Discount grocers smell opportunity amid rising prices
Aldi plans to add 800 stores through 2028. Dollar General expects to add that many just this year. And their main rivals have ambitions of their own. Full Story
Target Is Limiting Its Self-Checkout Counters to 10 Items or Less — Here’s Why
If you’re looking to use the self-checkout lanes at Target, you may need to shop elsewhere — unless you have 10 items or fewer. Full Story
Dollar General is rolling back self-checkout in thousands of stores
New York CNN — Dollar General is backing away from the self-checkout trend in retail. Full Story
H-E-B to break ground on second low-price format Joe V’s in Dallas
H-E-B recently broke ground on its first Joe V's Smart Shop in Dallas in December 2023, and now its ready to start turning dirt for a second location for the low-price format…
Trader Joe’s To Open 16 New Stores Across the U.S.
Trader Joe’s is expanding its store count across the United States as the grocer announced the opening of several new locations that will welcome shoppers in the coming months. Full…
Sprouts Farmers Market opens a new location in Burtonsville
Sponsored by: Sprouts Farmers Market. Kristen gets a tour of the new Sprouts Farmers Market in Burtonsville, Maryland. Full Story
Kroger and Albertsons hit back at the FTC
The regulatory agency has mischaracterized competition and labor dynamics in the grocery industry in seeking to block their merger, the grocers said in filings this week. Full Story
Ahold Delhaize USA Helps Decarbonize Shrimp Supply Chain
Hannaford and Food Lion banners agree to purchase shrimp from Thai Union Group’s new program. Full Story
All Florida Winn-Dixie locations are now owned by ALDI
Your local Winn-Dixie is now officially owned by ALDI. Full Story
Dollar Tree misses holiday-quarter estimates, to shut nearly 1,000 stores
March 13 (Reuters) - Dollar Tree (DLTR.O), opens new tab missed market expectations for holiday-quarter sales and profit on Wednesday and laid out plans to shutter 970 of its Family Dollar stores,…