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Recommended: Farm Fresh’s Future Is A Mystery; Employees Brace For The Worst.

by Alissa Marchat March 5, 2018March 5, 2018

If the buzz among nervous Farm Fresh employees is any indication, something dramatic is about to happen at the grocer, and given the region’s crowded grocery landscape, two things seem possible: stores are going to be sold or closed. Frustrated employees who endured layoffs last year have been largely kept in the dark about what […]

Recommended: Kohl’s To Sublet Space To Aldi

by Alissa Marchat March 1, 2018December 12, 2024

Kohl’s said Thursday it would bring discount grocer Aldi into as many as 10 stores later this year in a pilot test, as the retailer aims to scale down its real estate footprint and leverage space for others. CNBC reported in January that Kohl’s would be working with grocers and convenience stores to lease space […]

Recommended: Amazon Plans To Open As Many As Six More Go Stores This Year

by Alissa Marchat February 22, 2018December 12, 2024

Amazon’s much-heralded convenience store of the future, Amazon Go, may seem like a crazy experiment. But the company plans to open as many as six more of these storefronts this year, multiple people familiar with the company’s plans have told Recode. Some of the new high-tech stores are likely to open in Amazon’s hometown of […]

Recommended: Winn-Dixie Reportedly Planning To Close Almost 200 Locations

by Alissa Marchat February 19, 2018

A regional supermarket chain is reportedly planning to close up to 200 shops as its parent company prepares to file for bankruptcy. Bi-Lo LLC, the parent company of Winn-Dixie, is preparing a potential bankruptcy filing as soon as next month, people with knowledge of the situation told Bloomberg. Winn-Dixie will shutter close to 200 locations […]

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Recommended: California’s Proposition 47—Crime And No Consequences

by Alissa Marchat February 6, 2018February 6, 2018

California’s Proposition 47 downgraded a variety of “non-serious, nonviolent crimes” that had previously been considered felonies to misdemeanors. These include shoplifting, grand theft, receiving stolen property, forgery, fraud, and writing bad checks. As long as the total value of the stolen property is under $950, only a ghost of an offense has occurred. A thief […]

Recommended: Casey’s Explores Buying Kroger C-Stores Valued At $2B

by Alissa Marchat January 29, 2018

Casey’s General Stores, under pressure from activist investor JCP Investment Management, has submitted an initial bid for Kroger’s roughly $2 billion convenience-store business, sources familiar with the situation tell CNBC. JCP Investment Management in January called for the Ankeny, Iowa-based convenience store operator to explore strategic alternatives, including a potential sale. Buying Kroger’s convenience-store business […]

Recommended: To battle Amazon, Kroger Eyes Alibaba Alliance

by Alissa Marchat January 25, 2018December 12, 2024

Kroger may have found a way to counter Amazon. The country’s No. 1 supermarket chain is exploring an alliance with Jack Ma’s Alibaba — the China-based e-commerce giant, The Post has learned. Alibaba is similar to Amazon in that it operates supermarkets that use Amazon Go-like technology that allows cashier-less stores. Senior Kroger executives met […]

Recommended: Wine And Liquor Sales On Sunday? Tennessee Lawmakers Are Trying To Make It Happen

by Alissa Marchat January 16, 2018

Tennessee lawmakers are renewing a push to allow wine and liquor sales on Sunday, a move that could spur opposition from the state’s liquor retailers. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Gerald McCormick of Chattanooga, would align hours of liquor and wine sales with beer sales. Under current law, both grocery stores and liquor stores are not allowed […]

Recommended: Walmart—Why We’re Helping More Customers Scan And Go

by Alissa Marchat January 12, 2018

By Justin Rushing Walmart Communications Our customers have made it clear: They want more ways to save time and money. For many, Scan & Go is doing just that, and now we’re helping even more customers across the country save time with this fast, simple and easy way to check out. That’s right. We’re expanding […]

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Recommended: Kroger’s Battle Plan For Whole Foods, Amazon, Costco, Walmart And Aldi

by Alissa Marchat December 19, 2017December 12, 2024

To arm itself against competition from the merged Whole Foods/Amazon behemoth, Kroger has reshaped its strategy to make it leaner and more accessible, moves that will have a big impact on how you shop. There are plenty of challengers who’d like a piece of your food budget, but Kroger still dominates the Lexington grocery market. […]

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Recommended: Lowes Foods Opens First Charleston-Area Supermarket In Summerville

by Alissa Marchat December 13, 2017

Holly Famulari can’t wait to come to work every day. The cake “wizard” (decorator) at the new Lowes Foods supermarket dances and waves a wand in front of the store’s cake-making corner when the music begins to play for a game of cake walk. “You work, but you have so much fun doing it,” said […]

Recommended: Kroger Is Challenging Amazon And Walmart In Advertising

by Alissa Marchat December 12, 2017December 12, 2024

When Amazon entered the grocery business with the acquisition of Whole Foods this year, it was thought to be a supermarket killer. The grocery business was already facing competition from general retailers like Walmart that operate on larger scales and offer lower prices, and invading European grocers like Aldi and Lidl, before the mammoth conglomerate […]

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Recommended: Doorganics Grocery Delivery Service Expands To Metro Detroit

by Alissa Marchat December 12, 2017December 12, 2017

Doorganics is expanding service from Grand Rapids to metro Detroit starting Wednesday. The grocery delivery company, launched as a startup in 2011, will begin shipping throughout metro Detroit and expand its service reach, including to the city of Detroit, throughout the first quarter of 2018, founder and CEO Mike Hughes said. The growth of the […]

Recommended: Lidl Hits The Brakes On N.J. Grocery Store As Other Store Plans Scrapped

by Alissa Marchat December 11, 2017December 11, 2017

Plans by German discount grocer Lidl to begin construction on its second New Jersey store have stalled as the company hits the brakes on several proposed locations in other states. Lidl, which operates about 10,000 stores globally, entered the U.S. market in June with several store openings in the southeast as part of a plan […]

Recommended: Reports Say Winn-Dixie Parent Could Be Headed For Bankruptcy

by Alissa Marchat November 15, 2017November 29, 2017

Speculation began late last week that Southeastern Grocers, the fifth-largest conventional supermarket in the U.S., could be facing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. The company employs more than 50,000 associates who serve customers in grocery stores, liquor stores and in-store pharmacies throughout the seven southeastern states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina. […]