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Nonfood news for grocery retailers: health and beauty, household, pet and general merchandise trends.

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Meijer Cuts Prices On Nearly 200 Back-To-School Items

by Shelby Team

Meijer is lowering prices by up to 50 percent on nearly 200 school supplies and grocery items ahead of the 2026-27 school year, including more than 50 supplies priced under $1. The Grand Rapids, Michigan-based retailer’s promotion runs through Sept. 8 and covers both Meijer brand and national-brand items commonly found on classroom supply lists […]

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Inspired Home Show 2026 Draws Buyers From More Than 100 Countries

by Shelby Team

The Inspired Home Show 2026 wrapped its three-day run at Chicago’s McCormick Place on March 12, bringing together more than 1,000 exhibitors, thousands of brands and attendees from some 100 countries. U.S.-based buyers represented more than 100,000 retail locations and nearly $75 billion in buying power. The show, produced annually by the International Housewares Association […]

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IHA Names 12 Global Honorees In 2026 Product Design Awards

by Shelby Team

The International Housewares Association (IHA) named 12 Global Honorees in its 2026 Global Innovation Awards (gia) for Excellence in Product Design during the annual gia Gala at McCormick Place in Chicago. The winners were drawn from five finalists in each of 12 product categories, selected through a two-round judging process. The awards were a part […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Association News, Featured News, Finance News, National, News, Nonfood Items

AI Experts Urge Retailers To Move Beyond Simple Automation

by Shelby Team

Artificial intelligence (AI) can help retailers unlock hidden revenue in underperforming inventory, improve customer targeting and streamline operations — but only if companies stop treating it as a time-saving shortcut and start using it as a strategic tool. That was the message from two digital commerce experts during a keynote at The Inspired Home Show […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, Health & Wellness, News, Nonfood Items, Northeast, Wakefern

ShopRite Launches Free GLP-1 Wellness Starter Kits For Pharmacy Customers

by Shelby Team

Keasbey, New Jersey-based ShopRite has introduced Wellness Your Way Starter Kits, a free and limited-time offering designed to support customers beginning GLP-1 medications for weight management. While supplies last, customers filling their first GLP-1 prescription at a ShopRite pharmacy will receive a kit, which includes product samples and nutrition tips to help them build healthy […]

Posted inGrocery Research, National, News, Nonfood Items

IHA Survey: Consumers Plan To Host More At-Home Gatherings In 2026

by Shelby Team

Twenty-eight percent of consumers anticipate hosting more at-home gatherings in 2026, a four-point increase from 24 percent last year, according to the 2026 International Housewares Association‘s (IHA) At-Home Entertaining Survey released Feb. 23. The survey illustrates how hosting at-home gatherings – whether to celebrate life moments or for no reason at all – continues to […]

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IHA Selects 60 Finalists For 2026 Global Innovation Awards

by Shelby Team

The Rosemont, Illinois-based International Housewares Association (IHA) has selected 60 new products for the home – five for each of the 12 categories – as finalists for the 2026 IHA Global Innovation Awards for Excellence in Product Design. The annual awards program recognizes distinction in the home and housewares industry. Finalists will be featured at The […]

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Inspired Home Show 2026 Programs Focus On AI, Consumer Trends

by Shelby Team

The Inspired Home Show 2026 will offer four keynote sessions and two days of targeted education programming March 10-12 at McCormick Place in Chicago, the International Housewares Association announced. Sessions will focus on market opportunities, business strategies and consumer insights covering artificial intelligence (AI), growth through disruption, marketplace trends and color forecasting. The education programming […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Albertsons, News, Nonfood Items, West

Albertsons Cos. Launches Celebrations Digital Hub For Party Planning

by Shelby Team

Albertsons Companies launched Celebrations, a digital destination designed to simplify planning special moments by consolidating custom cakes, floral arrangements, catering trays, themed décor and recipes in one location. Available across Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Cos. websites and apps – including Albertsons, Safeway, ACME, Shaw’s, Jewel-Osco, Randalls, Vons and Tom Thumb – Celebrations brings together products and […]

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Inspired Home Show 2026 Set For March 10-12 In Chicago

by Shelby Team

The Inspired Home Show 2026 will take place March 10-12 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, bringing together more than 2,000 brands and 300,000 products for North America’s largest home and housewares industry event. The show, organized annually by the Rosemont, Illinois-based International Housewares Association (IHA), will feature key retailers and brands from around the globe. Major […]

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Key Brands Confirmed For The 2026 Inspired Home Show In Chicago

by Shelby Team

The International Housewares Association (IHA) has announced the lineup of brands set to exhibit at The Inspired Home Show 2026, a marketplace and networking platform for the home and housewares industry. Set for March 10-12, the 126th edition of the show is expected to draw thousands of retail buyers, product suppliers and industry leaders to […]

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Survey: Home, Housewares At Heart Of Consumers’ Plans In 2026

by Shelby Team

New International Housewares Association (IHA) research reveals that home and housewares products are increasingly central to how consumers plan to entertain and celebrate key life moments in 2026, according to the 2026 IHA Occasions and At-Home Entertaining Surveys released this week. The annual surveys — conducted for IHA by Morning Consult — provide detailed insights […]

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Albertsons Cos. Introduces Travel Booking Experience

by Shelby Team

Albertsons Companies Inc. has introduced for U Travel, a new booking experience powered by Expedia that allows customers to plan air and non-air travel through the grocer’s free for U loyalty program, accessible via mobile app and website. “At Albertsons Cos., we know saving money and stretching budgets is more important than ever, which is […]

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Packaged Facts: Multicultural Diversity Shaping Today’s Pet Ownership

by Erica Sacra

More than two-thirds (71 percent) of American households have a pet, reports the American Pet Products Association (APPA) in its 2025 Industry Report, as cited by the World Animal Foundation. The market research firm estimates that households with pets total 94 million in 2025, a significant rise from 67 million in 2019. The two most […]

Posted inPrivate Label Brands, Natural Grocers, Nonfood Items, Southwest

Natural Grocers Adds 6 Cleaning Products To Private Label Line

by Sommer Stockton

Lakewood, Colorado-based Natural Grocers has made six additions to its private-label line of household cleaning products. Like other Natural Grocers Brand cleaning items, the organic products are vegan, cruelty free and made without parabens, phthalates, sulfates and synthetic fragrances. They come in containers made from sustainable sugar cane. “At Natural Grocers, we are committed to […]