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Albertsons Terminates Merger With Kroger
Albertsons has terminated its $25-billion (€23.7 billion) merger agreement with Kroger after the US District Court in Oregon and the King County Superior Court for the State of Washington blocked the deal....
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Walmart owns the top 5 private label brands
Numerator’s updated Private Label Trends Tracker has found that nearly all U.S. households purchased private label products in grocery, health and beauty, household, and home and garden categories over the last 12 months,...
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Ocado Partner Kroger Orders New Automated Technologies
British online supermarket and technology group Ocado has said that its US partner Kroger has placed an order for a wide range of new automated technologies to roll out in...
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Nestlé Launches Website To Support People On Weight-Loss Drugs
Food giant Nestlé’s health unit has launched a web platform to provide nutritional support for individuals on weight loss programmes, including those using GLP-1 medications. Nestlé Health Science said the...
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Food e-commerce isn’t for everyone (yet)
The democratisation of online grocery shopping is taking longer than initially expected given the worldwide hype around e-commerce. Persistent cost inflation has forced retailers to launch initiatives to curb staff...
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Self-checkouts also need a better strategy to succeed
Grocery Dive’s report on self-service checkouts and Mordor Intelligence’s forecast suggest that the self-service checkout market can grow by an average of 10.2% per year between 2024 and 2028. This...
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Kroger-Albertsons mega-merger at risk
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is opposing the controversial merger of the supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons, fearing it will lead to higher prices for consumers and worse working...
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Aldi US doubles down on EDLP price promise
Aldi Süd in the USA highlights the low-price appeal of its discount model. The retailer especially emphasizes the simplicity and inclusiveness of its EDLP strategy. The discounter challenges the paid...
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Artificial intelligence is already revolutionising retail
In this article we would like to show – by using practical examples – that artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just a promising future technology, but an increasingly dominant...
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Kroger to close 3 e-commerce facilities
The grocer said it will shutter one spoke warehouse in South Florida and two others in Texas in late May. Kroger’s decision to close delivery facilities in two key states...
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Kroger invests in cross-channel customer experiences
The grocer is planning on piloting drive-thru pickup lanes and tools to help associates more efficiently prepare items for pickup. Kroger sees digital sales as an important growth accelerator for the...
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Kroger joins grocers working to protect pollinators
Kroger will soon require all of its fresh produce suppliers to implement integrated pest management practices Kroger has joined Whole Foods, Walmart, and Giant Eagle in an effort to protect...
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Kroger was the most visited grocery store in the US in 2023
According to a summary report titled Grocery Sector in 2023 and made by retail data company Placer.ai, almost 19% of annual grocery store sales in 2023 were realised by Kroger...
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Unilever teams up with Perfect Day to develop lactose-free ice cream
The product will be sold under Unilever’s Breyers brand at retailers across the US. Unilever has partnered with US-based animal-free dairy producer Perfect Day to launch a new lactose-free ice...
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Kim Kardashian’s private equity firm snags stake in Truff
SKKY Partners, a private equity firm founded by Kim Kardashian and Jay Sammons, has agreed to acquire a “significant minority stake” in specialty condiment brand Truff. Financial terms were not...
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Kroger Expands Supply Partnership With Vertical Farming Company 80 Acres Farms
US retailer Kroger plans to offer fresh produce from vertical farming company 80 Acres Farms to around 1,000 stores across the Midwest and Southeast. 80 Acres Farms has been supplying...
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Economic concerns among shoppers will drive the grocery industry for decades to come
Ongoing concern among consumers about the state of the economy and their personal finances is likely to persist as a top driver of grocery-shopping behavior for the next 30 years,...
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Automation, private labels and veganism – international retail in 2022
Workforce shortage? Automation! This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2023/6-7. In 2022 the workforce situation in FMCG retail wasn’t any better than in the previous year: both...
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Kroger stops mailing paper promotional leaflets
Kroger is phasing out its printed weekly ad circulars in markets across the country and switching over to a digital format. Physical copies will still be available in-store, but the...
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Aldi launches 30-minute delivery
Aldi and Instacart announced June 1 the launch of Aldi Express, a “virtual convenience store” providing 30-minute delivery of a selection of nearly 2,000 items. With this launch, Aldi joins other...
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Top 25 global retailers thrive amidst challenges to post 7.1% YoY revenue growth in 2022, reveals GlobalData
Despite the challenges of high inflation rates, labor shortages, and disruptions in the supply chain, the top 25 publicly traded global retailers* achieved a remarkable year-on-year (YoY) revenue growth of...
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Are health and wellness subscriptions the next frontier for grocers?
Hy-Vee and Amazon have recently ventured into memberships that bundle wellness services, and sources say other grocers will likely follow suit. Last week, Hy-Vee unveiled a health and wellness subscription...
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Walmart accounts for the most U.S. grocery dollars, Aldi tops for value
Walmart accounts for the most U.S. grocery dollars, almost twice that of Kroger. That’s one of the findings of MarketForce’s “US Grocery Benchmark Study: Consumer Experiences & Competitive Benchmarks,” which...
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Publix, Kroger, Fresh Market and Albertsons among ‘Most Trustworthy Companies in America’
Publix, WinCo Foods and The Kroger Co. took the top spots in the grocery/convenience store category in Newsweek’s “Most Trustworthy Companies in America” survey, which ranked 700 U.S. companies in...
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Barilla expands chickpea pasta line
Barilla is expanding its single-ingredient chickpea pasta portfolio with the launch of orzo. Orzo is a short cut pasta that may be used for hot or cold applications. The company...
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Self-Driving Startup Gatik Strikes Deal With Kroger
Self-driving trucking startup Gatik will double its workforce by year end, a top executive said, after it announced a deal on Wednesday with grocer Kroger to transport goods within its...
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(HU) Nincs még meg az Amazonnak a szupermarketek sikerreceptje
Amazon.com Inc, the online retailer long feared to disrupt the grocery sector, believes it has fallen short. The company has paused expansion of its Fresh supermarkets and cashier-less convenience stores...
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Kroger deploys Google Cloud tools to enhance productivity in stores
Kroger framed its decision to invest in the technology Google is providing as a way to improve the shopping experience for customers who visit its stores by empowering associates with...
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Beyond Meat’s plant-based steak available in more than 5,000 US stores
Beyond Meat officially launched its plant-based beef tips: Beyond Steak is available in more than 5,000 Kroger and Walmart stores nationwide, as well as some Albertsons and Ahold divisions. The...
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Merger of the two biggest retail chains in the USA
Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. signed a USD 24.6bn deal in mid-October. Under the deal, Cincinnati-based Kroger plans to acquire all outstanding shares of Albertsons for about USD 34.10 per...
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