Retail sales to rise 8.1% in 2021, according to CGP forecastRetail sales in 2021 will increase to a record $4.26 trillion, up 8.1% year-over-year, which is the highest this century. Amazon continues rolling out high-tech grocery format in IllinoisAmazon is opening its third Amazon Fresh grocery store in the state of Illinois. Boston area market gets $33.5 million re-finance to add a supermarket Saugus Plaza Shopping Center, a northern suburb of Boston, has won a $33.5 million refinancing to add a new supermarket anchor. Aldi to open 100 U.S. stores in 2021 Aldi is expanding its footprint and adding a new regional headquarters to support its ongoing expansion. Survey: Grocers shift planning priorities in face of COVID-19 Almost all grocery retailers now share the same top priority in their category planning and assortment optimization strategies. Retail imports expected to hit repeated monthly records after record 2020 The next six months should set new records for the nation’s largest retailer container ports as retailers import merchandise at a fast pace. True Food Kitchen to open its first restaurant in New Jersey True Food Kitchen announced it will open a new location at The Shops at Riverside in Hackensack, N.J. The most wanted Valentine’s Day gift of 2021 is… Experiences are out. Food is in. Kroger to give $100 bonus to employees who get vaccinated The Kroger Co. has joined the growing list of grocery retailers offering incentives for employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Price Chopper and Tops Market grocery chains to merge Two Northeast independent supermarket chains are combining forces. Target’s newest billion dollar brand is… Target Corp. has notched its tenth billion dollar private brand and this one is only a year old. Neighborhood center changes hands near Eastmark MPC in Arizona A Southern California investor paid $12.5 million for an 83,743-sq.-ft. Basha’s-anchored neighborhood center in Mesa, Ariz., near the Eastmark master-planned community. First Previous 235 236 237 238 239 Next Last