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Kroger Plans to Cut Prices Following Completion of Albertsons Merger

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Citing its actions following previous corporate mergers, Kroger said it plans to lower prices when its planned merger with Albertsons is finalized. The supermarket giant will invest $500 million to lower prices on “day one” following the transaction’s close, and also plans to invest $1.3

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Sainsbury’s to become ‘UK’s leading AI-enabled grocer’ as it inks Microsoft tie-up

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The tie-up aims to improve store operations, drive greater efficiency for staff and provide shoppers with more efficient and effective service. Sainsbury’s has signed a new five-year partnership with Microsoft, which will see it use AI and machine learning capabilities to accelerate its Next Level Sainsbury’s strategy.

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Aldi Plans to Add 800 New U.S. Stores by 2028

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Discount grocer Aldi will invest more than $9 billion over the next five years on its national expansion plan, which includes adding 800 stores to its U.S. Aldi’s growth plans include beefing up its presence in the Northeast and Midwest, with plans to add nearly 330 stores across both regions by 2028.

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Weis Markets Implements Fresh Grocery Platform to Enhance Store Operations

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The fresh grocery platform will assist with demand forecasting, in-store production planning, food traceability, recipe management and cut test management across all fresh departments. Interest in fresh food is on the rise, and while this has led to higher sales for grocers it also has increased labor costs.

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Aldi Plans 120 Store Openings in 2023 as it Continues Omnichannel Push in U.S.

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store total to more than 2,400 by the end of 2023 and will span the entire continental U.S., The store growth builds on the 139 locations opened or remodeled in 2022 , which Aldi credited as contributing to the 9.4 million new customers the grocer attracted that year. both new markets for the grocer. in a statement.

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NationsBenefits announces POS integration with Southeastern Grocers

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NationsBenefits, the market leader for supplemental benefits and health care fintech solutions serving the health care managed care market, announced that Southeastern Grocers (SEG), parent company and home of Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, has joined NationsBenefits’ network of grocery and over-the-counter (O-T-C) retailers.

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Kroger and Albertsons to Sell 400+ Stores, 8 DCs to Speed Planned Merger

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Kroger and Albertsons will sell 413 stores across 17 states and the District of Columbia, along with eight distribution centers, two offices and five private label brands, to C&S Wholesale Grocers for approximately $1.9 billion in cash.

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