7 big grocery industry questions for the rest of 2025

From who will become Kroger’s next CEO to how consumer price sensitivity and tariffs will evolve, here are the top storylines to watch.

What happened

As the grocery industry continues to weather economic uncertainty, retailers are pushing forward with efforts to improve their value and pricing reputations with consumers as they enter the second half of 2025. Disruption with distributors — from a major acquisition to changes in how retailers source goods — was a main theme throughout the first half of the year.

Among the many top-level executive changes at grocery companies this year, who will step into the top seat at Kroger is one of the most anticipated C-suite developments for not just the grocery juggernaut but the industry as a whole.

Why it matters

Here are seven big questions we’ll be keeping a close eye on through the end of 2025.

What will happen with tariffs and how will they impact grocers?

After several months of dizzying changes regarding tariffs, it doesn’t appear U.S. grocers will be out of the woods anytime soon when it comes to the potential impacts of international trade deals and levies.

This news brief is based on reporting published by Grocery Dive on 2025-08-12. The original report is linked below.