1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (835+ words) Retailers across the industry have made significant changes to their loyalty programs. But there’s more work to be done to connect with value-seeking consumers. Pardon the Disruption is a column that looks at the forces shaping food retail. For too…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (171+ words) Grocery Dive Don't miss tomorrow's grocery industry news Kroger taps Walmart tech veteran as store operations chief Mark Ibbotson, who helped lead the rollout of Walmart’s e-commerce platform, is the latest C-suite appointment for the supermarket chain. Editor’s note: This…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (366+ words) Nick Konat, the grocer’s president and chief operating officer, will take over the top role after current chief executive Jack Sinclair steps down on Jan. 4. Sinclair said that he and Sprouts’ board of directors settled on Konat as his successor…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (412+ words) Albertsons brought on a chief marketing officer, while Trader Joe’s appointed a new head of tech. Here’s a roundup of some of the most noteworthy executive-level changes in the grocery industry in August. The supermarket chain hired Emily Turner as…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (322+ words) Gen Z and millennials have played a key role in store brand sales growing faster than name brands, according to Spins. As the growth rate for private brand sales continues to outpace that of name brands, private brands offer grocers…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (237+ words) The luxury grocer recently opened a store in Thousand Oaks, California, as it looks to expand its geographic reach. Erewhon confirmed that it opened its first storefront outside of Los Angeles County last week. The new store in Thousand Oaks,…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (248+ words) The grocery company plans to host activities at participating stores throughout September. Kroger bills these efforts as part of a “Wellness Tour” as it works to closely link food purchases with healthy living and at a time when the grocery…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (159+ words) The discounter opened its first stateside store in Iowa in 1976. Here’s a timeline of key milestones/moves by the company over the past half century. Fifty years ago, Aldi crossed the Atlantic to open its first stateside location. The store,…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (197+ words) The new program lets Albertsons shoppers score bigger fuel discounts by using points they earn from grocery purchases in combination with rewards they accrue through the Chevron Texaco Rewards program. Customers can use the savings they are eligible for through…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (489+ words) The nation’s biggest retailer is finally embracing the technology behind widely popular payment methods like Apple Pay after years of rejecting it. The Friday Checkout is a weekly column providing more insight on the news, rounding up the announcements you…...