Retail Daily

Albertsons closes the self-checkout lanes at five Vons and Albertsons. Sprouts Farmers Market plans to open 20 Klatch Coffee cafes in its stores across Southern California. And the deals are coming Monday for National Coffee Day.

Aldi makes a major rebranding move. Fresh Stop has acquired four c-store properties. And Albertsons workers ratify a new contract.

Friendly Express convenience stores redesigns its mobile app. CVS Health’s Omnicare subsidiary has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. And Hispanic consumers are pulling back on c-store visits.

CNBC says Walmart’s online marketplace experienced fraudulent activity. Yesway could be the next convenience store chain to go public, and Ralphs warehouse workers are on the verge of a new contract.

Public outcry has not stopped the opening of the first H-E-B in Dallas, it appears Buc-ee’s will set up shop in Utah and possibly Idaho, and the fallout from the dismissal of Market Basket’s president and CEO has officially begun.

Albertsons’ board chair is retiring. 7-Eleven has come out with new technology. And fresh-format stores are winning when it comes to foot traffic.

Ahold Delhaize USA is going to dairy farms to try to root out methane emissions, Love’s expands its agreement with Core-Mark, Kroger jumps on the consumer craze for protein.

Schnuck Markets Inc. is expanded into Wisconsin, Market Basket has named an interim CEO and the owner of a Chevron gas station is on the hook for a 2023 gasoline spill.

Nearly 90% of convenience-store retailers are using or evaluating artificial intelligence projects. Wegmans and the Buffalo Bills extended their partnership. And it’s tougher times for gasoline retailers and for their motorist customers.

There’s a growing consumer group that should be drawing the attention of grocers. Kroger’s exclusive partnership with automated warehouse operator Ocado might be in jeopardy. And Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores is partnering with a new quick-service restaurant brand.

Food inflation saw its largest increase of the year last month, Kroger’s ecommerce division drove a big quarter, and your c-store candy bar is getting more expensive.

RaceTrac has entered into a merger agreement with sandwich shop Potbelly. U.S. online grocery sales reached a record $11.2 billion in August. And Wawa is opening its first convenience store in West Virginia this month.

7-Eleven will pay $1.2 million to resolve allegations that it violated the ban of vape and e-cigarette sales within a quarter mile of middle and high schools. Trader Joe’s is back in court over a trademark dispute. And Los Angeles could have a new c-store brand, Maggie’s, next year.

Walmart has opened another highly automated perishables distribution center, Circle K is using digital network Relay Payments to bring secure digital payments to more than 500 truck-accessible convenience stores across the country, and states are helping pharmacies administer more COVID vaccines.

Kroger unveils the deli of the future. New York executes the largest criminal vape enforcement action in the state’s history. And Walmart will turn to AI to help train employees.

Fizz and GoPuff partner to provide college students grocery delivery. ConocoPhillips is cutting up to 25% of its workforce. And Lula Commerce analyzes the top 50 best-selling items across Lula-powered stores from June through August.

Dollar Tree saw double digit gains in second-quarter sales and profit, Alimentation Couche-Tard also sees some growth during its first quarter, and Kroger is planning growth in the Dallas-Fort Worth area

A decade after Kraft and Heinz merged, the food giant is separating into two independent, publicly traded companies through a tax-free spinoff, Kroger faces a second patent infringement lawsuit, and in order to focus on its convenience-store business, Seven & i Holdings, parent of 7-Eleven convenience stores, has completed the sale of its York Holdings supermarket and specialty retail subsidia...

An Ohio judge has ruled that former Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen does not have to testify about the reasons for his forced resignation, Redwood Oil is keeping one of the company’s 24 Redwood Market convenience stores after selling 23 of the locations, and Sycamore Partners has completed its acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance, additionally naming a new CEO.

Maverik's CEO discussed why they're rebranding the Kum & Go name. Ahold Delhaize USA is expanding its partnership with Instacart to support FoodStorm, and Sheetz has opened its 800th convenience store.

Aldi is giving away free groceries for a year to 25 customers, Mega Saver has closed on the acquisition of 20 Kum & Go convenience stores in Iowa, and U.S. Army veteran and InComm Payments Vice President Allen Preslar (presler) died unexpectedly on August 19th.

A new study indicates that incentives appear to be key in getting low-income families to buy healthier foods online. Loyalty programs are becoming more complex. And Keurig Dr Pepper is buying  the coffee company JDE Peet’s for $18 billion dollars.

H-E-B is planning a new warehouse in Fort Worth, Texas, EG Group is relocating its headquarters to Charlotte, North Carolina, and workers at Gelson’s Market in Los Angeles have ratified a new, three-year labor agreement.

Walmart remains upbeat as it heads into the second half of the year, Texas A&M University has become the first university in the country to partner with Buc-ee’s, and leaders of a boycott against Target’s rollback of its DEI policies are keeping up the pressure.

Massachusetts grocery stores may soon ban the use of biometric data, Target has named a new CEO, and consumers are buying coffee at all hours of the day.