Shopper & Customer ShopRite adds online filters to help shoppers choose products and recipes The improvements are intended to help shoppers find products and recipes that meet specific criteria, such as dairy-free, vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free. Grocery Dive January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 < 1 min read ShoppersWakefernHealth & WellnessDept. RefrigeratedDept. FreshDept. Dairy 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trends & External Forces FMI Presents 2023 Leadership Awards FMI-The Food Industry Association announced its annual leadership awards this week: MorningNewsBeat January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 < 1 min read Dept. GroceryExecutivesAhold DelhaizeInternationalGovernmentWakefernMondelezConsumersBrick and Mortar 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Corporate Strategy FMI elects new board members ORLANDO – FMI – The Food Industry Association announced on Monday its 2023 board of directors elected at the association’s annual Midwinter Executive Conference in Orlando. The new slate will guide the implementation of FMI’s 2023-approved strategic plan during a time of rapidly evolving industry challenges and opportunities and reflects the breadth of the product […] MMR January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 4 min read ExecutivesDept. GroceryBrick and MortarInternationalAssociatesKraftHeinzWakefernHy-VeeAhold DelhaizeKellogg'sDept. FreshMondelezThe Fresh MarketPublixResults & InvestmentSpartanNashSustainabilityTargetTechnology & InnovationOperations & Supply ChainEconomyUnileverHEBAlbertsons / SafewayC&S Wholesale GrocersCoca ColaCPG: Adult BeverageDanoneHealth & WellnessWalmartGeneral MillsGiant EaglePartnerships 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology & Innovation Where arrogance and sophistication collide: the week’s six biggest retail technology news stories It’s Friday, the weekend is almost upon us, so let’s kick back and reflect on another eventful week for the retail systems space. Here’s your briefing on the most important stories from the past five days, including H-E-B, AutoStore, Sainsbury’s, Just Eat, Wakefern Food Corp., and Trigo. 1. H-E-B taps AutoStore tech for ‘world’s most […] Retail Technology Innovation Hub January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 4 min read Technology & InnovationMarketing: SocialDept. NonfoodTwitterPartnershipsTrends: TechAmazonInternational - UKDept. ApparelFood DeliveryWakefernHEBTescoAldiConsumersDept. GroceryExecutivesDeliveryHy-VeeCustomer ExperienceBrick and MortarPredictions and ForecastsDept. FreshAssociatesStore FormatTech: CashierlessDept. Adult BevStrategyDept. BeverageShoppersStore LocationMerchandisingDept. DairyPress ReleaseOperations & Supply ChainEconomyESG and CSRAhold Delhaizesocial commerceQ CommerceResults & InvestmentWalmartTikTokDept. Perimeter7-Eleven & Speedway 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Wakefern unveils frictionless checkout pilot The supermarket operator has opened an autonomous convenience store at its corporate offices in New Jersey and is planning a second location featuring the tech in the near future. Grocery Dive January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 < 1 min read WakefernTrends: TechTechnology & InnovationStrategyStore LocationPredictions and Forecasts 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Wakefern seeking diverse private label suppliers KEASBEY, N.J. – Wakefern Food Corp. today announced its Own Brands Supplier Diversity Summit. The latest summit is an open call to diverse private label manufacturers to source exciting new and trending food and beverage products for potential addition to Wakefern’s award-winning Bowl & Basket and Wholesome Pantry store brands portfolio. Certified Diverse private label […] MMR January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 2 min read WakefernOwned Brands (Private Label)InclusivityDept. GroceryVendorsTechnology & InnovationConsumersDept. BeverageExecutivesDept. BabyDept. FreshMerchandisingNestlePartnershipsBrick and Mortar 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trends & External Forces Village posts Q1 gains on inflation, productivity improvements ShopRite operator cites higher gross margins and reduced operating costs as profits jump 51% Supermarket News December 11, 2022December 11, 2022 < 1 min read EconomyWakefern 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Delivery Wakefern enables SNAP EBT payment for Instacart orders Expanded capability to bolster access to fresh foods Supermarket News November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 < 1 min read InstacartWakefernDeliveryDept. Fresh 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Wakefern sees sales rebound in fiscal 2022 ShopRite parent eyes more growth for retail banners, own brands, e-commerce Supermarket News October 30, 2022October 30, 2022 < 1 min read Wakefern 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Years Before Wegmans Arrives in CT, Competitor Girds For Battle CT Insider has a story about how years before Wegmans opens its first Connecticut store on Route 1 in Norwalk, one supermarket competitor – just a quarter-mile or so away – already is getting busy competing. Here’s how the story frames the scenario: “ShopRite customers in Norwalk will see the bustle of activity near the […] MorningNewsBeat October 7, 2022October 7, 2022 2 min read WegmansWakefernAhold DelhaizeBrick and MortarShoppersTrader JoesAssociatesCostcoDeliveryDept. GroceryTech: CashierlessWalmartDept. Fresh 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Wakefern adds to private-brand supplier roster New vendors selected in grocery cooperatives Own Brands Summit Supermarket News September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 < 1 min read WakefernVendors 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Delivery New Instacart Tech To Connect Physical, Virtual Store Experiences Instacart yesterday introduced a program it is calling Connected Stores, described as “a bundle of six new Instacart Platform technologies that layer on top of existing offerings, helping grocers bring together the best of online ordering and in-store shopping for consumers.” The goal, Instacart says, is to “create a unified, personalized experience for customers by […] MorningNewsBeat September 20, 2022September 20, 2022 4 min read InstacartTechnology & InnovationDeliveryResults & InvestmentAmazonBrick and MortarAssociatesAcquisitionData & InsightsExecutivesShoppersMarketing: In StorePricing & PromotionsStart UpsConsumersDept. NonfoodPress ReleaseEconomyStrategyDept. FreshPredictions and ForecastsMarketing: Direct & PersonalizationMarketing: BrandWakefern 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Shopper & Customer Market Basket tops index of retailers for inflationary times LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Market Basket is rated the top U.S. grocer in terms of gaining customers as consumer prices rise, according to a special edition of the Retailer Preference Index (RPI) from dunnhumby, a provider of customer data and analysis. Market Basket topped all 69 retailers in the Inflation RPI rankings, ahead of household […] MMR September 20, 2022September 20, 2022 3 min read Technology & InnovationShoppersEconomyInsight ProvidersBig DatadunnhumbyMarketing: Retail MediaThick DataDollar GeneralWalmartCOVID19LidlData & InsightsDept. GroceryFamily DollarMarketing: TradeAldiConsumersStore LocationWakefernBJ’s Wholesale ClubMarketing: Direct & PersonalizationMarketing: SocialSave A LotOwned Brands (Private Label)Grocery OutletKrogerDept. NonfoodAhold Delhaize 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery ShopRite owners serve it up Fresh to Table Meal solutions ‘store-within-a-store’ concept goes live in more locations Supermarket News August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 < 1 min read WakefernDept. Fresh 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Wakefern heightens its focus on prepared foods Dive Brief: Wakefern Food member RoNetco Supermarkets has rolled out store-within-a store sections centered around meal solutions in five New Jersey locations it operates under the ShopRite banner, the supermarket cooperative announced last week. The concept, known as “Fresh to Table,” features foods that are ready to cook, heat or eat and highlights items that carry ShopRite […] Grocery Dive August 23, 2022August 23, 2022 2 min read WakefernDept. FreshBrick and Mortar 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked 3
Stores & Formats Family-owned grocery chain rebranding to The Fresh Grocer The Pennsylvania-based supermarket chain, Gerrity’s, has already transitioned one of its 10 stores to the new name. Grocery Dive August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 < 1 min read WakefernMarketing: BrandDept. FreshBrick and Mortar 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Gerrity’s conversion to The Fresh Grocer gets under way Independent grocer moves to new format after joining Wakefern cooperative Supermarket News August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 < 1 min read WakefernDept. Fresh 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Sunrise ShopRite taps Mike Jacob as VP of operations Wakefern/ShopRite veteran to oversee Parsippany, West Caldwell stores Supermarket News August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 < 1 min read WakefernOperations & Supply ChainBrick and Mortar 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Sunrise ShopRite names VP of Operations WEST CALDWELL, N.J. — Sunrise ShopRite Inc., the family-owned company that operates the ShopRite of Parsippany and ShopRite of West Caldwell stores in New Jersey, has appointed Mike Jacob vice president of operations. Jacob, a Pennsylvania resident with more than three decades in the grocery business, will oversee operations for both supermarkets and the company’s […] MMR August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 2 min read WakefernOperations & Supply ChainBrick and MortarAssociatesStore LocationResults & InvestmentMerchandisingExecutivesDept. GroceryDept. Adult Bev 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Pioneering discount app launches in Isle of Man Shoprite stores Gander, the real-time mobile app that connects customers with yellow-labelled discount supermarket savings has now officially launched in all Shoprite stores on Isle of Man. The app, which was founded and developed on the Isle of Man, uses world-first technology to connect shoppers with bargains in real-time. It has seen huge success across the UK, […] Talking Retail July 27, 2022July 27, 2022 < 1 min read WakefernBrick and MortarTechnology & InnovationInternational - UKShoppers 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery MPG hires Skyers to lead grocery channel PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J. – Market Performance Group (MPG), a leading, end-to-end CPG strategy and services company, today announced the appointment of former Wakefern Food Corp. executive Chris Skyers as executive vice president, grocery, effective immediately. Skyers will have wide-ranging responsibilities leading all aspects of the Grocery Channel, supporting high-level strategic planning and management of a […] MMR July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 2 min read WakefernExecutivesShoppersStrategyConsumersOwned Brands (Private Label)Dept. HBCPartnershipsDept. FreshMerchandisingMarketing: BrandHealth & WellnessDept. Grocery 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
International SendSprint, by ex-Flutterwave executive, hits market with $5 flat fee for all international money transfers SendSprint, a money transfer startup based in the UK but with operations in the US and Nigeria, has been launched today with the unique selling point of a $5 flat fee for all transfers. The fintech will in the first 18 months target 300,000 of the 1.7 million Africans in the UK, and grow from […] TechCrunch July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 2 min read InternationalExecutivesTechnology & InnovationTrends: FinanceTargetPartnershipsData & InsightsBig DataInternational - UKLegal & CriminalResults & InvestmentVendorsStart UpsShoppersWakefernOperations & Supply ChainInternational - North AmericaDept. NonfoodDept. GroceryAssociates 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Ecommerce & Digital SN Top 10: Wakefern, Amazon, Peapod top the week’s headlines In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, Top 50 food and grocery retailers by sales ranked as the week’s top story. Supermarket News and IGD rank the leading companies in the grocery, mass, club, dollar, convenience Supermarket News July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 < 1 min read WakefernDeliveryAmazonDept. Grocery 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Wakefern continues to shuffle its management ranks The retailer cooperative announced the retirement of a key senior executive and the new president of Price Rite Marketplace. Grocery Dive July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 < 1 min read WakefernExecutives 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery SN Top 10: H-E-B, Amazon, Wakefern top the week’s headlines In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, H-E-B bests Amazon as dunnhumby’s top U.S. e-grocer ranked as the week’s top story. No. 1 H-E-B edged out Amazon and its Amazon Fresh supermarket banner as the highest-ranked Supermarket News July 5, 2022July 5, 2022 < 1 min read AmazonHEBWakefernMarketing: Retail MediaInsight ProvidersdunnhumbyDept. FreshBig Data 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CPG: Food ShopRite gives SNAP families more dairy buying power USDA-backed ‘Add Milk!’ pilot kicks off at stores in New Jersey Supermarket News July 5, 2022July 5, 2022 < 1 min read Dept. DairyWakefernDept. RefrigeratedDept. FreshDept. BeverageBrick and Mortar 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Wakefern announces spate of promotions, retirement Kevin McDonnell appointed Price Rite president, Brett Wing steps down as retail excellence SVP Supermarket News July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 < 1 min read WakefernMarketing: TradeExecutives 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Gerrity’s is joining Wakefern grocery cooperative Gerrity’s Supermarkets will become the 48th member of the Wakefern retail grocery cooperative. The grocer operates 10 stores in Pennsylvania that will be converted to Wakefern’s The Fresh Grocer banner. “Wakefern will help us save our customers money and provide an enhanced assortment of products to our customers, including high-quality, on-trend private label foods and […] RetailWire June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 < 1 min read WakefernOwned Brands (Private Label)MerchandisingDept. FreshBrick and Mortar 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Gerrity’s Supermarkets Joins Wakefern Cooperative Wakefern Food Corp. announced yesterday that 10-store, Pennsylvania-based Gerrity’s Supermarkets, founded as a small meat market in 1895, is the 48th member to join its cooperative. According to the announcement, “The Fasula family operates supermarkets in Pennsylvania under the Gerrity’s Supermarkets banner. Upon their conversion, the stores will be rebranded as Gerrity’s The Fresh Grocer, […] MorningNewsBeat June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 < 1 min read WakefernDept. FreshDept. GroceryBrick and MortarExecutivesAssociatesPricing & Promotions 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Data & Insights RansomHouse extortion group claims AMD as its latest victim AMD said it is investigating a potential data breach after RansomHouse, a relatively new data cybercrime operation, claims to have extorted data from the U.S. chipmaker. An AMD spokesperson told TechCrunch that the company “is aware of a bad actor claiming to be in possession of stolen data,” adding that “an investigation is currently underway.” […] TechCrunch June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 2 min read Data & InsightsBig DataLegal & CriminalWakefernAmazonAssociatesTechnology & InnovationInternational - North AmericaDept. FreshDept. Adult BevShoppersBigTechDept. Perimeter 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Shopper & Customer Department: Nonfood Corporate Strategy Corporate Finance ESG Media & Marketing Agencies & Vendors Data & Insights Shopper & Customer Trends & External Forces Holiday & Events Operations & Supply Chain Millennials Dominated Holiday Shopping Spend — Here’s What it Means for 2023 In a year when holiday spending on gifts, travel and entertainment was down 1 percent from the year prior, one age group bucked that trend in a huge way. Millennials, perhaps aided by increased incomes due to “The Great Reshuffle,” told us it would spend a whopping 11 percent more than it did in 2021, […] Written by Kelly Pedersen January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Data & Insights Department: Consumer Durables ESG Media & Marketing Data & Insights Shopper & Customer Technology & Innovation Trends & External Forces Holiday & Events Operations & Supply Chain Stores & Formats Retail Traffic Trends #112: Consumer Habits 2023 While some trends come and go, there were a few trends that have stayed with consumers throughout the year. As online shopping continues to be a popular choice for consumers, physical stores can offer shoppers perks that e-commerce can’t replicate. This week we look at trends to increase foot traffic and customer loyalty. […] Written by Doorcounts January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery - Natural Channel: Grocery - Natural Data & Insights Technology & Innovation Stores & Formats Just Walk Out gives Whole Foods stores an edge, data shows The two stores in the chain outfitted with Amazon’s checkout-free technology did better in some ways than nearby locations without the automated system during the second half of 2022, Placer.ai found. Written by Grocery Dive January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Shopper & Customer Channel: Grocery Department: Food Shopper & Customer Trends & External Forces ShopRite adds online filters to help shoppers choose products and recipes The improvements are intended to help shoppers find products and recipes that meet specific criteria, such as dairy-free, vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free. Written by Grocery Dive January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology & Innovation Department: Nonfood Data & Insights Technology & Innovation 7 online grocery trends for retailers to watch Online grocery shopping is here to stay. Top online grocery trends include AI tools, drone delivery, data security, and ready-made meals. Written by Future of Commerce January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked