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BJ's Warehouse Club opening new locations, ramping up expansion

BJ’s Wholesale Club announced last month that it plans to open new warehouse clubs in Noblesville, IN; New Albany, OH; Wayne, NJ, and Midlothian, VA. Once the stores are open BJ’s will have 233 warehouse locations overall. The Noblesville club – not far from Indianapolis – will be the company’s first Indiana location and its […]

Northeast PA Chain Gerrity's Supermarkets joins Wakefern Cooperative

Gerrity’s Supermarkets, a 10-unit chain based in Scranton, PA, has joined Wakefern Food Corp., the retail grocery cooperative that includes the ShopRite, Price Rite, and The Fresh Grocer banners, among others. According to reports, plans call for the Northeast PA supermarket to transition over the next few months to Gerrity’s The Fresh Grocer. Gerrity’s is […]

Amazon facing lawsuits after eliminating free Whole Foods delivery for Prime members

Amazon Prime members, who were getting free two-hour delivery on Whole Foods orders over $35 from 2018 until last fall, are unhappy that the delivery perk was discontinued last fall, when they began charging $9.95 for the service. To that effect, two plaintiffs are alleging in a class-action lawsuit filed last month that Amazon “engaged […]

Giant adding two new stores next month in Greater Philly

Giant announced two new store openings in the Greater Philadelphia market, both in July. The first, at 49,000 square feet, will be on Second Street Pike in Richboro (Bucks County), and the second will be a 50,700 square foot supermarket on North Broad Street in the city of Philadelphia. The new stores come after the […]

How The Supply Chain Crisis Is Being Solved

The supply chain is volatile. There have been many problems of late, and we continually hear about overland trucking issues causing additional delays after merchandise finally gets unloaded from delayed cargo ships. Christmas 2021 was a nightmare, and companies like Walmart and Costco now have their own cargo ships to expedite merchandise to U.S. ports. […]

Several U.S.-based grocers make list of largest global retailers

In the latest version of the GlobalData Top 25 Global Retailers list, which ranks the largest retailers in the world based on revenue, Walmart and Amazon ranked one and two, respectively, for 2021. CVS and Costco were third and fourth. Several other U.S.-based grocery retailers appeared on the list, including the following: Kroger (7) Walgreens […]

Amazon Fresh preparing to open two stores in NY Metro market

Amazon is preparing to open its first Amazon Fresh supermarkets in New York and New Jersey. The company announced upcoming hiring events for the stores in Northern New Jersey (Paramus) and Long Island (Oceanside). The locations will be the first in the New York Metropolitan area for Amazon Fresh. No opening dates have been announced. […]

Wegmans to add stores in Long Island, Delaware and Connecticut

Wegmans is planning to open a store in Lake Grove, NY, its first in the Long Island market. The 100,000 square foot supermarket will be located in the DSW Plaza near the Smith Haven Mall. A timeline for construction and opening has not been announced. The company also announced plans to open new stores in […]

Lidl starts its own shipping line to alleviate supply chain issues

Lidl has come up with a way to alleviate at least part of its supply chain issues. The German discount grocer applied earlier this spring to the European Union Intellectual Property Office to use the Tailwind brand for the purposes of cargo ship transportation and delivery of goods. In other words, Lidl is in the […]

Placer.ai reveals that discount grocers Aldi, Lidl and Grocery Outlet are thriving in the current market

A report from Placer.ai found that discount grocery chains Aldi, Lidl and Grocery Outlet are rapidly expanding and becoming household names as consumers are squeezed by high prices. The report, called “Grocery Deep Dive, May 2022: Growth Opportunities Amidst Rising Prices and Shifting Preferences,” reviews the recent performance of the aforementioned grocers. Lidl According to […]