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  1. Channel: Grocery

Has Wegmans Lost A Step?

In Rochester, New York, WHEC-TV News has a story suggesting that “Wegmans shoppers may be seeing a drop in satisfaction, according to an annual report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index. “The index measures customer satisfaction on a scale of 0 to 100. Wegmans got a score of 78 — a 6% drop from the […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Facial Recognition Continues To Be Focus Of Controversy

CT Insider reports that “as Connecticut lawmakers look to ban facial recognition technology in retail establishments, one popular grocery chain is already using the tech at stores across the state.” That chain is ShopRite, and it is in the news in the wake of media scrutiny of the practice.  Wegmans has said it is using the […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

New dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index Highlights Regional Chains

dunnhumby is out with its ninth annual Retailer Preference Index (RPI) for U.S. Grocery, concluding that H-E-B, Market Basket and Woodman’s are the top three U.S. grocery retailers.  It is the first time, dunnhumby says, that the leading three retailers in the United States are all regional chains. Rounding out the top 10:  Costco (4), […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Beverage Brand Asarasi Wins Wakefern 2026 Local Wellness Supplier Summit

Healthy beverage brand Asarasi won Wakefern’s 2026 Local Wellness Supplier Summit, which was held November 3 at the New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center. Following a day of presentations and product demonstrations by eight innovative local suppliers, Asarasi wowed a panel of Wakefern leaders with its organic Sparkling Tree Water and Nekter Pop Probiotic Soda, […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Instacart and Morrisons partner to bring AI powered Caper Cart smart trolleys to UK for first time

Instacart and Morrisons are teaming up to bring the former’s AI powered Caper Cart smart trolleys to the UK for the first time. These will become available starting in early 2026 at one initial Morrisons store, with the potential for a further roll-out. Caper Carts let customers scan items as they shop, track their running […]
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  1. Department & Category

Nicobi Foods is Proof That Success Happens When Preparation Meets Opportunity

When Obi Linton gears up to submit products to a retailer via RangeMe, the former detective in him comes out. He investigates every aspect of that retailer: Its goals, values, the buyers in his category. He’ll purchase data to see what’s selling in the markets the retailer serves and how competitive products are moving.  Armed […]
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  1. Data & Insights

2025 Dinner Decisions: Will Consumers Cook in July—Or Will Grocerants Win the Plate?

  1. The At-Home Cooking Resurgence Home cooking is holding strong in 2025. Campbell’s reports that U.S. households are preparing dinner at home more than at any point since early 2020. But this isn’t a return to scratch cooking—it’s a reinvention of convenience. ·       89% of Americans say cooking at home is healthier and more […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Center Store Grocery Merchandising with Wakefern’s Jeff Mondelli

The CPGGUYS are joined in this episode by Vice President of grocery merchandising at Wakefern Food Corp. Jeff is a remarkable example of a pharmacist expert and leader now transformed into an everyday grocery merchant. We were so impressed by his leadership, he is the winner of the DSN (Drug store news) + CPGGGUYS retail […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Friday Eye-Openers

With brief, occasional, italicized and sometimes gratuitous commentary… •  Another CEO Loses Job Over Ethical Breach From the Wall Street Journal: “Kohl’s boss Ashley Buchanan tried to funnel business to a romantic partner and lost his job. It wasn’t the first time their personal and professional lives had crossed. “Kohl’s fired Buchanan on Thursday after […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Instacart Accelerates Move into Enterprise Tech with Wynshop Acquisition

Instacart has purchased Wynshop, which provides ecommerce solutions to retailers including Wakefern and Pattison. Instacart has increasingly been focusing on physical stores and digitizing the in-store experience, expanding beyond its roots in grocery delivery. Financial information about the acquisition was not disclosed. “Our deep integration with retailers and our leading technologies are critical advantages for […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Hy-Vee RMN Deploys Carrot Ads Solution; Instacart Extends Ad Placements to Smart Carts

The 570-store Midwestern supermarket retailer Hy-Vee will expand its partnership with Instacart by adopting the platform’s Carrot Ads solution. This new integration will give Hy-Vee RedMedia access both to Instacart’s ad technology and its CPG advertising ecosystem, which delivers advertiser demand from more than 7,000 brands. All those brands will also now have access to […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

DoorDash Partners with Hustler Hollywood for V-Day Gifts, from Sweetly Romantic to NSFW

DoorDash has teamed with adult toy and apparel retailer Hustler Hollywood just in time for Valentine’s Day, offering deliveries of limited edition “sweet” and “spicy” flower bundles as well as other intimacy wellness products. The flower bundles will be available exclusively via DashMarts in five of the country’s most intimate cities, according to DoorDash data […]
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  1. Department: Food

Has Amazon Finally Cracked the Code for Grocery Retailing?

In 2020 my beloved local Fairway went under, and for five years the store space has languished, sitting dark and empty alongside several other shuttered chains: Modell’s, Subway (although somehow the Kohl’s has survived). However, one month ago the lights turned back on — with bright green flag chains strung across the parking lot and […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

SN Top 10: Kroger, Meijer and ShopRite top the week's headlines

 ​[[“value”:”In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, the top story was Kroger revises forecast following tepid Q3. Kroger might already be feeling the effects of deflation, as the Cincinnati-based grocer reported a relative”]] 
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  1. Department: Food

There’s still growth in the freezer section

    [[“value”:” Consumers flocked to the frozen-food aisles during the peak of the pandemic, and some of that heightened demand appears to have staying power. Dollar sales of many frozen items have continued to show growth over the last three years, including frozen meals, desserts, and frozen fruits and vegetables. Although price inflation is […]
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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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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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