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The latest news and analysis of U.S. grocery, mass, drug, discount and club retailers, including financial, executive leadership and mergers and acquisitions. 

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How Big Was Target's Latest Deal Days?

 By Christine LaFave Grace on Oct. 20, 2021

Target's most recent Deal Days event, held in stores and online Oct. 10–12, succeeded in giving an additional boost to already-rising store traffic, a new report from Placer.ai suggests.  The ...

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Coborn's to Expand to Michigan with Tadych's Econofoods Buy

 By WGB Staff on Oct. 20, 2021

Coborn's is looking to advance on its goal of becoming a $2 billion grocer with a deal to purchase six Tadych's Econofoods stores in Michigan and Wisconsin.

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How Price Chopper Hopes to Engage Customers on a ‘More Personal Level’

By Jennifer Strailey on Oct. 19, 2021

Grocer joins CitrusAd’s growing e-commerce network designed to provide a scalable, self-serve ad platform that allows brands to develop targeted campaigns across an entire network of omnichannel retailers.

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Walmart to Build High-Tech Grocery Distribution Center in South Carolina

By Christine LaFave Grace on Oct. 19, 2021

The Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer says its biggest grocery distribution center yet will move two times more product than a traditional distribution center.

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Instacart Acquires Caper, Brings Smart Checkout Technology to its Platform

By Jennifer Strailey on Oct. 19, 2021

The San Francisco-based grocery platform aims to help retailers unify the in-store and online shopping experience for customers, supporting their businesses in however customers choose to shop.

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Walmart Details “Black Friday Deals for Days” Events

By Christine LaFave Grace on Oct. 18, 2021

This year's shopping events—beginning weeks before Black Friday—are "even bigger and better with more ways to shop and more of every item," Walmart's U.S. chief merchandising officer says.

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Albertsons Continues to Covet the Omnichannel Consumer

By Jennifer Strailey on Oct. 18, 2021

"Omnichannel household growth is a key initiative," says CEO Vivek Sankaran, noting the company's digital sales increased 5% for the second quarter of fiscal 2021, resulting in digital sales growth of 248% based on a two-year stacked period.

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Whole Foods Market Forecasts Trends—With a Twist

By Jennifer Strailey on Oct. 18, 2021

For the first time, the grocer is accompanying its annual predictions for the hottest ingredients in the year ahead with the option for shoppers to purchase a curated 'Discovery Box' featuring 10 on-trend products.

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Amazon Offering Up to $3K Bonus for Seasonal Roles

By Christine LaFave Grace on Oct. 18, 2021

Amazon's announcement of its seasonal hiring spree follows big hiring announcements from the likes of Walmart, Target and Kroger.

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Dollar Tree Seeking Thousands of Permanent and Seasonal Workers

By Christine LaFave Grace on Oct. 15, 2021

On-the-spot interviews will be conducted at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores and distribution centers as the discounter strives to ramp up hiring.

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