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David Goodman | Dec 15, 2016 |

Kimberton Whole Foods to open in Collegeville

Kimberton Whole Foods, the independent natural grocer with five suburban Pennsylvania locations, announced last week that it would open next Fall in a portion of the former Acme space in Brixmor’s Collegeville Shopping Center. At 12,800 square feet, the store will be the chain’s largest to date. Kimberton Whole Foods provides customers with natural, organic […]

David Goodman | Dec 12, 2016 |

Pet care ranked as top category in supermarket sales

As a kid I had a dog, and up until recently I had a cat. Now, as a member of a household without a pet, I’m in the minority, as nearly two-thirds of the households in our country include a pet. That fact explains why consumers spent $60.28 billion on pets last year, with sales […]

David Goodman | Dec 12, 2016 |

Chinese supermarket plans for new stores along I-95 corridor

E-Compass Acquisition Corp. and NYM Holdings announced that they plan to merge and create iFresh, Inc., and then open 31 stores over the next three years. NYM Holdings operates Chinese supermarkets under the New York Mart banner. E-Compass said the newly formed company would look to acquire or build stores along the I-95 corridor on the East Coast, and also consider markets in […]

David Goodman | Dec 12, 2016 |

FreshDirect leads grocery delivery race in sales, Peapod wins per basket

A report released by 1010data compared the performances of grocery delivery companies FreshDirect, Peapod, Amazon Fresh and Instacart through the first 10 months of 2016. The report’s findings included the following: FreshDirect leads in sales, and has more than twice the share of Peapod, the next largest company in the study. Instacart and Amazon Fresh […]

David Goodman | Dec 12, 2016 |

Amazon Go: Amazon to open checkout free convenience store

Last Monday Amazon released details about Amazon Go, the company’s brick-and-mortar convenience store that will offer “grocery essentials, convenience items and prepared foods-to-go” and allow customers to leave the store without checking out at a register. An 1,800 square foot store is currently being tested by employees in Seattle, and company officials say it will open […]

David Goodman | Dec 12, 2016 |

Fresh Grocer opens in Grays Ferry

Fresh Grocer opened its newest store this past Friday in the former Pathmark space in the Grays Ferry section of Philadelphia. The 57,000 square foot store is the sixth Fresh Grocer location in the city. In addition to its full-service supermarket operation, the company said the store will offer 300 varieties of wine and beer. Fresh […]

David Goodman | Dec 02, 2016 |

Acme to open new store in South Philly property formerly occupied by ShopRite

Acme Markets and The Goldenberg Group announced today that the former ShopRite in South Philadelphia’s Snyder Plaza Shopping Center would be renovated and opened as a new Acme supermarket in 2017. The Goldenberg Group owns the property. The 54,415 square foot store is slated to have a beer and wine shop, and a Starbucks café. In […]

David Goodman | Dec 01, 2016 |

Albertsons on the verge of purchasing Price Chopper

Reports earlier this week state that Albertsons (Acme, Shaw’s, Safeway, etc.) is “on the verge” of acquiring Price Chopper, the leading supermarket by market share in the Albany, Schenectady and Glens Falls, NY markets. Price Chopper also has strong market share in Binghamton, NY, Utica, NY, Pittsfield, MA, Worcester, MA and Burlington, VT. For the […]

David Goodman | Nov 16, 2016 |

The Fresh Market moving away from its gourmet roots

The Fresh Market debuted lower prices, expanded product offerings and a new logo late last month at three stores in the Triad region of North Carolina. The new look and offerings will expand to 13 more stores in North Carolina on November 30, and then to the company’s remaining stores nationwide through early 2018. Among […]

David Goodman | Nov 16, 2016 |

Woman sues ShopRite after falling on string bean

The New York Daily News reported last month that a woman is suing ShopRite after allegedly tripping over a string bean two years ago. She claims that she was shopping in the store’s produce section “when suddenly, without warning, she slipped on a string bean on the floor of the store and violently fell to […]

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