Kroger Co. on Friday said it plans to close 60 stores in the next 18 months, but said the closures would not impact its financial guidance for the full year. The Cincinnati-based grocery retailer, ...

Price Check is a weekly short-form video series from SN where Supermarket News Senior Editor Bill Wilson goes out to grocery stores and takes the temperature on pricing and inventory. Wilson was at a ...

A former employee of Laurel Grocery Co. has filed a class-action lawsuit against the wholesale grocery distributor, alleging that the company did not provide adequate notice to workers and to state ...

The produce department’s health halo is a powerful shopper magnet, but that might not be sufficient for maximum purchasing activity. Retailers seeking to stand out in the crowded and increasingly ...

For the first time in over a decade, BJ’s Wholesale Club plans to open a new store in its home state of Massachusetts. The Marlborough, Mass.-based warehouse retailer will open a new location in ...

United Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000 workers in the Puget Sound area have reached a tentative contract agreement with Albertsons-owned banners and several independent grocery chains. This ...

Walmart captures a whopping 25% of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) dollars and general merchandise spending, according to a recent analysis by data and tech company Numerator. The ...

Delivery robots roughly the size of a large ice cooler have hit the streets of Austin, Texas, through a pilot program between Texas grocer H-E-B, its delivery partner, Favor, and autonomous delivery ...

The National Grocers Association on Wednesday said it is encouraged by the U.S. Senate’s revised approach to reforming the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP. In a statement, NGA ...

Meat 🍗 remained the king of the grocery department in May, as pounds purchased grew 3.2% year over year, despite lingering ...

New research from the U.S. Census Bureau and customer data science firm dunnhumby indicated that the economy is moving in several conflicting directions. The latest U.S. Census Bureau data from May ...

Wakefern Food Corp. has selected two CPG products from female-owned companies as the winners of the coop group’s Local Supplier Summit. The products, Day Out Protein Balls and Vesucre Vegan Desserts, ...