Mar 12, 2024 · Walmart is ramping up its store renovations, which include adding products and modernizing layouts, at a time when discounters and mass retailers have been taking grocery market share from traditional supermarket operators. Walmart already commands roughly a quarter of the U.S. grocery market, according to Numerator data released last summer, and continues to report market share growth each ...

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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 …

Feb 7, 2025 · Dive Brief: Aldi has sold Southeastern Grocers and its Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket banners to a consortium of private investors led by Anthony Hucker, the current president and CEO of Southeastern Grocers, and C&S Wholesale Grocers, according to a Friday announcement. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Aldi is selling roughly 170 Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket stores to the ...

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.

Mar 3, 2025 · Dive Brief: Kroger announced Monday that Rodney McMullen resigned, ending his 11-year career as the grocer’s CEO, following an investigation by the company’s board that found his personal conduct was “inconsistent” with its ethics policy.; Kroger has appointed Lead Director Ronald Sargent as chairman of the board of directors and as interim CEO, effective immediately.

Feb 25, 2025 · Dive Insight: Grocery Outlet’s restructuring plan comes after the company posted underwhelming financial results during the past several quarters and less than a month after Jason Potter, former CEO of The Fresh Market, took over the top role at the discount grocer.. For fiscal 2024, Grocery Outlet saw net sales increase 10% and comparable-store sales tick up nearly 3% compared to the prior ...

May 21, 2024 · Dive Brief: Walmart is growing its Neighborhood Market format with a newly opened store in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, and another slated to open soon in Atlanta.; The retailer’s two upcoming locations bolster the format’s convenience and support the retailer’s growing e-commerce business, Kyle Kinnard, senior vice president of …

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 ...

Jun 3, 2024 · Dive Brief: Walmart announced Friday it is expanding its InHome delivery service to an additional 10 million households.; The expansion bolsters access to the service in the greater Philadelphia, Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis and San Bernardino, California, areas.