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Weis Markets Implements Fresh Grocery Platform to Enhance Store Operations

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The fresh grocery platform will assist with demand forecasting, in-store production planning, food traceability, recipe management and cut test management across all fresh departments. Interest in fresh food is on the rise, and while this has led to higher sales for grocers it also has increased labor costs.

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Aldi Plans 120 Store Openings in 2023 as it Continues Omnichannel Push in U.S.

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store total to more than 2,400 by the end of 2023 and will span the entire continental U.S., The store growth builds on the 139 locations opened or remodeled in 2022 , which Aldi credited as contributing to the 9.4 million new customers the grocer attracted that year. both new markets for the grocer. in a statement.

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Kroger and Albertsons to Sell 400+ Stores, 8 DCs to Speed Planned Merger

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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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Aldi, Gelson’s and Hornbacher’s Connect ESLs to Instacart Product Picking Solution

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Looking ahead, Instacart will eventually make the pick-to-light functionality available to consumers for the first time via In-Store Mode on the Instacart App and Storefront Pro. locations in August 2024.

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Kroger, Albertsons Delay Merger Timeline to August as They Negotiate with Regulators

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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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Aldi Plans to Add 800 New U.S. Stores by 2028

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Discount grocer Aldi will invest more than $9 billion over the next five years on its national expansion plan, which includes adding 800 stores to its U.S. Aldi’s growth plans include beefing up its presence in the Northeast and Midwest, with plans to add nearly 330 stores across both regions by 2028.

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To Make Merger More Palatable, Kroger and Albertsons Boost Store Divestment Count

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billion merger, Kroger and Albertsons have increased the number of supermarkets they plan to divest by 166 , for a total of 579 stores. The updated plan also seeks to address unions’ concerns about the merger’s impact, including the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, which voted to oppose the merger in May 2023.

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