Health-conscious shoppers are driving the food-as-medicine trend. But what do they really want?

In many ways, food is medicine in 2026. Merchandising needs to keep up with it...

Themed dinner kits are a category where retailers can excel...

GLP-1s aren't the end of the world. They're the start of a new opportunity for retailers...

The Basket Tells All: How retail can always win the occasion...

Retail has a problem, but insiders aren't focused on it...

Chart of the Day: Michael Rathburn takes us inside the ever-changing grocery basket...

The leadership team at Four Seasons Produce sat down for a wide-ranging interview...

AI-enabled grocery stores are probably closer than you realize...

Grocery is quickly learning what AI can and can't do...

A global event packs local lessons...

Public grocery experiments are targeting food insecurity. Will they work?

Here are the industry moves and promotions you need to know about...

We talked to six regional executives to get their grocery outlook for 2026

The top 10 predictions for 2026 suggest a huge year ahead for grocery...

Here are the recent regional moves and promotions you need to know about.

Holiday celebrations, industry honors, World Cup buzz, community giving, and food security investments cap off a busy year across the regional grocery trade.

We're rolling to the end of 2025 and the last of the big holidays are in full swing. There's food, gifts, decorations, and parties... so why not open a supermarket?

December is a natural moment to step back and look at the year ahead. In grocery and retail, the biggest shift is the accelerating impact of AI and LLMs...

2025 was a wild year for grocery retail, thanks to these forces. 2026 could be even bigger...

In July 2023, shortly after Kroger opened it is newest Ocado customer fulfillment center (CFC) in Frederick, MD,  I stopped by to pay a visit. I didn’t enter the 350,000 square foot automated full-service distribution center but instead sat in my car and watched the truck traffic exiting the large…

Greetings all and welcome to the beginnings of the winter season. I don’t know about you, but it seems with each passing year, the cold weather bothers me more and more, but we still trudge on and work in this wonderful industry. A big congratulations to the Isenberg family of…

The leaves have fallen, the frost is on the pumpkin, and the turkey and trimmings are ready to be cooked. But, in many homes that Thanksgiving turkey now shares space with Christmas decorations and holiday music. Call me old school, but I like to have the seasons and holidays celebrated…

The Wakefern head was given the award at a November 12 meeting

Why we're here and who we're serving

Happy November! Wow, what a year – one part of my brain feels like it’s been the longest one ever and another part simply cannot accept the fact that there are only two more months left in 2025. I hope you have read Alex Wissel’s article on page 4 this…

Kevin reports in before he gets an overhaul. Keep an eye on this page for more info.

Fall can mean only one thing, right? The appearance of pumpkin pie spice in EVERYTHING!

At The Giant Company’s (TGC) vendor summit, held earlier this month at the company’s corporate headquarters in Carlisle, PA, the importance of partnerships and “winning together” highlighted the five-hour event which attracted nearly 500 suppliers, distributors and food brokers. TGC president John Ruane kicked off the meeting with a video…

Greetings and I hope this finds everybody doing well. The country and the world have gone through a troubling and tension-filled few weeks. Let’s all hope that rational thinking and kindness can help us all heal and create a long lasting and peaceful environment for us, our family and friends.…

School is back in session, and after school activities have already begun. How can everyone get back into a groove with chaos all around? Well, September is Family Meals Month and it coincides with National Fruits & Veggies Month…the perfect combo for promoting family values and healthy eating! I did…

As I write this column on September 3, we are in the middle of what I have found to be a very odd weather pattern. I know the month of September is considered to be part of the fall season, but here in Maryland, it’s usually still very hot and…

The moves come as new company CEO Susan Morris begins to transform the team she now leads.

The supermarket industry continues to help customers eat well, including The Giant Company's team of dietitians and pharmacists and the folks at Sharing Excess.

Hannaford supports local community organizations through the donation of its commission of a winning Power Ball ticket sold at its Rochester, NH store.

After 52 years of writing about the grocery industry, it’s time for me to call it a day. During that half-century, I’ve written nearly 1,200 columns under the “Taking Stock” banner. Before that, in my nearly five years with The Griffin Report in Boston, I wrote another 50 opinion pieces…

A take on the big change from a BMP vet with 36 years of service to to the company.

Gross spent his life in the grocery industry, working with his brother and father, and retired in 1998.

And, devastating news from Bozzuto's on the sudden passing of Jeff King, VP of center store.

And, another stellar NJFC Night of Distinction.