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Retail Has a Completion Problem, Not a Pricing Problem
Retail has a problem, but insiders aren't focused on it...
Chart of the Day: The Shift from Stock-Up to Fill-In Is Accelerating
Michael Rathburn has the Chart of the Day...
Under New Leadership, Food Bazaar Accelerates Its Real Estate Strategy
Food Bazaar kicks its strategy into high gear...
Western Beef Transitions to Employee Ownership
Western Beef supermarket opens up a new ownership chapter...
The Basket Tells All: The Grocery Industry Is Optimizing for a Trip That No Longer Exists
The grocery industry should take care to optimize the right way...
The Basket Tells All: Why Aisle-Level Thinking Is Starting to Break Down
Special Contributer Michael Rathburn breaks down the shopping basket...
With Fleeman Coming Aboard, Dollar General Doubles Down on Grocery
Dollar General is kicking its strategy into gear with this move...
Two Protein Stories: Seafood Wins the Moment, Meat Owns the Routine
Seafood and meat are both showing real strength now. Here's why...
Dollar Tree’s “Multi-Price Model” Is Rewriting the Dollar Store Playbook
Dollar Tree's new approach seems to be paying off...
After Amazon Fresh, Checkout-Free Shopping Lives On
Checkout-free shopping is alive and well despite Amazon's recent moves...
Walmart Expands Digital Shelf Labels Despite Growing Controversy
Walmart is rolling out digital shelf labels nationwide...
Shoppers Love Their Stores… But They’re Wary of Prices
The numbers are in, and so is the big takeaway: Americans largely…