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Lidl Introduces High-Quality, Low-Priced Private-Label Meat Brand, Butcher’s Specialty

Lidl has introduced its very first private-label meat brand, Butcher’s Specialty, promising customers a select choice of curated products and lower prices. The retailer introduced the new line of hand-cut meat in May 2025, according to a press release. The selection includes USDA Choice beef, organic beef, grass-fed beef, antibiotic-free chicken, all-natural pork, lamb, and […]
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Dick’s Sporting Goods Is Buying Foot Locker for $2.4B

Dick’s Sporting Goods may soon own Foot Locker. Dick’s and the struggling sneaker retailer have agreed to a $2.4 billion merger proposal. According to the Wall Street Journal, Dick’s proposed buying Foot Locker stock at $24 per share. Dick’s will reportedly use both cash and new debt to finance the deal. “We have long admired […]
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Walmart Expands Vision Care Offerings With Innovative New Products: All the Details

Walmart is expanding its vision care line with new products to meet growing customer needs while broadening its virtual eyewear assortment, making it easier to serve more customers efficiently and effectively. According to a press release, the retailer has introduced two innovative products: Nuance Audio Glasses and eureka! daily contact lenses for astigmatism. These eyecare […]
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Kroger Accused Of Systemic Overcharging Of Customers

Consumer Reports this week published the results of a new investigation, arguing that Kroger shoppers “have been unknowingly paying full price at checkout for scores of items – from meat and vegetables to juice, rice, and alcohol – that have been advertised as discounted or on sale.” CR said that it “began checking grocery prices […]
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How to Negotiate with Retail Buyers

Retail buyers are the people who purchase products from manufacturers to sell in retail stores. They usually work for retail chains but may also work independently. Negotiating with retail buyers can be a challenging and difficult process. However, by following some tips and tricks, you can improve your chances of success. 1. Understand the buyer’s […]
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Retail staff offered free training on how to deal with abuse

UK shop workers and delivery drivers can get free training on how to handle retail abuse and violence next month. The charity Retail Trust is running three online sessions in partnership with retail technology provider Sensormatic Solutions to help retail staff deal with soaring levels… This story continues at Retail staff offered free training on […]
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Cold comforts | In focus: Beer and cider

With the warmer months now upon us, the market for beer and cider really comes alive. Barbecues, al fresco dining, social get-togethers and longer evenings all help supercharge demand for refreshing lagers, beers and ice-cold cider during the late spring and summer period. But what… This story continues at Cold comforts | In focus: Beer […]
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Carlsberg Britvic offers convenience retail guidance with Soft Drinks Review 2025

Soft drinks have been a key growth driver for convenience and the wider grocery channel in recent years, reports Carlsberg Britvic’s Soft Drinks Review 2025. The average Brit is said to drink 225.3 litres of soft drinks a year. That’s nearly half the amount consumed… This story continues at Carlsberg Britvic offers convenience retail guidance […]
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TikTok Live remains top live shopping platform

​[[{“value”:” Dive Brief Though roughly 60% of U.S. adults say they watch live shopping in general, only half of them are making purchases, a recent survey shows. Published May 15, 2025 A worker monitors the live feed for a skin care brand on TikTok Shop at one of the studios of Ownline Marketing on June […]
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  1. Corporate Strategy

A UK retail cyberattack campaign is headed to the US, researcher warns

​[[“value”:” A cybercrime gang believed to be responsible for three recent cyberattacks on U.K. retailers has turned its attention toward the U.S. and has compromised multiple targets in the sector, according to researchers from Google Threat Intelligence Group and Google subsidiary Mandiant.  Researchers said the same threat actors linked to attacks against U.K. companies are […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Strengthen Your Brand’s Messaging: The Power of Proactive Health Tracking to Drive Demand

Tracking brand health isn’t just a strategy- it’s a necessity. Like all other forms of health, it requires ongoing monitoring and preventative actions. We could focus on numerous recent examples, but take the recent boycotts against US retailers like Walmart, Amazon and Target for rolling back their DE&I initiatives. In February 2025, some Target customers […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Ubisoft Sees 20% Booking Drop and Stock Dip as ‘Assassin’s Creed: Shadows’ Fails To Boost Full-Year Sales

Embattled game publisher Ubisoft delivered its full-year 2024-2025 earnings report on May 14, one that did little to assuage the concerns of investors, as CNBC reported. Despite the relative strength and success of sales driven by its latest AAA title release, “Assassins Creed: Shadows,” in late March, Ubisoft nonetheless outlined a 20.5% tumble in net […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Clean Energy 2024: Hydrogen and Ammonia Market Outlook & Trends

As the world accelerates toward net-zero emissions, hydrogen, and ammonia have emerged as game-changing energy carriers. 2024 will be a transformative year for clean energy technologies, driven by rising climate commitments, decarbonization strategies, and government incentives. The global market is poised for remarkable growth, from green hydrogen production to advanced fuel cells and ammonia-based energy […]
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Carrefour Deploys Supply Chain Platform to Beef Up Sustainable Sourcing

Carrefour Global Sourcing (CGS), part of the Carrefour S.A. Group, will support its responsible sourcing initiatives with the TradeBeyond CBX platform, which is designed to strengthen supplier management and improve risk assessment and auditing to help ensure compliance with Europe’s sustainability laws. Carrefour operates more than 14,000 hypermarkets, grocery stores and convenience stores around the […]
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Fresh Prepared Frozen Complements Mix and Match Meal Bundling The Grocerant Guru® Explores Why Frozen Food Is Reshaping the Family Table in 2025

  If you haven’t taken a stroll down the frozen food aisle lately, you’re missing out on one of the biggest foodservice transformations of 2025. Today’s frozen foods aren’t just about convenience — they’re about customization, discovery, and family meal bundling like never before. According to a new study from the National Frozen & Refrigerated […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Report:  Kroger, Albertsons Understaff Stores To Detriment Of Shoppers

The Economic Roundtable, which describes itself as a “a nonprofit research organization with exceptionally strong capabilities for analyzing economic, social, and environmental conditions,” is out with a new report suggesting that despite relatively strong economic performance, Kroger and Albertsons are understaffing their stores to the long-term detriment of their value propositions. The report, entitled “Bullies At […]
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  1. Channel: Mass

Walmart Reports Strong Q1 Growth

Walmart this morning released solid Q1 fiscal results, saying that total revenues went up 2.5 percent to $165.6 billion compared to the same period a year ago, total operating revenue went up  $0.3 billion or 4.3 percent, global e-commerce sale went up 22 percent, and global advertising revenue went up a whopping 50 percent.  Walmart […]
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Thursday Eye-Openers

With brief, occasional, italicized and sometimes gratuitous commentary… •  Albertsons Unveils New Own-Label Meal Line Albertsons this week announced the launch of a new private label, Chef’s Counter, which it described as being “designed to bring chef-inspired flavors and tastes to customers in a convenient, easy and affordable way. Created to meet growing consumer demand […]
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Charted: How Do U.S. Universities Make Their Money?

See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Charted: How Are American Universities Funded? This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways More than half of American public college and […]
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Week in Review: Instacart CEO heads to OpenAI

Welcome back to Week in Review! We’ve got lots of news for you this week: There were CEO shake-ups at Instacart and 11x; the web series is back — kind of; Threads is getting video ads; and much more. Let’s get to it! Big move: Instacart CEO Fidji Simo will become OpenAI’s CEO for Applications, […]
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What’s next for Instacart as CEO Fidji Simo announces decision to join OpenAI as head of applications?

Instacart CEO Fidji Simo is departing the grocery technology company to join OpenAI as its Chief of Applications. In an email to employees, she said: “Let me start by saying this was an incredibly hard decision because I love this company. We are operating incredibly well as our last earnings results have shown. Our strategy […]
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Personalized Disruption: Grocery’s Secret to Breaking Old Habits

There’s no shortage of talk about technology that’s going to redefine, dominate, or transform retail this year. Much of this language boils down to marketing speech, and often, true industry disruption fails to materialize. There is no shortage of tech hyperbole in retail. But then there’s the occasional exception — a technology that genuinely does […]
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State of the Consumer Report

[Week of May 9] Timely insights on consumer behavior, pricing, and retail trends This weekly snapshot highlights the most relevant signals shaping where and how consumers are spending—from e-commerce and inflation shifts to essential vs. discretionary demand. What you’ll get from this week’s report: Cross-border e-commerce slowdown: Learn how tariff pressures are reshaping sales trends […]
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