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The Amazon-Whole Foods deal took full effect in 2018, and the impact continued to shake up the grocery industry. But it wasn’t the only story with reverberations this year, as this gallery of SN’s biggest newsmakers illustrates.

Lidl's plan to acquire Best Market was another popular SN story last week, as were reports on Costco and Amazon leading U.S. retailers in a "simple brands" index, and advice to supermarkets to raise their private label game.

Lidl's plan to acquire Best Market was another popular SN story last week, as were reports on Costco and Amazonleading U.S. retailers in a "simple brands" index, and advice to supermarkets to raise their private label game.