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  1. Trends & External Forces

The Power Of Proprietary and Defining Private Label

The New York Times reports that this week, Amazon Prime Video “becomes the first streamer to serve the patrons of the Masters, joining mainstays CBS and ESPN.”  A major deal, the Times suggests, that signifies the degree to which Amazon is delivering on its ambitions. “It was eight years ago that Amazon Prime Video completed […]
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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. Shopper & Customer

Why Wellness is Becoming a Winning Retail Strategy    

Four major retailers are betting big on wellness this year: Ulta, Target, Amazon and Boots have all made significant forays into wellness in 2026. These moves align closely with signals we’ve identified across consumer behavior, category convergence and wellness-led spending.   Consumers are dedicating more of their time, energy and dollars to their own wellness routines. Mintel has been tracking this shift for several years, identifying wellness as one of the most durable, cross-category […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

The Innovation Conversation:  From Vegas To Kalamazoo, A Focus On Tech (Part 2)

Today, Tom Furphy and KC engage in an extended debrief after their trips to a pair of innovation-focused  conferences – Tom to Shoptalk 2026 in Las Vegas, and KC to Western Michigan University’s Food Marketing Conference in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Following up on last week’s conversation, they consider the two sides of a Shoptalk debate about […]
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  1. Associates & Employees

Labor Pains

There were a number of stories that were reported over the past few days that illustrate the state – and state-of-mind – of the US workforce. •  Gallup is out with a study saying that “the personal and professional environment of U.S. workers was worse at the end of 2025 than at any point in […]
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  1. CPG & FMCG

“TO HELL WITH COMFORT ZONES!”  A new presentation by Kevin Coupe…

Many businesses and business leaders – most businesses and business leaders, if we’re being honest about it – operate within the lines.  For many reasons, they believe they must;  they are responsible to their employees, shareholders and customers, and time, experience and an instinct for self-preservation have persuaded them that this requires them to adhere […]
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  1. CPG & FMCG

Magnum launches Volcanix

The Magnum Ice Cream Company has launched a new single serve ice cream stick called Volcanix. The lolly lands exclusively in the convenience and impulse channel and combines a crunchy chocolatey biscuit coating, vanilla and chocolate ice cream and a core of rich caramel sauce,… This story continues at Magnum launches Volcanix Or just read […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

The Innovation Conversation:  From Vegas To Kalamazoo, A Focus On Tech

Today, Tom Furphy and KC report from two different tech-centric conferences – Tomorrow from Shoptalk 2026 in Las Vegas, and KC from Western Michigan University’s Food Marketing Conference in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  In the first of a two-part Innovation Conversation, they focus on the degree to which business leaders in the future will have to think […]
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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. CPG & FMCG

Magnum unveils Twister Frrreeze

The Magnum Ice Cream Company has announced the launch of Twister Frrreeze – a blend of peach, icy raspberry-apple and orange flavours. With 66 calories per lolly, Twister Frrreeze combines new fruity cooling flavours with the iconic Twister shape to resonate with a new generation… This story continues at Magnum unveils Twister Frrreeze Or just […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Scaling With Soul: Beyond Yoga’s Playbook for Authentic Growth

In the crowded activewear market, Beyond Yoga has built its brand around something deeper than product: comfort, body inclusivity and the belief that wellness should feel good — not unattainable. In this episode of Retail Remix, Nicole Silberstein speaks with Katie Babineau, CMO of Beyond Yoga, about how the brand has scaled its presence while […]
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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 & Category

“Tip-Off & Take-Off: The Rise of AM ‘Grocerant’ Game Fuel During NCAA Bracket Season”

  When the first whistle blows in the morning during NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, something fascinating happens—not just on the court, but in kitchens, breakrooms, and increasingly, retail foodservice counters across America. Welcome to the AM Daypart Game Day Revolution, where breakfast meets bracketology, and indulgence becomes a shared social ritual.   The Dunk Heard […]
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  1. Department & Category

The Grocerant Guru® on Everytable: Why “Better-for-You” Food Is Better for Everyone

  The U.S. food industry is undergoing a structural shift. Consumers want food that is convenient, affordable, flavorful, and nutritionally responsible—all at the same time. That convergence sits directly at the heart of the Grocerant Guru® thesis: the future belongs to food retailers and restaurants that blur traditional lines and deliver ready-to-eat meals with retail […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Can The Bricks-And-Mortar World Be Well And Unwell At The Same Time?

Fascinating piece this morning in the Wall Street Journal pointing out that in the bricks-and-mortar retail world, “service-based tenants leased just over 50% of total retail square footage in 2025, according to data firm CoStar. Fifteen years ago, service tenants accounted for only 40% of total leasing.” In other words, the Journal writes, “When Americans […]
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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

OffBeat:  “Critical Inquiry, Creativity, & Cultural Understanding”

I was back home on Sunday in time to watch the Oscars, in which, I must admit, I’ve had a somewhat declining interest as I’ve gotten older.  There was a time when I endeavored to see every one of the major nominees, but those days are long past.  Sometimes I catch up with the films […]
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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. Technology & Innovation

Andrew Ross Sorkin on the Risk if AI Succeeds, Private Credit, Prediction Markets, and the SpaceX IPO

When Andrew Ross Sorkin released his book on the 1929 stock market crash last year, the prevailing worry was that the debt-reliant AI buildout might end in disaster. Now, six months later, the market is freaking out about AI’s potential to succeed. Every Anthropic blog post seems to cause a mini-meltdown in software stocks and […]
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  1. Department & Category

Portability, Platforms, and Prepared Foods: Where Foodservice Success Is Being Redefined

  The food industry in 2025–2026 is undergoing one of the largest structural shifts in decades. Consumers are eating differently, ordering differently, and discovering meals through digital platforms, convenience retail, and ready-to-eat formats. The biggest change is simple but powerful: Foodservice success today is driven by portability. Portable meals—food that can be ordered digitally, picked […]
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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. Shopper & Customer

What Middle East Instability Means for US and European Consumers

Renewed conflict in the Middle East is first and foremost a humanitarian crisis, creating fear, disruption, and loss for people across the region and beyond. But for consumers thousands of miles away, the conflict also lands in a very familiar place: the everyday economy. When global uncertainty rises, households tend to ask the same practical […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Kohl’s to Spotlight Proprietary Brands with New ‘By Kohl’s’ Campaign

Kohl’s plans to leverage customers’ appreciation for its private label brands with its new “By Kohl’s” brand platform, which will include in-store displays showcasing complete outfits as well as social, digital and broadcast TV spots featuring Ellie Kemper as the “Kohl’s Mom.” Stores also will include prominent “By Kohl’s” signage to help customers recognize the […]
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  1. Data & Insights

AI Is the New Line Cook, Category Manager, and CMO: A Grocerant Guru® Perspective on the Future of Food Sales

  Circana recently reported in The Evolving Ecosystem that 86% of U.S. adults are aware of AI in their devices, yet 35% are not interested in AI features. Nearly two-thirds of detractors say their devices already do what they need. 59% cite privacy concerns. 43% don’t want to pay more. Only 15% think AI sounds […]
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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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