Gina Acosta

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Gina is obsessed with grocery stores, food retailers, international travel and her favorite place in the world is the 6th Arrondissement of Paris. She has covered the retail and CPG industries for various business publications since 2014.

 

Previously she was a writer and editor for the Tampa Bay Times. She served on the editorial board of the Washington Post and as an assistant editor there for more than 13 years. She has also worked for the Hartford Courant, Tallahassee Democrat, and Miami Herald.

 

In 2010 she was awarded the Wharton Fellowship for Business Journalists, allowing her to study and earn business journalism certification from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. In 2006 she was awarded the Nieman Fellowship for Journalism at Harvard University, where she spent more than a year studying retail, agribusiness and teaching journalism.

 

She has received the Hispanic Media 100 Award, Women in Communications Leadership Award, Tallahassee Democrat Award for Newsroom Excellence, Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Intern Award and Hearst Journalism Award. She has also been selected as a fellow by Investigative Reporters and Editors, the Poynter Institute, the Maynard Media Academy and American Society of Newspaper Editors. 

 

A native of Miami, she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from Florida A&M University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Tampa.

 

When she is not geeking out about grocery and retail news, Gina loves hiking with her Border Collie, Riley, and planning her next trip to Paris. Gina speaks fluent English, Spanish, Italian and is trying really hard to learn French.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

09/08/2022

Store Brands Drive Kroger Q2 Results

Double-digit increase in sales of private label products a key factor in the grocer's strong growth in the second quarter.
12/03/2019

Centering in on the center store, with the help of store brands

The Fresh Market is focused on elevating the center store into a shopping experience that can’t be replicated in other stores or online
11/25/2019

Dollar Tree increases same-store sales by more than 2% for 12th straight quarter

But retailer said it's selling so much lower-margin food and other consumables that sales are putting pressure on margins
10/27/2019

Report: E-commerce is taxing infrastructure

Retailers' push to win ​​last mile is creating gridlock, safety concerns and pollution, according to New York Times
08/01/2019

In the Boxed seat

How Boxed.com’s new model for private brands can thrive in the era of online retail
07/23/2019

Grandma’s sauce in a jar

Store Brands’ Managing Editor Gina Acosta reviews retailers’ private brand products. In this edition, Acosta reviews Stew Leonard’s Homemade All Natural A La Vodka Sauce
07/15/2019

More double-digit growth for vegan foods

​​​​​​​U.S. retail sales of plant-based foods are up 11%
07/11/2019

Survey: Shoppers expect more in-store technology

​​​​​​​Retailers have a chance to leverage new store experience expectations among consumers
07/09/2019

A sweet and tangy opportunity

​​​​​​​Grocery retailers should be taking a more digital approach to growing their private brands
06/24/2019

ALDI opening second Local concept store

Private brand retailer is expanding test to determine whether it will make the concept permanent