Fast-casual restaurants are the biggest competitor to supermarkets’ prepared food sales and more in this year’s research of the perimeter.
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SN newsletter subscribers had lots of big news to read, including Amazon’s plan to purchase Whole Foods, Aldi’s expansion, Kroger’s investments and Wegmans’ partnership with Instacart.
Other popular SN newsletter content includes a slideshow of deli, dairy and bakery trends; the Lidl-Heidi Klum partnership; the Dollar Express lawsuit and countersuit; and Publix’s Instacart expansion.
Albertsons Cos. efforts to stake out ground behind a service-quality offering in Texas is taking shape behind its Tom Thumb brand, which this month opened a new flagship in Fort Worth...