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Jon Springer

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Jon Springer is executive editor of Winsight Grocery Business with responsibility for leading its digital news team. Jon has more than 20 years of experience covering consumer business and retail in New York, including more than 14 years at the Retail/Financial desk at Supermarket News. His previous experience includes covering consumer markets for KPMG’s Insiders; the U.S. beverage industry for Beverage Spectrum; and he was a Senior Editor covering commercial real estate and retail for the International Council of Shopping Centers. Jon began his career as a sports reporter and features editor for the Cecil Whig, a daily newspaper in Elkton, Md. Jon is also the author of two books on baseball. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English-Journalism from the University of Delaware. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his family.

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Industry Partners

Uber Buys Out Cornershop, Eyes Long-Term Opportunity in Grocery

Uber executives see grocery delivery as large addressable market with eyes on global growth.

Industry Partners

Online Shopping Dips in May but Remains Well Above Pre-Pandemic Levels

Consumers shopped less frequently and spent less per order online than they did a year ago as pantry loading slows and multioutlet shopping returns, the latest Brick Meets Click/Mercatus survey indicates.

Retailers

Strong Execution Brightens Kroger's Outlook in 'Time of Transition'

Despite anticipation that the food-at-home trend would slow as the nation moves further from the pandemic, the fiscal year got off to a better-than-expected start, indicating Kroger was executing its strategy.

Retailers

Kroger Beats Expectations in Q1; Full-Year Guidance Raised

The retailer said comps cycling last year’s COVID boom dipped less than expected behind execution of new strategy, cost controls and alternative revenue growth; margins slip on sales deleverage.

Center Store

Purina, Perch Team on Interactive Pet-Food Endcaps

The displays, newly launched at 200 Meijer stores in the Midwest, use "lift-and-learn" technology that mimics online "clicks" in-stores, drawing new shopper engagement and sales.

Retailers

How Sprouts Is Buzzing Into Growth

Behind new support facilities and a new real estate team, the natural foods merchant is teeing up its forthcoming “V6” format and a resumption of rapid new store growth.

Retailers

Albertsons Appoints Pepsi's Jennifer Saenz as EVP and Chief Merchant

The CPG veteran joins the Boise, Idaho-based retailer effective July 12, succeeding Geoff White.

Retailers

Boxed Going Public in Seven Oaks SPAC Deal

The growth-minded online bulk retailer is expected to receive $334 million in net proceeds and a public stock listing through a merger with a "blank check" public company.

Retailers

Inside Save A Lot's Fresh Encounter

Family-owned independent Fresh Encounter, which took over 51 corporate Save A Lot stores in Florida, unveiled a $7 million renovation this month.

Retailers

What Will Kroger Deliver in Florida?

A delivery-only virtual leap to new territory could be a test of Kroger's vaunted technology and loyalty programs.

Wholesalers & Distributors

UNFI Officials Optimistic Amid Labor and Freight Questions

Officials of the wholesaler were optimistic despite third-quarter revenues falling short of expectations; discuss changing workforce expectations.

Technology

Pensa Lands New Funding, In-Store Deployment, From Circle K

The tech company that uses flying cameras to capture shelf data announced $11 million in new funding, including support from the venture arm of the global c-store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard.

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