Quad already handles Smart & Final’s weekly circular programs, so the new agreement moves their relationship into digital media.
Category: Featured News
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Corporate Store News, Costco Wholesale, Featured News, National
Costco Expands Uber Eats Delivery To 47 States, 600 Locations
The expanded partnership turns each company’s membership base into an acquisition channel for the other.
Posted inPharmacy, Corporate Store News, Featured News, Health & Wellness, National, Walmart
Walmart To Test Pharmacist Health Ambassadors In 5 Rural Stores
“This pilot will help us learn how a familiar, trusted setting can make health resources more accessible, practical and actionable for people living in rural communities,” said Walmart’s chief medical officer.
Posted inIndependent Store News, Equipment & Technology, Featured News, Marketing News, News, Northeast
Market 32, Price Chopper Revamp Loyalty, Cut Staple Prices
Blaine Bringhurst, the banners’ president, said the campaigns are designed to provide customers with meaningful value.
Posted inPrivate Label Brands, Aisle Watch, Center Store, Featured News, Independent Store News, International Foods, Midwest, Schnucks
Schnucks Debuts New Italian Import Line Across Banner
The Culinaria Italian Table line comprises more than 40 directly imported Italian products, bolstering the grocer’s “Taste of Italy” event.
Posted inCorporate Store News, Featured News, Harris Teeter, Southeast, The Kroger Co.
Harris Teeter Commits $253M To Charlotte Refreshes, 3 New Stores
Different locations will get their own set of upgrades, touching both products and store facilities.
Posted inCorporate Store News, Ahold Delhaize, Featured News, Food Lion, Southeast
Food Lion Adding 6 More Stores, Reaching 10 New In ’26
The grocer says these openings are a “runway into 2027,” when it plans more new stores within its 10-state footprint.
Posted inCorporate Store News, Featured News, National, News
Sprouts’ 500th Store Opens In TX, Among 4 New Locations
The milestone store in The Woodlands, Texas, is joined by locations in Arizona, California and New Jersey.
Posted inAssociation News, Featured News, Midwest, News, Shelby Content, Store News
SNAP Whiplash, Payment Tech Top Agenda At Nebraska Grocery Summit
The fourth annual gathering also informed attendees about rural grocery resources and purchasing Nebraska-made products.
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, IGA, National, News
IGA Community Development Builds Momentum, From ATL To Rural America
The Community Development arm that IGA announced in January continues its work around the country to bring grocery stores to areas that need them.
Posted inExecutive News, Featured News, Harps Food Stores, Independent Store News, Southwest
Harps CEO Eskew To Retire; Van Hoose Named Successor
Eskew will step down after nearly 50 years at Harps, while Van Hoose returns a member of the founding family to the company’s top role.
Posted inNews, Featured News, Grocers Give, Independent Store News, Southwest
H-E-B Helping Heroes Adopts 1,300 First Responder Stations
The grocer donated $150,000 to first responder nonprofits to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11.
Posted inGrocers Give, Featured News, Independent Store News, Northeast, Wegmans
Wegmans Anchors 9/11 Day Meal Pack Marking 25th Anniversary
Four hundred-plus volunteers assemble more than 145,000 multi-serving oatmeal kits for families in need as part of the observance.
Posted inCorporate Store News, Featured News, Midwest, The Kroger Co.
Kroger’s Martinsville, IN, Remodel Part Of Year’s $200M Investments
Central Division President Mike Goodwin said the goal of the remodel was to make the store more convenient and comfortable.
Posted inGrocery Research, Featured News, National, News
McKinsey & Co.: Seven Forces Shaping ’26 Grocery Landscape
The report examines the impacts created by value, private brands, fresh, wellness, e-commerce, retail media and artificial intelligence.
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Small Discrepancies, Real Dollars: A Look at Grocery Invoice Data
If these small discrepancies aren’t identified and addressed, they can easily become patterns that repeat month after month, store after store.
Posted inCorporate Store News, Featured News, Southwest, Whole Foods
Whole Foods Investing $230M In Team Member Pay, Benefits
Among the enhacements, U.S. team members will gain access to Amazon’s benefits package on Jan. 1.
Posted inCorporate Store News, Featured News, Finance News, Midwest, News, The Kroger Co.
Kroger Q2 Identical Sales Up 0.2%; Sales Guidance Lowered
Adjusted e-commerce sales was a bright spot for the grocer, growing 20 percent during the quarter.
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, Food City, Southeast
Food City Replacement Store In VA Opens Sept. 16
The company’s history in the Smyth County community stretches back nearly half a century.
Posted inGrocers Give, Corporate Store News, Featured News, Independent Store News, National, News
Grocers Give Back: Retailers Rallying For Their Communities
The grocers’ efforts to support their communities include checkout donations, associate volunteerism and supplier partnerships.