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US Grocery Unit Sales Slip in July as Frozen and Refrigerated Aisles Buck the Trend
Circana data shows food and beverage units fell 0.9% in July, with produce, bakery and plant-based alternatives down whi...
GAO Report: Grocery Workers Rely Heavily on Medicaid and SNAP Despite Full-Time Hours
New federal data show wholesale and retail trade has one of the highest concentrations of workers receiving Medicaid or ...
Aldi Nord Adds High-Protein Pasta and Social-Media Favourites to Permanent Range
The discounter is making high-protein pasta, salami, Neapolitan-style pizza and mango sticky rice permanent parts of a r...
Academy Sports Adds Instacart Same-Day Delivery Across 300 Stores
The retailer is putting more than 300 stores in 21 states on Instacart's marketplace while promising in-store prices, ex...
Target Creates Chief AI Officer Role as Retail AI Leadership Goes C-Suite
Target names Chandhu Nair as its first chief AI officer, following Walmart's high-paying AI executive push. The move tes...
Grocery Gauge: Industry Distress as Earnings Slip and Traffic Shifts
Supermarket News' monthly pulse check finds soft earnings, cooling inflation, and a surprising surge in fresh-format tra...
Kroger Hires Former Walmart Ecommerce VP Nate Faust as Chief Ecommerce Officer
Kroger names Nate Faust—co-founder of Jet.com and former Walmart ecommerce supply chain chief—as EVP and Chief Ecommerce...
U.S. Importers Push July Container Volumes to Record 2.47M TEUs, Front-Loading Peak Season Supply Chains
Record July container volumes driven by retailers pulling holiday goods forward to skirt tariff risk are reshaping inven...
Meijer Plots Two New Stores: A Compact Grocery in Indiana and a Michigan Supercenter
The Midwestern discounter will open a 75,000 sq ft Meijer Grocery store in Fishers, Ind., and a 159,000 sq ft supercente...
Last-Mile Tech Is Commoditized — Now It’s How Carriers Use It That Counts
For ecommerce brands, the real value of last-mile technology lies not in the tools themselves but in how partners use th...
Five Retailers Signal Consumer Caution Spanning Grocery, Apparel and Western Wear
Albertsons, Columbia Sportswear, Carter’s, Tractor Supply and Boot Barn flagged pricing resistance or traffic drops in Q...
Claire's Overhauls Ear Piercing Experience with Clinical Training to Win Over Gen Alpha
The retailer is rolling out a revamped piercing service backed by a dedicated 13-person excellence team, expanded jewelr...
Coles Counters Woolworths' Ooshies with $3.4 Million Cash-Back Blitz
Coles unveils a two-day eGift Card sale and a six-week 'Shop, Scan, Win' campaign offering $3.4 million in grocery prize...
Bifurcated Spending: Why Mid-Market Brands Are Losing the Post-Pandemic Consumer
Inflation-fatigued shoppers are splitting their dollars between ultra-value essentials and premium products that deliver...
Solar Eclipse Panic Buying Sends French Glasses Sales to Record High
Manufacturers Bresser and Sodap-Sobomex report record volumes as France prepares for the August 12 eclipse, with some re...
85% of US Consumers Say Brands Use Inflation to Excuse Unnecessary Price Hikes, Omnisend Survey Finds
New data reveals deep public skepticism about brand pricing: only a minority of shoppers fully trust price-increase just...
Albertsons CEO Under Pressure After Poor Q1, Bets on $200M AI-Driven Overhaul
Amid falling identical sales and a slashed outlook, Albertsons unveils ACI Edge, a restructuring that consolidates merch...
H-E-B Doubles Fresh Initiatives Remodels, Investing $18M in 42 Texas Stores
The Texas grocer is rapidly expanding its prepared-food upgrade program in 2026, betting on grab-and-go meals to widen i...
Trig’s Markets Unifies Loyalty, Fuel Rewards with RSA Platform
The northern Wisconsin grocer is rolling out a single platform to manage digital promotions, loyalty and fuel rewards at...
US Retail and Restaurant Chains Chart Aggressive Store Growth in July Expansion Push
A wave of store openings and new market entries from brands including Nordstrom Rack, Ross Stores, Gong cha, Qdoba, and ...
Retail Tech in July: Robots, AI Assistants, 3D Imaging Reshape Stores
From inventory robots at HomeBase to voice AI drive-thrus at Taco Bell and a paid loyalty tier at Dick’s, July 2026 brou...
AI Won’t Replace Brand Operators—It Will Expose the Average Ones
The real threat isn’t that AI takes over ecommerce jobs; it’s that it will make the vast middle layer of brand service f...
PENNY Marketing Chief: AI Recommendations Are the New Search Rankings
Lucian Pavel, head of marketing at PENNY, says brand visibility in AI assistant answers is becoming as critical as top p...
Bob’s Discount Furniture Is Winning Over $100K Households—And Growing Fast
Bob’s Discount Furniture, long known for value pricing, is attracting a growing number of households earning over $100,0...
Poland's Fine Dining Sheds Its Elitist Image, Says Warsaw Chef
Rising affluence, returning culinary talent, and a focus on warmth over formality are transforming Poland's fine dining ...
Action’s 51 Slovak Stores in Three Years: How the Dutch Discounter Keeps Two-Thirds of Goods Below €2
The Dutch non-food discounter Action has opened 51 outlets in Slovakia since March 2023, relying on centralised purchasi...
Target Launches Good & Gather Cookbook, Signaling a New Front in Private-Label Branding
Target released a 272-page cookbook featuring 100 recipes from its Good & Gather brand, priced at $24.50. The move is pa...
Fashion Buyers Under Strain as Roles Expand and Sustainability Demands Grow
Founders of Our Fashion Fix say apparel buyers are grappling with bigger responsibilities, smaller teams, and the need t...
How Costco’s gas stations became a record-breaking competitive force
Costco’s gasoline business is shattering volume records and adding standalone fueling sites, turning a low-margin servic...
Sysco Ends Mexican Lettuce Imports as Cyclospora Outbreak Claims Two Lives
Deaths in Michigan and over 22,000 illnesses prompt Sysco to shift sourcing, while Walmart pulls Taylor Farms products i...