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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Warehouse retailer Costco will build its first standalone gas station in Mission Viejo, California, according to documents obtained by CSP from the city. The fuel-only location will be available to ...

Bill Wilson is the senior editor at Supermarket News, covering all things grocery and retail. He has been a journalist in the B2B industry for 25 years. He has received two Robert F. Boger awards for ...

United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) says it has made “significant progress” toward safely restoring its electronic ordering systems following a cyberattack last week. The Providence, R.I.-based wholesale ...