Giant opens six stores in four states
Giant Food Stores announced last month that it opened six new stores in four states. Five of the stores were Shop n’ Save stores that Giant converted to Martin’s Food Markets, and one was a newly constructed Giant to replace a closed store nearby. Giant acquired the Shop n’ Save locations from Supervalu last November […]
Walmart wins bid for liquor license in PA
Walmart submitted the top bid for a restaurant liquor license earlier this year for a store in South Union Township in southwestern Pennsylvania. It’s the first liquor license in PA for Walmart, assuming the company files the required application and is awarded the license. “We want Walmart customers in Fayette County to save money so […]
Amazon still dominant, but competitors gaining ground
Nielsen reported recently that Amazon’s e-commerce lead is shrinking as major brick-and-mortar retailers like Target, Walmart and Kroger – along with e-grocery company Instacart – have outpaced Amazon in percentage growth of online consumer packaged good (CPG) purchases. In the two-year period beginning in January 2017, the number of e-commerce buyers of grocery and other […]
Lidl applies for $9.5 million in PA redevelopment grants
It was revealed last month that Lidl is seeking $9.5 million in Pennsylvania redevelopment grants for six stores, three of which are planned for Philadelphia – South Columbus Blvd. in South Philly, Butler Street in Port Richmond, and Roosevelt Blvd. in Northeast Philly. The three other stores Lidl is seeking grants for are in Dover […]
Lyft to expand Grocery Access Program
Lyft announced recently that is plans to expand its Grocery Access Program, which provides affordable rides to grocery stores for families in underserved areas. After a successful pilot program in Washington, D.C., the effort will spread to 14 more markets: Atlantic City, NJ; Baltimore; Chicago; Columbus, OH; Detroit; Indianapolis; Los Angeles; Miami; Philadelphia; Phoenix; Portland, […]
Walmart to spend $83 million on PA remodel this year
Walmart announced last month that it plans to spend approximately $83 million this year to remodel 15 Pennsylvania stores. Stores set for improvements include locations in Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Quakertown, among others. The $83 million planned for Pennsylvania stores is part of about $11 billion in total capital expenditures planned by the company in fiscal […]
Artificial Intelligence on display at Walmart Intelligent Retail Lab
Walmart opened its new Intelligent Retail Lab last week inside a 50,000 square foot Neighborhood Market grocery store in Levittown, NY, which is on Long Island. According to the company, the store will test new, innovative ideas with the help of artificial intelligence-enabled cameras, interactive displays and a massive data center (in full view of […]
Weis to spend $109 million on capital expenditures this year
Weis Markets announced late last month that the company plans to invest $109 million in capital expenditures during 2019. The investments are slated for new stores, remodels, supply chain improvements and technology upgrades. In the same announcement, a Weis executive said that sales rose to a record $3.5 billion in 2018, with comparable-store sales increasing […]
Whole Foods and Instacart end partnership, 56 workers let go
Whole Foods and Instacart announced earlier this month that the two companies have “mutually agreed” to end their delivery services partnership, effective May 15. As a result, 56 Philadelphia-area workers have been laid off. The end of the Whole Foods – Instacart relationship did not come as a surprise to industry analysts, many of whom […]
Giant’s Warrington, PA store set to open this week
Giant plans to open a store at Doylestown Pointe Plaza in Warrington, PA this Friday, April 5, one day after it closes for business in nearby Jamison on Thursday, April 4. The new location will feature a Beer & Wine Eatery and a full-service pharmacy, in addition to Giant’s typical supermarket departments. The space was […]