C&S Wholesale Retooling Continues With $1.77 Billion Acquisition Of SpartanNash
Last month’s acquisition of Michigan-based wholesaler/retailer SpartanNash is another example of grocery…
- C&S Wholesale retooling continues with $1.77 billion acquisition of SpartanNash
- Albertsons’ Q1 numbers – first under Susan Morris’s leadership – very solid
- As August 1 tariff deadline approaches, 57% of execs with +$1b in annual revenue already feeling the pinch
- Despite early reports, Amazon’s Prime event this year its biggest ever
Most Supermarkets More Vulnerable Than Ever Against Price/Value Alternate Retailers
What a difference a year can make. Or not. Twelve months ago…
- Most supermarkets more vulnerable than ever against price/value alternate retailers
- C&S’s $1.77 billion acquisition of Spartan Nash, combined with the addition of Key Food, represents a real threat to faltering UNFI’s Central Region business
- Prime Days ratcheting up sales this year by expanding from 2 days to 4 and adding “Today’s Big Deals” for Prime members
- Most new store activity this past month was by non-traditional supermarkets operating stores smaller than 30,000 square feet
2025 Market Study Analysis: Gridlock Persists, Discounters Nibble At Supermarkets Stuck In The Mushy Middle
A year ago, I predicted “more of the same.” More overstoring, more…
- Gridlock persists, discounters nibble at supermarkets stuck in the mushy middle.
- UNFI’s future doesn’t look too bright right about now.
- Jason Hart will become COO of Aldi Sud with Atty McGrath replacing him in U.S.
- Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is ‘very bullish’ about company’s future in grocery.
- Costco has stellar Q3 but Walmart and P&G cut jobs as spending tightens amid uncertainty.
Boom, Just Like That: The Disappearances Of Sankaran And McMullen
Boom, Just Like That: The Disappearances Of Sankaran And McMullen No,…
- Boom, Just Like That: The Disappearances Of Sankaran And McMullen
Still The King, Walmart Posts U.S. Grocery Sales Of $276B In FY ‘25
Walmart continues to eat up market share while growing sales at a…
- Still the king, Walmart posts U.S. grocery sales of $276B in FY ’25.
- NGA, FMI voice strong opposition to proposed cuts to SNAP
- Rival retailers Weis, ADUSA post solid Q1 sales, earnings
- Bertram jumps from food to arts & crafts with new gig at Michaels
- FreshDirect to give Philly another chance – good luck…
May 6, 2025
As a protest marker, I’m guessing Omer Gajial, Albertsons’ executive VP-chief merchandising…
- Albertsons chief merchant Gajial won’t accept tariff-related price increases
- Other ‘concerned’ retail CEOs visit White House to be blunt with president on tariffs
- Hershey cuts ribbon on first new hometown facility in 30 years
- Another spin of the seemingly endless revolving door of personnel changes at Dollar Tree
No “Liberation” For Retailers As Tariffs Begin, With More Increases On Horizon
Have you looked at your financial portfolio lately? Are you still bullish…
- No “liberation” for retailers as tariffs begin
- Dollar Tree finds sucker, er, buyer for troubled Family Dollar biz
- Amazon CEO Andy Jassy posts bullish annual shareholder message
Attorneys Delighted Over Continuing Kroger, Albertsons, C&S Litigation
The litigation party continues among the companies involved in the failed Kroger-Albertsons…
- Attorneys delighted over continuing Kroger, Albertsons, C&S litigation.
- Amazon doing another restructure of its grocery unit with Jason Buechel at the helm.
- It’s good to be Ron Sargent, but could Greg Foran be on the horizon at Kroger?
- Kudos to B. Green on acquiring Angel’s Market.
Boom, Just Like That, The Disappearances Of Sankaran And McMullen
No, it’s not a Russian conspiracy theory - although that might…
- Boom, just like that, the disappearances of Sankaran and McMullen.
- Ahold Delhaize CEO Muller Bullish about future despite Stoppie’s challenges.
- Wall Street nitpicking dings Costco’s stock price despite strong Q2 results.
- Remembering Carol Rabb Goldberg of Stop & Shop.
Boom: Just Like That, Kroger’s McMullen Forced Out After Ethics Issue
Three months ago, after Kroger’s attempt to acquire Albertsons failed, you might…
- Boom: Just like that, Kroger’s McMullen forced out over ethics issue.
- Indiscriminate DOGE cuts prompt resignation of Jim Jones, who oversaw all food safety initiatives at FDA.
- Boar’s Head’s first ‘Food Safety Promise Day’ seems a tone-deaf response to a deadly listeria outbreak.
- Q4, Fiscal ’24: Walmart, Amazon continue strong runs while ADUSA had a decent showing and Weis saw strong earnings gain.