Supermarket/Grocery

Food Lion keeps hunger away with millions of apples a day
Food Lion partnered with its customers and Feeding America to help provide 1.5 million meals to families in need.

Thanks to a program that began on September 17, each time a customer purchased the specially-marked apples Food Lion helped provide five meals to local food banks.
Tea is the new coffee as Bigelow boost caffeine content
Tea drinkers longing for a stronger wake-up brew and coffee drinkers wanting to add variety to their repertoire of caffeinated beverages now have options.

Walmart slows physical expansion in U.S.

A much anticipated acceleration of small format Walmart stores failed to materialize on Wednesday when the retailer announced plans to curtail domestic new store growth in 2016.
Kroger names P&G exec as senior VP, new business development

Cincinnati -- The Kroger Co. named Alex Tosolini to serve in the newly-created role of senior vice president of new business development, effective Nov. 3.
Downtown Doral retail phase launches construction

Miami -- A visionary downtown Miami project has launched construction, promising to deliver a mix of uses and a true urban community.
FirstData: Spending slows in September
Exclusive: Shopping centers respond to ‘demand for experience’

Community shopping centers are evolving to become more than service providers to a neighborhood or trade area. Designed and merchandised correctly, they are fostering a sense of community and building experience.
Delhaize names tech vet CIO

Delhaize America’s new CIO is confident the company will be able to drive sales growth by leveraging technology.

Retail technology veteran Michael Laurenti was named chief information officer at Delhaize America and will assume his new responsibilities on November 17. He most recently served as CIO at the privately held 300 unit Belk Department Stores chain. Prior to Belk, he worked at Family Dollar, Linens 'N Things and Toys "R" Us. Laurenti succeeds Deb Dixson who spent four years at Delhaize America and announced her departure earlier this year.
Walmart bring lockers to hometown supercenter

Walmart’s newest omnichannel initiative is on display at a supercenter in Northwest Arkanas where the retailer has installed lockers for online order pickup.
Kroger hires CPG vet in digital move

Kroger’s existing businesses are performing quite well so what better time to create a new senior executive role focused on new business development.

The nation’s largest supermarket operator said it named Procter & Gamble veteran Alex Tosolini to the newly created role of SVP of new business development reporting directly to CEO Rodney McMullen. Tosolini spent the past 24 years at P&G, most recently as SVP of global e-business and vp of global e-commerce.
Dollar General maintains opening price point leadership in Kantar study

Boston -- Dollar General maintains its overall opening price point leadership position in Kantar Retail’s fourth annual opening price point (OPP) study. For the third consecutive year, Dollar General‘s overall basket was the least expensive, edging out Walmart supercenter’s basket by 2.5%, representing a widening of the gap between the two in the 2013 study.
Giant Eagle expands Northeast Ohio presence

Giant Eagle celebrated the grand opening of its newest Market District in Strongsville, Ohio. The Strongsville Market District will be the first Market District location serving the west side of Cleveland.

The 107,000-sq.-ft. Market District is open 24 hours a day, and will offer restaurant-quality dishes, as well as unique meat, produce, cheese and grocery selections from around the globe.