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GROCERY INDUSTRY NEWS

kroger giant eagle deal

Mergers & Acquisitions Opinion & Perspective

The Kroger-Giant Eagle Deal Is Much Bigger Than the Two Companies Involved

Here's the bigger impact of the Kroger-Giant Eagle deal...

07/01/2026

Your Northeast Grocery Roundup for June 27, 2026…

06/27/2026

Discounters Once Again Claim Victory As More Market Uncertainty Continues

06/23/2026

Aldi, Costco, Trader Joe’s Among Few Gainers in $64.4B Region

06/23/2026

New McKinsey Report Finds Value, Fresh and Loyalty Remain Top Priorities for North American Grocers

06/23/2026

PFMA Adds PepsiCo’s Middleton, McLane’s Cotherman to Board

06/22/2026

GROCERY POLICY NEWS

SFA 2026 Summer Fancy Food Show

Association News Consumer Trends

The Theme of the SFA 2026 Summer Fancy Food Show: Flavor

The big takeaway from the SFA 2026 Summer Fancy Food Show

Alexander Wissel

07/01/2026

Federal Judge Blocks SNAP Restrictions, Throwing MAHA Food Policy Into Uncertainty

06/24/2026

PFMA Adds PepsiCo’s Middleton, McLane’s Cotherman to Board

06/22/2026

Rhode Island and Costa Mesa Rules Show Lawmakers Are Increasingly Willing to Step Into Grocery Operations

06/18/2026

Rhode Island Advances Major Self-Checkout Changes

06/17/2026

The Hidden Real Estate Factor in Grocery Competition

06/17/2026

GROCERY TECHNOLOGY

dynamic pricing

Dynamic Pricing Isn’t the Real Risk – Confusion Is

electronic shelf labels

Why The Store Of The Future Needs Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs)

loyalty spending

Why Loyalty Spending Is Increasing No Matter What the Economy Does

plant-based meat

Why Plant-Based Meat’s “Future” Never Arrived

GROCERY SUSTAINABILITY NEWS

ingredient

Wegmans Expands Clean Ingredient Push

Wakefern

Wakefern Drives Store-Level Sustainability With Earth Month Challenge

food is medicine

Editor’s Desk: When Food Is Medicine, Merchandising Has to Keep Up

GIANT Company

GIANT Company Marks Arbor Day With Expanded Pennsylvania Planting Grants

PEOPLE

SFA Summer Fancy Food Show

The SFA Summer Fancy Food Show Convinced Me: Millions of Americans Are Looking to Escape from the Screen… via the Grocery Store

the grocery store

The Grocery Store Is My Research Lab

July 4th cookout

Inflation Is the Problem Guest at Your July 4th Cookout

Non-alcoholic adult beverage

Don’t Lose This Shopper: The Rise of the Non-Alcoholic Adult Beverage Consumer