Retail
Stores, ecommerce, distribution, channels and the changing path from product makers to consumers.
Food Lion and The Giant Company embrace Instacart’s FoodStorm tech
The Ahold Delhaize banners are using the order-management platform to help shoppers purchase made-to-order items like bakery platters, flowers and deli trays.
Recapping the leadership crisis engulfing Market Basket
The New England grocer recently dismissed a board member who supported its suspended CEO and won a court order barring two fired executives from its stores, local news outlets reported.
Aldi to enter Midtown Manhattan
The upcoming store in Times Square — the heart of New York City — comes during a time of ambitious growth for the retailer.
How much grocery CEOs got paid in 2024
The chief executives of the biggest publicly traded food retailers in the U.S. all earned multimillion-dollar compensation packages last year, with Walmart’s CEO taking home the most.
How grocers are staying laser-focused amid a challenging business environment
Grocers are improving supplier relationships, increasing theft mitigation tech and boosting their private brands to future-proof their operations, writes Leslie G. Sarasin of FMI – The Food Industry Association.
Stop & Shop to close 7 e-commerce warerooms
The grocer expects to offer “an even better omnichannel customer experience” after shuttering the facilities, according to a spokesperson.
Amazon’s same-day push is already disrupting grocers
The company’s pursuit of faster delivery is boosting sales in key pantry and general merchandise categories, according to one expert. Can it overcome the “trust chasm” in fresh?
Walmart expands 10% grocery discount for its workers
Extending its holiday food discount to year-round stemmed from employee requests for simpler, more accessible perks, the retailer said.
SpartanNash names new marketing exec for private brands
Jason Ulichnie brings decades of store brand experience from Walmart, Schnuck Markets and Southeastern Grocers to the company.
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.
Kroger settles lawsuit with C&S Wholesale Grocers
The companies did not say whether Kroger would pay the termination fee related to its failed merger with Albertsons that C&S had demanded in its suit.
Judge dismisses King Soopers’ lawsuit against UFCW Local 7
The union fended off allegations that it tried to force the Kroger-owned banner into bargaining with other labor groups that don’t have ties with the grocer.
SpartanNash hires CIO, information security chief as it preps for merger
The grocery company has also combined its finance, IT and strategy groups ahead of its planned acquisition by C&S Wholesale Grocers.
Wakefern to acquire Morton Williams
A subsidiary of the company will run the chain’s 17 stores in the New York City metro area.
Ahold Delhaize credits omnichannel for strong financial results
The company told investors it achieved e-commerce profitability on a fully allocated basis during the first half of 2025.
7 grocery players’ major executive changes in July
Ahold Delhaize and Aldi both made changes to their C-Suites, and Walmart tapped a top Instacart leader for a role focused on AI.
