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The Supply Side: Delivery’s the growth engine for online grocery
Online grocery became more popular during the COVID-19 pandemic, but six years later it has stabilized as a core mode of commerce for food, according to a new report from…
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by - July 9, 2026 5:07 pm
The Supply Side: Walmart’s Sparky shopping agent drives more sales
Walmart executives are optimistic about the company’s AI-powered shopping agent known as Sparky. Even though agentic commerce — where AI agents and not humans shop for and make purchases for…
by - July 7, 2026 11:52 am
The Supply Side: Value remains a top consumer amid inflation
Value continues to matter to consumers when shopping for consumables and discretionary items, and it’s also changing how retailers operate, according to a new report from McKinsey & Co. Value…
by - June 23, 2026 1:09 pm
The Supply Side: ReturnPro in Bentonville processes returns for retailers, suppliers
Retail returns topped $850 billion last year, according to the National Retail Federation, and that number continues to grow as online retail accelerates. Returns have risen to roughly 17% of…
by - June 18, 2026 3:16 pm
The Supply Side: Walmart tests dark store in Fayetteville for speedy delivery
Walmart continues to strategize around faster deliveries for online orders, most recently testing dark-store fulfillment locations known as Spark Delivery Depots. One of those recently opened in a shuttered Walgreens…
by - June 10, 2026 11:36 am
The Supply Side: Walmart continues to expand its beauty business
The sale of beauty products is already a huge business at Walmart, with the retailer garnering roughly 20% of the estimated $107 billion industry sales annually, according to analysts at…
by - June 4, 2026 1:00 pm
The Supply Side: Grocery business responds to GLP-1 use
The rising use of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs is reshaping consumer spending, which impacts food retailers and suppliers. About 1 in 8 U.S. consumers use drugs that reduce appetites and curb…
by - May 27, 2026 3:20 pm
The Supply Side: Walmart continues its milk processing facility expansion
Milk is a frequent purchase at grocery stores and is why the milk section is at the back of the store. Improving the margins on milk sales is also why…
by - May 21, 2026 12:15 pm
The Supply Side: AI changing relationships between retailers, suppliers
Walmart and several other major retailers are investing in artificial intelligence (AI) transformations. The use includes bots and machine learning to run reports for merchant teams, help customers locate and…
by - May 14, 2026 5:39 pm
The Supply Side: Report suggests physical stores key to retail growth
There was a time when it was uncertain if retailers would continue to build physical locations for consumers to visit. But brick-and-mortar stores are now viewed as assets even as…
by - May 7, 2026 12:30 pm
The Supply Side: Happy Egg on a growth trajectory, expands national distribution
What started as a niche premium retail egg business in California around 2012 is now a national brand. Happy Egg, now based in Rogers, is on a fast track, expanding…
by - April 30, 2026 2:47 pm
The Supply Side: Elkins family follows passion with food seasoning business
Barbecue is a way of life for Josh and Angel Dillon and their business partner, Jesse Paschal of Elkins. The Dillons founded Rub Me Raw dry rub seasoning company in…
by - April 23, 2026 3:47 pm
The Supply Side: Famous Chili owners work to grow sales, control costs and maintain quality
Joseph Korkames and his wife, Zhina, of Fort Smith spend most days inside the offices of the family business that spans more than nine decades and four generations of chili…
by - April 13, 2026 11:29 am
The Supply Side: Private brand sales growth expected to continue in 2026
Private brand growth has been steady since 2021 by providing a lower-cost alternative to consumers responding to inflation. Private brand unit share of consumer packaged goods (CPG) was 22.1% in…
by - April 8, 2026 3:01 pm
The Supply Side: Convenience stores see reduced traffic to start 2026
The convenience store retail segment has been one of the fastest-growing over the past decade, with more than 152,000 stores nationwide and annual sales of more than $170.6 billion, according…
by - April 1, 2026 11:31 am
The Supply Side: Target continues to lag Walmart’s financial performance
In the post-pandemic retail world, Walmart has outperformed Target on every metric, and that is expected to continue in 2026, according to Oliver Chen, equity analyst at TD Cowen. He…
by - March 26, 2026 9:46 pm
The Supply Side: Aldi food, pantry prices competitive with Walmart
Walmart continues to tout low food prices to consumers dealing with inflation that pushed overall grocery prices 3.1% higher in February from a year ago, according to the Consumer Price…
by - March 12, 2026 12:10 pm
The Supply Side: Consumer prices may remain elevated in 2026
Many retail suppliers have raised consumer prices in 2025, claiming higher operating costs because of tariffs and rising labor and insurance costs. There is hope a U.S. Supreme Court ruling…
by - March 2, 2026 12:34 pm
The Supply Side: Analysts suggest some retail bankruptcies are self-inflicted
In the first six weeks of 2026, Saks Global, the store operator of Eddie Bauer, and Francesca’s have sought Chapter 11 protection — reorganization — each with different issues and…
by - February 26, 2026 11:44 am
The Supply Side: Former Walmart U.S. boss hired as Kroger CEO
Greg Foran is often seen as a fixer. When he took over as CEO for Walmart U.S. in 2014, he was tasked with cleaning up stores, reversing the downward trajectory…