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Heather Lalley

Editor in chief, Winsight Grocery Business

Articles by
Heather Lalley

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Stores

H-E-B to open its 1st multi-level store in Austin in February

The 97,000-square-foot supermarket at Lake Austin will feature a two-story porch with lake views, with a focus on becoming a community gathering place.

Inflation

Inflation appears to be cooling, but grocery prices remain high

Food-at-home prices rose 12% year-over-year in November, according to Consumer Price Index data released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fresh produce, cereals, bakery products and dairy saw some of the biggest increases.

Technology

Shipt’s deliveries rose 11% in 2022

The Target-owned platform, which delivers from 200 retailers, said produce accounted for all of its Top 10 most-delivered products. Shipt’s growth has slowed, though, since the pandemic’s early days.

Technology

Ultra-fast grocery delivery service Getir acquires rival Gorillas

The deal is evidence of further consolidation in the rapid grocery delivery space, which has seen many players disappear following intense investor interest last year.

Stores

6 words grocers added to their vocabulary lists in 2022

Food retailers learned some new words this year, while some old terms took on renewed importance.

Technology

Blue Apron to lay off 10% of corporate office

The meal kit delivery service, whose stock price has plummeted nearly 94% this year, said the job cuts are part of its plan to slash $50 million in expenses in 2023.

Stores

Sprouts Farmers Market hires Alisa Gmelich as CMO

Gmelich comes to the 380-unit grocer after a long career in restaurant marketing.

Fresh Food

Burned by the pandemic, in-store bakeries are on the rise

Grocery store bakery unit sales are almost back to 2019 levels and dollar sales are up more than 20%, according to a new, first-of-its-kind report from FMI-The Food Industry Association.

Retailers

Fast-growing Dollar General hires three new VPs

The discounter added Ariel dela Cruz as VP of store operations, Tim Jagneaux as VP of construction and Megan Kokoska as VP of digital engagement. The company plans to open more than 1,000 new stores next year.

Walmart

Walmart CEO: Soaring theft could lead to higher prices, store closures

Doug McMillon, CEO of the nation’s largest retailer, told CNBC Tuesday that the company is seeing a significant rise in shoplifting, echoing similar comments made by Target last month.

Labor

In Seattle, Trader Joe’s reaches 2nd hazard pay settlement this year

The grocer has agreed to pay more than $55,000 to 95 employees who worked overtime without hazard pay, according to the city’s Office of Labor Standards. Meanwhile, the Trader Joe’s United union completed another bargaining session with the grocer.

Technology

Instacart wants to deck your halls

For the first time, the same-day delivery platform will now haul fresh Christmas trees, and artificial ones, too, from grocery stores and other retailers.

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