Progressive Grocer

Schnucks will permanently close its Fresh banner store in Jasper, Ind., after 5 years of operation: progressivegrocer.com/original-schnu… #schnucks #grocerynews

ShopRite's new EV fast-charging station in Yardley, Pa., offers 10 Hyper-Fast chargers, each capable of delivering up to 350 kilowatts: progressivegrocer.com/shoprite-yardl… #EV #shoprite #grocerynews

Regional grocer Food City breaks ground on Ace Hardware in Seymour, Tenn., as well as pilots 1st-of-its-kind Rx kiosk in Gatlinburg, Tenn.: progressivegrocer.com/food-city-tack… #foodcity #Tennessee #grocerynews

The Save Mart Companies wrapped up a full-store remodel of its Ripon, Calif., store, bringing a slew of new departments and enhanced services to shoppers visiting 1453 Goodwin Drive: progressivegrocer.com/save-mart-remo… #savemart #california #grocerynews

Bi-Rite Family of Businesses has set its sights on a historic 1917 corner market on San Francisco’s California Street for its 4th neighborhood grocery store: progressivegrocer.com/san-franciscos… #birite #SanFrancisco #grocerynew

Publix Executive Chairman Todd Jones announces he will retire on May 31 after 46 years with the southeastern grocer: progressivegrocer.com/longtime-publi… According to the company, there will not be a successor for the executive chairman role. #publix #breaking #grocerynews

Walmart Data Ventures is launching a new API feed that enables advertisers to securely share Walmart 1st-party operational and retail data via scalable API access with their agency and tech partners: progressivegrocer.com/walmart-enable… #walmart #api #retailnews

Walmart is expanding its Better Care Services health platform to add weight management support services for its customers who are already taking or who are interested in taking GLP-1s: progressivegrocer.com/walmart-expand… #walmart #weightloss #glp1

Sprouts Farmers Market reported net sales of $2.3B for Q1, a 4% increase from last year: progressivegrocer.com/sprouts-farmer… #sproutsfarmersmarket #grocerynews

Walmart’s investment in new associate opportunities now includes a pilot program at 22 stores in Texas and Arkansas enabling participants to turn their passion for beauty into a profession: progressivegrocer.com/walmart-create… #walmart #retailnews #beauty

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the company's store team is expanding selection, meeting or beating other retailers on price, speeding up delivery, and using AI to make shopping even easier.: progressivegrocer.com/amazon-ceo-wer… #amazon #grocerynews

America's biggest retailer Walmart gets more control over its milk supply: progressivegrocer.com/walmart-opens-… #walmart #retailnews #grocerynews

Instacart is now available as a connector in Claude, Anthropic’s conversational AI interface, enabling users to build a grocery cart while interacting with the chatbot – from a recipe, a weekly list or a prompt: progressivegrocer.com/news-briefs/20… #instacart #grocerynews

Residents of Rapid City, S.D., will be able to shop at a Natural Grocers of their own this summer: progressivegrocer.com/natural-grocer… #naturalgrocers #grocerynews #southdakota

Associated Food Stores wraps up Project ROAR, a 5-year project to create a next-gen automated distribution system that will serve almost 500 independent grocers across the Intermountain West region: progressivegrocer.com/associated-foo… #afs #grocerynews #automated

National media outlet Newsweek released its Most Trustworthy Companies in America 2026 list: progressivegrocer.com/whole-foods-ma… #wholefoods #trustworthy #grocerynews

Surplus grocery platform Flashfood is expanding its partnership with Gelson's Markets to all 26 of the retailer's stores in Southern California: progressivegrocer.com/gelsons-expand… #gelsons #grocerynews #socal

This week's biggest grocery news: progressivegrocer.com/friday-5-alber… 1️⃣ Albertsons Sued for BOGO Deal Price Hikes 2️⃣ Walmart and BTS Launch Korean-Western Fusion Brand 3️⃣ Target Transforms Its Supply Chain 4️⃣ Walmart Expands Retail Media Reach 5️⃣ Ahold Delhaize USA Rolls Out Click2Cart

After a month's long battle, Summer Road nominee Rory A. Held was elected to Ingles Markets’ board of directors: progressivegrocer.com/ingles-markets… #ingles #grocerynews

Target opens new type of supply chain facility to replenish inventory faster based on store and customer demand while cutting distribution costs: progressivegrocer.com/target-opens-1… #target #supplychain #grocerynews