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Grocers Turn To Private Labels To Drive Sales, Boost Margins
Grocers Turn To Private Labels To Drive Sales, Boost Margins
May 17, 2021  |  Retail

In 2020, private label sales hit a record high, accounting for almost a quarter of all products sold during the year, hitting an all-time high...

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Grocery Roundup: Private Label Brands Take On Plant-Based Category
Grocery Roundup: Private Label Brands Take On Plant-Based Category
May 13, 2021  |  Retail

As private label sales continue to grow, surpassing name brand growth for the fourth year in a row, grocers are taking note. As the private...

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Kroger Launches Supplier Accelerator Program
Kroger Launches Supplier Accelerator Program
May 12, 2021  |  Retail

Kroger has launched its Go Fresh & Local Supplier Accelerator, a program to connect Kroger with new American suppliers, the grocery giant announced in a...

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Kroger Tests Drone For Delivering Supermarket Goods To Customers
Kroger Tests Drone For Delivering Supermarket Goods To Customers
May 03, 2021  |  Delivery

Kroger is launching a test of its new drone delivery program this week, the Cincinnati-based supermarket company announced in a Monday (May 3) press release....

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Grocers Tackle Inventory To Meet Digital Challenge
Grocers Tackle Inventory To Meet Digital Challenge
April 26, 2021  |  Retail

“The current economics of shipping groceries straight to customers’ doors is a challenge — and keeping fulfillment and shipping costs down for sellers and customers...

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Blackhawk Network Wants Supermarkets To Take A Chance On Lottery
Blackhawk Network Wants Supermarkets To Take A Chance On Lottery
April 15, 2021  |  Retail

Consumers clearly like playing the lottery — they purchase roughly $60 billion worth of scratch-off tickets a year. You have to be in it to...

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Kroger Opens First Ocado-Powered Fulfillment Center
Kroger Opens First Ocado-Powered Fulfillment Center
April 14, 2021  |  Retail

Kroger is debuting a customer fulfillment center (CFC), which will combine “vertical integration, machine learning and robotics with affordable, friendly and fast delivery service for...

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Grocery Roundup: Digital Innovation Targets The ‘Connected Customer’
Grocery Roundup: Digital Innovation Targets The ‘Connected Customer’
April 01, 2021  |  Retail

At a virtual Food Marketing Conference, Kevin Holt, CEO of Ahold Delhaize USA (ADUSA), told attendees that the company is looking for more seamless, convenient...

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Grocery Roundup: Grocers And Lawmakers Butt Heads
Grocery Roundup: Grocers And Lawmakers Butt Heads
March 11, 2021  |  Retail

As grocery worker advocates are demanding “hero pay” across the United States, some areas are heeding the call. Parts of California, most recently Santa Monica...

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