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  1. Corporate Strategy

From Fiber Maxxing to GLP-1: The Vitamin Shoppe CEO Sharon Leite on Wellness Retail’s Biggest Trends

This episode is brought to you by Lightspeed. From fiber maxxing and liver health to GLP-1 support and protein-packed everything, wellness trends are evolving faster than ever. For retailers, the challenge isn’t just keeping up, it’s helping customers separate hype from lasting habits. In this episode of Retail Remix, Kate Robertson sits down with Sharon […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Elyse Propis calls time on five year run at Marc Lore’s food technology and delivery startup Wonder

Elyse Propis has announced her departure from the Marc Lore front food delivery and technology company Wonder. She joined the startup five years ago, bringing with her a CV that included a stint at Uber, and held a number of roles during that time, most recently Vice President, Growth Strategy & Partnerships. In a LinkedIn […]
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  1. Department & Category

Worth Reading:  Wrestling With The Complex Ultra-Processed Foods Issue

The Atlantic has a piece in which writer Gary Taubes dissects the current war on ultra-processed foods – an important effort considering how many of these products are sold by retailers and consumed by customers. An excerpt: “Once again, Americans are in a panic over what we eat. More than two-thirds of those surveyed now […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Pill-based GLP-1 medicines set to further reshape consumer spending

GLP-1 is already significantly influencing how millions of people in Britain eat, drink, exercise and shop, according to new research from PwC Strategy&. The impact on Britain’s bodies, baskets and businesses is becoming more apparent – and is poised to accelerate following this month’s approval of oral GLP-1 pills for weight loss. PwC’s ‘Appetite for Disruption: What GLP-1 Means… This story continues at Pill-based GLP-1 medicines set to further […]
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  1. Data & Insights

The Analysts Reunited: Strong Sales, Sour Sentiment, and Tough Turnarounds

Episode 304 reunites The Analysts — Remarkable Retail’s celebrated panel of Forrester’s Sucharita Kodali, Guggenheim’s Simeon Siegel, and GlobalData’s Neil Saunders — to take stock of retail coming out of earnings season. Steve Dennis and Michael LeBlanc open on the paradox of 2026: results are largely strong, sentiment is dismal. Simeon argues the link between […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Better-For-You Food Is No Longer a Niche: Who’s Winning and Who’s Losing in 2026

  The food industry’s “better-for-you” revolution is no longer emerging; it is mainstream, measurable, and rapidly reshaping where consumers shop, what they buy, and which companies are winning wallet share. The latest insights presented at the International Dairy Deli Bakery Association (IDDBA) annual meeting underscore what many in foodservice have ignored for too long: consumers […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

The Top 15 U.S. Pharmacies of 2025: Market Shares and Revenues at the Biggest Chains, PBMs, and Specialty Pharmacies (rerun)

This week, we’re rerunning some popular posts while we prepare for Friday’s live video webinar: 340B in 2026: Market Shifts, Policy Battles, and What They Mean for Stakeholders. Click here to see the original post from March 2026. By Adam J. Fein, Ph.D. Next week, the Drug Channels Institute (DCI) will release our 2026 Economic […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

The $6.5B Shift: GLP-1 Is Reshaping the Kroger Basket

The Kroger Basket Is Getting Smaller. But Not the Way You Think. There is a new force reshaping the grocery basket at Kroger, and it has nothing to do with price inflation, private label competition, or promotional cadence. It is GLP-1 weight loss medications, and the data coming in right now is worth every Kroger […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Guest Column:  Albertsons — The Next Twelve Months

by Thom Blischok Content Guy’s Note:  As noted here in the past, I think Thom Blischok one of the industry’s big thinkers, and he always challenges my assumptions and conclusions in a way that makes me think longer and harder.  Which is a good thing. A few weeks ago, he contributed a guest column focusing […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

What Undercurrents Are Disrupting the Restaurant Industry Today?

  The restaurant industry in 2025 and 2026 is no longer being disrupted by a single force. It is being reshaped by multiple undercurrents colliding at the same time: labor instability, inflation fatigue, fuel volatility, channel blurring, shifting consumer psychology, AI-driven marketing expectations, delivery dependency, and competition from virtually every food retail channel in America. […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Meal deals and impulse categories under threat from rise in weight-loss drugs

Daytime food-to-go, take-aways and impulse-led categories are particularly vulnerable to the rise in GLP-1 weight-loss jabs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, says a new report. The survey, from insights consultancy the Curious to Clear Collective, is based on a representative sample of 500 UK adults.… This story continues at Meal deals and impulse categories under […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

More shoppers noticing rise in ‘GLP-1 friendly’ food products

Barclays Consumer Spend research suggests growing awareness of GLP-1 medication (for weight loss) is starting to shape how some consumers think about food, with more shoppers noticing “GLP-1 friendly” products on shelves and some questioning whether they offer value for money. A fifth of British… This story continues at More shoppers noticing rise in ‘GLP-1 […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Why American Food Companies Are Viewed With Skepticism By Citizens

Politico has a piece about a new poll suggesting that there is broadening support among Americans for “restrictions on ultraprocessed foods, pesticides, seed oils, and junk food advertising, among other things.”  In fact, more Republicans, despite being members of a political party traditionally seen as being pro-business, than Democrats support such regulation. The reason? According […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Why Foodservice Retailers Must Embrace the Grocerant Era

  The latest NielsenIQ report confirms what  Steven Johnson the Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® has been signaling for years: the convenience channel is losing trips because it is still merchandising for yesterday’s consumer. The data is unambiguous—33% of shoppers say they’re visiting less often, and trips per buyer are down 2.2% […]
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  1. Retail Ecosystem

Commerce Riff with Sri & PVSB – March 24, 2026

Each week, the CPG Guys will riff on the hottest topics in the world of omnichannel commerce.  This week’s topics: GLP-1 McCormick to acquire Unilever Food Brands Last Mile Delivery General Mills woes CPG Guys Website: http://CPGguys.comFMCG Guys Website: http://FMCGguys.comSheCOMMERCE Website: https://shecommercepodcast.com/Rhea Raj’s Website: http://rhearaj.comLara Raj in Katseye: https://www.katseye.world/ DISCLAIMER: The content in this podcast […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Assessing The Impact Of GLP-1 Drugs On Food Consumption

From CNBC: “The cost of GLP-1 drugs is falling, and pill versions are hitting the U.S. market. For restaurant chains and snacking giants, higher adoption of weight loss and diabetes treatments poses a threat to their sales — or an opportunity. “GLP-1 drugs slow digestion, suppress users’ appetites and increase satiety. For many restaurants and […]
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Kroger acquiring Giant Eagle in $1.65B deal

Kroger Co. is acquiring Giant Eagle, a family-owned food and pharmacy retailer, for a purchase price of $1.65 billion. Giant Eagle has approximately $9 billion in annual sales and 197 supermarkets and 11 standalone pharmacies across northern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland and Indiana, according to a press release. The purchase is comprised of […]
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Omni CEO Christine Gambino – Omnichannel, Real ID & the Full-Funnel Future

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Christine Gambino, CEO of Omni, Omnicom’s next-generation marketing and sales intelligence platform. It connects strategy, creativity, media, CRM, commerce, data, and AI to help brands grow with greater clarity, speed, and measurable business impact. Follow Christine on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-gambino-59683ab8 Follow Omni online at: https://www.omc.com/omni/ Christine […]
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C-Stores Grow, In Both Size And Ambition

CNBC has a story about how, while “gas stations have been reinventing themselves for the past decade with food offerings that rival many established grub-only chains,” now they are “doing something else: growing in physical size and attracting legions of fans along the way.”  Buc-ee’s is described as the poster child for this transformation: “On […]
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