Sprouts accelerates rollout of smaller stores

The retailer plans to open at least 30 locations in 2023, all of which will be based on its newer format, and to close 11 larger ones based on its legacy design, executives said Thursday.

By Sam Silverstein • March 3, 2023

Kroger’s Q4 sales, full-year outlook handily beat Wall Street estimates

Strong identical sales and profit coupled with a higher-than-expected earnings expectations for fiscal 2023 sent the grocer’s stock price up by more than 6% Thursday morning.

By Jeff Wells , Catherine Douglas Moran • March 2, 2023

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Food retailers are depending on techniques designed to build and maintain connections with customers as they strive to stand out.

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Dollar Tree zeroes in on grocery

The company plans to have around 30 cooler doors per store and will add “hundreds” of consumable private label items to its assortment, CEO Rick Dreiling said Wednesday.

By Jeff Wells , Catherine Douglas Moran • March 2, 2023

Publix increases capital budget to $2.3B for 2023

That spending projection is $500 million more than what the company spent the prior year.

By Jeff Wells • March 2, 2023

Grocery Outlet ramping up private label plans

Executives signaled a significant uptick is coming in its store brand assortment, which is notable given the company’s reliance on name brands and opportunistic sourcing. 

By Catherine Douglas Moran • March 1, 2023

Seattle-area grocery chain blends worker creativity into its new milk brand

The retailer’s just-launched EveryDay Milk private label line comprises six varieties, all with employee-designed artwork on their packaging.

By Sam Silverstein • March 1, 2023

Target profits continue to slide as discretionary purchases slow

The retailer said consumer spending on essentials, like food, helped offset inflation-driven sales slides in discretionary buys.

By Nate Delesline III • Feb. 28, 2023

Instacart launches B2B service

Instacart Business allows companies to browse more than 1.5 million products, including bulk and value essentials, for delivery.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 28, 2023

Save Mart unveils robotic grocery-picking facility

The retailer is using technology from startup Fulfil Solutions that can pick and pack items across grocery categories for a quick-delivery service called Lucky Now.

By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 27, 2023

The Friday Checkout: Grocers better beware discounters, mass retailers

Amid ongoing high inflation, recent reports have highlighted how consumers are turning to retailers focused on low prices and those who sell general merchandise alongside food.

By Grocery Dive Staff • Feb. 24, 2023

New York grocer brings SNAP produce incentive online

The Hub on The Hill has become the first grocer in the U.S. to give participants in the nutrition-assistance program digital access to Double Up Food Bucks, officials involved with the project said.

By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 24, 2023

DoorDash adds Aldi to its delivery portfolio

The partnership with the discount grocer represents the e-commerce company’s latest move to build its presence in the grocery market, which has emerged as a key growth driver for the firm.

By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 23, 2023

Misfits Market to close 3 fulfillment centers following Imperfect Foods acquisition

The online grocer will rely on smaller facilities to service customers as it streamlines operations.

By Max Garland • Feb. 22, 2023

Why grocers must reinvest in food safety culture

Leading food retailers drive food safety leadership through preventative systems, not just checking off items on a list, writes Sally Robinson with Upshop.

By Sally Robinson • Feb. 22, 2023

NGA weighs in on USDA’s proposed WIC changes

While the trade association said it supports many of the agency’s recommendations, including expanded product offerings and pack size flexibility, it is concerned about state-level stocking requirements.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 22, 2023

How Schnucks is embracing digital innovation in its stores

From aisle-roaming robots and digital shelf tags to an upcoming smart cart pilot, the Midwestern chain seeks out solutions that tie into its long-term tech ecosystem, two of its IT executives say.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 21, 2023

Grocery continues to power growth for DoorDash

The company’s convenience and grocery delivery business expanded 60% in Q4 as more people sign up to place orders from establishments other than restaurants.

By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 21, 2023

Walmart issues cautious forecast amid ongoing high food inflation

While its Q4 sales were higher than expected, declines in general merchandise sales and the ongoing impacts of high food prices are prompting a conservative outlook for the year ahead, executives told investors Tuesday.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 21, 2023

Lidl US lays off hundreds of corporate workers

The German discounter said it is shrinking its payroll by around 200 jobs in the United States, a move that primarily impacts workers at its U.S. headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.

By Catherine Douglas Moran , Jeff Wells • Feb. 17, 2023

The Friday Checkout: Instacart faces growing pushback from retailers

The announcement by Heinen’s this week that it will stop working with the e-commerce company highlights the moves grocers are making to take control over their online operations.

By Grocery Dive Staff • Feb. 17, 2023

Wegmans adds e-commerce features, starts accepting SNAP benefits online

The East Coast grocery chain’s new "Feel Your Best” tools help shoppers plan balanced meals and build healthy eating habits.

By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 15, 2023

Ahold Delhaize posts better-than-expected results for 2022

The Dutch retailer was more profitable last year than it had anticipated, but digital sales lost momentum even as comparable-store and net sales increased for the full year and fourth quarter.

By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 15, 2023

Walmart shuts the door on e-commerce-only stores

The retailer is closing locations in Bentonville, Arkansas, and Lincolnwood, Illinois, that offer only pickup and delivery service this week, marking the end of a pilot that started nearly a decade ago.

By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 14, 2023

Shipt names new chief people and community officer

Amy Benson, a former vice president of human resources with Target, will oversee equity, diversity and inclusion as well as economic development and corporate giving at the e-commerce company.

By Peyton Bigora • Feb. 14, 2023

Kroger and Albertsons plan divestiture of 250-300 stores: Reuters

The grocers are considering selling the locations, which could generate more than $1 billion in sales, in a bid to appease regulators reviewing the $24.6 billion merger.

By Jeff Wells • Feb. 13, 2023