Inside the store: How a reimagined Walmart supercenter is …
Mar 12, 2024 · Walmart is the world’s largest retailer by a large margin, but it isn’t taking its No. 1 position for granted. The company is engaged in a large-scale program to refresh hundreds of its locations around the U.S., part of a push by the mass retailer to modernize the overall shopping experience and reinforce its leading role in the grocery sector. ...
Walmart’s major grocery moves so far in 2024 | Grocery Dive
Sep 19, 2024 · Walmart has been busy this year making a plethora of grocery moves to sharpen its appeal as a food destination. The retailer’s grocery efforts are also currently receiving a national spotlight thanks to the Kroger-Albertsons merger, with the two supermarket chains frequently citing Walmart as a main reason for why they are …
Amazon Fresh breaks the 50-store mark | Grocery Dive
Sep 25, 2024 · Amazon Fresh opened its first store in mid-2020, but paused store openings less than three years later due to an underwhelming reception from shoppers. The company brought in new executives and spent months adjusting its approach. Amazon unveiled a refreshed store model for the chain late last year that features new signage, stronger price messaging and an expanded assortment of products aimed ...
Amazon Fresh focusing on grocery ‘fundamentals’ with updated …
Nov 13, 2023 · WOODLAND HILLS, California — When Amazon Fresh launched in 2020, all the focus seemed to be on technology like its Dash Carts, Ask Alexa terminals and Just Walk Out frictionless checkout systems. But amid all the cutting-edge innovation, some of the basic principles of good grocery retailing got overlooked.
Trump’s tariff plan is likely to push up grocery prices, economists say
Nov 20, 2024 · While Trump talked during his campaign about bringing down grocery prices, the incoming president’s tariff plan isn’t likely to achieve that goal, Ortega said.Grocery inflation has fallen sharply since hitting a multi-decade high in mid-2022, but food prices have remained top of mind for shoppers. “This is an example of a policy that is …
Kroger-Albertsons merger in court: 6 key takeaways
Nov 4, 2024 · The supermarket chains focused on broader industry competition. While the FTC and Washington state defined supermarkets as the relevant markets for their challenges — a definition that also included Walmart — Kroger and Albertsons wanted the judges to take a more expansive view of the industry, where competition also includes the likes of Costco, Amazon, Whole Foods Market and Trader Joe’s.
A closer look at Grocery Outlet’s unique shopping app
Sep 26, 2024 · Red-lettered messages that highlight just how much the discount grocer has reduced prices are the focal point of the app. This includes a 45-ounce bag of Blue Diamond almonds for $9.99, which is a savings of “up to” 67% off, and a 79-cent can of Del Monte Fresh style green beans that represents savings of “up to” 76%.
Why Walmart sees drone delivery taking flight | Grocery Dive
Mar 11, 2024 · After testing drone deliveries for the last few years, Walmart is increasingly rolling out the option as a way to fulfill e-commerce orders.. As of early January, the retailer had 31 hubs for drone delivery across six states, Prathibha Rajashekhar, the retailer’s senior vice president of automation and innovation, stores and supply chain, recently told …
Amazon Fresh expansion continues as chain opens long-awaited …
Nov 11, 2024 · The locations range from 31,000 to 59,000 square feet. Buch noted that Amazon is “encouraged by early signs” coming from stores that follow the refreshed design it debuted in Chicago and Southern California late last year.. Amazon Fresh paused store expansion early last year and has recently resumed openings. The newly opened New York locations, one in Plainview and the other in East ...
How Giant Food revamped its loyalty program | Grocery Dive
Apr 24, 2024 · When Giant Food unveiled its Giant Flexible Rewards loyalty program in March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was just beginning, grocery inflation was hardly noticeable and the supermarket chain’s approach to thanking people for their business was still heavily reliant on tried-and-true discounts on gasoline. Four years later, with shoppers hyper-focused on price, the points-based program has ...