After 50 years with Fareway Stores, Al “The Cowboy” Wiltse retires, leaving a lasting legacy of servant leadership, mentorship and company growth.
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SNAP In Transition: Circana Details How Program Changes Reshaped CPG Spending In First Half Of 2026
Circana says 2026 SNAP changes will reduce EBT funding by about $10 billion, reshaping grocery spending, fresh food purchases and retailer strategies.
Family-Owned Grocery Basket Marks 50 Years In Grenada, MS
What began with one man cutting meat in his future father-in-law’s store has grown into a multi-generational grocery company built on hospitality and quality in north-central Mississippi. Located at 1770 Commerce St. in Grenada, between Memphis and Jackson, Grocery Basket celebrated its 50th anniversary June 18 with a community celebration featuring company officials, employees, vendor […]
Brand Builders, Investors Agree On What Separates Winning CPG Brands
Two panels, two very different rooms, but one message. At the CPG Convergence Conference, hosted June 25 by the Navigator Lighthouse Foundation and Mission Matters at Verizon’s 5G Labs in Playa Vista, California, a panel of brand strategists and a panel of investors took the stage hours apart. They never coordinated, but they arrived at […]
Harris Teeter’s ‘Aisle Adventures’ Moves The Endcap To The Social Feed
Aisle Adventures is spotlighting standout products and services that shoppers may not know the grocer carries.
Ibotta Report: Don’t Wait Until August For Back-To-School Launch
If a retailer’s back-to-school offers launch in August, it may be too late. By then, shoppers have already set their budgets, built lists and decided which brands they are willing to consider. The season may look most active in late summer, but the window to influence what makes it into the basket opens earlier. New […]
Circana: AI, Social Media Reshape Discovery
The brands breaking through are the ones meeting consumers where they are: balancing health with enjoyment.
Hispanic Supermarket In ATL Winning World Cup Summer
A visit to Talpa Supermercados in metro Atlanta shows how experiential retail, fresh departments and cultural connection can turn a soccer summer into sustained traffic. The 2026 FIFA World Cup runs from June 11-July 19, co-hosted for the first time by the United States, Mexico and Canada, with Atlanta among the 11 U.S. host cities. […]
