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The Basket Tells All: Four Grocery “Mindsets” Defining the 2026 American Shopper
Here's how the American shopper thinks about their grocery buying...
Executing the Win – Turning World Cup Momentum into Sustained Sales
How grocery can execute well on World Cup mania...
Scoring Big with the 2026 World Cup – Planning Lessons from the Super Bowl
The World Cup is a chance for the grocery industry to profit...
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...