Retail Daily

Colorado bans liquor sales in grocery and big-box stores. Chevron plans to lay off 8,000 employees. And grocery helps Costco boost its net sales. 

Arkansas tries to push CVS Health out of the state. Grocery prices tick up despite easing inflation. And Sunoco goes high tech with artificial intelligence.

Trump’s trade war gets postponed again but not with China. Kroger spends over a billion on its failed merger with Albertsons, and the bills are still pouring in. And New York City targets flavored e-cigarettes in a new lawsuit.

Ahold Delhaize USA names a new chief information officer. C-store chain Onvo updates its loyalty app. And online grocery sales across the U.S. reach $9.7 billion in March.

Trader Joe’s and Aldi grow their foothold on one-stop shopping. Coburn’s buys a pair of Kessler’s Food stores in South Dakota. And discount grocers go head to head as tariff fears escalate.

Another boycott is in the works—this time targeting Walmart. Private label companies take a bigger share of the snacks market. And Kwik Trip launches Roller Grill Hot Dog-Flavored Potato Ripple Chips … on April Fool’s Day.

The Hershey Co. plans to buy organic snack brand LesserEvil. Energy drink maker Celsius Holdings acquires Alani Nutrition. And Buc-ee’s enters the Arkansas market. 

Kroger and Albertsons each launch new private-label items. New legislation would allow hot food purchases with SNAP benefits. And Sheetz has made Fortune magazine’s Best Companies to Work For list for the 10th straight year.

Trader Joe’s avoids retail media networks. The Food and Drug Administration reassigns its Center for Tobacco Products director amid massive layoffs. And Supermarket News is launching a new event.

Tony’s Fresh Market workers reject union membership. Stinker Stores is putting 13 locations in Colorado up for sale. And U.S. shoppers are more fearful about inflation than they have been in almost three years.

A group of Save A Lot stores in Chicago face another delay, Walgreens settles claims that it overbilled Medicaid programs, and the Senate confirms the next leader of the Food & Drug Administration.

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.