Albertsons

Albertsons Is Buying Rite Aid
Albertsons Is Buying Rite Aid
February 21, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Albertsons announced it is buying drug store chain Rite Aid so both companies can better compete with larger pharmacy chains and the looming threat of...

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Discounts And Price Compare On Grocery Apps Can Drive Higher Customer Satisfaction
Discounts And Price Compare On Grocery Apps Can Drive Higher Customer Satisfaction
February 15, 2018  |  Retail

Third-party apps such as Instacart have long served grocery customers. With their popularity, grocers want in — and software companies are happy to create white-label...

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Instacart Teams Up With Albertsons
Instacart Teams Up With Albertsons
November 29, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Albertsons Companies, the grocery retailer, announced Tuesday (Nov. 28) that the company inked a deal with Instacart, the on-demand grocery delivery company. In a press...

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The Meal Kit Survival Guide
The Meal Kit Survival Guide
September 13, 2017  |  Retail

Gazing into the pantry, the kids whine that there is nothing to eat — and they’re partially right. There’s no ready food, only ingredients. To eat...

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Amazon Sizzles, Apple Fizzles And A High Profile Merger Fizzle Before It Starts
Amazon Sizzles, Apple Fizzles And A High Profile Merger Fizzle Before It Starts
July 14, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Some partnerships seemed destined, perhaps even written in the stars — Romeo & Juliet, Tony & Maria or (of course) Kimye are all good examples. Then...

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Albertsons IPO Is Back On Hold
Albertsons IPO Is Back On Hold
July 12, 2017  |  ResTech

Albertsons still wants to go public, two years after first mulling and tabling an initial public offering, Bloomberg reports. Yet once again, the grocer is...

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Grocery Tracker: Whole Foods Rising Up To Challenge Of Rivals
Grocery Tracker: Whole Foods Rising Up To Challenge Of Rivals
May 22, 2017  |  Retail

Grocery stores are starving, and despite a strict diet that eliminates the least successful venues, some businesses may not be able to save themselves. Whole...

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Grocery Tracker: Turnaround In Sight
Grocery Tracker: Turnaround In Sight
March 27, 2017  |  Retail

As winter turned to spring in the northern hemisphere, grocery stocks have yet to show much sign of warming up. Another down end to the...

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Supermarket Profits To Rise In Second Half Of 2017
Supermarket Profits To Rise In Second Half Of 2017
March 24, 2017  |  Retail

Finally, some good news for U.S. grocers. After retail prices for major food sources ended 2016 on a downswing, meaning U.S. supermarkets had to eat...

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