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Stater Brothers made a decision it had never made before
Trader Joe’s is springing ahead with plans for new stores
Grab: Signing of new MoUs with 4 prominent autonomous technology companies
UK's Deliveroo said that it will exit its Hong Kong operations
FCL has purchased a transportation, warehousing and grocery wholesaler
UNFI workers in Atlanta want a fair first union contract
Talabat has acquired InstaShop from Delivery Hero
JD.com: Q4 and full year 2024 results
1st time FreshDirect’s catalogue will be available for on-demand delivery on 3rd-party app
Fresh produce remains a key driver for BJ’s Wholesale Club
Biggest investment M&S has made in its retail pay offer
Biedronka has launched its first store in Slovakia
GoodSAM Foods: $9mln Series A funding round
Sprouts Farmers Market to open at least 35 new stores for fiscal year 2025
Trial Holdings to acquire the Seiyu supermarket chain
ICA Gruppen is divesting Rimi Baltic
GS Foods Group: Acquisition of The Danielsen Company
Target CEO: Prices for strawberries, avocados and bananas could rise
Coop Switzerland has reported good performance in full-year 2024
M&S is celebrating its 130th anniversary of trading in Wales this March
GrubMarket: Launch of AI Model Configuration and Enterprise Dictionary for GrubAssist AI
Publix: Revenue growth in fourth quarter
Auchan Retail: Revenue growth of 2.1% in FY 2024
DIA has reported growth in sales and profit in its financial year 2024
Teamsters Local 25 has reached a tentative six-year agreement with Stop & Shop
Publix is donating $5mln of fresh produce
Each M&S Food at Applegreen outlet: Fresh fruit and salads
First new U.K. location for Whole Foods Market since 2014
Costco plans to open 9 warehouses worldwide in 2025, with 6 of them opening in March
Food Lion launched its annual 3-weeklong Food Lion Feeds Orange Bag campaign
Co-op's new rapid delivery grocery app claimed to be a grocery retail first
Waitrose: Asparagus 8 weeks earlier than normal
Just Salad has raised $200mln in capital
Alimentation Couche-Tard reaffirmed its commitment to a takeover
Lidl has reinforced its commitment to British agriculture
Woolworths has suffered a rare $190mln blow to profits in its half-year results
Grocery Outlet expects to open between 33 and 35 stores this year
Weis Markets: Q4 and fiscal year 2024 results
Select & Save recently partnered with Booker
Eroski plans to open 54 franchises in 2025
GPA saw its losses more than triple in the fourth quarter of 2024
Dollar General has officially cut ribbon on first Arkansas distribution center
Lidl Belgium is expanding its presence in the Brussels region with 4 new stores
Just Eat Takeaway.com has accepted a bid for a full takeover
Giant Food and Divert announced a milestone
Sprouts Farmers Market: Q4 and full year 2024 results
Lidl Ireland procured €1.2bln worth of goods from the Irish agrifood sector in 2024
Alibaba Group: December quarter 2024 results
H-E-B has opened a new e-commerce fulfillment center in Houston
Walmart: Another strong quarter
Grab: Q4 and full year 2024 results
Carrefour has posted solid results for its financial year 2024
Sprouts Farmers Market has had 3 consecutive years of double-digit organic produce growth
Loblaw plans to open 80 new stores this year
Innocent Drinks and Hubbub partnership aims to provide more than 300 portions of fruit and veg
Colruyt Group is reportedly looking to sell its 102 supermarkets in France
Cencosud has agreed to sell its Bretas supermarket chain
GrubMarket has completed the acquisition of Bay Cities Produce
Dematic: New partnership with Transcend Retail Solutions - part of the Tesco group
Billa Bulgaria plans 13 new stores in 2025
Study: Colombian regional supermarket chains expand market share
US Foods: Q4 and fiscal year 2024 earnings
Metro Italia: New turnover record in FY 2023/2024
Lidl Ireland is planning a €600mln investment in 35 new stores and a new RDC
Florida expansion for BJ’s
Amazon workers in North Carolina voted against joining a union
Lidl customers can buy cauliflower, carrots, and onions grown by Maltese farmers
Aldi plans to buy 15% more fresh Spanish meat, fruits, and vegetables in 2025
UNFI recognized five high-performing retailers
Walmart's Mexico and Central America unit: 1.4% bump in Q4 net profit
Shinsegae Live Shopping will sell Thai mangoes until April
S Group: Investments reached a record level of nearly EUR 1bln
New division called the Mountain West Division - Albertsons
SpartanNash: Profitable Q4, but decreased sales for fiscal year
Supermarket chain Hiperber: 8% sales growth in FY 2024
Ahold Delhaize: Q4 2024 financial results
DoorDash: Q4 and full year 2024 financial results
Carrefour SA proposed to take private its Brazilian unit Atacadao SA
Irish shoppers "additional €8.9mln spent on fresh fruit and vegetables combined" - Kantar
Lidl Bulgaria plans to add at least 10 stores to its network in 2025
GrubMarket: Winter 2025 Release for WholesaleWare
Wegmans: Dates for 3 store openings in 2025
24/7 delivery first in Scotland
Lidl kicking off new year with 9 store openings in one month
UNFI is preparing to close a distribution center in Indiana
Aldi USA: More than 225 new stores in 2025
Shoplifters threaten supermarket worker with pineapple
Aldi is expecting to create 1,600 new store roles across the UK this year
Apples, onions, potatoes and carrots in Tesco's free packs for Irish schoolchildren
Walmart has bought a mall in the Pittsburgh area
Only about half of its avocados come from Mexico - Chipotle Mexican Grill
New chief executive of Lidl Denmark: Georgios Tokatlis
Fruit & Veg for Schools campaign: Tesco donates slow cookers
Shipt’s LadderUp is now accepting applications for the 2025 cycle
GrubMarket: Free software subscriptions to all farmers based in California for the entire year of 2025
Most popular M&S Remarksable Value line: Loose Bananas (90p per kilo)
The SPAR Group Limited: Finalisation and closing of the disposal of SPAR Poland
Publix has been named on Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies list for 2025
Kroger Big Game savings blitz: Veggie Chips & Buffalo Dip and Fresh Cut Fruit
Additional range in 2 Colruyt Lowest Prices stores: Fresh, pre-cut vegetables in larger packaging
Axfood has seen an increase in market share in its financial year 2024
Biggest ever investment for Walmart Canada since opening its first store nearly 30 years ago
Trader Joe’s Customer Choice Awards #1 Produce: Teeny Tiny Avocados
Gruppo VéGé has announced a goal of €20bln in annual revenue by 2030
Tesco plans to cut about 400 jobs
METRO: 2025 first quarter results
Vallarta Supermarkets: 40th anniversary and new store
Consum to build major distribution hub
Morrisons reported its strongest quarter since the start of 2021
BJ’s Wholesale Club is building its fourth ambient distribution center
Giant Food expands “Fresh Low Prices” in categories including fresh produce
Shoprite posts half-year sales growth on festive demand
Lidl's new logistics hub: Largest of its kind in Europe
Stater Bros. is implementing Afresh in all produce departments
GrubMarket has completed the acquisition of Sally Produce
Snappy Shopper had a record-breaking end to the year
Carrefour and Lagardère plan to open 150 stores in stations across France
FreshTake Grocery: Grand Opening celebration of flagship location
UNFI: Current trends and growth opportunities in grocery retail industry
Sainsbury's and Morrisons cut staff
Aldi: 52% of Brits admit they are ashamed about how much fruit and veg they bin
The Fresh Market: New President and CEO
Uber Eats announced a new partnership with Wegmans
Opus Foods: New store on Warwick Road offers fresh produce
Iceland Foods: First-ever Alliance The Food Warehouse store outside UK
SpartanNash plans to close 4 supermarkets during the coming weeks
Amazon.com is exiting its operations in the Canadian province of Quebec
Carrefour outperformed rest of French grocery market in December - Kantar
Riverford research: Nearly half of Brits rarely try new fruit and vegetables
Walmart Canada: Venessa Yates would become its new President and Chief Executive Officer
New store for BJ’s: First in the state of Kentucky and its 250th overall club
KisanKonnect has raised $4.5mln in a Series A funding round
Lidl GB targets 35% increase in fresh fruit and vegetable sales by 2026
Leadership vacuum creating “a lot of uncertainty for FreshDirect” - source
Grubhub and Olo have expanded their partnership
Francap has joined the larger international purchase alliance EMD
Aldi is set to open nine stores in London this year
Union: Costco Teamsters vote to authorize US-wide strike
PepsiCo has closed the acquisition of Siete Foods
ONS: Supermarkets and food stores had their worst Christmas since 2013
Sainsbury’s has celebrated the opening of its first new store of 2025
Symbotic would buy Walmart's robotics business for $200mln
Target raised its fourth-quarter sales forecast
Unicoop Tirreno and Coop Centro Italia are merging
Union Coop: Approximately 27,000 tons of fruits and vegetables sold in 2024
Albertsons has laid off workers in its corporate and division support workforce
Grocery Outlet: Trio of openings in Ohio
Booths: Fruit and veg sales were up more than 10%
One Stop: The Fruities & Veggies project
Kroger: Simple guide to building the perfect bowl recipe, including extra veggies
Wegmans is heading to the Pittsburgh area for the first time
As part of new fruit and veg pledge: Asda donates 1mln meals
Sainsbury’s: Paper packaging across its own-brand Ripe & Ready Avocados twin pack
Official debut of groundbreaking autonomous supermarket at NRF 2025: Retail's Big Show
Instacart: New partnerships with 2 leading point-of-sale (POS) providers
Kroger pledges $1M to support families impacted by Southern California wildfires
SPAR Gran Canaria rolls out online sales platform
Shoppers’ late festive dash gives Sainsbury’s lift as staff get 5% pay rise
Target has organic produce in its sights
SPAR Slovenia is investing €40mln to expand its fresh produce warehouse in Ljubljana
Sales of fruit and vegetables ‘skyrocketed’ at REMA 1000 stores in Norway
UNFI will realign its commercial wholesale organization into 2 product-centered divisions
Albertsons Companies posted strong earnings in its Q3 financial report
AWS infrastructure region in Thailand launched
NIQ: M&S had strong Christmas for food
Kroger’s Simple Truth Rescue bundles: Get Your Veggies Bundle
Trader Joe's: 12 new stores are opening soon
Dino Polska opened a total of 283 new stores in 2024
New in the M&S Foodhall: Red Flesh Kiwis
H Mart: New stores in Massachusetts and Illinois
Just Eat Takeaway.com has completed the sale of Grubhub
Migros: 100 years
Aldi's best Christmas ever: Almost 3mln British Brussels sprouts sold
Ahold Delhaize banner store reintroduced the Healthy Living Center
Walmart is remodeling the produce sections of its stores
Viral video shows birds pecking at vegetables in Walmart
Jumbo has announced where and when it will open its first new Belgian store of the year
Biedronka marks its 30th birthday this year
Samsung Electronics announced a multi-year partnership with Instacart
Carrefour Brasil has sold 11 Nacional supermarkets
Biedronka has delayed its entry into the Slovakian market
Lidl's turnover exceeded 1bln pounds for the first time in its 30 years in Britain
Justo has shut down its operations in Brazil