Supermarket/Grocery

DSW expands unlikely in-store, digital partnership with Hy-Vee
Designer Brands Inc., parent of DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, is moving forward with its “shop-in-shop” pilot with Hy-Vee.
JLL forms retail-industrial task force to address last-mile fulfillment
With e-commerce sales surging past 20% during the pandemic, shopping center operators have had serious discussions about turning their empty department store anchors into last-mile distribution centers.

Target partners with local GC to rebuild damaged Minneapolis store in record time

Target Corp. isn’t wasting any time rebuilding its Lake Street store (in Minneapolis) that was heavily damaged in the riots following the death of George Floyd.
Online grocer Farmstead brings in-house delivery software to market

A San Francisco-based online grocer is making its proprietary Grocery OS on-demand delivery software available for other grocers to integrate nationwide.
NRF: Halloween spending to dip as many opt out of celebrations

The COVID-19 pandemic is putting a crimp in Americans’ Halloween plans.
Ipsos: Consumer confidence on the rise

Consumers are regaining confidence in the economy.
Alibaba selects winning product pitches from U.S. companies

Alibaba Group’s Tmall Global e-commerce platform has chosen nine U.S. small-and-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to participate in Singles Day.
Survey: Online grocery surges but 78% of shoppers prefer to visit physical store

Online grocery will account for 21.5% of total grocery sales by 2025, an estimated $250 billion, representing more than a 60% increase compared to pre-pandemic estimates.
Walmart raising wages for some 165,000 hourly workers; adding new roles

Walmart is introducing a new team-based operating model for its supercenters that includes higher wages for some of its salaried and hourly store employees.
Study: Shoppers making less trips to grocery stores but spending more

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on grocery shopping behavior has been “profound.”

DSW expands unlikely in-store, digital partnership with Hy-Vee

JLL forms retail-industrial task force to address last-mile fulfillment

Target partners with local GC to rebuild damaged Minneapolis store in record time

Online grocer Farmstead brings in-house delivery software to market

NRF: Halloween spending to dip as many opt out of celebrations

Ipsos: Consumer confidence on the rise

Alibaba selects winning product pitches from U.S. companies

Survey: Online grocery surges but 78% of shoppers prefer to visit physical store

Walmart raising wages for some 165,000 hourly workers; adding new roles

Study: Shoppers making less trips to grocery stores but spending more