February 10, 2023
Dollar Stores Battle Walmart and Amazon for Grocery Spend
Budget-conscious consumers are eating at home — and Amazon and Walmart may cede grocery ground to the dollar stores. The key battles may be fought over the pantry staples —...
February 06, 2023
Target’s Shipt Unit Launches 5-City Pilot to Help Small Retailers...
Online delivery service Shipt says it wants to enlist small businesses in its fight against food insecurity. The Target-owned company said Monday (Feb. 6) it had launched LadderUp, an accelerator...
February 03, 2023
Delivery-Reliant Consumers Protect Aggregators From Inflationary Trade-Down
As inflation has consumers reevaluating their food spending, aggregators benefit from increased expectations of convenience. Jingyao Wu, chief operating officer of food delivery app HungryPanda, which specifically focuses on offering...
February 02, 2023
Dole, Food Producers Turn to Asset Sales Amid Ongoing Grocery...
This week in grocery, food giants sell off major divisions and grocers take on QSRs. As food costs rise, some of the largest producers are selling off significant chunks of...
January 30, 2023
Grocers Expand Into Convenience Stores to Drive Sales of Essentials
As consumers shift to making smaller, more frequent food purchases, grocers are adjusting accordingly. Specifically, several grocery brands have been turning to convenience retail and other smaller-format models to meet...
January 27, 2023
Restaurants Partner With Kroger and Other Grocers to Boost off-Premise...
This week in restaurants, eateries expand to grocery stores, add ghost kitchens and face regulations. Throughout the last couple of years, restaurants have been seizing on the opportunity to attract...
January 25, 2023
Restaurants on Aggregators Generate Buzz to Combat Scrolling Fatigue
With the digitization of the restaurant industry, aggregators’ marketplaces have become overwhelming for many consumers. In an interview with PYMNTS, André Moraes, senior director of marketing at PepsiCo Foodservice and head of PepsiCo...
January 25, 2023
Kroger Expands Pharmaceutical Efforts with Clinical Trials as Grocers Diversify
To expand its healthcare reach, Kroger is getting into clinical trials. The grocery giant announced Tuesday (Jan. 24) that its Kroger Health division is working with pharmaceutical organizations to set up a clinical trial...
January 24, 2023
A Trip to Pine Ridge: An Old Antitrust Law and...
Through the lens of a recent trip to Pine Ridge, SD, we argue why enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act is a necessity for rural consumers. Across rural America, consumers rely...