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Grocery Dive provides in-depth journalism and insight into the most impactful news and trends shaping grocery and food retailing. The daily email newsletter and website cover topics such as shopper behavior, omnichannel and e-commerce, delivery and pick-up, pricing and discounting, store formats, product layout, and more. Grocery Dive is a leading industry publication operated by Industry Dive. Our business journalists spark ideas and shape agendas for 13+ million decision-makers in the most competitive industries.
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Gelson’s Markets announced the appointment of two former Albertsons executives as its new chief operations officer and chief merchandising and marketing officer. In the span of a few months, Gelson's Market has onboarded three former Albertsons executives for top leadership positions. The new COO and CMO are the latest in a string of executive moves part of the grocer's ongoing efforts to "strengthen its leadership team and drive future growth." https://lnkd.in/eXtq3Qia
Gelson’s taps two Albertsons vets for its c-suite
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The agreement by Kroger and Albertsons Companies not to close their merger until after the Colorado court rules on the state’s attorney general’s request for an injunction to permanently block it underscores the power a single state can hold over the fate of a transaction with national implications. #grocery #Kroger #Albertsons #merger #statecourt #attorneygeneral #Colorado #courtcase https://lnkd.in/eEwckPSR
The Friday Checkout: Colorado flexes its muscles as Kroger-Albertsons deal hits a roadblock
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Town & Country Markets is taking on restaurants with the debut of a market-to-table restaurant called Field House. The grocer collaborated with chef and restaurateur Ethan Stowell on the concept’s menu, which serves up "classic favorites drawing inspiration from the markets’ pantries, seasonal ingredients and regional purveyors." #grocery #restaurant #preparedfoods #foodservice #market #markettotable #TownandCountryMarkets #FieldHouse #chef #food https://lnkd.in/gR6D-7uZ
Town & Country Markets debuts in-store restaurant
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Alex Lee Retail, the parent company of Lowes Foods and Kj's Market, plans to shutter three stores by the end of August. The closures will impact two Lowes Foods stores in North Carolina — one in Wilmington and one in Raleigh — and a Kj’s Market in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. #grocery #storeclosures #LowesFoods #KJsMarket #AlexLeeRetail https://lnkd.in/gXPmASRq
Lowes Foods parent shuttering 3 stores
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Breaking: Kroger and Albertsons Companies temporarily halt merger plans A Colorado judge has issued an order that temporarily blocks the proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons, granting the state’s request for a preliminary injunction, the state’s attorney general said in an emailed statement. Kroger and Albertsons agreed not to consummate their merger until the state court rules on a lawsuit brought by Colorado’s attorney general seeking to permanently block the mega-deal. #grocery #merger #acquisition #Colorado #attorneygeneral #stateattorneygeneral #Kroger #Albertsons #Coloradoattorneygeneral https://lnkd.in/gVYvuGDa
Kroger and Albertsons merger temporarily halted by Colorado judge
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As grocers fight for expanded alcohol sales in several states, the liquor industry has long claimed that allowing supermarkets to sell more of those products would reduce liquor store sales and even lead to closures of mom-and-pop liquor stores. But a new report from FMI- The Food Industry Association looking at Tennessee, which adopted a policy in 2016 allowing grocery stores to sell wine, indicates that liquor stores did not see a statistically significant increase in closures and that state sales tax revenues increased due to grocery store wine sales. #grocery #winesales #wine #alcohol #alcoholsales #liquor #liquorstores #FMI #report https://lnkd.in/eR7qQEKK
New industry research takes aim at a major hurdle to grocery alcohol sales
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SpartanNash is shutting down a plant in Landover, Maryland, according to a recent WARN Notice in Maryland. The closure impacts 141 workers. The WARN notice lists the effective date for the layoffs as Sept. 30, though it’s unclear if that’s the date the facility will close. A SpartanNash spokesperson didn’t respond with further details by press time. The company said it is “committed to ensuring this is a smooth transition for our Associates and customers.” #grocery #SpartanNash #WARN https://lnkd.in/ef7MGURw
SpartanNash to close Maryland facility
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Albertsons Companies recorded $24.3 billion in net sales and other revenue during its fiscal first quarter, up nearly 1% compared with the same period in 2023, the grocer announced. Lower fuel sales partially offset its net sales increase. Identical sales crept ahead 1.4% year over year while net income plummeted 42%, to almost $241 million. Strong growth in pharmacy sales helped fuel the identical sales growth, Albertsons noted. #grocery #Albertsons #earnings #Q1 #firstquarter #netsales #identicalsales #pharmacy https://lnkd.in/e63thFH2
Albertsons sees sluggish growth in Q1
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