by - March 31, 2016 4:40 pm
German discounter Lidl adds double threat to Walmart’s model
It won’t happen this year or the next, or the next, but within 5 years the U.S. grocery sector will see more of deep discounters Lidl and Aldi who have…
Tag: grocery
by - March 7, 2016 4:58 pm
Walmart pushing food sales improvements as a catalyst for revenue growth
Grocery continues to be the hot spot for retail giant Walmart in the U.S. comprising an estimated $167.048 billion in sales revenue last year, and 56% of Walmart U.S. sales…
by - June 19, 2014 6:46 am
Smartphones changing when and where people buy groceries
The days of once a week shopping trips for the family groceries have morphed into something more complex according to analysts with Willard Bishop, a marketing and research firm for…
by - March 6, 2014 8:29 pm
Safeway and Albertsons to merge in $9.1 billion deal
Two iconic grocery chains, Safeway and Albertsons, have agreed to merge in a deal worth $9.1 billion, with a combined footprint of more than 2,400 stores and a quarter million…
by - January 15, 2014 2:21 pm
Kantar report debunks grocery retail, shopper myths
Supermarkets are the great-grandparents of all modern retail. And while they face on onslaught of increased competition. experts don’t expect them to become extinct anytime soon. That said, a recent…
by - July 25, 2013 2:19 pm
New survey says Wal-Mart lags the grocery pack
Wal-Mart sells a lot of groceries but it’s not the most popular grocery destination in the U.S., despite its more than 4,000 stores, low prices and convenient locations, according to…
by - July 9, 2013 2:38 pm
Grocery consolidation continues with Kroger’s expansion
The grocery space is getting a little less crowded with yet another consolidation that will give No. 2 Kroger an expanded reach into the mid-Atlantic region, in the face of…