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Jon Springer

Executive Editor

Articles by
Jon Springer

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Retailers

Price Cuts, Assortment Changes En Route to FreshDirect

New owner Ahold Delhaize has added a selection of private brand goods to the assortment FreshDirect and is slashing prices as it seeks to better position the online merchant as a "one-stop shop."

Retailers

Buyk Hits the Streets As Instant-Delivery Grocery Field Continues to Swell

Pronounced “bike,” the newly available service is founded by veterans of the Russian retailer Samokat, and joins several counterparts pushing a new vision for urban grocery shopping.

Stores

Mere is Here: Inside the Russian Discounter's UK Debut

U.K. grocery analyst Steve Dresser provides exclusive photos of the bargain retailer's store that opened this month in the northern England city of Preston.

Technology

Point Pickup Acquires GrocerKey as E-Commerce Mergers Continue

Delivery provider eyes 'end-to-end' capabilities as e-commerce platforms remain in high demand.

Retailers

Cost Pressures Testing Strength of Dollar Formats

Dollar General touts progress in food; Dollar Tree reviews freight woes, as they separately reported financial results.

Technology

Cracking the Code on Self-Checkout

Ariel Shemesh, founder of Kanduai, discusses how edge computing software can affordably address complex problems for retailers and shoppers, putting practicality ahead of precision.

Retailers

Unpacking Walmart’s ‘White Label’ Delivery Shift

The move to commercialize delivery behind ‘GoLocal’ could bring new revenue and opportunity to Walmart, but sources foresee a hard sell to competitors.

Industry Partners

Online Grocery Spending Dips Slightly as Consumers Adjust

Online shopping is retaining most of the share COVID gains it made last year as changes in consumer preferences and the Delta COVID variant, are shifting preferences, the Brick Meets Click/Mercatus survey indicates.

Retailers

Kroger Turns to Tech-Enabled Training

The new program, known as Fresh Start With Axonify, uses personalized online training games.

Retailers

BJ’s Blows Past Cautious Q2 Outlook

The wholesale club details worker wage investments and a willingness to absorb rising prices to maintain momentum, and show value to members.

Retailers

Inside Save A Lot’s New Branding Campaign

Save A Lot is stepping out from years of quiet reinvention with an energetic and distinct new message that customers like “like, a lot a lot,” Marketing SVP Tim Schroder says.

Retailers

Wei Gao, Amazon’s VP of Grocery Tech, Is Departing, Company Confirms

The former “shadow” to departed CEO Jeff Bezos served an influential role in Amazon's growing grocery business.

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