Grocery Industry News: Retail & Supply Chain Updates

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Hy-Vee Adds 30-Minute Pickup, Delivery Chainwide

by Shelby Report Staff

Hy-Vee has begun offering online orders in as fast as 30 minutes at all of its stores, giving shoppers a faster option for both in-store pickup and delivery. Customers select “Get it faster” during online checkout to use the 30-minute option. Delivery fee is $14.95; for a 30-minute pickup order, the fee is $9.95. For […]

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Acosta Tracker: Stock-Up Trip Costs $366, Up 27% From 2020

by Shelby Report Staff

A typical grocery stock-up trip now costs more than $366, roughly 27 percent above a comparable 2020 basket, according to the inaugural Acosta Group Affordability Tracker released July 23. The Jacksonville, Florida-based firm measures affordability by comparing the cost of an 84-item basket of commonly purchased grocery and household essentials against median hourly earnings in […]

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Utz To Go Private In $2.9B Deal With Germany’s Intersnack

by Shelby Report Staff

Utz Brands will be taken private in a deal valuing the salty snack maker at approximately $2.9 billion, with Germany’s Intersnack Group acquiring all outstanding Class A common stock for $14.25 per share in cash. The price represents a premium of roughly 91 percent over the July 20 closing price. When the transaction closes, expected […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Independent Store News, News, Southeast

Joseph’s Classic Market Debuts Loyalty Program Built On Catapult

by Shelby Report Staff

Joseph’s Classic Market, a family-owned gourmet grocer in South Florida, has launched the Joseph’s Loyalty Program, a customer rewards initiative designed to deepen relationships with shoppers while preserving its hospitality-first experience. Powered by ECRS’ Catapult unified transaction platform, Joseph’s program was implemented in all four of its stores, giving shoppers a way to earn rewards […]

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Brand Builders, Investors Agree On What Separates Winning CPG Brands

by Shelby Report Staff

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 […]

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Survey: 55 Percent Of Consumers Are Buying Less Beef

by Shelby Report Staff

Fifty-five percent of U.S. consumers are buying less beef or have stopped entirely amid rising prices, the New World screwworm outbreak and global trade disruptions, according to the 2026 Consumer Grocery and Protein Trends survey released July 21 by Blue Yonder. At the same time, one-third of consumers have increased their overall protein purchases in […]

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Delivery Leads As Online Grocery Growing Again, Coresight Finds

by Treva Bennett

Online grocery shopping returned to growth in 2026, with 56.3 percent of U.S. consumers purchasing groceries online in the past 12 months, up from 53.6 percent in 2025, according to Coresight Research‘s ninth annual US Online Grocery Survey. The increase reverses two consecutive years of decline, and 58.7 percent of respondents said they expect to […]

Posted inHealth & Wellness, Featured News, Grocery Research, National, News

Survey: Convenience Bigger Concern Than Health For U.S. Shoppers

by Shelby Report Staff

For the first time in the 21-year history of the IFIC Food & Health Survey, convenience has overtaken healthfulness as a driver of what Americans put in their carts, according to new research from the International Food Information Council. Taste (88 percent) and price (78 percent) remain the top two factors shaping food and beverage […]