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Buoyed by private label and digital sales, Kroger raises its financial forecast

The grocery giant, which is in talks to acquire Albertsons for $24.6 billion, on Thursday reported same-store sales growth of 6.9% for the third quarter. Operating profit, however, dipped 3.1% from a year ago.

Retailers

Albertsons’ planned $4B special dividend spotlighted by senate panel

CEO Vivek Sankaran said the payment would return cash to longtime shareholders and isn’t part of the Kroger merger.

Retailers

Grocery Outlet's new Maryland location now open; new store in Pennsylvania coming next week

The Maryland location is at 801 East Pulaski Highway in Elkton and the Pennsylvania location is at 1301 Quentin Rd. in Lebanon.

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Kroger fresh, digital, own-brand strategies gain momentum in Q3

With food-and-beverage sales climbing, Dollar General reveals ambitious growth plans

Buoyed by private label and digital sales, Kroger raises its financial forecast

Food City to break ground on 2nd Alabama supermarket on Friday

Wegmans lines up its next new store locations

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Retailers

The Giant Co. to open 1st store in Benner Township, Pennsylvania, later this month

The new, ground-up, 50,000-square-foot store will be located at 2699 Benner Pike in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania..

Retailers

Publix opens new store in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

The 46,811-square-foot store is located at the Coventry Marketplace at 955 Wood Duck Dr.

Labor

Senate votes to avert a rail strike

The move will spare grocers and other retailers from what industry leaders warned would be a disastrous supply chain situation.

Walmart

Employee injured in Virginia Walmart shooting sues retailer for $50M

In her lawsuit, Donya Prioleau alleges that the gunman who killed six of his coworkers in Chesapeake was known by the retailer to have a “long-standing pattern of disturbing and threatening behavior.”

Technology

DoorDash lays off 1,200 workers to rein in expenses

Revenue at the delivery company has not kept up with costs coming out of the pandemic, CEO Tony Xu said Wednesday.

Retailers

Albertsons’ planned $4B special dividend spotlighted by senate panel

CEO Vivek Sankaran said the payment would return cash to longtime shareholders and isn’t part of the Kroger merger.

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For grocers, 'tis the season to be giving

Retailers kick off their charitable programs for the holiday season and celebrate generosity on Giving Tuesday.

Retailers

Ahold Delhaize sets updated CO2 emissions reductions target

The Dutch retailer said it remains committed to becoming carbon net zero across all of its operations by 2050.

Retailers

Aldi to open new store in Georgia on Thursday

The discount grocer's store count keeps growing as it opens its first store in Blairsville, Georgia, and announces prices cuts for shoppers as they enter the holiday entertaining season.