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- 10/12/2026
Bain: Consumers will spend over $85B during Cyber Week
Bain & Company expects retail sales growth between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday to almost double that of overall holiday sales. - 10/12/2026
Walmart to enhance employee health benefits, expanding free drug coverage
Walmart Inc. is expanding existing healthcare benefits — and adding new ones — for its U.S. employees, with the features including a zero dollar prescription plan. - 10/12/2026
Albertsons suing Kroger for $8B over failed merger
Albertsons Cos. is accusing The Kroger Co. of breaching a 2022 agreement that would have seen Kroger acquire Albertsons. - 10/12/2026
Cyberattack on French grocery freezers causes spoilage, fires
A major hacking incident in France has left hundreds of supermarkets with spoiled food products and damaged equipment. - 10/12/2026
Albertsons beats Street on Q2 profit; pulls guidance, to review business
Albertsons Cos. is suspending its full-year guidance and launching a comprehensive business review in the wake of declining net income and sales. - 10/12/2026
Kroger to reportedly cut 3,000 corporate jobs
A major staff reduction is reportedly coming to The Kroger Co. - 10/11/2026
Security issue takes down Ahold Delhaize USA banner websites
A network security incident has caused Ahold Delhaize USA to take all five of its U.S. grocery banner e-commerce sites offline. - 10/11/2026
Amazon reportedly seeking $7B purchase of AI start-up Decart
Amazon is reportedly pursuing a major acquisition in the artificial intelligence space. - 10/11/2026
It’s official - Starbucks isn’t buying Chipotle
Despite some previous media reports to the contrary, Starbucks Corp. will not be acquiring Chipotle. - 10/11/2026
Gartner: AI growing as source of holiday recommendations
New data indicates artificial intelligence is expanding, rather than replacing, the methods consumers use to find ideas for holiday gifts. - 10/11/2026
Gopuff partners with entertainer Druski for branding, products
Gopuff’s latest celebrity collaboration is with award-winning comedian, actor and entrepreneur Druski. - 10/8/2026
Piggly Wiggly Food For Less enables seamless shopping
Customers at Piggly Wiggly Food For Less now have a consistent experience across channels.