Retail & Dining
Retail formats, restaurants and foodservice operations.
The Friday Checkout: Amazon taps Whole Foods leadership for grocery growth — finally
With a newly restructured grocery executive team that has Whole Foods’ CEO at the helm, Amazon is gunning for grocery success. But why didn’t it bring in the specialty grocer sooner?
Uber grocery executive named to lead delivery operations
Susan Anderson, who formerly led the company’s grocery and retail operations, is now serving as its global head of delivery.
Grocers sit in the middle of a snacking shift
As thrifty consumers change their habits, grocers are gaining snack sales from convenience stores and drug stores but losing sales to club competitors, a NielsenIQ report found.
Federal consumer watchdog drops lawsuit against Walmart
The CFPB sued the mass retailer and Branch Messenger at the end of last year, claiming the companies illegally opened accounts for Spark drivers and then deposited their pay into them without consent.
FreshDirect returns to former East Coast markets
Nearly three years after exiting several counties in Pennsylvania and Delaware, the online grocer is resuming services in those areas.
Instacart to introduce quality scores for workers
The grocery technology company will provide performance feedback that incorporates factors like the total number of items found, requested refunds and damaged products.
Kroger to close 2 restaurants
The grocer is shuttering Kitchen 1883 eateries in Union, Kentucky, and Cincinnati, but plans to continue operating a third location in a supermarket next to its headquarters.
PCC plans to debut first small-format store in July
The grocery co-op’s new 6,000-square-foot store in downtown Seattle will occupy space previously home to a full-service location.
Wegmans zips along with store openings in new markets
The grocery chain will soon debut locations in Connecticut as well as Charlotte, North Carolina, and Pittsburgh.
Colorado blocks grocers from obtaining liquor licenses
While many states have loosened rules on alcohol sales by grocers, Colorado’s governor recently signed a bill that expands restrictions on the types of businesses that may sell liquor.
Sam’s Club to add 15 stores per year in plan to double sales
The Walmart-owned club retailer also intends to remodel all of its locations as it looks to reach more customers over the next decade.
Instacart adds another independent grocer to its roster
The company has linked with family-owned Dierbergs Markets on delivery and electronic shelf label technology.
Utah law clears the way for shoppers to include beer in grocery pickup orders
The revision to the state’s liquor bill builds on a growing trend of states easing up on alcohol-sale restrictions.
The Friday Checkout: C&S echoes Albertsons’ claims about why Kroger deal fell apart
The grocery distributor and wholesaler alleges Kroger took the lead on the merger and then botched the handling of regulators’ concerns.
Walmart links with chain to open made-to-order pizza restaurants
Nozzleman Pizza plans to debut locations inside more than a dozen of the retailer’s stores this year.
Ahold Delhaize prices sustainability-linked bond
The grocer is raising 500 million euros through the bond, which is tied to its plans to reduce food waste and greenhouse gas emissions.
