef Anna Rossi signs up as brand ambassador and spokesperson

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/fresh-market-s-livestreaming-continues-strengthen

Empire’s third-quarter earnings are off the mark, but growth is expected moving forward

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/sobeys-parent-company-reeling-cyber-attack

Organization indicates sodium intake reduction target will be missed in 2025

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/who-says-grocers-need-embrace-sodium-role

Most have pivoted from what they were buying during the pandemic

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/report-consumers-take-mask-spending

The Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act prevents anticompetitive practices

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/senate-helps-supermarkets-drug-pricing-transparency

Here's 5 things you may have missed in grocery

https://www.supermarketnews.com/issues-trends/5-things-here-s-what-you-can-learn-krispy-kreme

A report shows that sustainable products still enjoy a price premium of 27.6% compared to their conventional counterparts

https://www.supermarketnews.com/sustainability/sustainability-marketed-products-continue-grow-face-high-inflation

The Organic Produce Summit 2023 will take place in July and will orient around an organic enforcement rule set to take effect in March 2024

https://www.supermarketnews.com/produce-floral/how-get-fresh-produce-ready-new-organic-enforcement-rule

ChatGPT is creeping into grocery. Plus, a new report looks at the negative effects of dollar stores on communities

https://www.supermarketnews.com/technology/podcast-chatgpt-something-grocers-should-care-about

The Urban Institute researched the link between retail food access and obesity

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/report-dollar-stores-pharmacies-contribute-obesity

Aldi is the only one with a “passing” grade on the recent report, while others choose to not even complete the survey

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/only-retailer-who-passed-tuna-report-its-aldi

Consumers’ strategies for fighting inflation are starting to go to the extreme, new study finds

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/yes-some-26-americans-may-raise-chickens-save-money-eggs

Store operators need to be able to deliver fresh on-demand, fresh personalized, and fresh prepared without compromising quality and margins

https://www.supermarketnews.com/produce-floral/new-dimensions-fresh

Many of the stores’ competitors have joined the crusade that makes sure laborers are treated right

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/farm-workers-walk-convince-kroger-publix-join-fair-food-program

Acquiring these stores will allow complete control of the Sprouts brand and open further expansion possibilities in Southern California

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/sprouts-acquires-two-licensed-stores-california

Grocer names interim CEO and new board chairman

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/longtime-giant-eagle-ceo-laura-karet-out-after-decade-role

A new study shows the ecommerce habits of consumers and what they prefer

https://www.supermarketnews.com/online-retail/most-grocery-shoppers-are-youtube-11-am-ordering-cheese

The grocer is installing AI technology to customize the salad experience

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/salad-bars-will-be-smarter-some-schnuck-markets-locations

Grocery and general merchandise stores, however, will be a little behind the curve

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/study-shows-retailers-revving-technology-boom

Shoppers can purchase qualifying products to receive rewards beginning March 22 through April 4

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/save-mart-lucky-and-foodmaxx-stores-offer-shoppers-spring-gas-reward-program

Employees were notified on March 20 that 9,000 were likely to lose their jobs

https://www.supermarketnews.com/online-retail/amazon-braces-another-mass-layoff

Pharmacies were refilling prescriptions without doctor’s knowledge

https://www.supermarketnews.com/nonfood-pharmacy/court-turns-tables-rite-aid-cvs-controlled-substance-case

Senior Editor Bill Wilson covers the most impactful news stories of the week ending March 17

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/5-things-top-news-week

A three-part op-ed examining the good and bad of the potential Kroger, Albertsons merger

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/thoughts-kroger-albertsons-merger-part-1

Possible hepatitis A contamination has FDA being cautious

https://www.supermarketnews.com/produce-floral/frozen-strawberries-recalled-costco-trader-joe-s-aldi-others

Grocery chains claim big visit numbers in five states according to report

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/kroger-hy-vee-pull-most-shoppers-midwest-january

Register now for May network meetings in Chicago

https://www.supermarketnews.com/news/women-grocers-america-launch-share-group-emerging-leaders

McAlary currently leads the food solutions company's legal, government affairs, compliance and aviation team

https://www.supermarketnews.com/executive-changes/spartannash-promotes-ileana-mcalary-executive-vice-president-chief-legal-officer

In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, the top story was FTC turns to competition about Kroger / Albertsons merger. According to a Wall Street Journal re...

https://www.supermarketnews.com/news/sn-top-10-dollar-tree-kroger-doordash-top-weeks-headlines

The market’s expansion is attributed to the growing number of vegans and the desire for high-nutritional plant-based milk from health-conscious consumers

https://www.supermarketnews.com/health-wellness/oat-milk-market-valuation-reach-78b-2030

Open Nature brand debuts new dairy-free plant-based products and boasts one of the largest private label domestic grass-fed beef programs

https://www.supermarketnews.com/health-wellness/albertsons-reveals-redesign-its-open-nature-brand