Progressive Grocer

⭐THE FRIDAY 5⭐This week's top news and trends in food retail: 1️⃣ Whole Foods, Target Growing Again 2️⃣ Credit Card Skimmers at Big Y 3️⃣ Stop & Shop Announces Store Closures 4️⃣ Walmart Makes Moves With Farmer Campaign, New Distribution Center 5️⃣ Hy-Vee Off to the Races FULL RECAP: https://ow.ly/m7vi50SGg0i #Friday5 #foodretail #grocerynews #wholefoods #walmart #hyvee Whole Foods Market Target Walmart Hy-Vee, Inc.

Supply chain transformation... Walmart's new high-tech perishable distribution center enables it to process more than double the volume of groceries than a traditional facility: https://ow.ly/pX4f50SFA12 #foodretail #walmart #grocery

Top performers... Newsweek's America’s Best Retailers list aims to help customers find 1st-rate places to shop. Trader Joe's, Costco Wholesale and Buc-ee's, Ltd. are among the food retailers who made the cut: https://ow.ly/KSeC50SFA9a #foodretail #grocery #supermarket

**NEW FOOD FRIDAY** Kellanova waffle brand Eggo and Two Rivers Coffee are joining forces to brew up Eggo Coffee. Due in stores and online in mid-August, the beverage combines 2 breakfast favorites – freshly toasted Eggo waffles with premium coffee – in 5 flavors. Details: https://ow.ly/IrQi50SFuss #foodretail #newfood #grocery

Welcome to the neighborhood... Specialty fresh food retailer The Fresh Market is adding 2 new stores in the Washington, D.C. area: https://ow.ly/a9qP50SEKNA #foodretail #grocery #TheFreshMarket

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It's official... Acosta Group finalizes the deal to acquire CROSSMARK and Product Connections from WIS International, widening its services for brands and grocers: https://ow.ly/MYsy50SEKEU #foodretail #grocery #acosta

Powerful storytelling... Walmart is highlighting its growers in a new campaign that puts them front and center on the retailer's shoppable pages: https://ow.ly/onqH50SEKhg #foodretail #grocery #retailing

Up for grabs... After Stop & Shop revealed it will close 32 supermarkets, Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace says it will take over the 50,000 -sq-ft space that Stop & Shop is vacating in Long Island: https://ow.ly/CZbP50SEKsB #foodretail #grocery #supermarket

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