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Walmart Revamps Its Great Value Brand as Private Label Becomes the Default Choice
Walmart launches its first Great Value revamp in 10 years...
Themed Dinner Kits: An Opportunity to Reclaim Dinner from Restaurants
Ready-made, themed dinner kits offer supermarkets a fighting chance here...
The Basket Tells All: Retail Isn’t Losing on Price – It’s Losing on Execution
The Basket Tells All: How retail can always win the occasion...
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...