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Mastercard Forecasts Higher Holiday Spending
Mastercard Forecasts Higher Holiday Spending
September 19, 2023  |  Retail

Mastercard is predicting a “rebalancing” in consumer spending for the 2023 holiday season. The company on Tuesday (Sept. 19) announced that its SpendingPulse shows retail sales increasing...

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Grocers Grapple With Direct Delivery as Instacart Goes Public
Grocers Grapple With Direct Delivery as Instacart Goes Public
September 19, 2023  |  Delivery

With Instacart going public Tuesday (Sept. 19) via initial public offering (IPO), grocers are rethinking their direct delivery businesses. Some are investing more in their...

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Retailers Announce Holiday Hiring Plans Equal to Last Year
Retailers Announce Holiday Hiring Plans Equal to Last Year
September 19, 2023  |  Retail

Three large retailers’ hiring plans for the upcoming holiday season are similar to those they announced last year. A fourth retailer, Macy’s plans to hire...

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Kroger Health to Add Medically Tailored Meals for Chronic Conditions
Kroger Health to Add Medically Tailored Meals for Chronic Conditions
September 15, 2023  |  Healthcare

Kroger Health, the healthcare division of The Kroger Co., has partnered with Performance Kitchen to offer medically tailored meals (MTMs). This partnership marks the first time that Kroger...

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Card-Linked Offers Go a Long Way Toward Driving Grocery Loyalty
Card-Linked Offers Go a Long Way Toward Driving Grocery Loyalty
September 15, 2023  |  Loyalty & Rewards

As grocers look to boost loyalty and drive adoption, card-linked offers can help them reach half of all shoppers. By the Numbers For the new...

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Kroger and Albertsons Add New Meal Capabilities to Drive Loyalty
Kroger and Albertsons Add New Meal Capabilities to Drive Loyalty
September 15, 2023  |  Retail

In an effort to make their brands more indispensable to consumers’ day-to-day food routines, both Kroger and Albertsons have just announced new meal offerings.  The...

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Kroger Feels Impacts of Low-Income Shoppers’ Trade-Down Amid SNAP Cuts
Kroger Feels Impacts of Low-Income Shoppers’ Trade-Down Amid SNAP Cuts
September 08, 2023  |  Earnings

With many low-income consumers struggling with the impacts of the reduction in their benefits, Kroger is seeing its more budget-pressured customers pull back. The United...

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10% of Consumers Use BNPL at the Grocery Store
10% of Consumers Use BNPL at the Grocery Store
September 06, 2023  |  Buy Now Pay Later

As macroeconomic challenges continue to rack budget-strapped consumers, a small but meaningful share of grocery shoppers is using buy now, pay later (BNPL) to buy...

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Kroger’s Sushi Sales Blur Line Between Grocery Stores and Restaurants
Kroger’s Sushi Sales Blur Line Between Grocery Stores and Restaurants
September 03, 2023  |  Retail

Consumers prefer to pick up their restaurant meals, but where they purchase them is no longer as clear-cut.  Kroger has been crowned the nation’s top sushi seller,...

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