Column: Taking Stock

Veteran grocery industry analyst Jeff Metzger breaks down what’s driving the news and what’s coming next.

Future Clash Of The Titans: Wegmans To Battle Stew Leonard’s In Norwalk, CT

The family-owned merchant announced it will open its first Connecticut location on…

Albertsons ‘Strategic Review’ Sounds More Like Cerberus Capital Plan To Exit Retailer

The Manhattan-based investment company not only financially supported Albertsons during the early…

Does Decrease In E-Commerce Revenue Portend Sluggish Sales For All Retail Food?

Retailers have been not so secretly worried that the current unprecedented two-year…

Giant Food’s Initial Local Vendor Summit Provides Guidance For Regional Suppliers

The three-hour virtual meeting educated local manufacturers and distributors on how to…

Has Supply Chain Dysfunction Reached Its Lowest Level Yet?

The problem has been building since last summer when the Delta version…

With 4 New Stores, E-Commerce Fulfillment Center, TGC Completes Its Busiest Period In 98-Year History

Thirty-eight days. In that relatively short period, the Carlisle, PA-based retailer did…

Tenacity, Street Smarts, Strong Work Ethic Keep Wakefern Trailblazing After 75 Years

From a small cluster of Newark merchants who in 1946 crafted an…

Safeway Buys Two, Crofton To Close; Shoppers Food Down To 20 B-W Units

When the damage from this ongoing recent train wreck is tallied, the…

Is John Mackey The Most Influential Grocery Leader Of The Past 40 Years?

The founder and retiring CEO of Whole Foods changed the grocery landscape…

With New Digital Ad Push, Instacart Comes Closer To Creating Its Own Trade Channel

The San Francisco-based digital grocery delivery firm already has the dominant share…

The Fresh Market’s IPO Attempt Smells Like Another Investor Money Grab

The specialty merchant, which went public in 2010 and then exited six…

CEO Wynne Bullish About Acosta’s Growth Potential

One year after joining the Jacksonville, FL-based broker as chief executive, Wynne…

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