Inside the store: How a reimagined Walmart supercenter is …
Mar 12, 2024 · Walmart is ramping up its store renovations, which include adding products and modernizing layouts, at a time when discounters and mass retailers have been taking grocery market share from traditional supermarket operators. Walmart already commands roughly a quarter of the U.S. grocery market, according to Numerator data released last summer, and continues to report market share growth each ...
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Amazon Fresh breaks the 50-store mark | Grocery Dive
Sep 25, 2024 · Amazon Fresh opened its first store in mid-2020, but paused store openings less than three years later due to an underwhelming reception from shoppers. The company brought in new executives and spent months adjusting its approach. Amazon unveiled a refreshed store model for the chain late last year that features new signage, stronger price messaging and an expanded assortment of products aimed ...
Amazon Fresh focusing on grocery ‘fundamentals’ with updated …
Nov 13, 2023 · WOODLAND HILLS, California — When Amazon Fresh launched in 2020, all the focus seemed to be on technology like its Dash Carts, Ask Alexa terminals and Just Walk Out frictionless checkout systems. But amid all the cutting-edge innovation, some of the basic principles of good grocery retailing got overlooked.
Kroger-Albertsons merger in court: 6 key takeaways
Nov 4, 2024 · The supermarket chains focused on broader industry competition. While the FTC and Washington state defined supermarkets as the relevant markets for their challenges — a definition that also included Walmart — Kroger and Albertsons wanted the judges to take a more expansive view of the industry, where competition also includes the likes of Costco, Amazon, Whole Foods Market and Trader Joe’s.
Why Walmart sees drone delivery taking flight | Grocery Dive
Mar 11, 2024 · After testing drone deliveries for the last few years, Walmart is increasingly rolling out the option as a way to fulfill e-commerce orders.. As of early January, the retailer had 31 hubs for drone delivery across six states, Prathibha Rajashekhar, the retailer’s senior vice president of automation and innovation, stores and supply chain, recently told …
Top grocery M&A deals of 2024 | Grocery Dive
Dec 18, 2024 · Kroger and Albertsons’ attempt to combine dominated the grocery M&A spotlight in 2024, with pivotal moments including an updated divestiture deal, three separate lawsuits and trials, and now an explosive post-decision lawsuit.. Against the background of this mega-merger saga, other grocery companies were also busy building out their operations.
Walmart’s major grocery moves so far in 2024 | Grocery Dive
Sep 19, 2024 · Walmart has been busy this year making a plethora of grocery moves to sharpen its appeal as a food destination. The retailer’s grocery efforts are also currently receiving a national spotlight thanks to the Kroger-Albertsons merger, with the two supermarket chains frequently citing Walmart as a main reason for why they are …
Amazon Fresh expansion continues as chain opens long-awaited …
Nov 11, 2024 · The locations range from 31,000 to 59,000 square feet. Buch noted that Amazon is “encouraged by early signs” coming from stores that follow the refreshed design it debuted in Chicago and Southern California late last year.. Amazon Fresh paused store expansion early last year and has recently resumed openings. The newly opened New York locations, one in Plainview and the other in East ...
Amazon’s top grocery moves in 2024 | Grocery Dive
Dec 13, 2024 · On the brick-and-mortar front, Amazon reignited store openings for its Amazon Fresh chain after pausing store expansion at the start of 2023. By the end of September, Amazon Fresh had achieved the 50-store mark and currently has more than 60 stores.. During the summer, Whole Foods debuted its first Daily Shop small-format store.In Chicago, Amazon began testing a small-format store called ...