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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Andy Jassy On Grocery, Squiggly Lines, Betting Big, & Music Lessons

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has posted his annual letter to shareholders, following in a tradition begun by founder and then-CEO Jeff Bezos in 1997.  (As usual, Amazon also posts the original 1997 message after the new missive, which is one way to indicate that as much as the business has evolved and grown, its core […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Noninvasive Cancer Diagnostics: A $165.2 Billion Market

What if detecting cancer didn’t require surgery, biopsies or invasive procedures? That future is arriving faster than most people realize. The global noninvasive cancer diagnostics market was valued at $112.8 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $165.2 billion by 2030 — growing at a 6.6% CAGR. The technologies driving this growth are transformative.Liquid […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

The VETO Vote Wins: What Amy’s Drive Thru Closure Signals About Organic & Vegan Foodservice

  The closure of Amy’s Drive Thru—including its final unit at San Francisco International Airport—is not an indictment of organic or vegan food. It is a case study in consumer relevance, price elasticity, day-part fit, and the ultimate authority of the “consumer-facing VETO vote.” From the perspective of the Grocerant Guru®, the takeaway is clear: […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Same Traffic. Different Outcome. Why? 

There’s a lot happening in retail right now—but most of it isn’t showing up where people are looking. The headlines say spending is up. Traffic looks steady. On paper, things seem fine. But underneath, behavior is shifting. What customers do, when they buy, and why they convert is changing in ways most retailers can’t see. […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Trakwell’s Most Accurate Model Is Here

Most of the retailers being called “innovative” right now aren’t doing something flashy—they’re just seeing more of what’s actually happening inside their business. That’s really what this week’s blog is about too: the difference between what you think is happening and what you can actually see. Because the biggest opportunities aren’t in the customers who […]
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  1. Data & Insights

What’s Really Happening in Your Store

Everyone wants a crystal ball right now. The headlines say spending is up. Traffic looks steady. On paper, retail seems fine. But what’s actually driving performance is harder to see—and that’s where the best operators are separating themselves. This week’s blog is about that idea: not predicting the future, but seeing what’s already happening more […]
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  1. Merchandising

Strings & Things updates packaging to reflect ‘real cheese’ credentials

Strings & Things has rolled out updated packaging across the full Cheestrings range with a badge saying ‘real cheese’ to highlight it’s ingredients. The new design aims to enable shoppers to quickly identify the natural dairy benefits of 8 at shelf, while reinforcing its position… This story continues at Strings & Things updates packaging to […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Grocers Step Up: Solving Parents’ Time Crunch with Better-for-You Meal Solutions

  Back-to-school is no longer just a retail event—it’s a high-stakes meal solutions moment, where grocers have a unique opportunity to solve one of the most persistent pain points for families: time-starved parents seeking nutritious, convenient, and kid-approved food options according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. In 2026, the […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Plant power | In focus: Plant-based

Consumer concerns around ‘ultra-processed foods’ over the past year have led to a resurgence of interest in the plant-based category, as well as a change of emphasis. “The natural segment delivered consistent growth throughout 2025, with a marked acceleration in recent months, while ‘meat mimics’… This story continues at Plant power | In focus: Plant-based […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

You Heard It Here First: 7 Mintel Predictions Realized at Expo West 2026 

Expo West 2026 offered a clear reflection of several long-running shifts Mintel has been tracking across health, nutrition, and consumer expectations. What stood out most this year was less about flavor innovation and more about a reorientation toward how the body feels—physically, emotionally, and even metabolically. Many of the dominant themes at the show mapped […]
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  1. Department: Beverage

Grace Foods UK expands drinks range with new flavours

Grace Foods UK has expanded its Say Aloe drink range with two new flavours: Lychee and Fruit Medley. Made with a pieces of aloe vera combined with natural fruit juices, these drinks deliver a unique texture and clean, refreshing taste, offering a deliciously different way… This story continues at Grace Foods UK expands drinks range […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Your Views:  As Time Goes By

On the subject of dynamic pricing as reflected in electronic shelf labels – which some states want to ban – MNB reader Donald C. Taylor wrote: Probably a poor comparison and sure, the industries are different, but aren’t our local gas stations doing this exact same thing?  Prices change, prices are digitally displayed roadside, the […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Target’s Tech Chief Has a Central Role in the Retailer’s Turnaround Plan

Prat Vemana, Target’s chief information and product officer, says improved technology is a throughline in the retailer’s recovery plan after several years of sluggish sales. The company is putting $6 billion into stores, workers, and technology this year to turn things around. Comparable sales have dropped in 11 of the past 13 quarters. Two priorities […]
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  1. Department & Category

Amazon’s Grocery Gambit: Tech, Fresh Food, and the Cost of Ignoring the Consumer

Amazon’s two-decade quest to dominate grocery has become one of the most expensive and publicly scrutinized case studies in modern food retail. The pattern is unmistakable: every time Amazon tries to drag grocery into its comfort zone—automation, algorithmic efficiency, and frictionless checkout—it stumbles. Every time it leans into what consumers actually want—fresh food, prepared meals, […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Are You Counting Visitors or Buyers?

Foot traffic dropped for the first time since COVID last year. Most retailers still don’t know why. This week’s blog, The Thing You’re Avoiding, is about the thing on your list you keep skipping — and what it’s actually costing you to avoid it. In this newsletter, we’re looking at why foot traffic alone is no longer […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Windmill Organics announces new launches

Windmill Organics has launched a new HFSS-compliant protein snacks range along with two new kombuchas. First of the new additions is the organic ProFusion Protein Puffs with an RRP of £1.99. This range contains light, crunchy, savoury puffs which deliver 10g plant protein per 40g… This story continues at Windmill Organics announces new launches Or […]
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  1. International

Whole Foods Market preps six London stores by June including Angel and Monument

Whole Foods Market is gearing up to open six new stores in the UK over the next few months. In March 2025, the Amazon owned natural and organic foods retailer went live with its first UK location in more than a decade with its 21,000 square foot store on King’s Road in London. The newest […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Braggability Bites Back: Why Restaurants That Give Customers Something to Talk About Are Winning the Food Wars

For decades the restaurant industry operated under a simple formula: standardize the menu, control costs, replicate the model, and scale the brand. It worked beautifully for nearly half a century. But today the restaurant business is no longer competing only against restaurants. Restaurants now compete with grocery stores, convenience stores, meal kit companies, ghost kitchens, […]
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  1. Data & Insights

What’s next for retail: Technology, transparency and total opportunity

​[[“value”:” Much has been said about retail’s recent transformation into a more data-driven, digital-first industry. Retailers and technology leaders have lauded the returns on digitalization initiatives, touting analytics and connected systems’ potential to provide roadmaps for waste reduction, retail crime mitigation and customer experience enhancements All of this is true; retailers’ investments in digital transformation […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Exclusive Q&A: Why Retailers Should Leverage the Power of Dynamic Pricing

The flurry of tariffs that have reshaped international trade have created multiple challenges for retailers, and among the biggest is their concern about passing along tariff-generated price increases — particularly as consumers remain focused on budget-cutting and value. For the entire retail ecosystem, these disruptions are sharpening the focus on supply chain flexibility and resilience. […]
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  1. Retailer Media

Meta’s Rise as Offsite Retail Media Infrastructure

For more than a decade, Amazon set the rules for retail media: own the traffic, own the data, monetize shoppers at the point of sale. Onsite search and display became a cash machine, and eventually every retailer with a digital shelf rushed to copy the playbook. That model still matters, but it’s no longer enough. […]
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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. Technology & Innovation

SoundHound AI launch at MWC 2026 brings real-time agentic AI to the retail store sales floor

SoundHound AI has announced the launch of Sales Assist, a new voice powered AI agent for retail which will debut this week at Mobile World Congress 2026 (Hall 7, Booth 7E40). Designed for in-store teams, this provides real-time AI informational prompts to floor staff – for example, at telecoms retail locations. It supports in-store staff […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

AI-Enabled SOFCs: Powering High-Efficiency, Low-Carbon Energy Systems

As the global energy system shifts toward decarbonization and high-efficiency power generation, solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are gaining attention for their ability to deliver clean, reliable electricity with high fuel flexibility. SOFCs operate at high temperatures and can run on hydrogen, natural gas, biogas, and other fuels, making them attractive for stationary power generation, […]
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  1. International

Heineken brings taste of Seville to UK

Heineken UK has launched a new orange-flavoured variant to its Cruzcampo portfolio called Cruzcampo Sevilla Orange. The 3.3% ABV lager is brewed with the flavour of Seville oranges and will be available across in 4x440ml can format. The new variant is a natural extension to… This story continues at Heineken brings taste of Seville to […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

CAGNY 2026 Recap

In this episode, Sri & PVSB recap the highlights from the 2026 Consumer Analysts Group of New York (CAGNY) annual conference. Read our recaps at Mass Market Retailers here: https://massmarketretailers.com/tag/cagny-2026/ To learn more about CAGNY, go here: https://consumeranalystgroupny.com/ This episode is sponsored by retailmediaIQ, publishers of Mass Market Retailers We rated each presentation on 7 […]
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  1. Department: Food

Eat Natural launches new, high-fibre Soft Fruit Bars

Eat Natural has expanded its portfolio with the launch of new Soft Fruit Bars. The new range comes in three flavours – Apple, Red Fruits, and Peanut. With the Apple and Red Fruit bars sitting at under 90 calories and the Peanut bar containing just… This story continues at Eat Natural launches new, high-fibre Soft […]
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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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