1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (456+ words) Multiple factors, including reduced spending on fresh food stemming from the public health crisis, hurt the grocer’s Q2 sales growth, executives said. Kroger’s sales growth was moving in the right direction until late in the quarter, when shoppers reacted to the…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (343+ words) Supermarket chain Kroger Co. reported Friday higher profit and sales in its second quarter, while Identical Sales growth was slower than the prior year. Further, the firm maintained adjusted earnings outlook for fiscal 2026, but trimmed growth view for identical sales…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (561+ words) Lowe’s Companies Inc. made artificial intelligence (AI) a priority in a wave of new Lowe’s executive promotions for September. Its list of changes included adding AI to the formal title of Seemantini Godbole, Lowe’s chief information officer. And the value…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (688+ words) Exclusive: Analysis shows cost of chicken fillets, potatoes and donuts rose during supermarket giant’s three-month promotion Woolworths raised prices for popular items – including a 33% mark up on chicken fillets – within days of promising to freeze prices on 300 “family staples” for…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (305+ words) Carrefour Belgium and convenience wholesale distributor Trendy Foods are joining forces to launch Shopeez, a new retail concept for independent neighborhood stores, modeled after the French chain Proxi. The first ten stores have already opened. Owners of independent neighborhood stores,…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (316+ words) Amazon has launched an advertising campaign with the tagline ‘Amazown label’ to promote its private label range and fresh grocery delivery. It was the first time Amazon has “allowed their brand name to be usurped in service of an individual…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (141+ words) The campaign’s creators state that there is now a better alternative for every ‘established’ product. By consciously filling your basket with brands that aim to make a positive impact, you can contribute to a better world without much effort. Other…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (391+ words) Instacart and Shipt both launched AI assistants on Sept. 9, giving shoppers a conversational shopping tool to help them build their grocery carts. Instacart also named the first grocers to go live on a white-label version retailers can brand as their…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (313+ words) Perfect Basket uses AI to tell retailers what to order and how much, and 83% of participants followed its suggestions across 39,000 Malaysian outlets. Every extra case ordered ties up cash until it sells. This is really a working-capital decision disguised as…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (131+ words) Williams Sonoma is treating AI as an extension of great customer service, using it to make interactions faster, more personalized, and more effective while keeping human expertise at the center of the experience. Best Buy is demonstrating that a stronger…...