by Mike Duff | Feb 10, 2025 | Retail Articles
Aldi plans to open more than 225 new stores through 2025 in the next phase of its five-year U.S. growth strategy. The company also plans to sell 170 of Winn Dixie and Harverys Supermarket stores. Aldi acquired Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket in 2023 in a deal with...
by Mike Duff | Jan 27, 2025 | Retail Articles
Foot traffic at retail, as assessed in the white paper by store visit researcher Placer.ai, was up at many major chains in the fourth quarter of 2024, but some exceptions crept into the mix. As such, according to Placer.ai, overall fourth quarter 2024 retail store...
by Mike Duff | Aug 7, 2024 | Retail Articles
Market researcher Numerator, in its updated Private Label Trends Tracker, reported almost all households in the United States purchased private-label products in the home and garden, grocery, health and beauty and household categories during the past 12 months....
by Mike Duff | Jun 13, 2024 | Retail Articles
Among worldwide banners in a Kantar study of brand value, Amazon came in as the leading retailer, and The Home Depot beat out Walmart to complete the top three retailers. In the Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Global Brands Report 2024, Costco and Lowe’s followed to fill...
by Mike Duff | Apr 18, 2024 | Retail Articles
Amazon has decided to scale back its Just Walk Out checkout technology and rely on its Dash Cart in its Fresh supermarkets, but the company still believes automated technology is the future of in-store checkout. Amazon is taking a layered approach to convenient...
