Bill Lynch will remain president until March, supporting the board and staff to ensure continuity during the transition.
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Walmart Touts Lowest School Supply Prices Since 2019
Walmart has detailed its back-to-school program for the 2026 season, offering what it describes as its lowest prices since 2019 on the 14 most popular school supplies found on classroom lists across the country, with select items starting at 25 cents. The retailer said it is offering more than 1,300 additional Rollbacks compared with last […]
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NGA Backs House Passage Of Penny-Rounding Legislation
The Common Cents Act provides retailers with clear legal authority and protections to round cash transactions.
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Acosta Creates New Retailer Partnership Role, Taps Mueller
Joe Mueller will help the Florida-based sales and marketing agency collective deepen its relationships with grocers.
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FMI: June CPI Shows Steady Food-At-Home Inflation
FMI – The Food Industry Association has commented on the June Consumer Price Index numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which show a 0.2 percent increase in food-at-home prices for June and a 2.7 percent increase over the last 12 months, the same 12-month rate as in May. “June’s relatively steady food inflation […]
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Brand Study: Walmart Still Tops, But Aldi, Kroger Gaining Traction
Walmart maintained the top position across every major brand-tracking metric this spring, according to new data from the Conjointly Brand Tracker released July 13. The metrics include the brand’s awareness, consideration, purchase and preferred status. Aldi and Kroger, meanwhile, posted the strongest awareness-to-preference conversion rates among mid-size to large chains. The findings came out of […]
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Circana: US Food And Beverage Growth To Settle At 2-3% In 2027
U.S. consumers are no longer just cutting back; they are recalibrating how they buy, according to Circana.
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Grocery Loyalty Programs Multiply But Influence Wanes, Upside Finds
Per the report, 82 percent of shoppers belong to at least one, though just 59 percent use the incentives on a regular basis.
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Back-To-School In Grocery: From School Supplies To Routine Solutions
Back-to-School has evolved well beyond a one-time stock-up trip for notebooks, pencils, and lunch bags. Today, it represents a broader household reset shaped by omnichannel shopping, value-seeking behavior, wellness priorities, and the return to more structured weekday routines. For grocery retailers, that evolution has fundamentally changed the role of the season. Back-to-School in grocery is […]
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The Hidden Margin Leak Hiding in Your Accounts Payable Department
Every independent and regional grocer knows the math. Net margins run between 1% and 3%, which means that on a $10 million store, you’re working with $100,000 to $300,000 of breathing room before you’re underwater. Operators spend enormous energy managing the front end to protect those numbers, tightening promotional spend, auditing shrink, and fine-tuning labor […]
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Sam’s Club, Weight Watchers Team Up On Weight Health Programs
Sam’s Club and WW International Inc., known as Weight Watchers, are collaborating to give club members discounted access to weight health programs, including clinical weight management options for shoppers taking or considering GLP-1 medications. The initiative offers Weight Watchers’ Core, Core+ and Med+ programs alongside Sam’s Club’s pharmacy services, which include prescription value programs, acceptance […]
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Breez AI To Quadruple Store Count As Independent Grocers Sign On
Joining the shopping platform are Brothers Market, Balls Food Stores, Price Chopper Enterprises and HAC Inc., among others.
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FMS Solutions’ 2nd Profit Summit For Independents Coming This Fall
FMS Solutions, a financial management company serving independent grocery operators and restaurants, has announced its second annual FMS Profit Summit, set for Oct. 6-8 at Tapatio Springs Hill Country Resort in Boerne, Texas. The two-day event covers financial benchmarking, labor management, shrink reduction and the state of the independent grocery industry. Attendees will have direct […]
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Feeding America: Food As Medicine Programs Cut Hospitalizations
Feeding America, in partnership with Elevance Health Foundation, has released the nation’s largest Food as Medicine evaluation of food banks, which found that consistent access to nutritious food reduces self-reported hospitalizations by 14 percent and emergency department visits by 11 percent while strengthening food security among people facing hunger. The three-year program, evaluated by the Center […]
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Report: Store Brands Hit 23.8% Unit Market Share As National Brands Lag
Store brands continued to strengthen their position in the marketplace during the first half of 2026, outperforming national brands in unit sales, according to the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA). Over the six months ending June 14, store brand unit sales increased 0.2 percent while national brand unit sales declined 0.5 percent – a spread […]
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Fancy Food Show Takeaways: Specialty Brands Navigate AI-Curious Market
by Diana Leza Sheehan, founder of PDG Insights At the Specialty Food Association’s Summer Fancy Food Show, held June 28-30 at the Javits Center in New York City, a few themes were clear throughout the educational sessions and across the exhibit hall. Specialty food and beverage brands are operating in a market defined by contradiction: […]
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ROFDA Launches Aggregated Data Cloud For Independent Grocers
It will provide participating members and CPG partners with a more collective view of performance across the network.
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FMI Report: Food Industry Investing In Tech To Enhance In-Store Experience
Despite macroeconomic challenges, the food industry is leading in new technology implementation, offering more consumer-friendly in-store experiences and providing more options to help Americans reach their health goals, according to The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2026 report released by FMI – The Food Industry Association. “Consumers are increasingly sensitive to both the cost of food […]
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Incremental Growth Starts With Ground Pork
By Kiersten Hafer, VP of Business Intelligence and Innovation, National Pork Board The way consumers shop, order and eat continues to morph. They’re looking for high-protein, flexible and adventurous meals that deliver on taste, value and versatility all at once. That shift creates a major opportunity for retailers, and pork is uniquely positioned to deliver. […]
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How The Food Industry Is Mobilizing Earthquake Aid In Venezuela
When a series of earthquakes struck Venezuela in late June, the devastation was immediate and staggering. Grocery retailers and food companies across the U.S. — from Florida to California and beyond — have mobilized to help. What emerged was a coordinated response across the food industry that transformed store aisles into donation centers, checkout counters […]