New report suggests the company is influencing suppliers
 
Supermarket News Daily

MAY 9, 2023

5 things top news: It's a Kroger, Albertsons takeover

Grocery giants dominate the week ending May 5.

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Is Walmart pitting grocery suppliers against rivals?

Data says the retail giant has kept prices steady despite inflation, and then there’s the lawsuit.

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How grocers can cut the cord and take control of their own ecommerce

Some grocers are questioning the profitability and long-term viability of relying on third-party marketplaces.

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Food pantries in the U.S. stretched to the limits

Inflation and a cut in SNAP benefits have led more to seek assistance.

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ChatGPT: Will the Kroger, Albertsons merger really cost $300M in lost wages annually?

We asked Google's version of Chat GPT, Google Bard, if the deal would be costly to all grocery workers.

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Lidl will open second grocery store in Manhattan

Ground-floor market is expected to serve customers in early 2026.

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Store closures: Rite Aid, Natural Grocers

Rite Aid will close three in New York; Natural Grocers will close two in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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Rouses Markets announces two new VPs

Grocer names VP of Advertising and Marketing and VP of Center Store.

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New GM at Outpost Natural Foods

The Milwaukee-based grocer has named Ray Simpkins to succeed outgoing GM Pam Mehnert.

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SN Top 10: Kroger, Albertsons, Publix top the week's headlines

Here are the stories you couldn't get enough of.

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Tell us what you think ...

It's Tuesday. Poll time.
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Kroger’s now ending weekly paper ad mailers for all its brands. Good idea or bad idea?

  • Yes, this is how it's going.
  • No, customers still want mail.
  • Other, tell us in comments. 
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Cast your vote  here,   or email your thoughts to the SN staff at contactus@supermarketnews.com, and make sure to include your first and last name and job title. Have a great rest of your week, and check back for the final results Friday.
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We also asked in Monday's enews:
Costco has its robot pizza-making machine,
Giant has its customer-facing Marty the robot. Robots are popping up more and more in grocery — do you have any in store? Would you consider using them?  

And you responded: 
Gene SirLouis, Fiera Foods
Is this news to anyone? The upsell is what Costco does the very, very best. When you walk into the store there’s going to be that long diagonal aisle of things that you didn’t know that you need and you will buy. All the end caps are things that you didn’t know that you need that you will buy. The chocolate peanut butter pie that has been splashed all over the Internet ... it’s certainly something that you don’t need and will buy. 
The upsell is the secret sauce that makes Costco successful.

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