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

. 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

. 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

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 #merger andacquisition buff.ly/3L1Hepl

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

. 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 #instacart ipo buff.ly/3so1Lhh

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

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 #tech nology #tech #AI
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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

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
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. 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

. 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 #drone delivery buff.ly/3KSZNMm

'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

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

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

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 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

More than 40% of top-level retail executives who participated in a June survey by Deloitte expect to use generative AI for a business application this year #grocery #AI #generativeAI #technology buff.ly/3YKvL2W

Online retailer Boxed has been acquired by MSG Distributors, Inc. in an all-cash transaction, according to a Friday press release. No financial details about the deal were disclosed. #grocery #acquisition buff.ly/3P4bUZn