For nearly 20 years, McMillanDoolittle has been tracking cutting edge concepts from around the world. In Retail Innovations 2021, we highlight 50 cases from 15 countries of retailers and brands that are not only surviving a global pandemic, but thriv... bit.ly/2LrYsRj

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Earlier this month, Toys R Us closed the only two stores it had left open: One at Westfield's Garden State Plaza mall in New Jersey, and one at Simon Property's Galleria mall in Houston. 😢🦒 cnb.cx/3pr7wVb

Kroger says it’s closing two stores in Long Beach, CA, after the city passed $4 an hour pay hazard pay law for grocery workers. losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/02/01/ral…

Just in, Tops Markets and Price Chopper/Market 32 to merge

Some grocers have traded salad bars for Sally, a salad-making robot, during the pandemic. Now, DoorDash has bought Chowbotics, the robot's maker. sfchronicle.com/business/artic… via San Francisco Chronicle

Last year, I sat down with my good friend Bruce @Springsteen for a long and meaningful conversation that touched on so much of what we’re all dealing with these days. I’m excited to share it with you over the next few weeks: spoti.fi/Renegades

HNGRY has confirmed that Amazon is building eleven 140k sqft MFCs that can deliver 100k+ fast-moving grocery & convenience SKUs in <45mins in: Seattle, DC, Baltimore, Dallas, Nashville, Detroit, Chicago, San Diego, Phoenix launching this year. mwpvl.com/html/amazon_co…

Best Supermarket 10best.com/awards/travel/… A shout out to New Seasons and the other great grocers on this list!

Inflation is good for Walmart, large grocers— google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.…

What a shame. Thanks for the memories Gulliver’s. #ChicagoHistory ✔️

The 34,000-square-foot food hall-focused store in Irvine, California, includes several fast-casual food venues as well as a full-service Italian restaurant that offers seating for 120 people buff.ly/3JAEQDn

“I hired a young hippie woman out of the University of California at Santa Cruz to teach us the lingo” How Trader Joe's got its start cnn.com/2022/05/07/bus…

Nobody likes self-checkout. Here's why it's everywhere. cnn.it/3AAwXvZ

A Message to and from Mister Senator Ted Cruz...Attorney at Law #PassthePactact

“Combining grocery with speedy delivery is trying to thread a needle through a microscopic hole” Nice business breakdown of Missfresh, the #1 instant grocery player in China. kjlabuz.substack.com/p/missfresh

🇺🇸 Amazon is pressing pause on dozens more self-checkout grocery stores amid disappointing sales bit.ly/3PJoqdY

The grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons announced a plan to merge in a $25 billion deal that is likely to invite antitrust scrutiny. nyti.ms/3g8z8yA

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