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Lidl GB announces launch of new surplus food redistribution trial in partnership with Neighbourly and Olio

Lidl GB has ramped up its partnership with Neighbourly, introducing a new trial with the food sharing app Olio to redistribute more surplus food.  Managed by Neighbourly, the model introduces Olio’s Food Waste Hero network as an extra layer to support the discounter’s primary charity partners. Using the free Olio app, registered Food Waste Heroes […]
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Lidl’s scan-as-you-shop trial extended

Lidl GB is expanding its scheme to let customers scan products as they shop with the Lidl Plus app to seven more stores. The Lidl & Go scheme allows customers to scan products, track their spending as they walk around stores, before completing purchases quickly… This story continues at Lidl’s scan-as-you-shop trial extended Or just […]
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Self-scanning solution Lidl & Go now available in seven UK stores following friends and family pilot

Lidl GB is expanding its Lidl & Go customer trial to seven stores, allowing customers to scan items as they shop and monitor their spending in real-time via the Lidl Plus app before completing their purchases.  Following a friends and family trial in three stores last year, this will now be available in locations located […]
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  1. Department: Food

Your Views:   Backlashes

We had a story the other day about how Target plans to adjust its approach to grocery by focusing more on specialized products, and moving away from the something-for-everyone strategy. I was, to say the least, dubious. In wrote, ion part: The thing is, it isn’t easier to be an effective specialty food retailer.  It’s […]
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Lidl GB stumps up £600m to strengthen store network with 50+ locations planned

Lidl GB has announced that it will be opening more than 50 new stores in the next 12 months as part of a £600 million investment in its British infrastructure. Upcoming store openings include key sites such as Abbots Langley near Watford, Warrington in Cheshire, and Thornbury in Gloucestershire which are all set to open […]
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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. Technology & Innovation

Self-checkout technology milestone for Lidl Ireland as food retailer’s 100th store goes live

Lidl Ireland is celebrating a self-checkout technology milestone. In a LinkedIn post, it said: “We are thrilled to announce a major milestone in our mission to provide the best shopping experience in Ireland: our 100th store (Lidl Fonthill) has officially gone live with self-checkout (SCO) technology.” It added: “We’re investing €10.7 million to modernise how […]
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Morrisons convenience and wholesale boss departs

Morrisons director of convenience and wholesale Matt Heslop has departed from the role he took on less than a year ago. Heslop joined the leadership team at Morrisons in March 2025 and had previously held several roles at Lidl for over 20 years, including being… This story continues at Morrisons convenience and wholesale boss departs […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Walmart ramps up focus on AI and drones: this week’s biggest retail technology stories

It’s Friday, the weekend is almost upon us, so let’s kick back and reflect on another eventful week for the retail tech space. Here’s your briefing on the most important stories from the past few days, including Pacsun, Papa Johns, Google Cloud, JD Sports Fashion, commercetools, Zalando, Amazon, osapiens, and Otto Group. 1. Walmart and […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Enterprise software firm osapiens secures $100 million in funding and bags unicorn status

osapiens has entered into an agreement for Decarbonization Partners, a joint venture between BlackRock and Temasek, to lead a $100 million Series C fundraising round, subject to regulatory approvals. Decarbonization Partners will join existing investors Goldman Sachs Alternatives, which fronted a $120 million Series B in 2024, and Armira Growth, which headed up a $27 […]
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Online grocery shopping a big Christmas winner with Lidl top of store-based

Shoppers spent £19.6bn over the 4 weeks of Christmas to the 27 December 2025. A growth of +2.5%, according to new data released today by NielsenIQ (NIQ). Ecommerce was the fastest-growing channel at +9.9% with 29% of UK households shopping for groceries online over Christmas.… This story continues at Online grocery shopping a big Christmas […]
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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. 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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  1. Channel: Grocery

Why Publix Feels “Overpriced” — and Who’s Eating Its Lunch

  By the Grocerant Guru® (Steven Johnson) — a data-first look at where Publix stands in 2025 and how grocerants and restaurant chains are stealing grocery share in Florida. Publix is one of retail grocery’s most beloved brands — friendly cashiers, clean stores, and that famously addictive deli sub. It’s also one of the largest […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Stuck in the Middle: What the Grocery “Mushy Middle” Feels Like — A Grocerant Guru® Take

There’s a physical sensation to being “stuck in the middle” of the grocery sector — a vibration between two magnets pulling in opposite directions. The discounters (Aldi, Lidl, WinCo and others) are tugging hard on price-sensitive shoppers while tech-forward giants (Walmart, Amazon-adjacent players) and premium specialists pull on convenience, assortment and experience. In the middle […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Walmart Q3 Numbers Show Strength In A Struggling Economy

Walmart this morning released its third quarter results:  Total revenue was up 5.8 percent to $179.5 billion, while operating income was down 0.2 percent, at $6.7 billion. Other stats: •  Global e-commerce sales were up 27 percent. •  Global advertising revenue was up 53 percent. •  US same store sales were up 4.5 percent. •  […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

The Extended Food Problem Facing Low-Income Shoppers & Their Retailers

While this morning’s MNB FaceTime focuses on the positive steps that the food industry took to address the needs of their customers who depend, in normal times, on SNAP benefits, the New York Times looks at the degree to which many retailers are concerned about their own financial situations;  after all, if SNAP recipients are […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

How Shoppers Are Adapting To Rising Grocery Prices

Here are some basic food shopping realities, according to the Wall Street Journal: “Over the 12 months ended in August, the price of coffee increased 20.9%, Labor Department data showed; ground beef was up 12.8%, and bananas rose 6.6%. Dairy, fruits and vegetables and cereals have all become pricier. “Ground-roast coffee in August hit $8.87 […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Is Albertsons Like A&P

  Albertsons and Safeway were once iconic industry leaders—much like A&P (The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company) in its heyday. Each dominated their markets for decades but eventually became brands stuck in the middle—caught between discount grocers on one end and experiential, fresh-food-driven competitors on the other. According to Foodservice Solutions® Grocerant Guru® Steven […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Europe’s Food Safety Revolution: What It Means for U.S. Retailers

🇪🇺 EU’s Bold Moves to Protect Consumers In 2025, the European Union launched a sweeping update to its food safety regulations under Regulation (EU) 2025/351, marking a new era of consumer protection. These changes are not minor bureaucratic tweaks—they represent a full modernization of how food materials, especially plastics and packaging, are produced, tested, and […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Can Amazon’s Grocery Business Deliver on Its Plate?

  Amazon has never been shy about taking a big bite of an industry, but grocery has proved harder to digest than e-commerce or cloud computing. Nearly two decades after launching its first online food efforts, Amazon is still juggling multiple banners—Whole Foods, Amazon Fresh, Amazon Go, and its core grocery e-commerce unit—without having baked […]
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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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