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David Goodman | Jun 20, 2021 |

Grocery Outlet to open first NJ store

Grocery Outlet, the discount retailer with more than 300 stores in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada and Pennsylvania, plans to add its first New Jersey store this fall in Hamilton. The Mercer County store will take 20,644 square feet of a vacant Kmart space in Hamilton Plaza Shopping Center. The West Coast brand expanded into […]

David Goodman | Jun 06, 2021 |

Fresh Market voted nation's best supermarket in USA Today reader survey

The Fresh Market was named “best supermarket” by USA Today readers in a recent survey. The top 10 supermarkets were named after a panel of experts and contributors nominated US supermarkets based on value, selection and service, and then readers cast their votes over a 28-day period via the “10Best” website. The top 10 as […]

David Goodman | Jun 06, 2021 |

Instacart adds 30-minute grocery delivery in select locations

Instacart recently announced a new “Priority Delivery” option available across more than 300 stores in 15 of the largest US cities that provides delivery in as fast as 30 minutes. The service is available from participating stores including Sprouts Farmers Market, Safeway and Ralph’s in cities including Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, San Diego, San Francisco […]

David Goodman | Jun 06, 2021 |

Weis upgrades stores in the Lehigh Valley, plans for $135M in CapEx

Weis Markets recently replaced two stores in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley with new, larger supermarkets. A 63,000 square foot store opened on May 13 at the Westgate Mall in Bethlehem where The Bon-Ton department store used to be, and a 68,000 square foot store opened on May 20 in Lower Macungie across the street from a […]

David Goodman | May 08, 2021 |

Giant's Heirloom Market to open in former Strawbridge's building

It was reported yesterday that Giant plans to open an Heirloom Market on the ground floor of the historic Strawbridge’s building on Market Street in Philadelphia. The 32,000 square foot store is slated to open before the end of the year. The section of the ground floor that the market will occupy is being purchased […]

David Goodman | Apr 27, 2021 |

Whole Foods to phase in Amazon's palm-scanning payment service

Amazon announced last week that it plans to bring its palm-scanning Amazon One contactless payment system to Whole Foods Market, starting with eight stores in Seattle. With the technology, customers simply have their palms scanned to present their loyalty cards and provide payment. In addition to its use in stores, Amazon said the technology can […]

David Goodman | Apr 22, 2021 |

Kimco-Weingarten deal underscores the value of grocery-anchored centers

Kimco Realty and Weingarten Realty Investors announced last week that Kimco plans to purchase Weingarten for $3.87 billion. The result of the transaction will be a combined national portfolio that includes 559 open-air grocery-anchored shopping centers and mixed-use developments that encompass about 100 million square feet of gross leasable area (GLA). Both companies expect the […]

David Goodman | Apr 21, 2021 |

CVS steps up in-store food offerings

CVS announced that it has significantly expanded its offerings in the frozen food and prepared foods categories. Select stores now carry an increased assortment of brands from Beyond Meat, Bird’s Eye, Ore-Ida and Amy’s Kitchen. In addition, fresh prepared foods and other refrigerated grab-and-go options are available in select stores. CVS said that more than […]

David Goodman | Apr 18, 2021 |

Alternative grocery sales surpass supermarket sales

Alternative grocers like Amazon/Whole Foods, Walmart, Target, Aldi, warehouse clubs, dollar stores and pharmacies now comprise a majority of U.S. grocery sales. As a result, supermarkets are no longer the primary grocery store for a majority of Americans, according to a Supermarket News article by Scott Moses, managing director and head of grocery, pharmacy and […]

David Goodman | Apr 17, 2021 |

Prickett Preserve, Wegmans approved in Lower Makefield

The Lower Makefield (Bucks County) Board of Supervisors voted earlier this month to approve the Prickett Preserve at Edgewood, a mixed-use development that will include Wegmans along with several retail and dining establishments, as well as public space and upscale residences. The development, a joint project by Equus Capital Partners, Envision Land Use and DeLuca […]

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