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Executives said during Grocery Dive’s virtual event that drones and autonomous vehicles are helping their companies speed up need-it-now delivery trips.
Participants in the government assistance program can now order pre-approved foods for pickup or delivery from the retailer in Washington state and Massachusetts.
Mushroom tea and kettle-style tortilla chips in a Hatch chile flavor are among the grocer’s new items.
One expert described the grocer as “ruddlerless,” noting that its core grocery business has suffered as the company has pursued alternative profits and pricey e-commerce investments.
UFCW Local 881 blamed the results of the election on “fear and intimidation” by the Chicago-area grocer and said it would file unfair labor practice charges with the NLRB.
The grocer launched a collection of lemon-inspired products, including cookies, pretzels and popcorn, available through May 9.
Along with groceries and liquor, the Colorado store includes nearly a dozen restaurant concepts, a tap room with live music and more.
In a recent podcast, company leaders emphasized that their marketing model focuses on human interaction, not robots and screens.
Rodney McMullen left Kroger while Dollar Tree, Albertsons and Instacart added new leaders to their C-suites.
The retailer is working with Cropin to improve yield forecasting, monitor crop health and better predict seasonal transitions for fresh foods.
The act would allow striking workers to continue utilizing their SNAP benefits as well as offer other protections.
The company said its new offerings will help provide a real-time understanding of what’s on store shelves.
The bundle, which is priced at about $6 per person, includes ham, potatoes and asparagus, and costs less than what the retailer charged for a similar promotion last year.
Reviewing both suits reveals the two companies fought fiercely over the divestiture deal and stopped cooperating long before they set foot in court.
Independence Market centers on convenience and debuts in Clackson, Michigan, at the end of April.
Updated March 28, 2025
The ban is the first of its kind in the U.S., but the head of the San Diego city council noted that other states have tried similar initiatives.
The revision to the state’s liquor bill builds on a growing trend of states easing up on alcohol-sale restrictions.
Albertsons worked with C&S Wholesale Grocers to cast doubt on Kroger’s plan for securing regulatory clearance for the deal, Kroger said in a legal filing.
Updated March 25, 2025
A sale to private equity comes 10 years after Dollar Tree acquired its rival for $8.5 billion, a decade when the business has mostly dragged down results.
Food retailers have an opportunity to convert customers into “occasional or frequent” seafood shoppers by highlighting seafood’s affordability, health benefits and more, FMI found.
Both chains saw a smaller share of customers visit other stores just before or after stopping at their locations last year than in 2023, according to Placer.ai.
More than 7,000 companies will soon have the ability to extend a single ad campaign across Instacart’s online and in-store platforms.
The city council approved the ordinance, which is reportedly the first in the country, to give consumers equal access to supermarket savings.
Online grocery sales have fluctuated since booming in 2020, but they appear poised for continued growth, with delivery taking the lead.
The 30-month pause comes as major companies have grappled with E. coli and listeria contamination within their supply chains.
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