Retailers
Walmart Sells Majority Stake in Japanese Supermarket Chain
Investment firm KKR and Tokyo-based Rakuten will bring deep Japanese market expertise to Seiyu, the companies say.
Retailers
Walmart Whips Up Interactive Video Series With Celebrity Chefs
Jamie Oliver, Patti LaBelle and Ree Drummond are lending their star power to a video series that lets users customize recipes and purchase ingredients as they go.
The latest Winsight Live with Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert examines Grocery Outlet’s expansion plans for 2021; Walmart’s decision to end its partnership with Bossa Nova and its inventory tracking robots; restaurants’ innovative approaches to keeping food and customers warm as indoor dining continues to be limited; Healthy Living Market’s goal to be the Northeast’s leading mid-size natural grocer; and more.
Retailers
Winsight Live: A Look at Ahold’s Q3 Earnings, Fabric’s MFC and Trader Joe’s Inverted Pyramid
The latest Winsight Live with Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert looks at Ahold Delhaize’s third-quarter earnings and future plans, including a subscription program for Giant; how Fabric took a different approach in creating a microfulfillment center; what it’s like to work for Trader Joe’s, as told from a former employee; the latest M&A news in the convenience-store space; and more.
Winsight’s latest live news roundtable, Winsight Live with Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert, explores Dollar General’s new value-focused, non-consumable concept, Popshelf; insights from CSP’s Dispensed Beverage Forum, including an innovative idea to recoup business from the altered category due to COVID; retail forecast trends for 2021; Natural Grocer’s new virtual health and wellness initiative; and more.