7 grocery M&A storylines from 2021

From regional grocers banding together to international companies strengthening their U.S. retail presence, this year saw a mix of deals in the grocery space. 

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Dec. 20, 2021

Kroger officially launches delivery service in Atlanta

Kroger Delivery is now available to shoppers within 90 miles of the grocer's automated customer fulfillment center in Forest Park, Georgia.

By Jeff Wells • Updated Feb. 7, 2022

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Grocery budgets set to climb nearly 15% in 2022

Shoppers plan to spend an average of $611 per month on groceries next year, according to research conducted by accounting firm KPMG.

By Sam Silverstein • Dec. 17, 2021

8 ways grocers have gotten creative with hiring in 2021

New smartphones, child care assistance and jobs with flexible schedules are among the offerings retailers have rolled out this year to attract and retain workers in a tight labor market.

By Catherine Douglas Moran , Sam Silverstein • Dec. 16, 2021

Hy-Vee launches nationwide telehealth and prescription delivery service

RedBox Rx offers virtual consultations with medical staff and one- to three-day shipping of prescriptions in 44 states.

By Jeff Wells • Dec. 15, 2021

Dollar Tree hits back at activist investor seeking board revamp

The retailer hurled rhetorical bombs at a fund that wants to replace all of its directors and install a former Dollar General chief as executive chairman. 

By Ben Unglesbee • Dec. 14, 2021

Kroger taps longtime H-E-B veteran to lead Houston division

Laura Gump spent more than three decades working for H-E-B, rising to become the chain's vice president of store operations.

By Jeff Wells • Dec. 14, 2021

Instacart's president announces exit after just 3 months

Former Facebook executive Carolyn Everson will depart at the end of the year, dealing a setback to the e-commerce company as it battles competitors and manages relationships with grocers.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Dec. 13, 2021

Citing store theft, 20 major retail CEOs call for Congress to pass marketplace transparency legislation

Millions of dollars worth of stolen goods are being sold online by hard-to-identify third-party sellers, according to the Buy Safe America Coalition.

By Daphne Howland • Dec. 13, 2021

Hy-Vee names new president and chief operating officer

Jeremy Gosch, who previously worked as co-chief operating officer and president of the company's retail division, is just the fifth person in Hy-Vee's history to hold the title of president.

By Jeff Wells • Dec. 13, 2021

Walmart adds science-based targets to supply chain financing option

The program aims to help the retailer's private brand suppliers, particularly smaller and mid-size ones, make their operations more sustainable.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Dec. 9, 2021

UNFI gets a Q1 boost from new business and inflation

The wholesaler recorded $7 billion in net sales — the second time it's ever hit that quarterly number as strong macro trends outpaced supply challenges.

By Jeff Wells • Dec. 8, 2021

Pardon the Disruption: DoorDash's adventures in dark stores

The company sees a major opportunity to offer DashMarts to retailers, but they’ll have to compete with the delivery powerhouse along the way.

By Jeff Wells • Dec. 7, 2021

DoorDash plans to offer rapid delivery for retailers

The company is joining the 15-minute delivery fray in New York City with a full-time workforce, but sees a "larger" opportunity to provide the service to grocers and convenience stores.

By Jeff Wells • Dec. 6, 2021

Instant delivery startup 1520 tells shoppers to use Getir

1520's app now directs customers to switch to the Turkish ultrafast firm, which just arrived in the U.S. and operates in New York and Chicago.

By Sam Silverstein • Updated Dec. 14, 2021

How H-E-B got into livestreaming

The company offers shoppable cooking classes on Facebook, and this summer it generated 400,000 viewers for a 12-hour grilling special.

By Jeff Wells • Dec. 3, 2021

Kroger is adding carbon-neutral eggs under its Simple Truth line

The grocer claims the eggs, which will be produced using a system from Kipster Farms of the Netherlands, will be the first carbon-neutral, cage-free ones to hit U.S. retail shelves. 

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Dec. 2, 2021

Kroger's stock jumps as comp sales turn positive

The company posted its first positive identical sales growth this fiscal year as net sales and earnings also beat Wall Street's expectations.

By Jeff Wells • Dec. 2, 2021

Dollar General plans to build 1K new Popshelf stores over next 4 years

The suburban-focused concept has brought higher sales and margin rates, and the new stores add to a furious pace of expansion for the discounter.

By Ben Unglesbee • Dec. 2, 2021

Kroger has a new head of store brands

Juan De Paoli, who most recently served as senior vice president of private label for Ahold Delhaize, has taken over the $26 billion business for the grocer.

By Jeff Wells • Dec. 1, 2021

FTC orders Walmart, Kroger and Amazon to turn over supply chain data

The government agency wants information from nine companies to better understand what's causing supply chain disruptions and whether firms engaged in anticompetitive behavior.

By Jeff Wells • Nov. 30, 2021

How a grocer's size impacts consumer trust

Large retailers envy intimacy and small ones envy scale, but expectations for each are not the same, write Katie Thomas and Tanya Moryoussef of Kearney.

By Katie Thomas and Tanya Moryoussef • Nov. 29, 2021

Walmart's CFO to leave the company after 22 years

Brett Biggs officially departs on Jan. 31, 2023. As part of the transition, he will remain a board member of the retailer's fintech startup.

By Maria Monteros • Nov. 29, 2021

Hy-Vee announces seafood supplier code of conduct

The grocer said all of its seafood suppliers have signed onto the new code following its adoption in January. 

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Nov. 29, 2021

California HelloFresh workers decide not to unionize

Employees at the meal kit company's distribution center in Richmond, California, have followed the lead of workers at a facility in Colorado in voting against joining labor union Unite Here.

By Sam Silverstein • Updated Dec. 17, 2021