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Non-Traditional Fresh Food Retailers Are Disrupting the Industry in 2025

  When Ronald Reagan famously declared, “Tear down this wall,” he wasn’t talking about the barriers in fresh food retail—but today, those walls are crumbling faster than ever. In 2025, the food industry has fully entered a phase of accelerated channel blurring and consumer-driven disruption. What was once the realm of traditional grocers is now […]
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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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Is Publix Be Losing Its Mojo?

  For decades, Publix has been a dominant force in the grocery industry, particularly in the Southeastern United States. Known for its clean stores, friendly customer service, and high-quality products, the chain has built a loyal following. However, as competition intensifies, Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® believes that Publix may […]
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Lidl & Aldi Food Price Discovery Drives Growth

  In the competitive food industry, Lidl and Aldi have emerged as formidable players, leveraging innovative strategies to capture market share from traditional grocery retailers. These German discount chains have attracted consumers by emphasizing time savings, fresh food offerings, product discovery, and mix-and-match bundling, all while rapidly expanding their store footprints. Time Savings Aldi and […]
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Lidl exceeds new National Living Wage with pay increase for workers

Lidl has announced a market-leading pay increase for 28,000 hourly-paid colleagues, with new rates coming into effect in March 2025. The news follows Aldi last month announcing that store assistants would receive a pay rise with hourly rates increasing to at least £12.71, at the… This story continues at Lidl exceeds new National Living Wage […]
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The 7 Undercurrents Driving Grocerant Niche Adoption in 2025

  The evolution of Ready-2-Eat and Heat-N-Eat fresh food has surged over the years, with 2025 proving to be a landmark moment for the grocerant niche. These retail food solutions cater to time-starved consumers seeking convenience, quality, and value. Steven Johnson, Foodservice Solutions® Grocerant Guru®, based in Tacoma, WA identifies seven powerful undercurrents driving this […]
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Lidl to make big change to packaging

THE RETAIL BULLETIN – The home of retail news FOOD AND DRINK NEWS UK 17 January, 2025 | by Lidl will be removing all packaging designs deemed attractive to children from its least healthy own-brand products. With the change due to be made by mid-2025, the products will no longer feature design elements such as […]
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Why Amazon Fresh’s Strategy Misses the Mark: Losing to Aldi, Lidl, and WinCo

  Amazon has built its empire on delivering items quickly and at low prices, revolutionizing e-commerce along the way. However, that formula has stumbled in the competitive and customer-sensitive grocery segment according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. Johnson believes that Amazon Fresh, instead of using its tech-driven efficiency to […]
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Analyst says ‘we need to look forward’ as Lidl boss wades into tax argument

Lidl’s GB CEO, Ryan McDonnell, has voiced his criticism of the tax increases revealed in last month’s Budget, saying that retailers are reeling from the tax increases. His comments follow a letter sent by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and signed by 81 retail CEOs earlier this… This story continues at Analyst says ‘we need to look […]
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U.S. Consumer Discontinuity in Grocery Retail

  A Battle for Share of Stomach Over the past 15 years, the grocery retail sector has undergone significant disruption, fueled by shifting consumer behavior, advancements in technology, and intensified competition. What was once a stable, predictable industry now faces increasing complexity as consumer expectations evolve and alternative distribution channels gain prominence according to Steven […]
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Lidl Launches New Appeal to U.S. Shoppers: ‘We’re the Super-est Supermarket’

Discount grocer Lidl is a big player in Europe, with more than 12,000 stores in 32 countries. But its reception since launching in the U.S. in 2015 has been more of a slow burn. The company now operates 170+ stores across nine east coast states and Washington, D.C., and it’s looking to boost its profile among […]
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Including THG Fulfil, Instacart, and Deliverect: last week’s biggest retail technology plays at a glance

RTIH rounds up the stand out retail systems deals, launches, deployments and pilots from the past seven days. Including HORNBACH Baumarkt, Blue Yonder, One Stop, The Very Group, Puma, CarrefourSA, Lidl Ireland, Shopify, Londis, The Range, Wilko, Primark, and GoWit. Instacart Instacart’s FoodStorm (OMS) technology is announcing new capabilities that will be available for retailers […]
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Retail Industry Awards 2024 | Winners: Fresh Produce Retailer of the Year – Multiple

Fresh Produce Retailer of the Year – Multiple Supported by:   Winner: Lidl An emphasis on freshness, customer experience and great merchandising at Lidl has led to double-digit growth in the category over the past 12 months, with quality assurance improvements implemented across one-third of… This story continues at Retail Industry Awards 2024 | Winners: […]
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Retail Industry Awards 2024 | Winners: Supermarket of the Year

Supermarket of the Year Supported by: Winner: Lidl  Taking the Supermarket of the Year title for the second year running, Lidl won the overwhelming support of our expert judging panel thanks to some very impressive growth figures and a raft of initiatives from electronic shelf-edge… This story continues at Retail Industry Awards 2024 | Winners: […]
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  1. Stores & Formats

Legacy Grocery Store Market Share Capitulation a Continuing Trend

  It’s clear that legacy grocery stores, once the dominant force in food retail, are now navigating a challenging landscape marked by significant market share capitulation according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. This shift has been driven by three prominent trends: the encroachment of dollar stores, drug stores, and […]
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Foodservice Retail Discontinuity Continues Driven by Gen Z and Millennial Adoption

  Notice was first given in 1991 when Foodservice Solutions®, Grocerant Guru® Steven Johnson, warned foodservice industry professionals about the shifting consumer mindset at COEX. Then, in 1996, Johnson coined the term “grocerants” in an Op-Ed article published in both FoodService Director and Nation’s Restaurant News. Fast forward to today, and the foodservice industry is […]
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Dollar General sees ‘cash-strapped consumer,’ cuts guidance

Dollar General’s second quarter net sales rose 4.2% year over year to $10.2 billion, up from $9.8 billion, the company said in a Thursday earnings announcement. However, net income fell 20.2% to $374.2 million from $468.8 million. Top line income and a nearly flat same-store sales were below expectations, CEO Todd Vasos said. Growth in […]
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Supermarket loyalty pricing fails to stop most shoppers switching to discounters

Despite aggressive discounting and competitive ‘members only’ offers for loyalty programme customers, traditional supermarkets continue to lose market share to discounter rivals, Aldi and Lidl, according to the latest research by in-store automation and communication solutions provider Pricer. Original research of over 1,000 UK shoppers… This story continues at Supermarket loyalty pricing fails to stop […]
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Target Rips Up Paper Checks as Payment Method

Citing “extremely low volumes” of customers using personal checks, Target will stop accepting checks for in-store payments on July 15, 2024, as reported in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune and confirmed by Target. The retailer joins several supermarket retailers that have stopped accepting checks, including Aldi, Whole Foods Market and Lidl. “Target is committed to creating an […]
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Former Lidl COO joins Asda to lead stores and depots operation, including c-stores

Asda has today (4 June) announced the appointment of Matt Heslop to lead its stores and depots operation, including the 470 convenience stores in its newly-established Asda Express division. Heslop will join Asda from Lidl where he has been chief operating officer and will bring… This story continues at Former Lidl COO joins Asda to […]
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Co-op further drives growth ambitions with appointment of former Lidl property boss

Rachel Hargreaves has joined Co-op as director of property, development and estates, as the convenience retailer drives strategic growth plans. Joining Co-op from Lidl Great Britain, Rachel’s position involves a focus on ensuring Co-op is at the forefront of landowners, developers and agents minds as… This story continues at Co-op further drives growth ambitions with […]
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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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