Inside Retail

AUGUST 7, 2023

Mambourin Marketplace, which will be anchored by a major supermarket operator, will feature 7200sqm of retail space, including a planned medical area, pharmacy, and up to 25 specialised retailers including fresh food grocers, cafes, and restaurants.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Kroger and Albertsons will sell 413 stores across 17 states and the District of Columbia, along with eight distribution centers, two offices and five private label brands, to C&S Wholesale Grocers for approximately $1.9 billion in cash.

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Mass Relators

AUGUST 16, 2023

— Aldi today announced it has agreed to acquire Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket locations from Southeastern Grocers, as the Jacksonville, Fla.-based ” Aldi said it is “doubling down” on its expansion plans at a time when many retailers shuttering stores due to economic concerns. BATAVIA, Ill.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

with plans to add approximately 150 new stores to a fleet that already includes 2,100 locations in 37 states. With the new additions, Aldi is on track to edge out Albertsons as the third-largest grocer in the U.S. Aldi also plans to increase its number of locations offering curbside pickup from 1,200 to 1,500 by the end of 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

To date, nearly 100 Save A Lot stores have rolled out 400 digital screens, and RFMN plans to nearly double the number of Digital Window signs in stores by Q1 2025. RFMN is a retail media and ad tech company that specializes in providing solutions to independent grocers, mid- to large-scale chain supermarkets and convenience stores.

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Mass Relators

MARCH 1, 2024

NationsBenefits, the market leader for supplemental benefits and health care fintech solutions serving the health care managed care market, announced that Southeastern Grocers (SEG), parent company and home of Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, has joined NationsBenefits’ network of grocery and over-the-counter (O-T-C) retailers.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 16, 2024

The supermarket plans to use Microsoft’s products and engineering capabilities to put “the power of AI in the hands of store colleagues and make shopping more engaging and more convenient for millions of customers across the UK – both online and in store” The pair will focus on three core areas.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The grocer plans to replace self-service with more employee-manned checkouts and pay points across stores, under its ongoing store renovation programme. Retail Gazette explores why Booths is going against the grain, why shoppers have such a love-hate relationship with self-service, and whether more grocers could scrap them.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2021

and the company plans to have nationwide coverage by the end of this year. Uber has found partners in regional supermarkets like Southeastern Grocers and recently started a relationship with Albertsons Companies that will offer delivery from 1,200 stores under more than half a dozen banners.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 15, 2022

Apollo plans to add Cardenas to a portfolio that includes Tony’s Fresh Market, a specialty grocer in Chicago. Apollo Funds has reached a deal with KKR to acquire Cardenas Market, a grocery chain serving Hispanic consumers. Both companies will continue to operate under their own banners and management.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2024

A Denver District Court judge has stopped the Kroger-Albertsons merger in its tracks, cancelling a planned Aug. I am pleased that Kroger and Albertsons agreed to halt their plans to merge until the court rules on the state’s lawsuit to permanently block the grocery merger,” said Phil Weiser, Attorney General of Colorado in a statement.

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Shopping Center

MARCH 8, 2024

German discount grocer Aldi has announced plans to add 800 new locations across the United States by the end of 2028. The company will invest more than $9… The post Aldi Plans 800-Store Expansion Across the U.S. Batavia, Ill. by 2028 appeared first on Shopping Center Business.

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Retail Wire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called a meeting with the leaders of Canada’s major grocers to address strategies for price control. Should these companies fail to present a viable plan.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Additionally, LMAD will deploy a full delivery service at Nokia’s campus in the outskirts of Paris by the end of the year and another test drive of the platform in Finland in November, as well as new pilots being planned elsewhere, to test the platform with robots made by various manufacturers.

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Retail Gazette

JULY 7, 2024

Asda has scrapped plans for a four-day working week after employees insisted they had been left feeling exhausted. Employees taking part in the trial across 20 of the grocer’s stores worked a 44-hour week over four days, rather than five for the same salary.

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Mass Relators

JULY 28, 2021

The analysis suggests grocers are positioned to be the ultimate mealtime solution in that 39% of consumers view retail foodservice as a substitute for a both a home-cooked meal and a restaurant meal.”. It is noteworthy that 64% of consumers who typically prepare hybrid meals say they plan their dinners a few days at a time.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 13, 2024

Asda has launched plans for a “transformational” mixed-use redevelopment of its ten-acre Park Royal store in North West London, marking a first for the supermarket. 1,500 new homes are planned to be built, c.500 1,500 new homes are planned to be built, c.500 Additionally, up to c.1,500 Additionally, up to c.1,500

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 4, 2022

Reasor’s Foods has reduced cart abandonment among its online shoppers with the deployment of a white-label meal planning solution from GroceryShopii. Since integrating the solution into its RecipeToTable meal planning option in summer 2021, shoppers using it are 5X more likely to complete their ecommerce transactions compared to non-users.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 18, 2024

The planned $24.6 While this is longer than we originally thought, we knew it was a possibility and our merger agreement and divestiture plan accounted for such potential timing,” according to a joint statement from the retailers. “We Top execs from both companies defended the merger in testimony to a U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 22, 2024

billion merger, Kroger and Albertsons have increased the number of supermarkets they plan to divest by 166 , for a total of 579 stores. The retailers also have increased the corporate and office infrastructure they would sell to C&S Wholesale Grocers , as well as additional private label product lines, for a total of approximately $2.9

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2023

Southeastern Grocers (SEG) has initiated a strategic divestiture of its business, with Aldi set to acquire all SEG grocery operations under the Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket banners and investment group Fresco Retail Group set to take over the Fresco y Más banner. Aldi made its U.S.

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Mass Relators

MARCH 10, 2022

. — Southeastern Grocers Inc. plans to continue its Florida expansion into 2023, opening a new Winn-Dixie store in the College Park section of Jacksonville next year. “We Last fall, the grocer also debuted its new stand-alone WDs Wine, Beer and Liquor in Jacksonville.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 16, 2022

Third-party marketplaces have emerged as one of the biggest growth opportunities for retailers this year, with companies from Macy’s and Bed Bath & Beyond to Giant Food and Michaels launching marketplaces (or announcing plans to do so) in the last six months alone. The value of a marketplace is in the curation.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 28, 2024

“Our commitment to customers is that products at the no name store will be up to 20% less than the regular retail price on a comparable product at any of the four main discount grocers in that local area,” said Melanie Singh, President of Loblaw’s Hard Discount Division in a statement.

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Retail Wire

MAY 3, 2023

Giant Eagle interim CEO Bill Artman says the grocer has “to get better” to win back customers who have left it to shop at Walmart and other stores. The chain has recently cut the prices on 800 items as part of its “Price Lock” promotion running through Aug. It also brought back its printed circular this week.

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Mass Relators

JUNE 15, 2021

WASHINGTON — Independent grocers are important sources of jobs, wages and taxes for the communities they serve, according to the latest economic impact study from the National Grocers Association. The wholesalers serving independent grocers account for more than 44,000 additional jobs (and nearly $3.3 of the 2020 U.S.

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Retail Dive

APRIL 18, 2024

The plan comes just a few weeks after the company announced it was pulling Just Walk Out technology from Amazon Fresh stores.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The alliance, which is made up of 165,000 businesses across the grocery supply chain, is calling for a ‘national food security plan’ to minimise future price increases due to further disruption. The post How Invertigro, Urban Plant Growers plan to shorten the food supply chain appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Mass Relators

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Southeastern Grocers Inc. As we conclude 2021 and look back at all we have accomplished as a community and company, I am simply amazed,” Southeastern Grocers president and CEO Anthony Hucker said in a statement. Additionally, the grocer partnered with thousands of local organizations throughout the Southeast and donated $1.5

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Aldi is in talks with the government over planning reform in a bid to speed up its new store openings. The discounter is offering investment to tackle “under-resourcing” across local authorities, which is currently leading the planning application process to take more than a year, The Grocer reported.

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Mass Relators

MARCH 25, 2024

Duffy, who spoke during a recent webinar sponsored by FMI and the Acosta Group, talked about how the association is working to lay the groundwork for grocers to become a destination for nonfoods. From our perspective, it’s really a question of aligning strategically on a plan for retail with our suppliers,” Graham said. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Health-focused online grocer Thrive Market plans to launch a retail media network powered by Instacart ’s Carrot Ads solution. Thrive Market will use Carrot Ads to help connect brands with its more than 1.5 million members through sponsored product and display ads on its own website and app.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 13, 2024

The discount retailer also plans to close an additional 370 Family Dollar stores and 30 Dollar Tree locations over the next several years as each store’s current lease expires. stores by 2028; Tractor Supply will open more than 90 stores in 2024; and Warby Parker plans to open 40 stores this year. Dollar Tree Inc.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 25, 2024

The deal marks Grubhub’s first national grocery deal following its partnership with Mercato , a marketplace for independent grocers. Nearly 1,800 Albertsons Companies stores are joining the Grubhub Marketplace for delivery, including the Albertsons , Safeway , Vons , Jewel-Osco , Shaw’s , Acme and Tom Thumb banners. Albertsons Cos.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 20, 2024

Back in October 2021, private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) won an auction to buy Morrisons in a deal valued at £7bn , and the grocer’s most recent financial report showed it had £8.5bn in debt at the end of October last year.

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Inside Retail

JULY 18, 2021

Currently, Pretty Green has one 250 sq ft dark store from which it manages deliveries, but on entering a new region, it plans to open a local distribution centre to manage deliveries more effectively and sustainably. The post Online grocer Pretty Green aims to rock big players with six-minute delivery appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Selling off property to cut debt Morrisons was left with a sizeable debt pile following CD&R’s near £10bn acquisition of the grocer in 2021. Listening to customers A key tenet of Baitiéh’s turnaround plan has been listening to customers.

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