supermarkets

Kroger Looks to Build on 2020 Growth by Accelerating Digital, ‘Leading with Fresh’

Kroger outlined plans to deliver total shareholder returns of 8% to 10% in 2021 at its virtual Investor Day, held March 31,…

Kroger Adds Plant-Based Meat To Its Private Label Line

Plant-based meats are hitting the grocery mainstream, and Kroger is using this trend to bolster its private label offerings within the Simple Truth…

Stop & Shop Acquires Supermarket Pioneer King Kullen

Stop & Shop will acquire King Kullen Grocery Co., a Long Island, N.Y.-based supermarket chain. The agreement includes 32 King Kullen supermarkets,…

Lidl Boosts Northeast Presence By Acquiring 27 Best Market Stores

Lidl US will acquire 27 Best Market grocery stores in New York and New Jersey. The deal will expand Lidl’s presence in…

Aldi Plans 1,200 UK Stores by 2025

Aldi is looking to snag a larger share of the UK grocery market with plans to operate 1,200 locations by the end of…

Israeli Supermarket Makes Stores Accessible For The Blind And Visually Impaired

Shufersal, the largest supermarket chain in Israel, has implemented a solution that improves accessibility and orientation for blind and visually impaired shoppers….

Ahold Delhaize CEO To Retire In July

Ahold Delhaize CEO Dick Boer will retire July 1, 2018, with Deputy CEO and Chief Integration Officer Frans Muller taking his position….

Bodega Latina Acquires Fiesta Mart To Form 122-Store Supermarket Chain

Bodega Latina Corp. has acquired Fiesta Mart, an international food retailer with a strong presence in the Dallas and Houston, Texas markets….

Some Leaders Have Abandoned Whole Foods Following Amazon Acquisition: What’s To Blame?

More than a dozen executives and senior managers have left Whole Foods since Amazon acquired the grocer in June 2017, according to…

Plastic Logic Unveils Freezable ESLs For Supermarkets

Plastic Logic, a designer and manufacturer of glass-free electrophoretic displays (EPDs), has launched a 11.5” x 0.5” EPD designed for rail-type electronic…

JD, Alibaba Introduce Tech-Driven Supermarkets To Chinese Consumers

Following in the footsteps of chief rival Alibaba, Chinese e-Commerce giant JD has opened its first supermarket, a 4,000-square-meter location in Beijing….

Food Supplier Partners With Alipay To Expand Reach In U.S. Chinese Community

Alipay has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Han Feng Inc., a food supplier for Chinese restaurants and supermarkets in the…

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