| | December 21, 2016 | Italy’s largest supermarket chain, Coop Italia, has opened what it is calling the “Supermarket of the Future” near Milan. READ FULL ARTICLE |
| Whole Foods’ new El Paso, Texas, store captures the regional culture of El Paso through its bright colors and lively décor, the designer says. VIEW THE PHOTOS |
| Walgreens Boots Alliance and Rite Aid Corp. said Tuesday that they have agreed to sell 865 Rite Aid stores to Fred’s Inc. in order to satisfy antitrust concerns in their pending merger. READ FULL ARTICLE |
| The Atlantic Seaboard has become a kind of Ground Zero for the future of the supermarket industry — and that will soon include German discounter Lidl. READ FULL ARTICLE |
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FEATURED GALLERY | | Gallery: The 2016 Disruptors in pictures
From leaders like Mark Gross and Dean Janeway to new apps and robotics, from rising company costs to falling food prices (not to mention Donald Trump), here are this year’s Disruptors in the food retailing industry. |
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