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Amazon Fights Wars On Multiple Fronts

Two stories this morning about Amazon’s legal battles: •  Reuters reports that Amazon has asked a federal judge to dismiss a proposed class action suit accusing it of misleading customers about the benefits of an Amazon Prime subscription. According to the story, “The lawsuit alleged Amazon’s marketing about Whole Foods deliveries for Prime members is […]
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Amazon vs. Walmart:  The Multi-Front Battle Continues

Fortune writes about how, while “Amazon will soon top Walmart in overall sales,” it continues to lag in the critical area of grocery sales. Not that Amazon is a laggard:  “After announcing blockbuster financial results from the holiday quarter and its largest operating profit ever last week, Amazon is now worth nearly $1.8 trillion.  The […]
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Red Nose 2024 collection available on Amazon, and in Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market stores

Priced from £2, the Red Nose 2024 collection from Comic Relief is now available on Amazon, with free one-day delivery, and in Amazon Fresh stores and Whole Foods Market from 15th February. Money raised this Red Nose Day could help tackle poverty, provide food, essential healthcare or safe shelter for people in the UK and […]
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Your Views:  Making Up For Lost Time

Reacting to Amazon’s plan to create a pay tier for its Alexa smart speaker system, one MNB reader wrote: Our main household use for Alexa is to control lights, heat, and A/C.  If they start charging for it, we will stop using it.  There are many other platforms available for home control that do not […]
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Worth Reading:  Prison Labor, Supply Chains, & The US Food Industry

The Associated Press has published an extensive investigative story about how many of America’s most popular and successful food brands are benefitting from what essentially is slave labor under a different name. An excerpt: “Intricate, invisible webs … link some of the world’s largest food companies and most popular brands to jobs performed by U.S. […]
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In Connecticut, Amazon Fresh Is Out & BIg Y Is In

CT Insider reports that Amazon has decided not to open Amazon Fresh stores in the towns of Westport and Brookfield, despite the fact it had done considerable work on the store facilities over the years. Instead, Big Y will take over the locations, offering those communities more traditional supermarket shopping alternatives. Some context from the […]
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What Walmart and Amazon Can Teach Us About Ecommerce Competition in Today’s Retail Landscape DSI

“Narratives and storytelling in business really, really matter. You need to have a good business, but storytelling and narratives could take you over the top.” — Jason Del Rey, Journalist and Author So much of modern ecommerce competition is shaped by the actions of Walmart and Amazon. One dominated physical retail for decades before making […]
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Kroger Sets Biodiversity and Pollinator Protection Goals for Produce Supply Chain

Kroger will require its fresh produce suppliers to use Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices for all products they sell to the supermarket giant by 2028 or 2030, depending on the grower’s size. Medium- to large-sized growers will be expected to meet the goal by the end of 2028, while small growers will have until 2030 […]
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Bel Brands USA launches The Laughing Cow plant-based products

 ​​[[“value”:”The Laughing Cow Plant-Based is now available exclusively at Whole Foods Market, and the company plans to expand distribution to Kroger locations and other grocery retailers this spring. “]] 
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Amazon Shutters Last Remaining Fresh Pickup Location

In 2017, Amazon opened two Fresh Pickup locations in the Seattle area, testing the idea that customers would order groceries online and then pick them up at a central location where employees would bring them to their cars.  One was in the SoDo neighborhood, in the parking lot of Starbucks’ global headquarters, and one was […]
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  1. Corporate Strategy

7 Keys To Brand Evolution In A Changing World

There were brand-businesses that did not survive in 2023. Bed, Bath & Beyond, Rite Aid, SmileDirectClub, Lordstown Motors to name a few. There are several reasons for the demise of these brand-businesses. However, there are evergreen principles for building and maintaining powerful brand-businesses. Here are seven keys for evolving in a changing world. 1. Know […]
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  1. Department & Category

Grocerant Meals, Snacks, Bundled Beverages are a Consumer Welcome Mat

  Once again, the line between restaurants and food retailers is growing ever thinner. The fight for America’s food dollars continues to intensify as consumers find fresh prepared Ready-2-Eat food options at a wide and growing array of outlets across almost every channel including convenience stores, chain drug stores, restaurants, grocery stores, club stores, vending […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery - Natural

The Latest Buzz: Whole Foods Enhances Support for Pollinators

Whole Foods Market has introduced a new “pollinator policy” for its produce and floral purchasing. By 2025, all growers will need to implement integrated pest management (IPM) systems prioritizing preventative and biological measures that reduce the need for chemical pesticides. The retailer also will bar the use of all nitroguanidine neonicotinoids (which are particularly harmful […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Brand Reputation Recovery Requires Action

Hollywood’s A-listers flocked to Balenciaga’s Fall 2024 fashion show earlier this month in Los Angeles, its first in the city. It was held on South Windsor Street with the iconic Hollywood sign in the background. Front row seats were claimed by Kim Kardashian, sister Kendall Jenner, Brooklyn Beckham, Vittoria Ceretti, Eva Longoria, Lil Wayne, Tracee […]
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  1. Retail Ecosystem

Does Steve Make The Grade?: 2023 Predictions Recap (Part 2)

As we reach the penultimate episode of Season 7, it’s time to grade Steve on his annual predictions. In the second installment of a two-part episode, Michael takes out his virtual chalkboard to assess the final batch of Steve’s prognostications, which include a year of trading down, a tale of two cities when it comes […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Guest Column:  Why C&S Wholesale Grocers Is Nothing Like Haggen

by Scott Moses Content Guy’s Note: Scott Moses, Managing Director and Head of Grocery, Pharmacy & Restaurants at Solomon Partners, yesterday posted a column on his website addressing the concerns that allowing the Kroger acquisition of Albertsons would repeat the mistake made by the FTC when it allowed Albertsons to acquire Safeway in 2015, divesting stores to […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Amazon’s Grocery Delivery Conundrum

  Now that companies are requiring more and more workers return to the office more days a week, online grocery orders are in decline. Amazon wants to understand the value of convenience.  To that end they have launched a three city test for free grocery delivery. Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Trader Joe’s Grocerant Focused Best Other Grocers

  Looking for a meal for one or two at a price you can afford that is good!  Well it seems that many consumers are doing the same thing and that they are doing that with gusto at Trader Joe’s.  According to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® “In the minds-eye […]
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  1. Stores & Formats

Your Views:  From Retail Theft Realities to Greedflation

We had a story the other day in which it was stated that “retail theft has been lower this year in most of the country than it was a few years ago, according to police data.” But MNB reader Mike Moon asked a good question: But I have to wonder, how much retail theft is […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Amazon Pilots New Grocery Delivery Subscription Program

The Information reports that Amazon is testing a new grocery delivery subscription in three US cities – Denver, Sacramento and Columbus – that will offer “unlimited deliveries on orders over $35 from Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh to Prime members who pay an extra $9.99 per month.” The story notes that “grocery delivery used to […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Amazon Tests Out New Prime Benefit — Grocery Delivery

Amazon is piloting an add-on grocery subscription for Prime members in three cities that will give members access to unlimited grocery delivery on orders over $35 from Whole Foods Market and Amazon Fresh, as well as unlimited 30-minute pickup on orders of any size. The service — which is being tested in Denver, Sacramento, Calif. […]
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Target’s April 2024 Circle Sale was its largest by sales lift

Track General Merchandise spending free Access chart in Dash. Target’s April Circle Sale generated 7% more sales than the weekly average in the previous 4 weeks according to Earnest credit card data. This represents a 2 point acceleration in the Circle Sale’s contribution to Target’s topline compared to Target’s October sale. Target Circle is a […]
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TikTok Shop customers spend more at lower ticket apparel retailers

Download full TikTok Shop report Access TikTok and Panel data in Dash. TikTok Shop customers spent 26% of their apparel wallet on Off-Price Department Stores and 11% on Fast Fashion in the 12-months ended February 2024, compared to 24% and 7% for the average shopper. Conversely, TikTok Shop users spent less than their peers at […]
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Where Does One U.S. Tax Dollar Go?

See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Where Does One U.S. Tax Dollar Go? This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on Apple or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Come tax season, a common refrain is: “what do my taxes even […]
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