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Grocers’ meat departments show resilience amid economic woes: report
Sales growth in this key segment of the store outpaced all other fresh food categories in 2024, highlighting its importance to price-sensitive shoppers, according to FMI.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Aug. 19, 2025 -
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ColumnMore than a Store: My dinner at Wegmans
The grocer’s newly opened Japanese restaurant in Manhattan serves up tasty, unique dishes with a side of experiential dining.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Aug. 19, 2025 -
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Top stories from Grocery Dive first half of 2025.
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Amazon’s same-day push is already disrupting grocers
The company’s pursuit of faster delivery is boosting sales in key pantry and general merchandise categories, according to one expert. Can it overcome the “trust chasm” in fresh?
By Jeff Wells • Updated Aug. 18, 2025 -
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Amazon’s grocery delivery play doesn’t erase key challenges
While the retailer’s same-day delivery expansion leverages its enormous reach online, its fractional brick-and-mortar presence remains a central liability, industry analysts said.
By Sam Silverstein • Aug. 14, 2025 -
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Amazon brings same-day perishable food delivery to 1K cities and towns
The retailer plans to expand the service, which allows shoppers to buy groceries and non-food products using a single online cart, to more than 2,300 locations by the end of 2025.
By Sam Silverstein • Aug. 13, 2025 -
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Heritage Grocers ushers in predictive tech to revamp prepared foods strategy
The Hispanic grocery company aims to improve market demand fulfillment while also better serving its multicultural family customers.
By Peyton Bigora • Aug. 13, 2025 -
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Sponsored by Healthy Family ProjectHealthy Family Project rallies brand partners to help families prep for back-to-school season
The cause-marketing organization pairs digital strategies with charitable giving, supporting both healthier eating and industry partnerships.
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Q&AHow Lidl US is chasing growth by thinking small
“The idea is that with the [limited] number of products we have in our stores, you should be able to meet every need that you have as a shopper,” CEO Joel Rampoldt said.
By Sam Silverstein • Aug. 4, 2025 -
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Kroger trials food waste reduction tech in Mid-Atlantic stores
The pilot with Flashfood includes 16 Richmond, Virginia-area locations, building on the grocer’s sustainability efforts.
By Peyton Bigora • July 31, 2025 -
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Deep DiveHow SNAP changes could impact grocers
Retailers are figuring out how to navigate new policies tightening participation in the food assistance program and restrictions certain states are implementing on which items customers can buy.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • July 29, 2025 -
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Inside the store: PCC’s 1st small-format store is an urban lunch stop
More than a year after closing its downtown Seattle location, the co-op grocer is back with a site that’s a third the size and focused on meal solutions.
By Jeff Wells • July 28, 2025 -
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Refrigerated goods, beverages lead private brand growth, report finds
Store brand sales increased 4.4% in the first half of 2025 compared with a year ago while national brands saw 1.1% growth, per the Private Label Manufacturers Association.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • July 23, 2025 -
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US installs 17% tariff on tomatoes from Mexico
The action came after the Commerce Department ended a six-year agreement favored by U.S. distributors and importers.
By Antone Gonsalves • July 22, 2025 -
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Inside the Store: Lidl US’ CEO shows off the grocer’s approach to efficiency
A recent tour of a store in Virginia showcases how the discounter balances its streamlined retailing strategy with a focus on freshness and artful design.
By Sam Silverstein • July 17, 2025 -
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FMI takes aim at Food Traceability Rule amid Trump’s deregulation push
The trade group is urging for changes to the rule, which it calls “one of the most burdensome regulations” facing the industry.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • July 17, 2025 -
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Sponsored by Our FarmsOur Farms launches curated online market featuring farm-raised foods
Our Farms: A new online grocery market powered by America’s Farmers.
July 15, 2025 -
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Trump administration sues California over egg prices
Animal welfare laws in the state have caused egg prices across the U.S. to rise and are unconstitutional, the Justice Department claimed in a lawsuit.
By Sam Silverstein • July 14, 2025 -
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Is the tide shifting for grocery private brands?
While the frequency with which people buy store brands over name ones has softened recently, private labels remain a key driver for grocers, Dunnhumby found.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • July 10, 2025 -
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Trump signs spending and tax bill with major SNAP changes
The legislation tightens eligibility requirements for the food assistance program, but contains less severe modifications than originally proposed.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • July 7, 2025 -
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How Sam’s Club sees fresh food, digital tools fueling its ambitious growth plans
Walmart-owned club retailer is enhancing the shopping experience with sushi, automated receipt checks and a new app platform, its CFO said at a conference.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • June 24, 2025 -
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How one grocer is succeeding with in-store restaurants
While many retailers have struggled to make money with on-site eateries, Town & Country Market’s integrated approach is lifting sales throughout the store.
By Jeff Wells • June 23, 2025 -
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Sponsored by Alaska Seafood Marketing InstituteFrom ocean to aisle: How Alaska sets the bar with sustainable seafood
Consumers seek to increase seafood consumption, and they prefer wild-caught products from Alaska.
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Sponsored by ToscaIn an $8 egg carton world, does your packaging still deliver?
See why when every dollar—and egg—counts, better protection matters more than ever.
June 23, 2025 -
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Walmart is leveling up in foodservice. How can grocers compete?
As the retailer adds hot bars, grab-and-go items and in-store QSRs, supermarkets can tap their workers and deep knowledge of their customer base as valuable differentiators, sources said.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • June 11, 2025 -
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Tariff impact on grocery prices muted so far, Circana reports
Price increases this year have mostly stemmed from tight supplies of eggs, meat, coffee and cocoa, the market research company found.
By Sam Silverstein • June 9, 2025
