US: Monthly import cargo to hit highest level since 2022
Monthly inbound cargo volume at the nation's major container ports is expected to reach its highest level in nearly two years this summer, according to the Global Port Tracker report by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
Source: nrf.com
US: Walmart adds drone delivery to its app
Walmart is integrating Wing drone delivery into its smartphone app for select stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area later this month, the company announced.
Source: supermarketnews.com
US: Grocers have an opportunity in underserved markets
Pure-play grocers face major competition from dollar stores and mass merchandise retailers, but they still maintain an edge when it comes to fresh food like produce, according to a new report from Placer.ai.
Source: supermarketnews.com
US: Big Y opens new location in Brookfield, CT
Big Y's newest family market is open in Brookfield, Connecticut at 14 Candlewood Lake Road. The market is the first of three new markets coming to the state this year. It will also have a wide assortment of quality products and specialty items from local partners, including: Lyman Orchards in Produce and Bakery.
Source: bigy.com
US Supreme Court rejects Kroger challenge to Grubhub trademark win
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to consider supermarket chain Kroger's request to block Grubhub's use of the food-delivery company's fork-and-knife logo based on allegations that it would cause confusion with the Kroger meal-kit service Home Chef's logo.
Source: reuters.com
Denmark: Coop names Thor Skov Jørgensen as new CEO
Coop Denmark has announced the appointment of Thor Skov Jørgensen as its new chief executive officer, effective 19 June. Jørgensen will succeed Kræn Østergaard Nielsen, who decided to step down from the role as soon as the agreement was in place.
Source: esmmagazine.com
REWE Group once again teams with Trigo as it opens first autonomous PENNY store in Bucharest, Romania
REWE Group has opened its first autonomous PENNY store in Romania. In a LinkedIn post, Christoph Eltze, Chief Digital and Technology Officer at REWE Group, said: "After more than 80,000 hours of work and 4,000 hours of testing with a team of more than 50 colleagues, the time has finally come: the first autonomous PENNY store has been launched in Bucharest - not only in Romania, but worldwide".
Source: retailtechinnovationhub.com
Ireland: Musgrave acquires healthy ready meals maker to grow offering in SuperValu
Irish grocery chain SuperValu is set to expand its convenience meal offering after its parent Musgrave acquired Clean Cut Meals, a Galway-based company that produces and delivers healthy ready meals.
Source: kamcity.com
Indians get hooked on 10-minute grocery apps, squeezing small retailers
In a middle-class suburb of Mumbai, workers at SoftBank-backed Swiggy's grocery warehouse race against time to deliver orders within 10 minutes. Their speed is tracked by the seconds on a screen that flashes red warnings for slowness.
Source: reuters.com
Ireland: ALDI to invest €400mln in new stores and jobs over next five years
ALDI is to invest €400mln in 30 new stores with the creation of 1,000 new local jobs over the next five years. The stores will be located across the country in 13 counties, including Dublin, Cork, Sligo, Wicklow, Kildare, Galway, Monaghan, Longford, Limerick, Kilkenny, Meath, Mayo and Donegal, while ALDI will be recruiting for roles right across its store network, warehouse operations and office facilities.
Source: retailnews.ie
Germany: More than 100 farms join Aldi-backed funding programme by Naturland
More than 100 farms have registered for Für mehr Artenvielfalta (For more biodiversity) - a Naturland funding programme supported by Aldi as an exclusive partner. The programme provides support to Naturland farmers who implement additional measures for biodiversity, the company noted.
Source: esmmagazine.com
UK: Asda's next CEO could receive £10mln pay package
Asda's Mohsin Issa could offer the supermarket's new chief executive a pay package worth up to £10mln as the billionaire races to find someone to lead the business. In a bid to wrap up the search for a new boss, a lucrative package ranging from £8mln to £10mln has been proposed, city sources told the Telegraph.
Source: retailgazette.co.uk
UK: Deliveroo and Mob agree rapid lunch and dinner recipe ingredients delivery tie up
Deliveroo has announced a partnership between its UKI grocery delivery service and online cooking and content platform Mob. In a LinkedIn post, Suzy McClintock, Deliveroo's VP of Grocery and Retail, said: "Mob is on a mission to instil a love of cooking in everyone and we can get you the ingredients in 20 minutes or less, so this is a match made in heaven".
Source: retailtechinnovationhub.com
SPAR Ireland parent company wins NACS European Convenience Retail Sustainability Award
BWG Foods received the NACS European Convenience Retail Sustainability Award at the prestigious NACS Convenience Retail Awards Europe in Barcelona. The NACS European Convenience Retail Awards recognise and promote convenience retailing excellence in Europe and provides retailers with the opportunity to showcase their innovation and creativity to the global retailing community.
Source: spar-international.com
UK: Food wholesaler Harlech acquires rival
Harlech Foodservice has acquired Pembrokeshire-based rival Celtic Foodservices. The move is part of an overall £6mln plan to create 150 new jobs and comes a few months after Harlech opened a new depot in Carmarthen. It was spurred by the company's growth over the past three years, which has seen sales increase from £32mln to around £50mln, with profit at an all-time high of more than £2mln.
Source: kamcity.com