Channel: Grocery New ShopRite includes offerings from Fairway, Gourmet Garage Store features coffee assortment, artisanal cheese, and olive-bar from Fairway, and prepared foods from Gourmet Garage Supermarket News March 20, 2024March 20, 2024 < 1 min read NestleWakefernRegional GroceryMerchandisingDept. DairyDept. Beverage 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Your Views: “Kick Them To The Curb” On Friday, we reported: In Connecticut, the Trumbull Patch reports that “a petition calling for enhanced equipment and improved conditions at a Stop and Shop grocery store in Trumbull has garnered more than 400 signatures as of Thursday night. “The petition, titled ‘Enhance Equipment and Conditions at Stop & Shop Trumbull CT,’ was launched earlier […] MorningNewsBeat March 18, 2024March 18, 2024 4 min read Ahold DelhaizeShoppersBrick and MortarPredictions and ForecastsStore LocationWegmansConsumersCustomer ExperienceRegional GroceryBOPISPricing & PromotionsRecommerceSustainabilityTechnology & InnovationWakefernESG and CSR 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Retailer Media Wakefern launches retail media network with self-service capabilities Powered by Inmar Intelligence, the platform aims to offer advertisers with cross-channel optimization and easy management campaign building platforms. Grocery Dive March 16, 2024March 16, 2024 < 1 min read Marketing: Retail MediaWakefernAgencies 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Connecticut ShopRite worker sent home because of hair color NAACP says store’s actions violate CROWN Act; retailer disagrees Supermarket News March 16, 2024March 16, 2024 < 1 min read WakefernRegional Grocery 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Save A Lot names new chief development officer The discount grocer tapped Bill Mayo, a former Wakefern Food Corp. executive, for the role. Grocery Dive March 14, 2024March 14, 2024 < 1 min read Save A LotWakefernExecutivesDept. Grocery 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Stores & Formats NGA Unveils Creative Choice Award Winners The National Grocers Association (NGA) has revealed the winners of the annual Creative Choice Awards, which “recognizes the best marketing and merchandising programs among independent grocery retailers.” The following are the 2024 Creative Choice Awards recipients: • Connections Through Omnichannel Smaller operator (1-15 stores) Winner: Trig’s Cheese of the Month Honorable Mention: Pay-Less Supermarkets Explore […] MorningNewsBeat March 4, 2024March 4, 2024 2 min read Brick and MortarRegional GroceryIndustry Conferences and EventsSpartanNashDept. FreshDept. GroceryWakefernDept. Adult BevPredictions and ForecastsDept. DairyOmnichannelMarketing: BroadcastKellogg'sPartnershipsMerchandisingMarketing: Social MediaDept. BeverageStore LocationHoliday & EventsESG and CSRUnileverDept. Center StoreDept. BakerySave A LotDept. HBC 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trends & External Forces Your Views: No Real Future MNB reader Rich Heiland had a thought about out continuing conversation about CVS’s shortcomings: I consider drug stores a commodity. None of them do anything to distinguish themselves from one another in any significant way. I live in a downtown area. There is a Rite-Aid a block or so away. I go there. If there […] MorningNewsBeat February 26, 2024February 26, 2024 5 min read Brick and MortarWalmartPredictions and ForecastsConsumersAssociatesMergersAlbertsons / SafewayShoppersDept. PerimeterDept. FreshKrogerGovernmentCompetitionRegional GroceryGhost KitchenEconomyAmazonCVSSoutheastern GrocersAcquisitionWhole FoodsExecutivesPackagingDept. GroceryHealth & WellnessMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionMerchandisingStreamingRite AidTargetWakefernAgenciesAhold DelhaizeDept. Natural / OrganicOperations & Supply Chain 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Kroger named most-visited grocery store in 2023 Placer.ai 2023 recap notes H-E-B, Meijer, Food Lion, and ShopRite also ranked high on foot traffic last year 0 Author Missing February 4, 2024February 4, 2024 < 1 min read Regional GroceryKrogerWakefernTechnology & InnovationStore LocationMeijerHEBDept. GroceryAIAhold Delhaize 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Shopper & Customer Retail Customer Satisfaction On The Upswing The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) Retail and Consumer Shipping Study 2023-2024 is out, concluding that “overall customer satisfaction surging 4% to a score of 78.0 (out of 100).” According to the report, “More than 60% of retailers measured see their individual ACSI scores improve in 2024 … Customer satisfaction with online retailers remains unchanged […] MorningNewsBeat January 31, 2024January 31, 2024 2 min read ShoppersRegional GroceryConsumersHoliday & EventsCostcoPredictions and ForecastsDept. FuelTrader JoesAmazonPublixHEBDept. PetChewyWalmartMarketing: OOHTech: AR and VROwned Brands (Private Label)Operations & Supply ChainMetaverseMeijerAssociatesDeliveryMarketing: In StoreSustainabilityEconomyTechnology & InnovationDept. GroceryCustomer ExperienceWakefernMarketing: Trade 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Delivery Instacart pilots ads on its AI-powered smart carts The digital ads will be tested at Bristol Farms supermarkets and will soon be launched at Fairway Market, Geissler’s, ShopRite, and Sobeys 0 Author Missing January 28, 2024January 28, 2024 < 1 min read InstacartTechnology & InnovationAIDeliveryRegional GroceryWakefern 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery ShopRite debuts freezer and refrigerator totes for in-store picking The Wakefern banner is the first grocer in the U.S. to implement Phononic’s 2nd generation cooling totes. Grocery Dive January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 < 1 min read WakefernRegional GroceryMarketing: In Store 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery ShopRite launches freezer tote tech at New York shop The totes are used for storing online orders while waiting for shoppers and delivery drivers to pick them up 0 Author Missing January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 < 1 min read WakefernTechnology & InnovationRegional GroceryShoppersDelivery 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Wakefern names Darren Caudill chief sales officer He brings over four decades of work experience Supermarket News January 20, 2024January 20, 2024 < 1 min read Wakefern 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Wakefern names chief sales officer The appointment of Darren Caudill, who previously worked for UNFI and Kroger, is the latest in a series of executive changes at the retailer-owned cooperative. Grocery Dive January 18, 2024January 18, 2024 < 1 min read WakefernKrogerExecutives 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Corporate Strategy Wakefern sees 3 C-suite executives depart The retailer-owned cooperative’s top customer, merchant and administrative officers left the company last week. Grocery Dive January 16, 2024January 16, 2024 < 1 min read ExecutivesWakefernShoppers 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Bernard ‘Bernie’ Francis Kenny, Jr., former CEO of 6 ShopRite stores, dies at 85 [[“value”:”The former grocery chain owner also was founder of the Kenny Family Foundation, a nonprofit organization that donated millions to charitable causes throughout Delaware”]] Supermarket News January 7, 2024January 7, 2024 < 1 min read WakefernRegional GroceryExecutivesBrick and MortarPhilanthropy 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery NJ ShopRite operator implements locker-based delivery for food desert The grocer has received $250,000 in state funding to help cover the cost of a temperature-controlled locker at a women’s resource center in Newark. Grocery Dive December 21, 2023December 21, 2023 < 1 min read WakefernRegional GroceryDept. GroceryDelivery 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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”]] Supermarket News December 4, 2023December 4, 2023 < 1 min read Regional GroceryKrogerWakefernMeijerPredictions and ForecastsEconomy 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology & Innovation Your Views: Even A Blind Man Knows Got the following email regarding my conversation with ReposiTrak’s Randy Fields and Dr. Benjamin Miller, executive vice president of regulatory and scientific affairs of The Acheson Group (TAG): Thank you for presenting the discussion about the FDA’s new traceability requirements. People in our industry are simply not aware of the impending, major disruption in logistics […] MorningNewsBeat December 4, 2023December 4, 2023 8 min read AITechnology & InnovationTargetRegional GroceryAssociatesDept. GroceryShoppersBrick and MortarConsumersAlbertsons / SafewayTech: CashierlessGhost KitchenAcquisitionExecutivesWalmartKrogerWhole FoodsOperations & Supply ChainEconomyRestaurantsBOPISMarketing: UGCStore LocationDept. PerimeterGovernmentOwned Brands (Private Label)Procter & GambleLegal & CriminalPepsiCoMerchandisingMergersCustomer ExperienceDept. FreshThick DataAhold DelhaizeWakefernAldiVendorsStrategyChatGPTCoca ColaCostco 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Price Chopper purchases five former New York ShopRite stores In the Capital Region where ShopRite struggled to gain a foothold, Price Chopper sees an opportunity to grow — particularly its Market 32 banner. Grocery Dive November 29, 2023November 29, 2023 < 1 min read Regional GroceryWakefernBrick and MortarResults & Investment 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Study: Retail Personalization Winners (& Why) dunnhumby has released a special edition of the dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index (RPI), this one “designed to determine which retailers in the $1 trillion U.S. grocery market personalize the shopping experience best for their customers.” The winner is: Amazon. H-E-B and Kroger came in second and third. According to the report, “These three retailers are […] MorningNewsBeat November 15, 2023November 15, 2023 3 min read ShoppersRegional GroceryMarketing: Direct & PersonalizationAmazonTargetKrogerHEBData & InsightsMerchandisingdunnhumbyInsight ProvidersMarketing: Retail MediaBig DataMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionGiant EagleWegmansWalgreensLidlAldiMeijerSoutheastern GrocersWakefernDept. GroceryMarketing: In StoreGrocery OutletBrick and MortarCostcoCVSDeliveryAhold Delhaize 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Gerrity’s completes conversion to The Fresh Grocer format Ten supermarkets in Northeastern Pennsylvania underwent the transition over 10 weeks after the family-owned grocer announced the rebrand in June. Grocery Dive November 8, 2023November 8, 2023 < 1 min read WakefernDept. Fresh 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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 […] Supermarket News November 6, 2023November 6, 2023 4 min read ConsumersDept. FreshDept. FrozenDept. GroceryEconomyHealth & WellnessData & InsightsWalmartTrends: Food and BeverageWakefernCOVID19Dept. PerimeterDept. BakeryTechnology & InnovationMerchandisingDept. Natural / OrganicShoppersRegional GroceryDept. Center StoreOwned Brands (Private Label)InclusivityDept. RefrigeratedDept. DairyBig Data 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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 […] Supermarket News November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 < 1 min read ExecutivesDept. GroceryDept. PharmacyWakefernRegional GroceryDept. Natural / OrganicHealth & WellnessRite AidShoppersUnited Natural FoodsOperations & Supply ChainConsumers 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Corporate Strategy UNFI names Andre Persaud president and CEO of Retail PROVIDENCE, R.I. — United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) announced the appointment of Andre Persaud as president and chief executive officer of Retail, effective November 6, 2023. Persaud will lead the company’s two retail banners, CUB (located primarily in Minnesota) and Shoppers Food Warehouse (located primarily in Washington D.C. and Maryland). He will serve on UNFI’s […] MMR November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 2 min read ExecutivesOperations & Supply ChainDept. GroceryDept. PharmacyUnileverShoppersWakefernRegional GroceryConsumersUnited Natural FoodsRite AidInclusivityMarketing: Social MediaInternational - North AmericaHealth & WellnessDept. Natural / OrganicWalmartBrick and Mortar 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery SN Top 10: Dollar General, Publix, Giant Eagle top the week's headlines [[“value”:” In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, the top story was Publix introduces 9 limited-time private label ice cream flavors. Publix has launched nine limited-time own brand ice cream flavors for the fall / winter season. Most flavors are available in quart-size cartons; however, three flavors — Peppermint […] Supermarket News October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 < 1 min read Regional GroceryAITechnology & InnovationAmazonPublixDollar GeneralGiant EagleResults & InvestmentOwned Brands (Private Label)Holiday & EventsWalgreensDept. FrozenExecutivesGrocery OutletDeliveryBrick and MortarPredictions and ForecastsRite AidWakefernESG and CSR 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Corporate Strategy Wakefern Food names new chairman McMenamin Family Markets President Sean McMenamin is taking over from Joseph Colalillo, who led the retailer-owned cooperative’s board of directors for 18 years. Grocery Dive October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 < 1 min read ExecutivesWakefernDept. Grocery 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery ShopRite closing string of stores in upstate New York The chain plans to shutter several locations in and around the state’s capital of Albany later this year due to lackluster performance, according to a spokesperson for the grocery operator. Grocery Dive October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 < 1 min read WakefernRegional GroceryBrick and MortarResults & Investment 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Wakefern will close five ShopRites in Albany, New York, area [[“value”:” Five ShopRite supermarkets will be closing in the Albany, N.Y., area, reports local news affiliate WROB. The closings are expected to happen around Dec. 9, and as many as 500 workers will be out of a job, according to Wakefern Food Corp., which owns the ShopRites. Locations in the New York […] Supermarket News October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 < 1 min read WakefernAssociatesRegional GroceryResults & InvestmentHoliday & EventsDept. Grocery 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Register for NACDS’ 90th anniversary celebration NEW YORK — Time is running out to register for NACDS’ 90th anniversary celebration. Chain Drug Review, Drug Store News, The Emerson Group and MMR have joined forces to celebrate the contributions of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores and community pharmacy retailers. Registration is open for this special event, which will be held […] MMR October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 4 min read Brick and MortarRegional GroceryDept. PharmacyCVSWalgreensRite AidHEBHy-VeeWakefernKrogerInternationalWalmartMeijerHealth & WellnessExecutivesDept. GroceryPublixConsumersData & InsightsTargetDept. HBCShoppersGoogleAmazonPredictions and ForecastsAlbertsons / Safeway 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Acquisitions, Divestitures & Mergers Channel: Home Improvement Acquisitions, Divestitures & Mergers Corporate Finance Operations & Supply Chain Home Depot Acquires SRS for $18.25B, Boosting Pro Sales Home Depot recently announced its acquisition of SRS Distribution for a whopping $18.25 billion. This hefty investment marks the company’s boldest stride yet to seize a larger share of the professional market, particularly targeting contractors and roofers. Written by RetailWire March 28, 2024March 28, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Channel: Grocery Kroger to close 3 e-commerce fulfillment facilities The grocer said it will shutter one Ocado-powered spoke in South Florida and two others in Texas in late May. Written by Grocery Dive March 27, 2024March 28, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Media & Marketing Corporate Strategy Media & Marketing Data & Insights Shopper & Customer Trends & External Forces Charted: Car Brand Loyalty in 2024 See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Car Brand Loyalty in 2024 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. This graphic visualizes the best and worst car brands in terms of brand loyalty. […] Written by Visual Capitalist March 26, 2024March 26, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Retail Ecosystem ESG Media & Marketing Agencies & Vendors Retail Ecosystem Data & Insights International Shopper & Customer Technology & Innovation Trends & External Forces Operations & Supply Chain Key Takeaways From Shoptalk Spring 2024 Shoptalk always brings the best and brightest minds of the industry together for four days packed with insights, networking opportunities, trend predictions and so much more. This year, the spring event in Las Vegas was no exception. But like many other major industry events, Shoptalk can feel like you’re sprinting a marathon — there’s so […] Written by TotalRetail March 25, 2024March 26, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Department: Consumer Durables Department: Consumer Durables Corporate Strategy Corporate Finance Partnerships & Alt Profit Shopper & Customer Trends & External Forces Stores & Formats Nike Pivots, Embraces Wholesale Once Again Amid faltering demand for shoes and clothing as well as slipping digital sales, Nike Inc. said last week that it will bank a lot more on the thing it has spent the past several years turning away from: other retailers. Executives discussed those plans on Nike’s earnings call, during which it announced that while fiscal […] Written by TotalRetail March 25, 2024March 26, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked