grocery retailers

Save A Lot Makes Interim CEO Appointment Permanent

Discount grocery chain Save A Lot has named interim CEO Fred Boehler to the role permanently. Boehler has been serving as interim…

Amazon to Deploy Just Walk Out Tech in Two Whole Foods Stores in 2022

Amazon will let Whole Foods customers “skip the checkout line” at two new Just Walk Out-enabled locations, in Washington, D.C. and Sherman…

Albertsons Brings in CPG Veteran to Lead Merchandising

Albertsons Companies has appointed former PepsiCo executive Jennifer Saenz as EVP, Chief Merchandising Officer. In her new role Saenz will be responsible…

Apollo Sells Smart & Final to Bodega Latina for $620M

Bodega Latina — a subsidiary of Grupo Comercial Chedraui (GCC) — has agreed to acquire grocery chain Smart & Final from funds…

Stop & Shop President Steps Down, Giant Food President Fills Position

Stop & Shop President Mark McGowan will leave his post as CEO after nearly 30 years with the grocery retailer, and will…

Lidl CEO Steps Down

In the midst of an aggressive expansion in the U.S., Lidl has announced the sudden departure of CEO Sven Seidel due to…

Wakefern Food Corp. Announces Record $16 Billion Annual Sales

Wakefern Food Corp., the grocery company with banners that include ShopRite and Price Rite, has reported record retail sales of $16 billion…

Grocery Delivery Platform Shipt Scores $20.1 Million To Expand Business

Online grocery marketplace Shipt has secured $20.1 million in funding. The Series A round was led by Greycroft Partners, Harbert Growth Partners…

When Grocers Collide: Ahold And Delhaize To Divest 86 Stores In Wake Of Merger

Netherlands-based grocer Ahold and Belgian-based rival Delhaize have agreed with buyers to divest 86 U.S. stores in an effort to win the…

Unata Achieves 350% YOY Revenue Growth

Toronto-based tech startup Unata, a one-to-one digital solutions provider for grocers, has reported 350% year-over-year revenue growth in 2016. This follows an…

Fairway Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

Grocery retailer Fairway Market has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, with plans to reduce its debt by approximately $140 million and…

Kroger Acquires Stake In Lucky’s Market To Expand Natural, Organic Food Offering

Kroger Co. is continuing its strides to offering more natural and organic foods by acquiring a “significant” stake in Lucky’s Market, a…

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