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David Goodman | Apr 21, 2025 |
Supermarket News

Wegmans adding sushi restaurant in Manhattan; ranks as best retailer to work for in the US

Next Door, a sushi restaurant owned and operated by Wegmans, is scheduled to open in Manhattan adjacent to the supermarket’s Astor Place store on Wednesday, April 30. The restaurant will mark the company’s second location, the first of which is located in Rochester, NY, where Wegmans is based. Grub Street reported that Next Door is […]
David Goodman | Apr 21, 2025 |
Supermarket News

Sam's Club remodels to include the elimination of cashiers

Sam’s Club said that it plans to remodel all 600 of its locations in the next year, including the removal of checkout lanes. With no checkout lanes, shoppers will have to use the retailer’s Scan & Go app to pay and leave the store. And with AI technology, associates will not be needed to check […]
David Goodman | Apr 08, 2025 |
Supermarket News

Trader Joe's, Aldi increasing their hold on grocery shoppers

According to data published by Placer.ai and reported in an article by Grocery Dive, Trader Joe’s and Aldi showed a drop last year in the proportion of customers who went to a competitor right before or after visiting one of their stores. The trend suggests that a growing number of people view the grocers as […]
David Goodman | Apr 01, 2025 |
Supermarket News

Giant plans new store in Chester County, PA

Giant announced last week that it plans to open a 60,000 square foot supermarket at the Shoppes of Sadsbury in Parkersburg, PA. The store will be the company’s 13th in Chester County. Plans call for Giant to anchor the 360,000 square foot shopping center along with Target. Construction is planned to begin later this year […]
David Goodman | Apr 01, 2025 |
Supermarket News

Online grocery saw biggest month ever in February

The latest Brick Meets Click Grocery Shopper Survey sponsored by Mercatus indicated that grocery shoppers were more active online in February than ever before. More than 80 million households placed one or more orders digitally – a record high – as the online grocery segment in the U.S. reached $10.3 billion in sales for the […]
David Goodman | Mar 21, 2025 |
Supermarket News

Placer data shows that Costco shoppers stay longest

Placer.ai foot traffic data from 2024 – shared exclusively with Supermarket News – revealed that stores with the largest physical footprints saw shoppers stay in their stores the longest. Costco led the way with shoppers remaining approximately 37-40 minutes per visit. Walmart customers averaged 32-35 minutes and H-E-B, a supermarket chain with over 400 stores […]
David Goodman | Mar 08, 2025 |
Supermarket News

BJ's Wholesale Club to open 25-30 new stores

BJ’s Wholesale Club announced that it plans to open 25 to 30 clubs in the next two fiscal years. Most of the new stores will be in existing markets, but the warehouse club will also enter the Dallas-Fort Worth market with several locations. In addition, BJ’s said its club planned for Delray Beach, FL will […]
David Goodman | Feb 28, 2025 |
Supermarket News

Weis Markets reports strong results, plans to add stores

Weis Markets reported fourth quarter gains in sales and earnings, and said that it plans to open four new stores in Delaware and Maryland this year. The company also reported that it worked through supply chain disruptions for labor and materials. In 2024, the supermarket chain acquired and converted Sunnyvale Foods locations in Chambersburg and […]
David Goodman | Feb 28, 2025 |
Supermarket News

Grocery Outlet scaling back store expansion

Grocery Outlet, which has expanded significantly in Greater Philadelphia over the last several years, announced plans to scale back store expansion and refocus on existing and high-priority adjacent markets. The discount grocery chain, which recently introduced a new CEO, says it will spend up to $61 million on its restructuring plan. The company also reported […]
David Goodman | Feb 23, 2025 |
Supermarket News

Aldi sells Winn-Dixie and Harveys to Southeastern Grocers CEO and C&S Wholesalers

A group of investors, including C&S Wholesale Grocers and the current president and CEO of Southeastern Grocers, has acquired Southeastern Grocers and its Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket banners from Aldi. The deal includes 170 grocery stores in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida. Aldi had purchased Southeastern about a year ago, and the discount grocer still […]

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