Channel: Grocery Wegmans To Take Manhattan Next Week The New York Times has a piece advancing Wegmans’ first store opening in Manhattan, on Astor Place in Greenwich Village, an 87,500 square foot, two-level unit in a space formerly occupied by a Kmart and, before that, a John Wanamaker department store. The opening is scheduled for October 18, and company chairman Danny Wegman tells […] MorningNewsBeat October 12, 2023October 12, 2023 < 1 min read WegmansRegional GroceryShoppersExecutivesDept. Apparel 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Owned Brands (Private Label) How Retailers Can Bring Creativity and Originality Back to Private Label Products Twenty years ago, retailers aiming to launch new store brands to fend off the negative associations created by the “generics era” would say to their design agencies, “Get this as close to the national brand target as you possibly can.” Call it the copycat phase of private label development. Mimicking Green Giant or Coca-Cola was […] Retail TouchPoints October 5, 2023October 5, 2023 4 min read Owned Brands (Private Label)ConsumersTrader JoesShoppersTargetWegmansStrategyWhole FoodsRegional GroceryDept. NonfoodMarketing: Social MediaDept. PetHealth & WellnessPartnershipsSustainabilityOperations & Supply ChainBrick and MortarMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionMarketing: BrandCOVID19EconomyWalmartDept. Natural / OrganicDept. Consumer ElectronicsDept. BeverageCostcoCoca ColaPublixAgencies 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Department & Category Yes, Chain Restaurants Continue to Stumble over Change Once again, Foodservice Solutions®, Grocerant Guru® Steven Johnson stated “The restaurant industry is not an industry known for trying to be first as in fastest to market with an ideation, food or technology advance. In the United States the larger the chain in almost all cases the more slowly they are to adopt something […] Grocerant Guru September 30, 2023September 30, 2023 3 min read Dept. GroceryConsumersRestaurantsData & InsightsDept. FreshBrick and MortarWegmansPackagingWalgreensDept. Fresh PreparedRegional GroceryDept. PerimeterTechnology & InnovationEconomyMarketing: Social MediaWhole FoodsOperations & Supply ChainTrader JoesUnileverStart UpsDept. BeverageESG and CSRMeta (Facebook)DeliveryAlbertsons / Safeway 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Department: Food Coming Attraction: Georgia Grocer Hopes To Hit One Long & Straight MNB often focuses on stores that differentiate themselves through unique products and services, offering a value proposition that seems different from those offered by the competition. That seems to be the pitch for FreshTake, a new grocer scheduled to open next summer in Augusta, Georgia, in a former Whole Foods location, which has been getting […] MorningNewsBeat September 20, 2023September 20, 2023 2 min read Dept. FreshDept. BeverageDept. GroceryDept. Adult BevMarketing: In StoreShoppersDept. Fresh PreparedStore LocationCompetitionWhole FoodsDept. PerimeterWegmansRegional GroceryUnileverDept. BakeryPricing & PromotionsInternationalExecutivesBrick and Mortar 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Worth Reading: Publix’s Uncomplicated Approach To A Complicated World Vox has a really interesting story about Publix Super Markets, a company that has dominated the Florida landscape for decades, and how it tries to being an uncomplicated ethos to an often complicated reality. There are, the story says, “the complications of real life — brushes with politics, labor-related controversies, a small-c conservative approach to […] MorningNewsBeat September 19, 2023September 19, 2023 2 min read Regional GroceryPublixBrick and MortarWegmansGovernmentDeliveryInstacartDept. GroceryDept. Natural / OrganicHealth & WellnessKrogerOperations & Supply ChainPredictions and ForecastsUnileverAssociates 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Wegmans tops Fortune’s best retail places to work list [[“value”:” Wegmans, the 107-year-old grocery chain based in Rochester, N.Y., has topped Fortune’s Best Companies list every year since the list was launched in 1998, and this year it has managed a repeat performance. Fortune reports that Wegmans has been recognized for so long because, for starters, it has over 53,000 workers and […] Supermarket News September 14, 2023September 14, 2023 < 1 min read WegmansRegional GroceryAssociatesOwned Brands (Private Label)Dept. BeverageDept. GrocerySoutheastern GrocersPublixRestaurantsTargetAldi 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Your Views: Multiplier Effects On the subject of treating employees in a way that keeps them engaged, one MNB reader wrote: I have a nephew with limited cognitive skills but is a loyal bagger at a Michigan Kroger. On his fifth year of service he received a package containing Thank You cards from store management and fellow workers as […] MorningNewsBeat September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 9 min read Regional GroceryAldiKrogerAssociatesAcquisitionShoppersDept. Fresh PreparedDept. DeliConsumersWalmartBrick and MortarDept. GroceryDeliveryDept. NonfoodCOVID19PublixHEBMarketing: In StoreDollar GeneralGovernmentExecutivesKellogg'sLidlPackagingWegmansHealth & WellnessDept. Adult BevOwned Brands (Private Label)Dept. BeveragePiggly WigglyMeijerLegal & CriminalMarketing: BrandMarketing: PrintMerchandisingOperations & Supply ChainPepsiCoAlbertsons / SafewaySoutheastern GrocersSustainabilityTechnology & InnovationData & InsightsDept. FreshInclusivityDept. Natural / Organic 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Some Wegmans shoppers double-charged for orders [[“value”:”Incident happened in-store and online, and grocer is working to get the issue resolved”]] Supermarket News August 21, 2023August 21, 2023 < 1 min read WegmansShoppersRegional GroceryMarketing: In Store 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Your Views: History Matters Got the following email responding to my FaceTime video about the importance of understanding and communicating history from MNB reader Gary Harris: My, my, how very timely. I just turned 70 at the end of June, and that meant, for me at least, it was time to retire after 44 years with Wegmans. Interestingly enough, […] MorningNewsBeat August 15, 2023August 15, 2023 3 min read Brick and MortarWegmansRegional GroceryWalmartWeatherWalgreensLegal & CriminalTechnology & InnovationTargetDept. Adult BevMarketing: BroadcastESG and CSRDept. BeverageStreaming 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Department & Category Food Retailers Embracing the Grocerant Niche What is for dinner? Today cooking a meal for dinner from scratch has become an anomaly. Consumers do not want to invest the time to cook from scratch day after day. They do want to assemble a customized dinner for the family but they want ready-2-eat and heat-N-eat meal components that can be mixed […] Grocerant Guru August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 3 min read Dept. GroceryConsumersData & InsightsBrick and MortarDept. Fresh PreparedDept. FreshDept. PerimeterDept. DeliCOVID19RestaurantsCostcoCompetitionWegmansWhole FoodsDeliveryDept. BeverageKrogerOperations & Supply ChainPredictions and ForecastsRegional GroceryStore LocationTechnology & InnovationTrends: Retail 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trends & External Forces Your Views: Pride & Excellence Got several emails about yesterday’s FaceTime video with Terrence Boyd, the kind of Instacart shopper who would make any employer proud. MNB reader Karen Labenz wrote: Terrence from Instacart made me smile! Pride in your work and delivering excellence every day never goes out of style. Well done! MNB reader Thomas Parkinson wrote: Your video […] MorningNewsBeat August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 6 min read EconomyDeliveryRestaurantsShoppersDept. DairyInstacartDept. FreshAssociatesDept. PerimeterDept. NonfoodTechnology & InnovationUnileverWegmansCustomer ExperienceDept. BeverageCOVID19Predictions and ForecastsDept. Adult BevConsumersChatGPTBrick and MortarDept. FrozenDept. HBCMarketing: BrandRegional GroceryDept. Fresh PreparedAI 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Wegmans Sets Opening Date For First Manhattan Store Wegmans yesterday announced that its first Manhattan store, located on Astor Place in the East Village, is scheduled to open on Wednesday, October 18. The store is going in at 770 Broadway, in an old Kmart location. Wegmans has one other store in New York City, across the East River in Brooklyn, and currently has […] MorningNewsBeat July 28, 2023July 28, 2023 2 min read WegmansRegional GroceryStore LocationDept. GroceryDept. BeverageDept. Adult BevBrick and MortarStrategyPredictions and ForecastsDept. Fresh PreparedDept. DairyAssociates 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Department: Food Your Views: Paper Tigers and “Electronic Squirrel Removers” Yesterday, we pointed to a Bloomberg report that Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), following up on the Supreme Court ruling that banned affirmative action in college admissions – or at least mandated that race could not be used by colleges as a factor in determining who to admit – “urged Target Corp. to end its efforts […] MorningNewsBeat July 18, 2023July 18, 2023 6 min read Dept. FrozenTargetDept. GroceryDept. FreshInclusivityPackagingDept. DairyConsumersGovernmentShoppersDept. RefrigeratedLegal & CriminalWalmartAmazonDept. BeverageOperations & Supply ChainAssociatesWegmansEconomyAlbertsons / SafewayPredictions and ForecastsDept. Adult BevKrogerHoliday & EventsBrick and MortarDept. FuelStore Location 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Shopper & Customer Study eyes grocers’ long-term future CHICAGO — Amazon, Aldi, Costco Wholesale Corp. and Walmart are among the U.S. food retailers best positioned for success in 2053, according to a report from dunnhumby. “Grocery 2053: A Data-Driven Gaze into the Future” is the data science firm’s examination of trends that will have the biggest potential impact on grocery retailers over the […] MMR July 10, 2023July 10, 2023 2 min read ConsumersHealth & WellnessPredictions and ForecastsBig DataMarketing: Retail MediaData & InsightsInsight ProvidersdunnhumbyKrogerAmazonShoppersEconomyDept. GroceryCostcoWalgreensAldiHEBWegmansLidlWalmartWakefernThick DataCOVID19CVSTechnology & InnovationSustainabilityRite AidPublixMeijer 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trends & External Forces Your Views: Business. Not Personal. Yesterday we took note of a Boston Globe story about how youth organizers with the Hyde Square Task Force in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, did significant market research and figured out that a grocery cart of items at their local Stop & Shop cost $34 more than the same products at the chain’s store in suburban […] MorningNewsBeat June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 12 min read EconomyAhold DelhaizeDept. FuelBrick and MortarWegmansShoppersAmazonStore LocationThick DataDollar GeneralDept. GroceryLegal & CriminalDept. BeverageTechnology & InnovationConsumersSustainabilityCOVID19Customer ExperienceAssociatesCompetitionWalmartHoliday & EventsMarketing: UGCDept. FreshMarketing: VoiceOwned Brands (Private Label)Albertsons / SafewayPredictions and ForecastsRestaurantsStrategyCPG: Adult BeverageDept. Adult BevOperations & Supply Chain 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Go big or go small: Grocers see early success with new store formats Wegmans and Meijer recently opened scaled-down stores while H-E-B and Hy-Vee have debuted new supercenter formats. All four are driving traffic and reaching new shoppers, data from Placer.ai shows. Grocery Dive June 6, 2023July 11, 2023 < 1 min read WegmansHy-VeeTechnology & InnovationStore LocationShoppersMeijerHEBData & InsightsBrick and MortarAI 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Stores & Formats Wegmans to close mall-based location near Boston The East Coast grocery chain said it will shutter the 134,000-square-foot store in Natick, Massachusetts, this summer after determining the location is not financially viable. Grocery Dive June 5, 2023June 5, 2023 < 1 min read WegmansStore LocationBrick and Mortar 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Wegmans To Close Natick, Massachusetts, Store Wegmans said yesterday that it will close one of its six Massachusetts stores, located in the Natick Mall, about 20 miles west of Boston. The company said that “the Natick store opened in 2018 and was Wegmans’ first multi-level store within a major mall. At 134,000 square feet, it is one of the company’s largest […] MorningNewsBeat June 2, 2023June 2, 2023 4 min read WegmansBrick and MortarStore LocationMarketing: Social MediaPredictions and ForecastsDept. FreshRestaurantsWhole FoodsConsumersDept. Adult BevTrader JoesPricing & PromotionsCOVID19SustainabilityDept. BeverageDeliveryBOPIS 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Grocery chains lose luster in reputation rankings as Costco surges Trader Joe’s gave up the top spot in the 2023 Axios Harris Poll 100, which ranks the nation’s most visible brands based on consumer opinions, while Wegmans, Publix and H-E-B all dropped off the list this year. Dive Brief: The supermarket industry declined in prominence in the latest Axios Harris Poll 100 corporate reputation rankings, released Tuesday, as […] Grocery Dive May 25, 2023May 30, 2023 < 1 min read CostcoWegmansTrader JoesPublixHEBConsumers 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Your Views: Voices of Service I did a FaceTime video yesterday about a bartender who explained his priorities when making recommendations this way: “You pay my wages, not the guys in the back.” I thought that was a pretty good way to think about customer service. One MNB reader wrote: I think your commentary on “The Wages of Service” has […] MorningNewsBeat May 4, 2023July 11, 2023 5 min read AITechnology & InnovationShoppersGovernmentBrick and MortarDept. GroceryAssociatesWalmartRestaurantsOperations & Supply ChainMeijerMerchandisingWegmansResults & InvestmentDept. BakeryDept. DairyDept. FreshDept. RefrigeratedVendorsSustainabilityHEBKrogerMarketing: In StoreMarketing: TradeSpartanNashAlbertsons / Safeway 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Department & Category Over Hill. Over Dale. Saluting A Food Opportunity At Five Army Bases Military publication Stars and Stripes reports that “five Army bases could soon have private companies instead of soldiers serving food in dining facilities through a new pilot program that aims to completely overhaul the way the service feeds troops in garrisons. “The hope is to take an approach similar to college campuses and offer brands […] MorningNewsBeat May 3, 2023May 3, 2023 2 min read Dept. GroceryGovernmentRestaurantsWegmansPredictions and ForecastsKrogerDept. BakeryBrick and Mortar 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Shopper & Customer Why Traditional Grocers Face A Nightmare Narrative The Street has a story about how Walmart, Kroger, Target, Amazon, Albertsons and all traditional supermarkets have a problem bigger than inflation – the general public thinks that “prices are higher than they actually are and that brands are taking advantage of the situation.” Which is bad for traditional grocers, and good for the likes […] MorningNewsBeat April 28, 2023July 25, 2023 2 min read ConsumersBrick and MortarShoppersWalmartEconomyTargetMarketing: In StoreKrogerWegmansHoliday & EventsInsight ProvidersdunnhumbyTrends: ConsumerMerchandisingMarketing: Retail MediaAssociatesAmazonDollar GeneralDept. GroceryBig DataCostcoAlbertsons / Safeway 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery SN Top 10: Whole Foods, Wegmans, Kroger top the week’s headlines In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, the top story was about Whole Foods announcing layoffs and restructuring. Hundreds will be let go as the company looks to further streamline operations. Among other top Supermarket News April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 < 1 min read Whole FoodsWegmansKrogerOperations & Supply Chain 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Wegmans reportedly looking to self-serve coffee as cafe traffic drops Select locations in upstate New York are testing the new offering amid a slowdown in business at the chain’s in-store Buzz Coffee Shops. Grocery Dive April 18, 2023April 18, 2023 < 1 min read WegmansDept. BeverageStore LocationMarketing: In Store 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Department: Food Grocery Stores Targeting C-Stores and Restaurant Customers with Meals There is nothing new about grocery stores trying to regain market share after capitulating quality, service, and price for slotting fees. What is new is just about every food trade magazine and food consulting company is singing the same song; don’t let your grocery store look more like yesterday’s food marketing messaging. Does your […] Grocerant Guru April 15, 2023July 11, 2023 6 min read Dept. FreshTechnology & InnovationShoppersDept. GroceryAIAssociatesData & InsightsOperations & Supply ChainConsumersBrick and MortarDept. Fresh PreparedRestaurantsDept. DeliDept. PerimeterMarketing: Social MediaPredictions and ForecastsMarketing: Direct & PersonalizationBOPISCompetitionWegmansMarketing: In StoreDept. NonfoodMerchandisingEconomySustainabilityConsultingMeta (Facebook)DeliveryTwitterDept. BakeryDept. DairySpartanNashStrategyTrends: ConsumerAmazonWalmartMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionResults & InvestmentCOVID19ESG and CSRMarketing: TradeExecutives 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Department: Beverage The Daily QuickWit (4/11): The Top Retail News The top retail news and most read stories in commerce. RetailWit April 11, 2023July 11, 2023 2 min read AmazonRestaurantsWalmartKrogerCostcoDept. FuelHoliday & EventsPricing & PromotionsWegmansDept. BeverageAIChatGPTAssociatesCOVID19Trends: RetailVendorsMarketing: Broadcast 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked 5
Channel: Grocery A Stop & Shop To Close, Apparently Falling Victim To Wegmans The Connecticut Post reports on the closing of a Stop & Shop store in Greenwich, Connecticut, linking it to the opening a couple of years ago of a Wegmans in Harrison, New York, an “an easy drive for many in Greenwich.” A spokesman for the Ahold Delhaize-owned chain confirmed the closing, saying that it was […] MorningNewsBeat April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 2 min read WegmansAhold DelhaizeBrick and MortarWhole FoodsTrader JoesWalmartWakefernResults & InvestmentPredictions and ForecastsCostco 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Wegmans Makes Top 10 On 100 Best Places To Work List (Again) Fortune is out with its annual “100 Best Places To Work” list, and – no surprise – Wegmans is number four, continuing a 26-year streak of making the list. “We continue to believe we can only be a great place to shop if we are a great place to work,” said Colleen Wegman, president and […] MorningNewsBeat April 5, 2023April 6, 2023 < 1 min read WegmansTargetPublixExecutivesDept. GroceryConsultingAssociates 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Your Views: Race To The Bottom Yesterday we had a piece about how the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) unit of the US Department of Labor “has inspected more than 270 Dollar General stores and found 111 instances of workplace safety violations. The agency has also imposed more than $15.5 million in penalties during that period, according to data provided […] MorningNewsBeat March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 7 min read Dollar GeneralBrick and MortarAssociatesWegmansShoppersConsumersWalmartGovernmentExecutivesLegal & CriminalTargetData & InsightsSustainabilityESG and CSRResults & InvestmentHealth & WellnessHoliday & EventsInsight ProvidersRestaurantsAldi 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Delivery Instacart adds digital marketing tools for retailers SAN FRANCISCO — Instacart has introduced new digital marketing tools designed to help retailers create more affordable, personalized experiences for their customers and build brand loyalty, the company said on Monday. Retailers of all sizes can leverage Instacart Marketing Solutions to create marketing campaigns that help increase sales by engaging customers through tailored promotions, including […] MMR March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 3 min read InstacartDeliveryMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionShoppersDept. NonfoodPartnershipsMarketing: TradeConsumersMarketing: In StoreMarketing: Direct & PersonalizationData & InsightsStreamingOmnichannelAcquisitionAhold DelhaizeIndustry Conferences and EventsWegmansDept. FreshThe Fresh MarketPricing & PromotionsDept. GroceryHoliday & EventsMarketing: Social MediaResults & InvestmentTechnology & InnovationMarketing: Digital Media 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Mass Retailer Media Data & Insights Walmart’s new combo will aid suppliers Walmart Luminate and Walmart Connect to become Walmart Luminate Insights Activation Written by Supermarket News April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Media & Marketing Media & Marketing Technology & Innovation Amazon introduces shoppable, ad-supported channel to Prime Video, Freevee The channel leverages Amazon’s “shop the show” technology to enable viewers to easily purchase content seen on their TV screen via a mobile device. Written by MarketingDive April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Operations & Supply Chain Department: Nonfood ESG Operations & Supply Chain Asics creates a circular shoe, returns program The sporting goods company designed a shoe ready to undergo recycling at the end of its use. Written by RetailDive April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ESG Data & Insights Operations & Supply Chain Retailers Gain Control of Their Sustainability Goals as the ESG Storm Clouds Start to Gather Over Operations Using event-driven architecture (EDA), retailers must link essential data at speed and scale throughout their ecosystems near and far to come to grips with now essential environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting in three key areas. 1. Dead Heading — Optimizing Transportation/Emissions on Every Journey When it comes to transportation within the retail sector, any […] Written by TotalRetail April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology & Innovation Channel: Dollar/Value Channel: Ecommerce & Digital Channel: Grocery Department: Food Corporate Strategy Media & Marketing Shopper & Customer Technology & Innovation Trends & External Forces Retail Operations Merchandising Stores & Formats Why Amazon’s Just Walk Out initiative failed – and why it’s not the end of checkout free technology It recently emerged that Amazon’s Just Walk Out offering is being dropped from Amazon Fresh stores. However, it’s not checkout-free tech that’s failing, it’s the fact that Amazon’s checkout free solution doesn’t work, especially in grocery retailers, argues Will Glaser, Founder and CEO at Grabango. In the dynamic grocery retail landscape, a transformative wave is […] Written by Retail Technology Innovation Hub April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked