Supermarket News

Ahold Delhaize provides update on combined strategy

Wed, 07 Dec 2016 21:43:00 +0000

Merged company will be ‘Better Together,’ execs say

Ahold Delhaize laid out ways in which the new company will be greater than the sum of its parts in a strategy called “Better Together."

Fresco Y Mas comes to 5 new sites

Wed, 07 Dec 2016 14:42:00 +0000

CEO: Winn-Dixie conversions signal ‘authenticity’ to Hispanic community

Stern: Amazon Go may change the game

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 22:19:00 +0000

Amazon Go could be a game changer for food retailers, but whether it should be keeping them up at night will come down to how quickly Amazon can deploy it, according to Neil Stern, senior partner at McMillanDoolittle, Chicago.

Fiesta buys 3 Houston-area stores

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 20:59:00 +0000

Fiesta Mart announced the acquisition of another three stores Tuesday, this time in the Houston market.

2016 Disruptors: Key Food

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 20:51:00 +0000

The Key Food Stores Co-operative CEO has made aggressive moves to position the sprawling co-op as a consolidator in a large, fragmented and still-splintering New York City grocery market.

Kroger names new chief digital officer

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 20:12:00 +0000

The Kroger Co. announced Tuesday that Yael Cosset will succeed Kevin Dougherty as chief digital officer upon his retirement on Jan. 27.

Sprouts expands reach with Amazon delivery partnership

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 18:40:00 +0000

Amazon’s new store may be a direct competitor to supermarkets, but Sprouts is still enjoying the benefits of a home delivery partnership with the online retail giant.

Gallery: The 2016 Disruptors in pictures

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 18:31:00 +0000

From leaders like Mark Gross and Dean Janeway to new apps and robotics , from rising company costs to fall food prices, here are this year’s Disruptors in the food retailing industry.

2016 Disruptors: Marc Lore, Walmart

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 17:55:00 +0000

Marc Lore, co-founder of fast-growing e-tailer Jet.com, came to Walmart this year in a $3.3 billion acquisition that made Lore the new leader of the retailer’s e-commerce business and Jet.com the new model on which Walmart will base its large, ambitious but lagging virtual retailing business.

2016 Disruptors: Bo & Trish Sharon, Lucky's

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 17:42:00 +0000

Bo and Trish are leading the mainstreaming of experiential natural, organic, and health and wellness shopping.

2016 Disruptors: The App

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 17:19:00 +0000

New innovations promise to upend how consumers shop and how retailers interact with their customers.

Disruptors 2016: Minimizing the shopping effort

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 17:10:00 +0000

Automated ordering technologies, such as Amazon’s Dash button, have the potential to shift sales away from traditional brick-and-mortar food retailers.

Disruptors 2016: FoodKick

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 17:10:00 +0000

FoodKick blends elements of models focused on food-for-now delivery, with FreshDirect’s existing grocery delivery service.

Disruptors 2016: WinCo

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 17:09:00 +0000

WinCo, a distinctly physical discount grocer with a low profile, has been grabbing attention this year.

Disruptors 2016: Jeff Turnas, 365 by Whole Foods

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 17:08:00 +0000

365 by Whole Foods Market has now moved from being an interesting experiment to something that many analysts are looking at as the savior and future of the company.

Disruptors 2016: Jerry Wolfe, Vivanda

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 17:08:00 +0000

Jerry Wolfe’s work at Vivanda feels like a game-changer — he’s working to match people’s taste preferences with new and different foods.

Disruptors 2016: Rising costs

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 17:08:00 +0000

The costs of operating brick-and-mortar retail stores will force operators to rethink their cost structures.

Disruptors 2016: Brandie Miller, Grocery Outlet

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 17:07:00 +0000

Brandie Miller is granting the Grocery Outlet’s predominantly low-income shoppers access to natural, organic, specialty and healthy (NOSH) products.

Disruptors 2016: Food waste

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 17:07:00 +0000

Increasing consumer awareness around food waste has spurred many retailers to think more creatively about unsold and expired products.

Disruptors 2016: Betsy Babcock, Handsome Brook Farm

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 17:06:00 +0000

Handsome Brook Farm follows animal welfare considerations far above and beyond what’s required and its business has grown astronomically over the last decade.

Disruptors 2016: Mark Gross, Supervalu

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 17:06:00 +0000

Now that Supervalu has reduced its retail operations to a handful of regional chains, it is taking its wholesaling business to the next level.

Disruptors 2016: Lidl