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MARCH 16, 2023

BJ’s will use this real-time data to enable faster restocking, help associates and shoppers to quickly locate products and improve inventory tracking. The ultimate goal is to free up associates’ time to put more of their effort toward customer service while enabling optimal store conditions and accurate merchandising execution. “We

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JULY 21, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has done little to slow Aldi ’s growth: the low-price supermarket chain has opened its 2,000 U.S. store, and it plans to open 70 more brick-and-mortar locations in 2020. The new DC also will support Aldi stores in southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. in a statement.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

billion (Canadian) this year, the supermarket retailer will open 80 new stores under a variety of banners, with approximately 50 of these stores being hard discount locations. The retailer had opened three no name stores in Ontario in 2024 , promising consumers steep discounts.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

By October 2, DSW shops will open at six Hy-Vee locations in Minneapolis, with additional DSW shop-in-shops slated to open in 2021. Select Hy-Vee locations will feature in-store DSW pickup lockers where customers can collect their orders. more options available from the digital showroom wall. Hy-Vee, Inc.

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JUNE 8, 2022

California-based Vallarta Supermarkets is piloting autonomous robots in five locations in Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles and San Bernadino counties to support employees by identifying in-store hazards. The retailer will test inventory management technology in a sixth store.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 15, 2023

At 182,000 square-feet, the new H-E-B Plus is the largest store operated by the chain. HEB San Antonio is a Plus is Twice the Size of Previous Location The new location for the HEB San Antonio Plus!

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 13, 2025

Related Story Issa Brothers eye $14bn float for EG Group 30/12/2024 x 8:34 AM It is understood that the petrol giant would float under the name of Cumberland Farms, an American c-store operator that it purchased six years ago. The Issas have also built up their EG empire across the pond to operate across 30 states.

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JULY 16, 2024

Stop & Shop will shutter 32 supermarkets in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island by Nov. The retailer, a division of Ahold Delhaize , will still operate more than 350 stores in this region following the closures, and associates at the affected stores will be offered alternate positions with the company. “As

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MARCH 21, 2023

store locations in Florida, Texas, Colorado and California. locations while continuing to utilize third-party fast-charging network options, with the goal of matching consumer demand and expanding EV charging to neighborhoods that have, until now, lacked access.

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APRIL 3, 2024

Amazon is removing its cashierless Just Walk Out (JWO) technology from its Amazon Fresh supermarkets and will not deploy the solution in new locations scheduled to open later this year, according to multiple media reports.

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AUGUST 8, 2023

Save A Lot has relicensed its 18 remaining corporate-owned supermarkets, completing its strategy of shifting ownership and operations of all locations to independent licensed ownership.

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AUGUST 19, 2024

GetGo employs approximately 3,500 people across its 270 convenience retail and fuel locations in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virgina, Maryland and Indiana. The retailer operates a variety of store models, from open-concept stores to standalone kiosks, and features high-quality made-to-order foods.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Following a 15 -store pilot project that kicked off in May 2023 , SpartanNash has deployed Tally, an autonomous inventory robot, in 60 more company-operated stores across the Midwest. The retailer operates 144 supermarkets, mostly under the Family Fare, Martin’s Super Markets and D&W Fresh Market banners.

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JUNE 6, 2022

Here are some examples covering the spectrum of diversification, from a continuist perspective to more disruptive cases: In July 2021, John Lewis revealed plans to become a private landlord by building 10,000 new homes over the next 10 years on land currently used as car parks and above Waitrose supermarkets across the UK.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Amazon has opened a new Amazon Go store in the Tacoma suburb of Puyallup, Wash., according to reporting in Supermarket News and other outlets. 26, 2023, comes despite Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s February 2023 announcement that the retailer would halt expansion of its Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go store footprints.

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MARCH 26, 2024

The supermarket retailer will close 48 stores in upstate New York and Pennsylvania that are located in the “path of totality” from 3 to 3:30 p.m. Wegmans doesn’t want its employees (or its customers for that matter) to miss what will be the last total solar eclipse visible from North America for 20 years. ET on April 8.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Amazon will close its two Amazon Style stores, located in Glendale, Calif. The stores had been open for less than two years: the Glendale location opened in May 2022 , although the concept had been reported on as early as January 2022. and Columbus, Ohio, by Nov. 9, 2023, according to CNBC and other media outlets.

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AUGUST 28, 2024

Since food inflation took off globally, we have been laser-focused on doing what we can to keep prices lower for customers, including opening more discount food locations in more parts of the country. The stores, in Windsor, St. in a statement.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

After opening a net 23 new stores in 2023 for a total of over 400 locations, Sprouts Farmers Market plans to open 35 new locations this year, all in its new smaller-store format. Sprouts committed to shrinking its stores’ square footage by 23% as a way to reduce environmental impact in June 2023.

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JUNE 5, 2023

The Aldi Express service is now available from more than 2,100 Aldi supermarket locations across the U.S. “We We know our customers live hectic lives, and sometimes that means they don’t have time to make it to the grocery store — even for a quick trip,” said Scott Patton, VP of National Buying at Aldi in a statement.

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JULY 20, 2023

The identification, payment, loyalty membership and entry solutions are currently deployed at a total of more than 400 locations in the U.S., including 200 Whole Foods supermarkets, and have clocked more than 3 million uses to date.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Sainsbury’s, one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains, had piloted a cashierless customer experience at this store using its own technology in 2019. The store will continue to be staffed with Sainsbury’s employees who will answer shopper questions, check IDs for alcohol purchases and restock shelves.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 11, 2023

Midwestern supermarket retailer Hy-Vee has partnered with Uber to add delivery services from 260 of its grocery and liquor storefronts. Consumers ordering from Hy-Vee locations will receive 50% off their first order of $50 or more (up to $40 ) and the chance to enter the sweepstakes.

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JUNE 5, 2020

Food Lion will acquire 62 BI-LO / Harveys Supermarket stores in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia from Southeastern Grocers. The grocery retailer expects to hire more than 4,650 associates to keep the new locations staffed. All stores will eventually convert to the Food Lion banner. “We

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JULY 13, 2020

the Montreal-based company is sending notices to terminate leases for 82 of its Canadian stores and all 42 U.S. The retailer, which also sells tea and tea-related products in 2,500 grocery stores and supermarkets across Canada, currently operates more than 100 stores in the country.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 20, 2021

He said an acceleration of Coles Local and Liquorland renewal will see “a new store program focused on high quality, locations, and winning formats”. We no longer, as a general rule, expect supermarkets to be physical-only entities. times more with Coles in total, than those that only shop in store”. Omnichannel strategy.

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APRIL 17, 2023

With refreshed apps, streamlined loyalty programs and experimental presences in-store and in the metaverse, retailers have gone above and beyond to entice and retain customers. Similarly, Lowes Foods has prioritized unique experiences, opting for entertainment-based enhancements to its 80 full-service supermarkets.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Good Food Holdings and Instacart will open the first Instacart Platform-powered Connected Store at a Bristol Farms location in Irvine, Calif. The supermarket will utilize the Connected Stores experience to help shoppers move seamlessly between the retailer’s app, website and in-store experience.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

will reveal data on how consumers’ in-store shopping behaviors will change and evolve through Q4, including in-demand categories, top-performing retailers, and the challenges and opportunities that exist for all merchants during the season. In the key grocery category, Placer.ai

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AUGUST 18, 2023

food retail industry comprises nearly 63,000 grocery stores and supermarkets, which amounted to $765.98 Retailers can bring loyalty programs to the next level by adding proximity marketing based on in-store location throughout the journey. Even with in-store promotions, timing is everything.

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JUNE 29, 2022

Evaluate Your Retail Store’s Location. Every retail store has unique property characteristics that should be taken into consideration when deciding on physical security — one of which includes where your store is located.

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JULY 29, 2021

Toys ‘R’ Us once boasted a prime location in New York’s Time Square while also inhabiting many large out-of-town buildings in retail parks in key towns and cities in the U.S. and abroad. In 2017, the U.S. business collapsed, saddled with debt.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The site also said Japanese home appliance store operator Yodobashi Holdings is considering buying some of the Sogo & Seibu sites and diverting proceeds to the US fund. Yodobashi will also open stores in several Sogo & Seibu locations in the country.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 7, 2024

Morrisons has acquired 38 stores and six fuel forecourts in the Channel Islands from long-term partner SandpiperCI. The supermarket chain said it currently supplies all the shops in some capacity, with 19 operating under its Daily fascia. in the last 12 months. Our convenience business is now well set and growing rapidly.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Much depends on the retailer’s ability to roll out a new store format in Japan, and improve profit margins overseas, analysts and industry insiders say. Seven & I plans to split off its supermarket operation and some 30 other “non-core” units into a holding company, York Holdings.

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APRIL 16, 2024

supermarket with cashier-free checkout technology powered by computer vision. It’s exciting to see a checkout-free capability live in one of our stores,” said Eric Traxler, VP of IT at Aldi in a statement. Amazon , one of the pioneers of cashierless solutions, has been moving away from deployments in supermarkets.

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MAY 9, 2024

Most notable is Amazon’s recent pullback of its own tech, with the removal of JWO from its Amazon Fresh supermarkets and its plans to focus on smart carts instead at new locations. Where Autonomous Retail is Working A JWO-powered Hudson News airport convenience store. It’s about throughput, convenience and speed.

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