A newly revamped store in Washington shows how thoroughly Amazon has woven itself into the grocery shopping experience.   “Would you like to sign in with your palm?” Biometric scanning devices at the newly opened Whole Foods Market in the Glover Park neighborhood of Washington.   That was the question a cheerful Amazon employee posed … Continued

Washington, D.C., store is 1st of many to get cashierless tech Amazon has finally brought Just Walk Out technology to its Whole Foods Market banner. The company has opened its first Whole Foods Market store — at 2323 Wisconsin Ave. N.W. in Washington, D.C.’s Glover Park neighborhood — with cashierless technology. The 21,500-square-foot store opened on Feb. 23 and … Continued

Innovation wasn’t stalled by the pandemic and the industry is sticking to fundamental values When the natural products community gathers in Anaheim in March for the first in-person Natural Products Expo West in three years, the first minutes will be a rush of the familiar and the new through post-pandemic eyes. And then the eyes … Continued

Mark Hamstra | Feb 02, 2022 From breakfast to baby food, organic grocery products continue to grow in sales Increased consumer interest in health and wellness has helped drive sales of organic center store products during the pandemic, and the trend is expected to continue. In addition, the expansion of retailers’ private label organic assortments is making … Continued

The newly formed Raley’s Companies to include Raley’s, Bashas’ and other divisions   Raley’s announced Wednesday the completion of its acquisition of The Bashas’ Company, a deal first announced in October. The Bashas’ Company, which operates more than 100 grocery stores in Arizona (and two in New Mexico), will now join a newly formed enterprise, The Raley’s … Continued

As the holidays and a new year approach, Solomon Partners’ Scott Moses takes a look at supermarkets’ past, present and future:   “One of the most impactful books I read as a boy was A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. I was recently inspired to re-read the book. As many readers know, the classic story … Continued

Pall of economic challenges hangs over retailers as pandemic fallout drifts into new year Russell Redman | Dec 08, 2021 As the sun sets on 2021, the sight dawning on the horizon for the grocery industry in 2022 looks anything but clear. A haze of supply chain disruption, rising inflation, labor shortages and pandemic hangover … Continued

Victoria A.F. Camron | Nov 19, 2021 Co-president Kemper Isely credits founding principles, product selection and affordable prices for Natural Grocers’ 18th straight year of sales growth Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage’s net sales in fiscal year 2021 exceeded the company’s record-breaking sales of just a year ago, co-president Kemper Isely announced Thursday. Lakewood, Colo.-based … Continued

Shoppers report higher price tags, spending for groceries   Much to the dismay of U.S. shoppers, consumer prices jumped more than 6% in October, boosted mainly by surging gasoline prices but also continued high inflation for food. The Consumer Price Index (all urban consumers) rose 6.2% year-over-year (unadjusted) for October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor … Continued

Manufacturers, retailers anticipate dollar share gains as 2021 winds down, survey finds   Amid supply chain snags and surging costs, grocery manufacturers and retailers expect price increases to spur dollar sales growth heading into next year, new research shows. Six in 10 manufacturers and seven in 10 retailers think consumer packaged goods (CPG) dollar sales … Continued