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Kroger-Albertson Merger Delays Let Smaller Grocers Live Another Day
Kroger-Albertson Merger Delays Let Smaller Grocers Live Another Day
January 16, 2024  |  Retail

With the looming merger between Kroger and Albertsons set to make it all the harder for smaller grocery chains to stand a fighting chance, delays...

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Grocers Tap Digital Deals to Drive Omnichannel Engagement Amid Ongoing Pressures
Grocers Tap Digital Deals to Drive Omnichannel Engagement Amid Ongoing Pressures
January 11, 2024  |  Retail

As consumers’ grocery budgets continue to be pressured by years of inflation and other economic challenges, merchants are tapping digital deals to drive omnichannel adoption,...

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Digital Growth Compounds Grocers’ Margin Pressures
Digital Growth Compounds Grocers’ Margin Pressures
January 09, 2024  |  Retail

Consumers’ increasing adoption of grocers’ in-house eCommerce options is eating into the retailers’ margins amid ongoing financial challenges. Grocery giant Albertsons Companies, Inc., which has...

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2024 May Be the Year of the Aggregator for Grocers
2024 May Be the Year of the Aggregator for Grocers
January 04, 2024  |  Aggregators

With pure-play eCommerce food sellers gaining share from brick-and-mortar grocers, and with many grocers struggling to manage the costs of in-house fulfillment, 2024 may be...

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Grocers’ Contextual Commerce Efforts Reached New Digital Spaces in 2023
Grocers’ Contextual Commerce Efforts Reached New Digital Spaces in 2023
December 29, 2023  |  Connected Economy

Throughout 2023, grocers stepped up their contextual commerce initiatives, not only expanding shoppable recipe content but also reaching new devices and digital platforms. Take, for...

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In 2023, the Meal Kit Category Lines Blurred
In 2023, the Meal Kit Category Lines Blurred
December 28, 2023  |  eCommerce

Increasingly throughout this past year, meal kits have begun to be not so much their own discrete category as an integrated piece of a larger...

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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Kroger’s Proposed Acquisition of Albertsons
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Kroger’s Proposed Acquisition of Albertsons
December 22, 2023  |  Acquisitions

A U.S. judge has dismissed a consumer lawsuit that alleged Kroger’s proposed acquisition of grocery chain operator Albertsons would lead to reduced competition and increased...

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Grocers’ Competition for Digital SNAP Spending Heats Up
Grocers’ Competition for Digital SNAP Spending Heats Up
December 20, 2023  |  eCommerce

As grocers look to close the digital adoption tab between higher- and lower-income consumers, leading players in the space are increasingly adding new options for Supplemental...

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Grocers Seize on Holiday Spending Anxiety to Drive Digital Adoption
Grocers Seize on Holiday Spending Anxiety to Drive Digital Adoption
December 19, 2023  |  Retail

With consumers’ budgets coming under pressure over the holiday season, leading grocers including Kroger and Walmart have launched digital deals to boost eCommerce engagement. Kroger,...

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