Pan Pacific International Holdings moves to acquire Gelson’sThe Japanese retailer entered an agreement to acquire the California chain Gelson’s Markets in Q2 2021 Shopper study: Private brands purchased because they’re preferredThe annual Shopper Experience Index report from Bazaarvoice finds nearly 60% of shoppers purchased private brands because they liked the product, more than shoppers buying just on price. Dollar General reportedly seeking Vasos’ successor As it continues to see solid growth amid the pandemic, Dollar General could be looking for a CEO candidate to succeed current chief executive Todd Vasos CVS shoppers pick their favorite store brands The retailer held its first-ever contest, enabling customers to vote for their favorite store brand products — 13 were named winners Frozen food frenzy at Trader Joe’s The retailer discussed its popular frozen foods during its latest podcast, blogged about its gnocchi products to pair with the best Two-Buck Chuck Macy’s quarterly sales improve in year of rebuilding Same-store sales continued to slump but digital sales rose 21% Foxtrot Market closes $42M funding round, adds execs Chicago-based Foxtrot Market has raised $42 million in Series B funding, led by Almanac Insights and Monogram Capital Partners Flashfood program speeds up at Meijer Shoppers using the Flashfood app can get access to foods nearing an expiration date to minimize food waste January online grocery sales pass $9B Brick Meets Click, Mercatus Grocery shopper survey demonstrates another big month in e-commerce grocery sales for January Hot Category: Paper products No other category received as much publicity and, perhaps, gained more sales through the early stages of the pandemic as the paper products category First Previous 502 503 504 505 506 Next Last