Jessica Smith

Jessica Smith is an emerging journalist with a passion for the grocery and consumer products industries. Combining formal journalism training with hands-on experience in grocery operations, she brings a fresh perspective to industry reporting. Smith focuses on delivering accurate, engaging coverage that helps readers stay informed on the trends, companies, and issues shaping today's food marketplace.
54 Articles

Walmart CEO Rules Out Personalized Pricing as Digital Shelf Labels Expand

Personalized pricing has been explicitly and forcefully ruled out by WalMart CEO…

What Is a Bodega? Why New Yorkers Call Their Corner Stores Bodegas

What does bodega mean? Learn why New Yorkers use the word, whether…

Are Groceries Getting Cheaper? Why Your Bill May Say Otherwise

Are grocery prices going down in 2026? August prices were flat for…

What Is the 3-3-3 Rule for Grocery Shopping? A Practical Guide for Shoppers and Grocers

What is the 3-3-3 grocery shopping rule? See a sample list, learn…

IGA Marks Centennial, Honors Top Independent Grocers at Atlanta Rally

IGA marked its centennial anniversary and awarded several of the top independent…

Redner’s Markets Promotes Vitabile to Lead Maintenance and Construction

Redner's Markets of Reading, Pa., has named a company veteran as new…

Professor: Grocery Inflation Likely to Accelerate Through Year-End

Grocery inflation was cool in August, but a noted agri-business professor expects…

Ahold Delhaize Names Margaret Versteden-van Duijn as Europe & Indonesia CEO

Margaret Versteden-van Duijn will head up the critical Europe & Indonesia division…

Costco Expands Uber Eats Delivery; 47 States Now Covered

Costco expands Uber Eats delivery to nearly 600 U.S. warehouses across 47…

Weis Markets Promotes James Godfrey to VP, Operational Efficiency

Weis Markets has promoted a company veteran to fill the position of…

Holly Poultry Opens Anne Arundel Co., Md Facility, Plans 140 Jobs

Holly Poultry, which serves foodservice distributors, wholesalers and restaurants throughout the Mid-Atlantic,…

Harris Teeter Plans $253 Million Charlotte-Area Investment

Harris Teeter is set to unleash hundreds of millions of dollars in…