Supermarket News Staff | Aug 09, 2024 Here’s 5 things you may have missed in grocery   The fate of food: Grocery stores as we know them are an entirely different breed than they were a few decades ago – AI product tags, carts that suggest recipes to you, groceries delivered to your door … Continued

The Federal Trade Commission Building, known historically as the Apex Building, is a federal building in Washington, D.C. which serves as the headquarters of the Federal Trade Commission. Timothy Inklebarger | Aug 01, 2024   Chair Lina Khan says Americans are not getting “competitive, affordable prices that they deserve” Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan … Continued

  By Jill Dutton July 29, 2024 GreenAcres Market is a chain of premier natural foods stores offering organic and all-natural products and vitamins from national brands and locally sourced specialty brands. Healthier Choices Management Corp. says it has acquired GreenAcres Market, an organic and natural health food and vitamin chain with five store locations … Continued

Images of the Whole Foods Market Daily Shop, designed to “bring the freshest high-quality ingredients to customers with a convenience that fits their fast-paced urban lifestyles.”   Marian Zboraj | July 15, 2024 News of Daily Shop’s 2nd location comes as retailer celebrates 20th anniversary of New York flagship store Amazon-owned Whole Foods Market has … Continued

Jennifer A. Kingson| April 2023 The familiar Universal Product Code barcode will be supplanted by 2027 with a more data-rich improvement, the 2D barcode. The humble and familiar barcode — a staple on consumer packaging for nearly 50 years — will soon be replaced with a more robust and muscular successor that offers far more … Continued

Timothy Inklebarger | Jun 05, 2024 State to spend up to $2.5M on legal team to block the acquisition The state of Washington has hired law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson and will pay them $2.5 million to block the $24.6 billion Kroger, Albertsons merger, according to a story reported in Reuters. Washington Attorney General … Continued

May 23, 2024 07:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time UNFI Media Network™, powered by Swiftly, will enable brands to better connect consumers with tailored promotions PROVIDENCE, R.I.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE: UNFI) is announcing the launch of the first-of-its-kind Retail Media Network for independent and regional grocery retailers across the United States. The UNFI Media … Continued

IDDBA 2024: The largest industry-only show for dairy, deli, bakery and foodservice industries will be happening from June 9th to 11th in Houston, Texas.   LINK: https://www.iddba.org/iddba-show/about/iddba-2024   The International Dairy Deli Bakery Association (IDDBA) is a non-profit trade association whose members encompass around 1,500 companies, from small independents to global corporations. It fosters economic … Continued

Timothy Inklebarger | Apr 02, 2024 Just Walk Out tech will still be offered at Amazon Go stores, smaller format Amazon Fresh stores located in the U.K., and third-party retailers Amazon has announced that it is discontinuing its pursuit of autonomous “Just Walk Out” technology that uses artificial intelligence to enable shoppers to take items … Continued

By Patrick Thomas and Dave Michaels, March 26, 2024 PHOTO: JOE CARROTTA FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Authorities say Kroger’s planned Albertsons takeover will leave fewer traditional supermarkets to compete for Americans’ grocery dollars   Where you go to buy a loaf of bread or a bunch of bananas could help determine the fate of … Continued