Produce suppliers and grocery stores have reportedly been busy adapting to the on-again, off-again tariffs imposed on Mexico and Canada. The changing policies have created challenges for companies that deal with fruits and vegetables, which are perishable and have thin profit margins, The Wall Street...
Albertsons has sued fellow grocery giant Kroger over the failure of their $24.6 billion merger. The company said Wednesday (Dec. 11) that it has filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery, accusing Kroger of breach of contract. The suit came one day after...
When it comes to attracting new customers, Whole Foods Market is apparently thinking small. The Amazon-owned grocery chain recently opened its first Daily Shop mini-market on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, with plans to bring the concept to other urban neighborhoods, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Monday (Dec. 2)....
Grocery giant Ahold Delhaize saw quarterly sales dip amid product recalls and store closures. The company’s quarterly earnings, released Thursday (Nov. 7), showed net sales in the U.S. of $14.49 billion, a 0.1% decrease, 1% at the actual exchange rate. Impacting the company — whose brands include Giant...
September 20, 2017
Could the secret to winning the grocery wars lie not in groceries, but in adjacent brands and services? That’s the strategy Hy-Vee is investing in, and the latest move along the trajectory has been a partnership between the Iowa-based supermarket chain and two unlikely comrades: OrangeTheory Fitness and Wahlburgers restaurants. According to Supermarket News, Hy-Vee […]
July 13, 2017
Peapod was one of the earliest Internet startups to offer grocery delivery services, so it only makes sense that the company would strive to stay at the forefront of the...
April 15, 2025
Grocery giant Albertsons says inflationary pressures continue to push its shoppers to seek value. The company on Tuesday (April 15) released earnings showing 24% upticks in digital sales for the quarter and full fiscal year. Identical sales were up 2.3% for the quarter — 2% for the year — while the company’s loyalty program membership […]
March 14, 2025
Produce suppliers and grocery stores have reportedly been busy adapting to the on-again, off-again tariffs imposed on Mexico and Canada. The changing policies have created challenges for companies that deal...
December 11, 2024
Albertsons has sued fellow grocery giant Kroger over the failure of their $24.6 billion merger. The company said Wednesday (Dec. 11) that it has filed a lawsuit in the Delaware...
December 02, 2024
When it comes to attracting new customers, Whole Foods Market is apparently thinking small. The Amazon-owned grocery chain recently opened its first Daily Shop mini-market on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, with plans...
