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The Basket Tells All: Retail Isn’t Losing on Price – It’s Losing on Execution 

The Basket Tells All: How retail can always win the occasion...
April 8, 2026

Retail Has a Completion Problem, Not a Pricing Problem

Retail has a problem, but insiders aren't focused on it...
April 8, 2026
k-shaped

Grocery Is Taking a K-Shaped Turn to Adapt to Change

The grocery store is becoming K-shaped alongside the economy...
April 3, 2026
grocery industry

The Basket Tells All: The Grocery Industry Is Optimizing for a Trip That No Longer Exists

Store layout and merchandising are changing across the grocery industry
April 1, 2026
basket

The Basket Tells All: Why Aisle-Level Thinking Is Starting to Break Down

Aisles Are Clean. Baskets Are Messy, But More Useful...
March 26, 2026
seafood

Two Protein Stories: Seafood Wins the Moment, Meat Owns the Routine

Seafood and meat are both showing real strength now. Here's why...
March 19, 2026
Retail ads

Allegiance Just Made a Quantum Leap in Retail Ads

Retail ads haven't changed much in a long, long time. Enter Allegiance Retail Services...
March 4, 2026
shoppers

Shoppers Love Their Stores… But They’re Wary of Prices

When it comes to pricing, shoppers' feelings create the facts...
February 25, 2026
Giant

GIANT Acquires Bordering Independents

Carlisle, PA-based company picks up other operators
February 19, 2026
Dubai

What I Learned At The Largest Global Food Show In Dubai

A global event packs local lessons...
February 12, 2026
use AI

How Grocery Operators Can Use AI Today (Without Rebuilding the Entire Business)

"How to use AI?" is the big question in grocery right now. The playbook is here...
February 6, 2026

Are Traditional Grocers Better at Weather Disruptions?

Traditional grocers have an edge when it comes to resilience...
February 3, 2026
amazon one

What the End of Amazon One Really Means

Amazon One's failure capped a week of retreat for the huge company.
January 30, 2026
closed pharmacies

Grocery Stores Are Snatching Up Closed Pharmacies 

Closed pharmacies are getting a new lease on life - literally.
January 30, 2026
health trends

Key Consumer Dietary and Health Trends for 2026

Get caught up on dietary and health trends for the year ahead.
January 30, 2026
grocery store size

What Is the Ideal Grocery Store Size?

How grocery store size can have an impact on weather-related disruptions.
January 29, 2026
Aldi and Lidl

Why Aldi and Lidl Win When the Weather Gets Messy

Discounters like Aldi and Lidl enjoy an edge in the weather-demand struggle...
January 28, 2026
grocery forecasting

Back-to-Back Storms Are Exposing Grocery Forecasting Weakness

Storm clusters are rewriting the rules forecasting models were built on.
January 27, 2026
Amazon

Amazon to Close Amazon Go & Amazon Fresh Stores

The e-commerce giant is taking another look at its grocery retail plans
January 27, 2026
private label

From Here On, Private Label Growth Could Get Tough

The days of automatic private label growth look to be coming to an end...
January 23, 2026
Walmart prices

What a Year of Walmart Prices Really Says About Inflation

NPR journalists tracked Walmart prices for one year and found shocking results...
January 16, 2026
grocery training strategies

Sprouts Is Piloting New Grocery Training Strategies

New grocery training strategies gamify learning...
January 14, 2026
grocery RFID

Grocery RFID: A Question of When, Not If

Grocery RFID is increasingly becoming an affordable reality for operators...
January 13, 2026
Northeast grocers

Why Shrinking the Shelf Is Different for Northeast Grocers

Assortment rationalization is underway nationwide, but Northeast grocers are doing it differently...
January 13, 2026
assortment rationalization

Less Is More: Smart Assortment Rationalization Is Back to Stay in 2026

Assortment rationalization is back as we come to grips with the "new normal"
January 12, 2026
dirty data

Dirty Data Is Crushing Loyalty Programs… But There Are Real Solutions Around the Corner

Dirty data is quietly turning loyalty programs into liabilities, but change is coming...
January 9, 2026
transparency

Commentary: The Case for Transparency & Technology in Grocery

Grocery shouldn't run from technology, despite recent news. Transparency is the way to go...
January 8, 2026
wild predictions

Here Are 2 Wild Predictions for 2026 and the Future of Grocery

This these 2 wild predictions are likely to hit the bottom line...
January 7, 2026
biggest trends

The Biggest Trends Shaping Grocery in 2026

Our team has picked these as some of the biggest forces in grocery in the year ahead...
January 6, 2026
inflation prediction

Inflation Predictions for 2026

Inflation predictions for 2026 are in... and the grocery industry should take note.
January 6, 2026
10 predictions

10 Predictions for the Future of Food in 2026 

The top 10 predictions for 2026 suggest a huge year ahead for grocery...
December 29, 2025
store-first fulfillment

Why Store-First Fulfillment Is Set to Win Big in 2026

Store-first fulfillment isn't a silver bullet, but it'll put smart players ahead in 2026...
December 29, 2025
grocery e-commerce

Grocery E-Commerce Isn’t Failing – Centralized Fulfillment Is

There's a perception that grocery e-commerce is running into headwinds, but that's not really the case...
December 22, 2025

Village Takes Wakefern to Court Over Morton Williams Deal

Taking Stock
“On May 2, 2025, the company (Village) filed a Verified Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (the “Complaint”) in a matter captioned Village Super Market, Inc., et al. v. Wakefern Food Corp., et al. in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Middlesex County (the “Chancery Court”). The company…
December 22, 2025
grocery tech

The Grocery Tech That Could Stop Mistakes and Save Margin

The industry has spent decades building grocery tech systems that explain why a recent promotion just failed. The next competitive advantage will come from systems that quietly prevent those failures from happening in the first place...
December 22, 2025
ESG

ESG 2.0: Why Grocers Are Rethinking Sustainability Tech

ESG efforts no longer enjoy a blank check. Operations pros are putting ESG solutions through the paces before adopting...
December 18, 2025
Local grocery

Consumer Trust Tilts Toward Local Grocers

Independent retailers have a massive opportunity to defend their share right now. This is local grocers' moment...
December 17, 2025
Private Label

A Breakout 2025 for Private Label

Surveys would list private labels traditionally as cheap, low-frills, unremarkable, and aesthetically bland. 2025 is the year this formula truly became upended.   
December 16, 2025
Wakefern Shoprite

Wakefern’s SRS Unit To Acquire Three Existing ShopRite Stores

Two of the stores are owned by members who are retiring from the business.
December 12, 2025
Algorithmic pricing explainer

Algorithmic Pricing Offers Risk and Reward for Grocery Retail

Retailers are leaning harder on algorithmic pricing to sharpen prices but the gains come with new risks to trust, competition, and control...
December 10, 2025