. The Fresh Market will open 22 new store locations over the next 24 months, South American retailer Cencosud announced in its most recent earnings report last week. #grocery #specialtygrocer #newstore buff.ly/3P7hqKK

Establishing loyalty through digital platforms is essential for regional retailers to keep up with national competitors, but some regional grocers offer a smoother online experience than others. #grocery #digital #apps #genz #technology buff.ly/3sln7vY

The newest Winn-Dixie store now includes Party City department “Celebrations by Party City." #grocery #partycity #store buff.ly/44oRI8U

Schnucks is adding the ability for customers using self-checkout to redeem Schnucks Rewards points and purchase gift cards #grocery #selfcheckout #technology buff.ly/3P9KOjF

"For all the benefits of scale that these larger players have, they also struggle to serve each individual trade area. And that’s where independent retailers succeed," Save A Lot CEO said in a recent interview with Grocery Dive #grocery #CEO #QandA buff.ly/47YRfxB

. Walmart and Wing, a subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet, announced Thursday they are teaming up to offer drone delivery from two stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth area this year. #grocery #retail #drone #technology #delivery #dronedelivery buff.ly/3KSZNMm

. Giant Food sudden move to abandon its regional distribution strategy suggests grocery e-commerce could be headed down a new road. #grocery #distribution #delivery buff.ly/3KVdKJI

Shoppers with kids are twice as likely to always order their groceries online than consumers as a whole, FMI noted in its Back to School report. #grocery #parents #shoppinghabits #onlineshopping buff.ly/45qoA2x

Breaking: Instacart filed an S-1 form with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering #grocery #Instacart #SEC #publicoffering #breakingnews buff.ly/47LvgtI

John Clear of Alvarez & Marsal talks about how new technologies factor into supply chain transparency, worker training and better data management to help food retailers reduce spoilage. #grocery #technology #tech #AI buff.ly/3KZjZfG

Breaking: Giant Eagle, Inc. named Bill Artman, who has served as interim CEO since March, to the top spot and also promoted several other executives in divisions like finance, supply chain and marketing. #grocery #csuite #promotion #regionalgrocer #gianteagle buff.ly/3EiR6Yc

. Instacart, which recently achieved profitability, hit nearly $1.5 billion in revenue during the first six months of 2023, with a significant chunk coming from its ads business. #grocery #delivery #IPO #instacart #instacartipo buff.ly/3so1Lhh

Along with traditional back-to-school promos on supplies and snacks, grocers this year are also incorporating evolving areas of their businesses like health services and prepared foods. #grocery #backtoschool #promos #discounts #school buff.ly/45zod5R

The grocery-anchored shopping center operator Kimco Realty's roughly $2 billion acquisition will help deepen its presence in coastal and Sun Belt markets. #grocery #merger #mergerandacquisition buff.ly/3L1Hepl

. Walmart accounted for nearly 36% of all U.S. online grocery sales in Q2, up 5 percentage points from the same period in 2022, per Brick Meets Click and Mercatus. #grocery #delivery #pickup #onlineshopping #ecommerce #Walmart buff.ly/3L3Poxl

. ALDI USA plan to buy Winn-Dixie could resonate far beyond the Sunshine State, according to a new report from dunnhumby. #grocery #mergerandacquisition #Florida buff.ly/3YZwoWQ

More than 20 seasonal items for Target private label brands will be available for purchase in early September, marking the retailer’s latest store brand product expansion as its food and beverage category sales continue to rise. #grocery #retail #psl buff.ly/3EhpAKj

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