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Sector | Retail

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Musgrave Group reports record turnover in FY 2023

Lidl GB saw particularly strong category growth across its fresh produce

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Metro reports $219.9mln fourth-quarter profit

Target’s third-quarter sales were down nearly 1% from a year ago

Continente further consolidated its market share

GVH has approved the sale of Auchan Hungary

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GPA reported a net loss in third quarter

Walmart reports a strong Q3

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Largest Checkers Hyper supermarket in South Africa has large fresh fruit and vegetable section

Lidl Hungary plans to increase the number of its stores

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Different types of onions (white, yellow, and red) that you can quickly add to your cart in DoorDash app

Vallarta Supermarkets: Guacamole Station and La Fruteria in new store

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Migros Zurich plans to restructure its German subsidiary tegut

Alibaba Group: September quarter 2024 results

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Loblaw said it plans to add even more new stores to its network next year

Wegmans serves up a Thanksgiving meal with yellow onions, celery, russet potatoes, yams

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First store in Ghent to operate under the new name ‘Okay City’

JD.com: Third quarter 2024 results

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First Festival Foods in St. Croix County unveiled

Sweet corn, baby carrots, Idaho Potatoes in Kroger's Freshgiving meal

El Corte Inglés reported double-digit growth in EBITDA

Coop Amba members form new company

Loblaw: Solid third-quarter results

UNFI will pull out of Fort Wayne, Indiana

More than a dozen Central Co-Op branches will shut their doors soon

Spar Hungary was awarded the title of 'Supermarket Chain of the Year 2024'

Longo’s is set to open its 40th store next week

Just Eat Takeaway.com: Definitive agreement to sell Grubhub to Wonder

Dino Polska: Sales of fresh products generated 39.7% of revenue, including fruit and vegetables

Morrisons plans to open an additional 15 stores across Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney

Amazon confirmed the opening of eight new Amazon Fresh stores

Dollar General: Grand opening of 1st distribution facility in Colorado

Transgourmet expands in the city of Murcia: Six Suma supermarkets

Asda has announced its results for Q3

T&T opens first store in the Montérégie region

Serve said it would acquire the company behind the avocado processing robot Autocado

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Iceland is closing its 10 stores across the Channel Islands

Lidl Cyprus: New initiative includes fruit and vegetables

SpartanNash posted lower net and comparable-store sales in Q3

First Sprouts store in Wyoming opens on November 22

Sainsbury’s claimed to be making “the biggest market share gains in the industry”

Sklavenitis Cyprus has finalised its acquisition of Papantoniou Supermarkets

Beyond Meat returned to growth in Q3

Grocery Outlet: Net sales increased 10.4%

Deliveroo: Cucumber and Caesar salads making the UK’s top list

Ahold Delhaize reports third quarter results

Weis Markets: Q3 2024 results

Roche Bros. Supermarkets entered into agreement with Bozzuto's Inc.

Auchan is planning to cut more than 2,000 jobs: Media reports say

Carrefour ceases operations in Jordan

Amazon Mexico has entered a strategic partnership with Jüsto

Amazon: Launch of same-day grocery delivery service from FoodMaxx stores in California

Pre-cut fruit will become more important than ready-to-eat fruit"

Bama wants to significantly increase the share of Norwegian fruit and vegetables in the coming years

Grupo DIA reported gross sales of €1.8bln in Q3

Morrisons continues to stand shoulder to shoulder with UK farmers

Lidl’s Thanksgiving list includes fresh yellow onions, russet potatoes and green beans

T&T Supermarket to open 1st U.S. store on December 5th

Casino posted lower third quarter sales

Poundland: New £1 fresh produce stands

Sprouts Farmers Market is seeing more 18- to 34-year-olds walk through its doors

Amazon.com announced Q3 results

SPAR Gran Canaria sells approximately 2mln kilos of Canarian bananas per year

Jeronimo Martins posted a 7.1% drop in Q3 net profit

DoorDash released better-than-expected Q3 results

The Fresh Market has opened its first-ever Chicago store

Colruyt Group: New Okay City concept

Nabt raises $1.5mln seed for its B2B fresh produce marketplace

SpartanNash to acquire Markham Enterprises Inc.

Brookshire Grocery is acquiring four Shoppin’ Baskit stores

Asda’s ‘Buy UK’ page includes fruit and vegetables

ARD Discount opened its first store in Malta

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Roundy’s Supermarket has ratified a new contract

Russet Potatoes in Target's Thanksgiving meal

HelloFresh raised the lower end of its guidance on adjusted core profit

Pick n Pay will exit Nigeria

October is proving to be a busy month for Trader Joe’s

7-Eleven plans to build 500 new convenience stores

Caprabo is 'making progress' on its expansion plans for 2024

Alcampo has unveiled its Customer Fulfillment Centre operated by Ocado

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Instacart’s top five Thanksgiving-focused items includes cranberries

Kroger: A variety of leafy greens beyond romaine lettuce are gaining popularity

FairPrice Group announced a milestone

Carrefour: Shoppers are buying more organic and branded products in Q3

Walmart de Mexico posted a 5% dip in third-quarter net profit as costs grow

Latest Jewel is a Diamond: Fresh fruits and vegetables merchandised in creative, eye-catching displays

Amazon: Same-Day Delivery expands to over 80 towns and cities in the UK

Aldi plans to open around 20 new stores in Spain in Q4

Fresh Thyme Market is rolling out Afresh Store Ordering for Food Service

Carrefour Brasil has agreed to sell 15 properties

METRO: Positive sales growth in Q4 2023/24

Consum is confident of achieving a new record year in terms of sales and profits

Kroger opened first new store in North Texas since 2019

Long Island will soon be home to 2 new Amazon Fresh supermarkets

Lulu Retail kicked off one of UAE's largest IPOs this year

Consum has acquired nine supermarkets

Study: Pumpkin is the premier flavor of Fall

Amazon is piloting a new small-format concept

Aldi has opened a new store, featuring its new concept

Shwapno has decided to purchase vegetables directly from farmers

ReCharge by Gelson’s opens

Bayer and Dollar General to improve access to fruits and vegetables

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METRO celebrates 60th anniversary

Lidl Denmark: VAT reduction increases sales of fruit and vegetables significantly

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Save A Lot and Leevers Supermarkets: Introduction of Ahorra Mucho

Lidl relaunches brand in the US

Just Eat Takeaway missed expectations for Q3 gross transaction value

Morrisons expands Uber Eats partnership, adding more than 400 supermarkets to platform

Trader Joe’s is opening two new stores this week

Albertsons posted $18.6bln in net sales and other revenue during Q2

Gujarat’s first cooperative supermarket opened in Ahmedabad

Spencer’s Retail exclusively offering Pluckk’s premium produce

Kroger Family of Companies are seeking to hire more than 25,000 associates

SpartanNash: Acquisition of a 49-store supermarket chain serving Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky

SPAR Croatia opened its new logistics centre

Sainsbury’s Lab store in Cobham offers more fruit and vegetables

Grabango has permanently ceased operations

7-Eleven closing 444 underperforming stores across North America

The biggest shareholder in Sainsbury's cuts holding

Asda: Munchkin Pumpkin now on offer for 49p

CIO: Weis Markets is getting an e-commerce boost with Amazon

Costco: Higher sales in September

Eurocash Group has created a retail purchasing group

Waitrose has partnered with Just Eat

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Walmart is kicking its adaptive retail strategy into high gear

Lidl will relaunch its brand in the United States

Morrisons: Christmas recruitment drive

Tesco: £4mln of fruit and vegetables to 400 schools this year

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Save A Lot partners with Fabric and Uber

DoorDash: Expanded partnership with Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

Lidl Europe's leading exporter of Italian fruits and vegetables

OCU: Fruits and vegetables saw the most significant price increase in Spain

Sam’s Club tests a future without checkout lines

Fresh Thyme Market: Mango-Everything (and Everywhere!)

More than 70 retailers, including Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Ikea, are lobbying the chancellor

Merqato has secured fresh funding to empower fruit and vegetable companies with its AI platform

Natural Grocers® is proud to promote "Field to Can"

AFS debuts new grocery format

Groupe Casino will now focus on its convenience brands and also closed the sale of Codim 2

2GO partners with Bankerohan to deliver fresh Davao fruits to any part of the Philippines

Family Dollar has partnered with Instacart

CEO of Stew Leonard’s: "Bananas are the No. 1 fruit export in our produce department"

M&S: Festive recruitment drive to fill over 11,000 Christmas roles

Tesco: Sales growth after rise in premium shoppers

Procurant announced the launch of Price Watch

Albertsons: First customer to test Afresh’s new forecasting solution for distribution centers

Salling Fondene has acquired 100% ownership of Salling Group

Solucious to acquire 100% of the shares of Délidis

Peck’s Markets joins Allegiance Retail Services

UNFI recorded a net sales increase of 10%

The Commerce Commission has given the proposed Foodstuffs merger a resounding no

Fresh fruits and vegetables platform Pluckk has acquired Upnourish

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Sweetgreen: North Carolina debut in Charlotte

Target: Nine latest locations set to open in October

Aldi’s Dutch trial will soon come to an end

Acquisition of Cora by Carrefour enters a new phase

Walmart plans to install high-tech automaton in two regional distribution centers

Amazon plans to open its ninth warehouse on Long Island next year

Iceland partners with Deliveroo

Morrisons has updated investors on its Q3 performance

Aldi opened its newest Michigan store

Costco: Q4 and fiscal year 2024 operating results

Colruyt Group has acquired a 45.65% stake in BON

Maiora has finalised the acquisition of the Regina Group

Amazon Fresh: 52 stores in eight states

Giant Eagle is slashing the prices of more than 200 produce items

Lidl is a major buyer of fruits and vegetables in Spain

Co-op Group reported a profit in the first half

New Seasons Market is now available on Amazon

ALDI: 2024 Fan Favorites

Coles is trialling free cardboard boxes to carry fresh fruit and veg

MINISO expects to become the largest single shareholder of Yonghui

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Walmart and Sam’s Club supply chain teams plans to merge

Wegmans Organic Farm grows fruits, vegetables, among other crops

Globus announces deal with Kaufland

Colruyt will open its first Professionals store in Wallonia

Food Lion Feeds: New this year, the sales of specially marked apple bags

Weis Markets is buying the two-unit Sunnyway Foods supermarket chain

Target hires PepsiCo vet Jim Lee as CFO

Ocado Retail has upped its full-year revenue guidance

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Walmart-owned Sam’s Club raises hourly wage for 100,000 workers

Asda co-owner resigns, Lord Rose takes over responsibilities

Closing statements on the Kroger, Albertsons merger are done

Tesco plans to use AI to 'nudge' customers towards deals and healthier options

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Walmart making major shopping cart change in 11 states

Carrefour to re-enter Indian market

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Kroger, Albertsons wrap up defense of $25B merger in Oregon court

Foodstuffs signs deal with UK supermarket giant Tesco

ALDI’s Sandyford “Project Fresh” store has reopened its doors

Costco has surpassed €500mln in sales in Spain for the first time

H Mart partners with DoorDash

Empire: Financial results for the first quarter

The John Lewis Partnership reported a loss of £30mln

ALDI: Australia’s best supermarket for fruit and vegetables for 4th consecutive year

Publix plans for Kentucky stores expanded

Texas-sized expansion continues for H-E-B

Campaign boosted fruit sales for Scottish retailers

Lulu Group aims to increase its food imports from India

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Whole Foods Market will open a new store in Hyannis, Massachusetts, on October 10

Target has opened its 11th sortation center

Foodstuffs North Island has partnered with Tesco’s e-commerce consultancy business

Aldi reported a 16% rise in sales in Britain and Ireland

Lidl US will open its newest store in Cumming, Georgia

Amazon Fresh: New grocery savings for Prime members

Aldi has announced its largest ever package of annual investment

Tesco is launching a new ecommerce initiative to compete with Ocado

Costco: Strong August sales

Couche-Tard remains keen on pursuing a buyout of 7-Eleven owner

Kaufland has opened the virtual doors of its marketplace in Austria

Seven & i rejects Couche-Tard's takeover offer

Alimentation Couche-Tard: Decline in net earnings in a 'weak' Q1

Everbowl: New avocado promotion

Just Eat and HelloFresh partner up

SPAR has sold its loss-making business in Poland

Sycamore Partners has acquired Playa Bowls

First Aldi store in Staten Island is set to open

UEFA deal for Lidl

Just Eat has announced a nationwide partnership with REWE Group

Amazon is expanding its relationship with Weis Markets

Big Y Supermarkets get fresh organic vegetables from future farmers

Eroski has opened a new franchise supermarket in Gibraltar

Shoprite lifts annual profit by 7.2%

Irving H-E-B store expected to open in late 2026

Amazon Fresh has been making notable moves in the grocery sector this year

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Tesco is facing potential strikes across its distribution network

Lidl Sweden will sell fruit and vegetables grown to classical music

Amazon hires founders and is licensing Covariant’s robotic foundation models

Aldi opened three new stores: two in Pennsylvania and one in New York