"Digital influence can build a competitive advantage, but 'job one' is to close the gap that exists between what you deliver in store versus the online experience,” said Brick Meets Click chief...
“Traditional grocery stores are being attacked from every possible angle, whether its Trader Joe’s or Sprouts, Whole Foods or Walmart,” said Matt Bear, VP in the Las Vegas office of real estate firm...
Independent Hispanic grocers are being given the opportunity to gain new insights into their customers’ shopping habits — insights that are also being shared with major CPG companies to help them gear promotions more...
Shares of Sprouts Farmers Market, The Fresh Market and other specialty grocers tumbled Wednesday following a weaker-than-expected earnings report from Whole Foods Market, which some saw as a sign of increasing compet...
Wall Street analysts said they are expecting big things from Safeway — but not until after its merger with Albertsons later this year.
Most saw the company’s first-quarter results as disappointing.
“Safeway’s merge...
"We believe there will be a number of divestitures required, and we believe independents are well positioned to take advantage of those opportunities.”
—SUE KLUG, Unified Grocers
The consolidation by Minneapolis-based Supervalu of three regional distribution operations down to two was a necessary move to enable the wholesaler to cut costs while it attempts to boost sales, industry observers t...
Gelson’s Markets opened its 18th store on March 27 — a 25,000-square-foot unit in the affluent community of La Cañada Flintridge, northeast of downtown Los Angeles. A plaque on the store says the...