A new national survey by RDSolutions reveals that 86 percent of U.S. shoppers have switched to private label products for at least some of the items they regularly purchase – underscoring growing price sensitivity amid inflation and looming global tariffs. Conducted in May among 250 verified U.S. consumers, the survey found that price is the dominant […]
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Posted inIndependent Store News, News, Stater Bros. Markets, West
Stater Bros. Markets On The Move In Highland, CA
Stater Bros. Markets will hold a grand opening June 25 for a store at 27920 Greenspot Road in Highland, California, that anchors the Greenspot Crossings shopping center. Stater Bros. broke ground on the location in July 2024. At more than 46,000 square feet, it is nearly double the size of the 45-year-old store it is […]
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US Foods Shares Lineup For Food Fanatics 2025 Show
US Foods Holding Corp. has unveiled programming for its foodservice solutions show, Food Fanatics 2025, set for Aug. 19-20 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Themed “Every Second Counts,” the event will bring together more than 5,000 foodservice operators, culinary professionals, vendors and industry experts for two days of immersive content and experiences designed to provide […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Marketing News, Midwest, News, The Kroger Co.
Kroger Precision Marketing Shares In-Store Advertising Solution
Kroger Precision Marketing, the retail media business of The Kroger Co., has announced a new in-store digital advertising capability powered with Barrows Connected Stores’ technology. The collaboration is billed as a shopper-centric approach to in-store media. Digital screens – built into integrated fixtures – will begin appearing across select Kroger stores, offering brands the opportunity […]
Posted inProduce News, Midwest, News
Busch’s Fresh Food Market Offers Summer Produce From Local Farms
Busch’s Fresh Food Market, a family-owned supermarket chain in southeastern Michigan, has begun offering hyperlocal produce that will vary throughout the fall and summer months and come from farms near its stores. Among the company’s 16 stores, participating locations include Ann Arbor, Brighton, Canton, Dexter, Novi, Plymouth, Saline, South Lyon and West Bloomfield. “Michigan is such […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, News, Southeast
Presidente Supermarkets Opens Fourth Store In Hialeah, FL
Presidente Supermarkets, one of the largest Hispanic-owned grocery chains in the U.S., recently celebrated the grand opening of its fourth store in Hialeah, Florida. The new 26,000-square-foot location at at 3750 W 18th Ave. features a cafeteria and employs about 80 people. It aligns with Presidente’s commitment to provide diverse Florida communities with high-quality products at […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Food Lion, News, Southeast
Food Lion Feeds’ Summer Campaign Focuses On Reducing Child Hunger
Food Lion Feeds, Food Lion’s hunger-relief platform, has launched its annual Summers Without Hunger campaign, an initiative that has provided more than 97 million meals since 2019. Summers Without Hunger helps fight childhood hunger by ensuring kids have access to food during the summer when school cafeterias, the primary source of breakfast and lunch for […]
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Leadership: Please, Please Don’t Ignore Me
Below are two monumental pieces of information for those of us in the grocery business to consider in 2025 and beyond: In 2023, the grocery store industry in the United States spent $2.04 billion on advertising, up from $1.94 million a year earlier. That represents an annual increase of about 5 percent. Grocery shopping in […]