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Industry Partners

How Retail Media Disrupts the Grocery Game

In an interview with WGB, Ahold Delhaize’s Mark Williamson discusses getting the right message in the right place, and its implications for supporting the overall business.

Industry Partners

Interactive Map Marries Retail, Residential Development

The Planned Grocery service, which tracks future grocery stores, has integrated a parallel database of new home development activity from a sister company.

Technology

Instacart Calls On Former Walmart Exec to Pursue Fulfillment Options, Sources Say

By Jon Springer on Feb. 25, 2021

Mark Ibbotson, the influential former Walmart EVP, is helping Instacart assess new technologies, sources tell WGB.

Adult Beverages

Q&A: Walmart Craft-Beer Buyer Adrienne Freeman on Beer, Bridge-Building

By Christine LaFave Grace on Feb. 25, 2021

"I see it as my responsibility as a decision-maker to cater to the needs that I can see and amplify products from diverse suppliers that can fill those unique gaps for our customers," Freeman says.

Retailers

Q&A With HMart’s Vince Colatriano

By Jon Springer on Feb. 09, 2021

The conventional supermarket veteran is helping the much-admired Asian-American chain build relationships with mainstream suppliers and support its steady growth.

Retailers

Kroger Checks Out a Smart Cart

By Jon Springer on Jan. 14, 2021

WGB exclusive: Seeking solutions to support faster and safer in-store shopping, the retailer is quietly testing a souped-up checkout-free “smart cart” from Caper it’s calling KroGO.

Retailers

Directing Lightning From a Bottle: SpartanNash CEO on His 2021 Goals

By Christine LaFave Grace on Dec. 14, 2020

Team energy is excellent, but "we are not as nimble as we need to be," Tony Sarsam says.

Fresh Food

One-on-One With Tyson Fresh Meats' Kent Harrison

By Jon Springer on Dec. 10, 2020

The veteran beef and pork marketer joins the Breakroom to discuss the challenges of COVID, meat alternatives, what makes a good department at retail and NHL hockey.

Technology

Ocado’s Luke Jensen Talks Kroger Partnership

By Jon Springer on Dec. 09, 2020

In an interview with WGB, the CEO of Ocado Services explains why he feels the retailer’s gigantic bet on robotics and e-commerce will pay off—and not just because it's "cool."

Retailers

Winsight Live: Earnings Season, Albertsons’ Transformation and Dollar Competition

By WGB Staff on Dec. 08, 2020

The latest Winsight Live with Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert takes a look at the latest earnings reports from The Kroger Co. and Dollar General; what’s guiding Albertsons’ transformation; the competition rural grocers are facing from dollar stores; and more.

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