Retail Daily

Winn-Dixie is planning to close four stores, Instacart has launched new AI-powered intelligence tech, and Chomps announces a recall.

Dollar Tree will sell its Family Dollar store brand, Target employees will have lighter bonuses, and 7-Eleven is teaming up with Arizona beverages.

Kroger punches back in its legal battle with Albertsons. Tony’s Fresh Market workers in Chicago vote on establishing a union. And San Diego City Council passes a Grocery Pricing Transparency Ordinance.

Grocers prepare for cuts to SNAP food benefits. DoorDash launches a buy now, pay later program. And convenience retailer Onvo names a new CFO. 

Walmart remains the dominant player among grocery shoppers, but one retailer is entering new territory. Buc-ee’s is going after what it considers to be another knockoff. And convenience-store retailers have a cautious view on the outlook for the tobacco category.

Walmart is investing in and revamping its convenience stores and fuel stations. CSP launched its annual Top 40 convenience-store chain ranking. And Southeastern Grocers is considering the potential growth of the Winn-Dixie and Harveys banners that it recently reacquired from Aldi.

Alimentation Couche-Tard’s CEO denies reports that the company signed a nondisclosure agreement with Seven & i Holdings. Walmart has developed a generative AI tool for its category merchants. And Kwik Trip’s CEO responds after an employee was fatally stabbed at a store.

Loblaw has expanded a pilot study involving workers wearing body cameras. Casey's is requiring all of its office employees to return to work in the office full time. And  despite the news that egg prices are starting to come down, retailers are still struggling to keep them on the shelves.

Egg prices are beginning to come down. Billy Colemire has joined Majors Management. And PepsiCo has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire prebiotic soda brand poppi for $1.95 billion.

Kroger makes another round of layoffs. The feds bust a gas station credit card skimming ring. And Sprouts Farmers Market opens five new stores in Florida.

Dollar General reaches a $40 billion milestone. Canadian consumers get behind the Made In Canada movement. And the plot thickens with Alimentation Couche-Tard’s attempted purchase of Seven & i holdings.

Kroger goes all in on ecommerce. Amazon restructures its c-store and grocery businesses. And the price of eggs jumps nearly 60% from a year ago.

A Philadelphia Whole Foods aiming to unionize gets its day in court. Kroger rolls out a pilot program for in-store inventory robots. And 7-Eleven’s CEO resigns from the Seven & i Holdings board of directors. 

The Department of Justice launches an investigation into egg prices. The Fresh Market opens its first liquor store. And protesters take aim at Amazon.

United Natural Foods Inc. workers in Atlanta hold a practice picket as they await their first contract. Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. explores divesting U.S. c-stores to secure regulatory approval for the potential acquisition of Seven & i Holdings. And Sycamore Partners is acquiring Walgreens Boots Alliance for $10 billion.

Seven & i pulls the trigger on several "transformational" initiatives, including a 7-Eleven IPO. BJ’s Wholesale Club continues to thrive following a strong fourth quarter. And Casey’s General Stores has a talking bean-to-cup coffee machine.

CVS Health is laying off 183 workers. The Wills Group will enter its fourth state this year. And Love’s Travel Stops and the American Automobile Association have partnered to offer fuel savings.

Seven & i denies reports that it will reject Couche-Tard’s acquisition proposal. Family Express is erecting its first modularized convenience-store prototype. And Target was hit the hardest by a national boycott last week against retailers who reversed course on their diversity, equity and inclusion.

Kroger ousts CEO Rodney McMullen citing “personal conduct.” Seven & i’s CEO is expected to step down. And Parker’s Kitchen has appointed Brandon Hofmann as CEO.

Amazon’s Alexa is getting a whole lot smarter. U.S. Consumers organize a national boycott. And Walgreens continues talk about going private.

Costco goes into expansion mode. Walmart experiments with gamification. And a takeover attempt of 7-Eleven hits a snag.

Walgreens enters talks with Sycamore Partners to go private. Instacart stock takes a dive. And CSP announces the winners of its 10th annual Category Manager of the Year awards.

HEB opens its ninth ecommerce fulfillment center. Gas Spot convenience stores in Missouri get a makeover. And chewing gum sales dip.

CEO of Albertsons-owned Cerberus Capital Management leaves the board for a post in the Trump administration. Garrison’s Convenience Stores purchases The Hitchin' Post. And the price of gasoline is up.

Family Dollar may have buyers. Majors Management has acquired four Mac’s Food Stores. And Target continues to face lawsuits following the retailer’s decision to scale back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.