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  1. Channel: Mass

Target Adjusts Its Grocery Strategy

The Street reports that Target “plans to make a major shift in its grocery section” – it wants to be a specialty grocer. “Target’s Chief Merchandise Officer Cara Sylvester explained the chain’s grocery strategy during its fourth-quarter earnings call,” the story says. “‘We’re focused on what’s next, strengthening Target’s unique identity when it comes to […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Stitch Fix CEO Matt Baer, Nike’s Identify Crisis, Grocery’s Looming Collapse of the Middle, and Pets.Com: The Sequel

This week on The Remarkable Retail Podcast, Steve Dennis and Michael LeBlanc break down the forces reshaping retail before sitting down live at Shoptalk in Las Vegas with Matt Baer, CEO of Stitch Fix. The episode opens with a wide-ranging look at the macro pressures bearing down on the industry—geopolitical conflict, rising tariffs, and supply […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

AI becomes central to M&S technology transformation: these are the biggest retail stories from March

March is done and dusted, April is up and running, so let’s kick back and reflect on another eventful month for the retail technology space. Here’s your briefing on the most important stories from March, including VenHub Global, RTS 2026, Zalando, Nomagic, Co-op, VoCoVo, StrongPoint, Iceland Foods, AiFi, Boxbar Tech, Groupe Dynamite, and Manhattan Associates. […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Checkout free stores demonstrate good technology but bad value equation as Amazon and Aldi exit UK

In September of last year, we reported that Amazon was binning its ambitious Amazon Fresh experiment in the UK, just four years after the US online giant launched its first grocery store in London. It has shuttered its 19 Fresh stores, with plans to convert five of these into Whole Foods Market locations. The first […]
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  1. Holiday & Events

Brits set to spend more than £3bn on Easter Eggs this year, research shows

Shoppers are expected to buy 382 million Easter eggs and spend an estimated £3.21bn this year, according to research from Aldi. The study also finds that Easter chocolate holds a special appeal for Brits. More than half (52%) say Easter eggs taste better than regular… This story continues at Brits set to spend more than […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Aldi UK ditches Greenwich, South East London Shop & Go checkout-free store experiment

Aldi UK is binning its checkout-free stores trial and converting its only Shop & Go location to a standard Aldi Local with self-service. The store in Greenwich, South East London went live in 2022 at a time when checkout-free stores were being touted by many industry observers as the next big thing in retail. But […]
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  1. Department & Category

How the Grocerant Niche Is Reshaping the $1.5 Trillion U.S. Foodservice Industry

Portability, Fresh Prepared Foods, and the Power of the 5 P’s Fresh prepared foods, Ready-2-Eat meals, and Heat-N-Eat solutions have quietly become one of the most disruptive forces in the modern food industry. What once lived inside the supermarket deli department has evolved into a cross-channel foodservice ecosystem that spans grocery stores, warehouse clubs, convenience […]
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  1. Data & Insights

The Grocery Barbell Effect: The Middle Is Shrinking — and the Food Dollars Are Moving

  The latest JLL report confirms a structural reality: the American grocery marketplace is no longer linear — it’s polarized. Traditional supermarkets are being compressed between aggressive discounters and premium fresh specialists. Foot traffic data from Placer.ai shows traditional grocers such as Kroger and Safeway captured 73.2% of grocery visits in Q1 of last year […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Uber Eats Launches Beta Version of AI-Powered Shopping Helper at Albertsons, Kroger and CVS

Uber Eats has introduced Cart Assistant, an AI-powered feature designed to help consumers build grocery baskets in seconds using simple text or image prompts. At launch, an initial beta version of Cart Assistant is available at dozens of grocery retailers across the country, including Albertsons, Aldi, CVS, Kroger, Safeway, Sprouts, Walgreens and Wegmans, with more […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Your Views:  The Eric Mangini Effect

Got a number of reactions to our story about Amazon closing down its Go and Fresh stores. MNB reader Steve Ritchey wrote: Like you, I’m not surprised at Amazon closing it’s brick & mortar stores.  I’ve never been in one as they never put one in my area, but I have some ideas of what […]
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  1. Stores & Formats

Aldi to invest £370m in opening new stores

Aldi, the UK’s fourth-largest supermarket, is to invest £370m this year to open new stores across Britain. This includes the development of new stores in Southam in Warwickshire, Hastings in East Sussex, and Amersham in Buckinghamshire, with the supermarket targeting 40 new store openings this… This story continues at Aldi to invest £370m in opening […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Tracking Economic Red Flags

A couple of stories have popped up pointing to danger signs for the economy that could have implications for many retailers. The New York Times reports that “Goodwill stores are thriving,” which is “good news for the nonprofit organization that oversees Goodwill, the world’s largest thrift store chain. But it also signals that Americans in […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Aldi Reality Check

Scott Moses, partner and Head of the Grocery, Pharmacy & Restaurants Investment Banking practice at Solomon Partners, has posted another in his series of infographics illustrating the market power of major retailer – in this case, Aldi.  The graphic illustrates not just the extent of Aldi’s US footprint, but its ambitions;  its value proposition may […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Aldi to Open 180+ Stores in 2026 with Plans for Continued Expansion Through 2030

As it celebrates its 50th anniversary in the U.S., Aldi is expanding its footprint with plans to open more than 180 stores by the end of this year —  and further expansion is in the cards in through 2030. With the addition of these new stores, Aldi will operate a total of nearly 2,800 locations […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Facial Recognition Continues To Be Focus Of Controversy

CT Insider reports that “as Connecticut lawmakers look to ban facial recognition technology in retail establishments, one popular grocery chain is already using the tech at stores across the state.” That chain is ShopRite, and it is in the news in the wake of media scrutiny of the practice.  Wegmans has said it is using the […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

New dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index Highlights Regional Chains

dunnhumby is out with its ninth annual Retailer Preference Index (RPI) for U.S. Grocery, concluding that H-E-B, Market Basket and Woodman’s are the top three U.S. grocery retailers.  It is the first time, dunnhumby says, that the leading three retailers in the United States are all regional chains. Rounding out the top 10:  Costco (4), […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Aldi’s Invitation to Customers — What Today’s Food Retail Data Shows

  Cultivating a brand is a full-time commitment. Dynamic brands evolve with consumers—and consumers are dynamic, not static. Aldi is dynamic, not static. With customers, quality, and price top of mind, Aldi is expanding locations rapidly, broadening its product offering strategically, enhancing its weekly temporary promotions, and leveraging unique product discovery to drive trial. If […]
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  1. Department & Category

WinCo Foods and the Legacy Growth Paradox: Why the Middle of Grocery Is Shrinking While Value Wins

  For more than half a century, the U.S. grocery industry has been defined by scale, assortment, and operational efficiency. Yet in today’s inflation-aware, value-driven food economy, clarity of purpose—not size alone—is determining growth according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. Few retailers illustrate this better than WinCo Foods, a […]
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  1. Retail Ecosystem

Commerce Riff with Sri & PVSB – December 16, 2025

Each week, the CPG Guys will riff on the hottest topics in the world of omnichannel commerce.  This week’s topics: Coca-Cola names a new CEO State-level changes to SNAP benefits Aldi steps on the growth pedal AI permeates the shopper journey CPG Guys Website: http://CPGguys.comFMCG Guys Website: http://FMCGguys.comSheCOMMERCE Website: https://shecommercepodcast.com/Rhea Raj’s Website: http://rhearaj.comLara Raj in […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Aston Banks says farewell Aldi UK and takes on Digital Transformation Director position at Primark

Primark has appointed Aston Banks as Digital Transformation Director. He joins from Aldi UK where he spent just over 11 years and most recently served as International Director of Customer Experience. In a LinkedIn post, he said: “I have just finished my first week in my new role as Digital Transformation Director at Primark. I […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

LIDL: The Price Warrior’s Holiday Masterstroke — A Historic First and a New Battle for U.S. Grocery Loyalty

  For more than 50 years, LIDL has reshaped global grocery through a blend of German efficiency, limited-assortment merchandising, and relentless value engineering. Founded in 1973 as a small German discount grocer, LIDL’s rise into a 12,000-store powerhouse across 31 countries has been nothing short of a retail foodservice revolution. Its formula — small stores, […]
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Walmart to Expand Digital Shelf Labels Chainwide

Walmart will deploy digital shelf labels (DSLs) chainwide this year, doubling the approximately 2,300 U.S. locations currently using the technology (Walmart U.S. operates more than 4,600 stores). With more than 120,000 items in a typical Walmart store, managing price changes manually requires significant associate hours. Additionally, these DSLs are equipped with LED lights that make […]
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