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New Cannabis Dispensary Modeled on Customer-Friendly Supermarkets

Retail TouchPoints

very intentionally draws its design and merchandising inspiration from supermarkets rather than pharmacies. Joyleaf, which opened in late 2023, is organized and merchandised by type of product rather than by brand: all the edibles, for example, are grouped together as a category, as they would be in a supermarket.

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Ahold Adds DoorDash Deliveries to East Coast Supermarkets’ Service Offerings

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Ahold Delhaize USA will make the DoorDash on-demand grocery delivery marketplace available across its five supermarket banners: Food Lion, Hannaford, Giant Food, The Giant Company and Stop & Shop. In June 2023 a top DoorDash exec discussed the company’s plans to move beyond restaurant deliveries to become the “local commerce company.”

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Update: Alibaba’s Freshippo Plans to Open Additional Stores as it Preps for IPO

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Alibaba has opened 12 new Freshippo supermarkets in eight Chinese cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Freshippo combines physical and digital commerce in its 300+ stores throughout the country.

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Loblaw Plans Store and Supply Chain Investments of $1.49 Billion in 2023

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parent company of the Loblaws supermarket chain, will invest $2 billion Canadian (approximately $1.49 billion ) to improve its network of 2,500 stores in 2023. These capital investments will include 38 new and/or relocated stores and conversions or renovations to nearly 600 more. Loblaw Companies Ltd.,

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DoorDash Adds Meijer, Smart & Final And Hy-Vee As Supermarket Partners

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DoorDash , best known for restaurant deliveries, is expanding further into the supermarket vertical through partnerships with Meijer , Fresh Thyme and Smart & Final , with plans to add Hy-Vee and Gristedes / D’Agostino “in the coming weeks,” wrote Mike Goldblatt, Head of Grocery and Convenience Partnerships at DoorDash in a blog post.

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As Aldi Passes 2,000-Store Mark, Retailer Plans 70 More Locations In 2020

Retail TouchPoints

The coronavirus pandemic has done little to slow Aldi ’s growth: the low-price supermarket chain has opened its 2,000 U.S. store, and it plans to open 70 more brick-and-mortar locations in 2020. The new DC also will support Aldi stores in southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. in a statement.

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“Tipping point”: Why Coles is pumping millions into tech

Inside Retail

We no longer, as a general rule, expect supermarkets to be physical-only entities. As part of its omnichannel strategy, Coles has expanded click and collect to more than 780 locations and is converting its service desk model stores to a contactless driver pickup experience through carpark collections and lockers.