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Last-Minute Super Bowl Party Foods to Pick Up — A Grocerant Guru® Field Guide

  The Super Bowl remains the single largest food-at-home and food-away-from-home consumption day in the U.S. According to industry tracking, Americans consume over 1.4 billion chicken wings, 11 million pounds of chips, and 8 million pounds of guacamole on Super Bowl Sunday. The modern reality: most hosts assemble their spread in the final 24 hours, […]
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The Small Details That Quietly Drive Results

Attention compounds. One brown M&M was enough for Van Halen to stop an entire concert setup. This week’s newsletter is about why. From Macy’s quiet comeback to the furniture retailers being recognized by HFA, the pattern is clear: the details you notice—and act on—shape everything that follows. Today’s Rundown Here’s a quick glimpse of what […]
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C Stores Are Becoming America’s Fastest Growing Restaurant Competitors—And the Data Proves It

  For decades, convenience stores were defined by fuel, fountain drinks, and grab‑and‑go snacks. Today, they are redefining the competitive landscape for quick‑service restaurants (QSR) and fast‑casual chains by becoming full‑scale food destinations according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. With fresh prepared foods, mix‑and‑match meal components, and aggressive value […]
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Walmart debuts latest Supercenter in Jacksonville, Florida

​[[{“value”:” Dive Brief The mass retailer’s new location features a fresh sushi bar and follows the opening of another Supercenter in the state about a month ago. Published Feb. 5, 2026 A fresh sushi bar at Walmart’s new Jacksonville, Florida, Supercenter. Courtesy of Walmart Inc. “}]] 
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7 Eleven Super Bowl Sunday Super Customer Focused

  This is Food‑Fact‑Filled, Data‑Driven Look at How the World’s Largest Convenience Retailer Wins Big With Consumers by Steven Johnson’s the Grocerant Guru’s team at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® Super Bowl Sunday and National Pizza Day sit back‑to‑back on the calendar, and 7‑Eleven is treating both like the food‑centric cultural holidays they’ve become. With […]
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How a Furniture Retailer Gained 5 Conversion Points in a Down Market.

Author’s Expertise: With over 15 years of experience in retail analytics and customer behavior analysis, I’ve helped more than 500 retailers optimize their follow-up strategies. At Trakwell, our team has analyzed millions of customer interactions across furniture, mattress, and high-value retail segments, giving us unique insights into what truly drives conversion and ticket size improvements. […]
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The Retail Buyer Said “Yes”: Your Roadmap for What Comes Next

The email hits your inbox.Or maybe it’s a handshake at the end of a long trade show meeting. After months of refining your pitch deck, sending samples, and navigating buyer skepticism, you finally hear the word you’ve been working toward: “Yes.” A major retail buyer wants to carry your product. That moment deserves celebration. Landing […]
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New Data: OpenAI’s Lead Is Contracting as AI Competition Intensifies

OpenAI’s rivals are cutting into ChatGPT’s lead. The top chatbot’s market share fell from 69.1% to 45.3% between January 2025 and January 2026 among daily U.S. users of its mobile app. Gemini, in the same time period, rose from 14.7% to 25.1% and Grok rose from 1.6% to 15.2%. The data, obtained by Big Technology […]
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Amazon’s and Saks’ Retail Reset, Plus Live from the Big Show: NRF Top Voices Billy May and David J. Katz

The episode opens with a sweeping look at the biggest retail stories shaping January. Amazon dominates the headlines again, this time with the closure of all Amazon Fresh grocery and Go stores and a renewed reliance on Whole Foods and online grocery. At the same time, Amazon is laying off tens of thousands of employees, […]
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How AI can Handle the 3 Biggest Gen Z Retail Trends that Shaped the 2025 Holiday Season

Gen Z is rewriting the rules of holiday shopping. Deloitte projected that Gen Z’s 2025 holiday spending would drop 34% from the previous year, with an emphasis on budgeting and deal-hunting. And while the numbers are still coming in, the mandate for retail leaders is clear: adapt to Gen Z’s evolving preferences or miss out […]
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How Beauty & Wellness Destination Bubbles & Mane Finds Products that Match its Vibe

The moment one sets foot in Bubbles & Mane, you immediately sense a vibe of beauty, wellness and spiritual harmony, and know you are about to be totally immersed in a self-care experience. Just the walk from the front door to the check-in desk relaxes the mind and fills the senses with an array of […]
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How to Get Your Product into Sam’s Club: A Step-by-Step Guide for Product Manufacturers

Getting your product into Sam’s Club can be a major growth milestone for manufacturers and consumer brands. With more than 600 warehouse club locations across the United States and millions of loyal members, Sam’s Club offers unmatched exposure, high-volume sales potential, and strong brand credibility. However, landing shelf space at Sam’s Club is highly competitive. […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

HPE powers new AO wireless network to enhance customer service and business ops

AO has implemented HPE Networking solutions. The online retailer says that it is modernising its legacy wireless access network with the Mist AI platform, connecting a diverse range of devices and streamlining IT operations across all its 26 offices and logistics centres. “AO exemplifies how forward thinking enterprises are using AI native networking to drive real […]
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  1. Data & Insights

A Small Change That Saves Time, Protects Margins, and Signals Hospitality

  Delivery platforms like DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub have permanently altered the economics of foodservice. They drive incremental sales but extract a heavy toll—often 15–30% in commissions—at the same time operators face a shrinking labor pool and rising wage pressure. The modern restaurant reality is clear: doing more with fewer people is no longer […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Record-Breaking Results: How AI Influenced $262 Billion in Online Holiday Sales

This article first appeared in our sister publication Shop Eat Surf Outdoor Following years of fluctuating consumer confidence and flat ecommerce traffic, retailers braced for a modest performance in holiday 2025. Yet the data tells a different story: a record-breaking season defined by a massive surge in online activity and the emergence of a new, […]
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Feeding Readiness: How AAFES’ BE FIT 360 Program Advances Global Military Wellness in 2026

  As wellness, nutrition, and performance continue to shape how Americans think about food in 2026, few organizations operate at the scale—or with the mission-critical responsibility—of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES). Through its BE FIT 360 program, AAFES is not simply responding to New Year’s resolutions; it is embedding nutrition-forward food access […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Amazon News:  Tariff-Related Price Hikes, New Big Box Store, & More

With brief, occasional, italicized and sometimes gratuitous commentary… Amazon news, on a number of fronts… •  CNBC reports that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, in an interview with the network, said that “President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs are starting to be reflected in the price of some items, as sellers weigh how to absorb the shock […]
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  1. Stores & Formats

Nordstrom to move downtown Seattle Rack store to historic building

​[[{“value”:” Dive Brief Expanding its off-price business has long been a source of new customers and a key pillar of the department store’s growth strategy. Published Jan. 22, 2026 Nordstrom’s full-line Seattle flagship and its downtown Rack store are across the street from each other. The company is moving the Rack location to a historic […]
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Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go Are Gone A Historical Retrospective on Amazon’s Grocery Experiments & the Road Ahead

  On January 27, 2026, Amazon confirmed what many analysts had quietly anticipated: its Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go store banners are being shuttered across the U.S., ending a decade of experimentation in brick-and-mortar grocery retail. According to Amazon, all 57 Amazon Fresh grocery stores and 15 Amazon Go locations are slated to close imminently […]
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BREAKING NEWS:  Amazon Bails Out Of Physical Stores Business, Closing Go And Fresh Stores

Amazon announced today that it is closing its 57 Amazon Fresh Stores and 15 Amazon Go stores.  With the exception of Whole Foods, which it acquired for $13.7 billion in 2017, it will now be out of the bricks-and-mortar business for the time being. The company’s food retail focus now will be on expanding its […]
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December E-Grocery Sales Hit $12.7 Billion, Up 32% YOY

The latest Brick Meets Click Grocery Shopper Survey is out, reporting that “monthly U.S. online grocery sales accelerated dramatically in December, with total sales surging 32% year-over-year (YOY) to finish the month with a record high $12.7 billion … This robust performance reflects higher order frequency, spending rates, and a larger user base than December […]
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NRF 2026 review: AI grabs the spotlight as retail technology steps into its next chapter

By James Pepper, Vista Technology Support A Brief Introduction to NRF and How the Show Is Structured Every January, the National Retail Federation’s ‘Retail’s Big Show’ transforms New York’s Javits Centre into one of the most influential gatherings in the global retail calendar. Tens of thousands of professionals arrive to explore new technologies, exchange ideas, […]
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