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Associated Wholesale Grocers Streamlines Member Access to Instacart Delivery and Smart Carts

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Cooperative food wholesaler Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) , which serves independently owned supermarkets, has expanded its partnership with Instacart to offer ecommerce and same-day delivery solutions as well as smart cart technology to its member retailers. An Instacart shopper will then pick and deliver the order.

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Drive-Up Grocer Addie’s Opens First Store, Plans to Expand Across U.S.

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The new supermarket concept Addie’s , a self-described “drive-up grocer,” has opened its first store in Norwood, Mass., ” The pandemic served as a propellent for online grocery, and many consumers aren’t returning to traditional in-store shopping: online grocery is expected to account for 20.5% fueled by $10.1 of all U.S.

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Kroger, Albertsons Delay Merger Timeline to August as They Negotiate with Regulators

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While this is longer than we originally thought, we knew it was a possibility and our merger agreement and divestiture plan accounted for such potential timing,” according to a joint statement from the retailers. “We Top execs from both companies defended the merger in testimony to a U.S.

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FMI laying foundation to make grocers nonfoods destination

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Despite the frequent trips that shoppers make to the grocery store, the channel only accounts for 8% of volume in the health and beauty care, household products and general merchandise categories, according to Tom Duffy, senior advisor for nonfoods community development at FMI – The Food Industry Association.

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Independent grocers drive economic growth

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WASHINGTON — Independent grocers are important sources of jobs, wages and taxes for the communities they serve, according to the latest economic impact study from the National Grocers Association. The wholesalers serving independent grocers account for more than 44,000 additional jobs (and nearly $3.3 of the 2020 U.S.

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NRF Hot 25 List Spotlights Fastest-Growing Retailers

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Mexican grocer Chedraui , Raley’s Supermarkets and Primark Stores have topped the National Retail Federation’s 2023 Hot 25 Retailers list, which ranks the fastest-growing retail companies in the U.S. 5; and Southern California retailer Superior Grocers added 22 Numero Uno stores in 2022, pushing it to No. Superior Grocers (up 30.1%) 7.

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Grocers are forward buying to get ahead of price increases

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Supermarket operators are taking this approach as food manufacturers continue to struggle meeting increased demand from consumers and commercial accounts with COVID-19-related restrictions being lifted across the U.S.

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