Inside the store: How a reimagined Walmart supercenter is …
Mar 12, 2024 · Walmart is ramping up its store renovations, which include adding products and modernizing layouts, at a time when discounters and mass retailers have been taking grocery market share from traditional supermarket operators. Walmart already commands roughly a quarter of the U.S. grocery market, according to Numerator data released last summer, and …
Walmart’s major grocery moves so far in 2024 | Grocery Dive
Sep 19, 2024 · Walmart has been busy this year making a plethora of grocery moves to sharpen its appeal as a food destination. The retailer’s grocery efforts are also currently receiving a national spotlight thanks to the Kroger-Albertsons merger, with the two supermarket chains frequently citing Walmart as a main reason for why they are seeking to quickly gain scale by …
Stop & Shop appoints new chief merchant | Grocery Dive
Dec 19, 2024 · Dive Insight: Nicholson is joining Stop & Shop just a few months after it brought on Roger Wheeler as president amid a drive by the chain to improve its financial performance and strengthen ties with shoppers in the five Northeastern states where it operates. The company has closed 32 stores this year and said in October that it had cut prices on thousands of private …
Amazon Fresh expansion continues as chain opens long-awaited …
Nov 11, 2024 · The locations range from 31,000 to 59,000 square feet. Buch noted that Amazon is “encouraged by early signs” coming from stores that follow the refreshed design it debuted in Chicago and Southern California late last year.. Amazon Fresh paused store expansion early last year and has recently resumed openings. The newly opened New York locations, one in …
Top grocery trade shows in 2025 | Grocery Dive
Oct 1, 2024 · NRF’s “Big Show” Jan. 12-14 Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York. The National Retail Federation’s annual conference is a marquee event for the retail industry, drawing tens of thousands of attendees to the Javits Center to share ideas and show off products.
H-E-B bolstering Texas store fleet | Grocery Dive
Dec 2, 2024 · Dive Brief: H-E-B continues to expand its store count, with several new locations announced in its home state of Texas. The grocery chain last week announced plans for a new store in East Austin that it expects to open in late 2027.; The week prior, H-E-B said it started construction on two stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth area — one in Murphy and another in the …
Inside the Store: Sam’s Club unveils its store of the future
Oct 21, 2024 · While Sam’s Club Now is smaller, the approximately 150,000-square-foot Grapevine store is slightly larger than a typical Sam’s Club location.It’s the latest step in Sam’s Club’s almost decade-long effort to trial new solutions and merchandising tactics to better appeal to customers and streamline operations.
Kroger-Albertsons merger in court: 6 key takeaways
Nov 4, 2024 · The supermarket chains focused on broader industry competition. While the FTC and Washington state defined supermarkets as the relevant markets for their challenges — a definition that also included Walmart — Kroger and Albertsons wanted the judges to take a more expansive view of the industry, where competition also includes the likes of Costco, Amazon, …
Sam’s Club to open location without checkout stations
Oct 8, 2024 · LAS VEGAS — Sam’s Club is preparing to open a location next week that will be the first in the chain to require shoppers to pay using its Scan & Go smartphone app, the company’s top executive said Monday.
Amazon Fresh breaks the 50-store mark | Grocery Dive
Sep 25, 2024 · Amazon Fresh opened its first store in mid-2020, but paused store openings less than three years later due to an underwhelming reception from shoppers. The company brought in new executives and spent months adjusting its approach. Amazon unveiled a refreshed store model for the chain late last year that features new signage, stronger price messaging and an …