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  1. Trends & External Forces

How the retail sector teams up to defend against cybercrime

​[[“value”:” When devious young hackers penetrated the computer networks of major U.S. retailers and suppliers earlier this year, it was a significant test of the quiet cybersecurity collaboration happening among some of America’s best-known brands and their much more obscure partners. Amid increasingly worrisome attacks on life- and safety-critical sectors like energy, water and healthcare, […]
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Two Pictures, Worth Thousands Of Words

Following up on the news this week that C&S Wholesale Grocers has made a $1.77 billion bid to acquire SpartanNash, a deal that, if approved by regulators, would bring together the third and sixth ranked supermarket grocery wholesalers in the country … I commented: I’ve been doing this a long time, and when I started […]
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C&S Bids To Acquire SpartanNash For $1.77 Billion

C&S Wholesale Grocers this morning announced that it will spend $1.77 billion to acquire SpartanNash, a deal that, if approved by regulators, would bring together the third and sixth ranked supermarket grocery wholesalers in the country. The boards of both companies have approved this “definitive merger agreement.”  The announcement maintains that the deal “will enable […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Starring Wolt, Simbe, StrongPoint, and Pricer: RTIH rounds up its most read articles from last week

Check out the articles on this here website that caught your fancy last week, including H&M, Amazon, Morrisons, Walmart, Trust Retail, East of England Co-op, SuperValu, Rohlik Group, and Roblox. Amazon gears up to leverage ‘must have’ humanoid robots for package deliveries with Rivian electric vans Amazon has built an built an obstacle course inside […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery - Natural

Musgrave announces ‘Store of the Year’ winners

Five local SuperValu, Centra and Mace stores have been awarded the prestigious title of ‘Store of the Year’ at Musgrave’s annual awards ceremony. The Musgrave awards ceremony celebrates and recognises the achievements, hard work and dedication of its retail partners across the three brands. Claiming… This story continues at Musgrave announces ‘Store of the Year’ […]
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Unwrap Holiday Growth: The Top Benefits of Joining an External Loyalty Program this Season

As the holiday season approaches, retailers are under intense pressure to deliver results, with only 27 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Rising debt and higher cost of living are contributing to forecasted slower retail sales this year, making it more crucial than ever for brands to stand out. While events like Black Friday and Cyber […]
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  1. Corporate Strategy

UNFI names Andre Persaud as president and CEO of retail

    [[“value”:” Andre Persaud has been named president and CEO of retail for United Natural Foods Inc. Persaud will be in charge of UNFI’s Cub Foods and Shoppers Food Warehouse. He has spent almost 30 years in retail and has served in senior leadership roles with major food and pharmacy companies the last two […]
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  1. Corporate Strategy

Cardenas Markets parent company names new president

    [[“value”:” Specialty ethnic food retailer Heritage Grocers Group has promoted Eric Stover to president of Heritage Grocers Group and Prabash Coswatteto chief operating officer, both reporting to CEO Doug Sanders. “The promotions of Eric and Prabash further aligns and unifies the organizational structure of Heritage Grocers Group,” Sanders said. “They are exceptional leaders […]
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  1. Corporate Strategy

UNFI removes president, continues transformation

    [[“value”:” United Natural Foods Inc. has removed Christopher Testa as president, reports the Providence Business Journal. J. Alexander Miller “Sandy” Douglas, who serves as CEO of UNFI, will now handle both the CEO and president duties. Related: UNFI launches new platform giving CPG companies enhanced access to retail insights The distributor has […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

UNFI hopes for quick turnaround following disappointing Q4

    [[“value”:” United Natural Foods, Inc., is hoping a technology-driven strategy for 2024 will help make unimpressive 2023 fourth quarter financial results a quick and distant memory. While the Providence, R.I.-based grocery wholesaler did record a 2% year-over-year sales increase of $7.4 billion, ultimately the company suffered losses this quarter which impacted the bottom […]
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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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