Channel: Dollar/Value

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Dollar General is Selling a Lot of Food

When you open your 20,000th store you are executing relevant brand messaging and at Dollar General were talking more and more about a lot of food according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. Steve Deckard, Dollar General’s executive vice president of store operations and development, stated, “Today marks an incredible […]
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Aldi to trial InPost parcel lockers outside stores

Aldi has linked up with parcel company InPost to put parcel lockers outside stores. In an initial 12-week trial, InPost parcel lockers will be available outside 22 Aldi stores all over the country. Richard Thornton, Aldi’s communications director, said: “People can collect or return parcels while… This story continues at Aldi to trial InPost parcel lockers […]
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Your Views:  SSNIPT Blues

Got this email from an MNB reader: I believe the final ruling on the merger will come down to who best defines “grocery store” for the courts.  If it’s the broader definition that includes WMT, Costco, Dollar General, Target, delivery & remote options, etc., Kroger will prevail.   If the 1980s / FTC definition of […]
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Dollar General accepts supplemental benefits chainwide

GOODLETTESVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General customers can now purchase food, produce, over-the-counter medicines and additional wellness products in more than 20,000 stores nationwide using health supplemental benefits, the company said on Wednesday. “With approximately 75% of Americans within five miles of a Dollar General, we recognize the unique access we provide to all communities, especially […]
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Finding Food Sales Success at the intersection of Share of Stomach and Share of Wallet.

  Retail food sales success can be found at the intersection of growing your share of stomach and your share of wallet according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® who stated these two metrics play a crucial role in understanding consumer behavior and competitive dynamic driving success today within the […]
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Family Dollar to pay over $41M in fines due to poor conditions at distribution center

The fine is the largest-ever criminal penalty in a food safety case. Family Dollar has agreed to pay over $41 million in fines after pleading guilty to holding food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics under unsanitary conditions at its West Memphis, Ark., distribution center. The fine is the largest-ever monetary criminal penalty in a food […]
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Family Dollar To Pay $41 Million Fine In Rat-Infested-Warehouse Case

The Associated Press reports this morning that Family Dollar Stores, a subsidiary of Dollar Tree Inc., has pleaded guilty “to holding food, drugs, cosmetics and other items under ‘insanitary’ conditions at a now-closed, rodent-infested distribution center in West Memphis, Arkansas,” a plea deal that includes “a sentence of a fine and forfeiture amount totaling $41.675 […]
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Food supply chain decarbonisation startup Mondra closes out £3.6 million pre-Series A funding round

Mondra, a product footprinting and supply chain decarbonisation AI driven SaaS platform, has raised £3.6 million in pre-Series A funding.  Investors include 7 Generation Ventures, AlbionVC, GC Foodtech Ventures, Foodsparks by Peakbridge, Ponderosa Ventures, and Vala Capital.  The cash will be used to expedite Mondra’s roll-out to UK grocers, of whom, the company claims, 85% […]
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New Product Contamination Charges Hit Family Dollar

Reuters reports that “Family Dollar and its parent company Dollar Tree are facing new allegations that the discount chain stores sold contaminated or damaged products even as the companies attempt to finalize the settlement of a separate multi-district litigation over claims that rats contaminated products at some stores.” The proposed class action suit in Miami […]
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Dollar General opens 20,000th store

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General on Friday celebrated the grand opening of its 20,000th store at its DG Market location in Alice, Texas. “Today marks an incredible milestone in Dollar General’s history,” said Steve Deckard, Dollar General’s executive vice president of store operations and development. “From our first general store to today’s 20,000th store opening, […]
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Chicago Puts A Lid On Dollar Store Growth

The Chicago Sun Times reports that the City Council there has approved a new ordinance that “will prevent dollar store operators from opening within a mile of an existing dollar store owned or managed by the same controlling person.” The move comes “amid complaints of filthy, unsafe stores in the city pushing shoppers to cleaner […]
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PLMA taps Albertsons’ Brandon Brown as keynote speaker

NEW YORK  — Brandon Brown, senior vice president of Own Brands at Albertsons Companies, has been announced as the keynote speaker at the PLMA 2024 Annual Meeting & Leadership Conference, which is being held March 20-22 in San Antonio. The event at the Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk will focus on trends and issues and […]
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Retail technology veteran Glenn Faulkner moves on up at autonomous stores specialist AiFi

Glenn Faulkner has taken on the role of Hardware Product Manager at checkout-free stores firm AiFi. Faulkner joined the company in 2020, as Technical Program Manager, and was most recently Solutions Architect. Prior to AiFi, he was Client Delivery Analyst at Bossa Nova Robotics. His CV also includes stints as E-commerce Manager at J E […]
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Holiday Season Takeaways

Record-breaking Success for Premium Private Label Ranges In line with the growing number of those in difficult financial situations, we found that 97% of shoppers can be described as discounters. This holiday season, Aldi and Lidl both experienced record-breaking sales. Lidl reported a 12% increase in sales year on year and an 11% increase in […]
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Two thirds of Scots set to stay in for Valentine’s Day, new survey reveals

Two thirds of Scottish couples are opting for a cosy night in rather than a night on the town this Valentine’s Day, according to a new survey by Aldi Scotland. With the annual celebration of love fast approaching, couples new and old are making plans… This story continues at Two thirds of Scots set to […]
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Kroger Presses Post-Merger-We’ll-Lower-Prices Argument

Kroger this morning issued a press release that continues to make the argument – the same argument that it has made since first proposing the $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons – that it will lower prices once the deal is complete, and that it has a 20-year track record of lowering prices after it makes […]
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Chicago To Crack Down On Dollar Store Openings

Axios reports that “Chicago’s City Council is expected to vote next week on a proposal to limit where certain dollar stores can open … The proposed crackdown comes as many city officials decry maintenance and safety issues at such stores, while others say they keep a crucial retail presence in neighborhoods abandoned by larger stores.” […]
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Kroger Delivers its First-Party Data to the Yahoo DSP

Yahoo Advertising and Kroger Precision Marketing (KPM) — the retail media business of Kroger, powered by 84.51° — are teaming up to bring Kroger’s first-party, purchase-based audiences to the Yahoo Demand-Side Platform (DSP). Yahoo DSP advertisers can now activate KPM’s audiences to reach targeted consumers with their advertising and measure campaign results. While off-site advertising […]
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Amazon tops expectations for revenue, earnings

SEATTLE – Amazon posted better-than-expected revenue and earnings in the quarter ended March 31. Net sales increased 13% from a year earlier to $143.3 billion. The company reported first-quarter net income of $10.4 billion, or 98 cents a diluted share, compared to $3.2 billion a year earlier. Amazon’s operating income surged to $15.3 billion, up […]
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