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David Goodman | Jun 16, 2025 |
Supermarket News

Aldi Sud and Aldi Nord reportedly discussing a merger

A German business news magazine reported that Aldi Sud and Aldi Nord are holding secret merger talks. It’s been 65 years since Aldi founders Karl and Theo Albrecht split the German company into two entities (supposedly over a disagreement about whether to sell cigarettes). Since the split, Aldi Sud has operated Aldi stores in the […]
David Goodman | Jun 02, 2025 |
Supermarket News

FreshDirect opens first physical store

New York City-based FreshDirect, founded in 2002 and one of the first online-only grocers, opened its first brick-and-mortar store over Memorial Day Weekend in Southampton, NY’s East End Village. In a press release, FreshDirect said the store was “designed to evoke the charm of a classic farmers market” and features “an abundant selection of local […]
David Goodman | May 22, 2025 |
Supermarket News

Online Grocery sees massive growth in April

Online grocery sales in the U.S. grew for the ninth consecutive month with sales in April climbing to $9.8 billion, a 15.2% increase compared to the same period a year ago. In addition, the delivery and ship-to-home fulfillment methods rose 29% and 22.1%, respectively, while pickup remained flat. The sales figures are based on the […]
David Goodman | May 22, 2025 |
Supermarket News

Grocery Outlet adds 10 net new stores in Q1 2025

Grocery Outlet, which announced a restructuring plan in the fourth quarter of last year, said that it opened a net 10 new stores in the first quarter of 2025 and achieved nearly one third of its plan to open 33 to 35 new locations by the end of the year. New CEO Jason Potter, who […]
David Goodman | May 22, 2025 |
Supermarket News

Giant parent company gets big Q1 boost in online sales

Ahold Delhaize, which operates the Giant, Stop & Shop, Food Lion and Hannaford supermarket banners, announced earlier this month that double-digit gains in online sales helped drive overall U.S. sales growth in the first quarter, despite the closure of 32 underperforming Stop & Shop locations last year. U.S. sales were up 1.8% in the first […]
David Goodman | Apr 21, 2025 |
Supermarket News

Wegmans adding sushi restaurant in Manhattan; ranks as best retailer to work for in the US

Next Door, a sushi restaurant owned and operated by Wegmans, is scheduled to open in Manhattan adjacent to the supermarket’s Astor Place store on Wednesday, April 30. The restaurant will mark the company’s second location, the first of which is located in Rochester, NY, where Wegmans is based. Grub Street reported that Next Door is […]
David Goodman | Apr 21, 2025 |
Supermarket News

Sam's Club remodels to include the elimination of cashiers

Sam’s Club said that it plans to remodel all 600 of its locations in the next year, including the removal of checkout lanes. With no checkout lanes, shoppers will have to use the retailer’s Scan & Go app to pay and leave the store. And with AI technology, associates will not be needed to check […]
David Goodman | Apr 08, 2025 |
Supermarket News

Trader Joe's, Aldi increasing their hold on grocery shoppers

According to data published by Placer.ai and reported in an article by Grocery Dive, Trader Joe’s and Aldi showed a drop last year in the proportion of customers who went to a competitor right before or after visiting one of their stores. The trend suggests that a growing number of people view the grocers as […]
David Goodman | Apr 01, 2025 |
Supermarket News

Giant plans new store in Chester County, PA

Giant announced last week that it plans to open a 60,000 square foot supermarket at the Shoppes of Sadsbury in Parkersburg, PA. The store will be the company’s 13th in Chester County. Plans call for Giant to anchor the 360,000 square foot shopping center along with Target. Construction is planned to begin later this year […]
David Goodman | Apr 01, 2025 |
Supermarket News

Online grocery saw biggest month ever in February

The latest Brick Meets Click Grocery Shopper Survey sponsored by Mercatus indicated that grocery shoppers were more active online in February than ever before. More than 80 million households placed one or more orders digitally – a record high – as the online grocery segment in the U.S. reached $10.3 billion in sales for the […]

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