First PA Amazon Fresh opens in Warrington
Amazon Fresh opened in Warrington, PA earlier this month, as planned. It’s Amazon’s first supermarket in PA. At 35,000 square feet the store takes up most of the former Giant at Creekview Center. It’s the 16th Amazon Fresh supermarket in the country....Wegmans to open Manhattan store
Wegmans announced today that they plan to open a store in Manhattan in 2023. The East Village location – in a former Kmart – will be the company’s second store in New York City. They opened in 2019 at Brooklyn’s Navy Yard, where 25,000 shoppers...Sales from non-traditional and alternative grocers has risen to astounding levels
A recent article in Supermarket News by Scott Moses has some astounding facts and figures about the rise of non-traditional, alternative grocers in the U.S. I encourage you to check it out here. In the meantime, here is a bullet point list of some of the very...Kroger testing grocery delivery by drone
Kroger announced last month that it launched a pilot program to deliver online grocery orders by autonomous drones. Through a partnership with Drone Express, Kroger says it can deliver products not just to a street address, but also on the spot, such as bringing...Giant app provides discounts for fresh food nearing its expiration date
Giant announced earlier this month that it plans to roll out the Flashfood app, which allows shoppers to purchase produce, meat, deli and bakery products nearing their “best before date” at significantly reduced prices, to all Giant and Martin’s...Grocery Outlet to open first NJ store
Grocery Outlet, the discount retailer with more than 300 stores in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada and Pennsylvania, plans to add its first New Jersey store this fall in Hamilton. The Mercer County store will take 20,644 square feet of a vacant Kmart...The Fresh Market voted nation’s best supermarket in USA Today reader survey
The Fresh Market was named “best supermarket” by USA Today readers in a recent survey. The top 10 supermarkets were named after a panel of experts and contributors nominated US supermarkets based on value, selection and service, and then readers casted...Instacart adds 30-minute grocery delivery in select locations
Instacart recently announced a new “Priority Delivery” option available across more than 300 stores in 15 of the largest US cities that provides delivery in as fast as 30 minutes. The service is available from participating stores including Sprouts Farmers...Weis upgrades stores in the Lehigh Valley, plans for $135M in CapEx
Weis Markets recently replaced two stores in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley with new, larger supermarkets. A 63,000 square foot store opened on May 13 at the Westgate Mall in Bethlehem where The Bon-Ton department store used to be, and a 68,000 square foot store...By David Goodman
