How rising chocolate prices are changing Halloween candy options

Tariffs and inflation have prompted manufacturers to lean more into miniature sizes and fruitier candies.

By Laurel Deppen • Oct. 29, 2025

Food giants may lean more on lawsuits as private label encroaches on their turf

Mondelēz and J.M. Smucker have accused discount retailers of blatantly copying their products and packaging. Experts say more litigation is likely coming.

By Christopher Doering • Oct. 28, 2025

What’s Publix’s secret sauce?

As pressure on traditional grocers mounts, the Florida-based supermarket chain offers key lessons on how to stand out, industry experts say.

By Catherine Douglas Moran , Sam Silverstein • Oct. 23, 2025

More Than a Store: Grocers are missing the party on nonalcoholic drinks

As more consumers sip non- and low-alcoholic beverages, retailers need to improve how they merchandise these products.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 21, 2025

Holiday magic in every aisle: How strategic merchandising turns seasonal shoppers into sales gold

65% of adults visit grocery stores more frequently during the holiday season, creating opportunities for retailers to capitalize on these seasonal shopping behaviors.

Oct. 20, 2025

Reporter’s Notebook: When experiential retail goes off the rails

Meow Wolf’s Omega Mart art installation in Las Vegas highlights the horrors of grocery shopping. Retailers should take notes.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 9, 2025

Walmart to remove dozens of artificial ingredients from private label brands

The nation's largest retailer is eliminating synthetic dyes and 30 additional additives commonly associated with ultraprocessed foods.

By Sarah Zimmerman • Oct. 2, 2025

Amazon streamlines private label grocery portfolio

The retailer has introduced Amazon Grocery, a new brand that encompasses more than 1,000 fresh foods, pantry staples and other goods and replaces the retailer’s Amazon Fresh and Happy Belly names.

By Sam Silverstein • Oct. 1, 2025

Sprouts’ sharp e-commerce growth was unexpected, CEO says

Jack Sinclair spoke about the uptick in online grocery and how the specialty grocer is approaching store and distribution growth across the country. 

By Peyton Bigora • Oct. 1, 2025

The Friday Checkout: Aldi has finally put its own name on products it sells. What took so long?

The discounter’s shift away from relying on a hodgepodge of unmemorable house labels reflects the ascendance of its brand as a synonym for value.

By Grocery Dive Staff • Sept. 26, 2025

Whole Foods enters Asia through private label

Hundreds of the specialty grocer’s store brand products are now available in Singapore.

By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 23, 2025

Specialty grocers overtake discount players in traffic growth, report says

The gains this year by fresh-format and value grocers underscore a shift in the competitive landscape as affordability and premium goods drive consumer spending, Placer.ai found.

By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 22, 2025

Kroger debuts protein-focused private brand products

The grocer’s launch of Simple Truth Protein builds on a growing food trend and marks the latest line extension under the popular store brand.

By Peyton Bigora • Updated Sept. 23, 2025

Grocers aim to significantly increase private brand dollar share by 2027

The average dollar share of store brands is on track to increase 3.3 percentage points in the next two years, FMI noted in a new report.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Sept. 12, 2025

The Friday Checkout: The king of private brands turns 30

Costco’s Kirkland Signature is an industry pioneer that’s both feared and admired by grocers. Here are a few things worth knowing about the label.

By Grocery Dive Staff • Sept. 12, 2025

Private label, assortment changes may unlock SNAP spending

Adjusting product selections can help grocers weather policy changes that could negatively impact SNAP consumers, a Coresight Research report found.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Sept. 5, 2025

The Friday Checkout: Can Target’s grocery business help revive its luster?

The retailer’s incoming CEO declared that leveraging its flair for style and design can help it “win across every single category,” including food and beverage. Will that turn out to be the case?

By Grocery Dive Staff • Aug. 22, 2025

Walmart added 30% more grocery price cuts in Q2

The food discounts were part of 7,400 temporary price reductions during the quarter, company executives told investors.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Aug. 21, 2025

Amazon’s same-day push is already disrupting grocers

The company’s pursuit of faster delivery is boosting sales in key pantry and general merchandise categories, according to one expert. Can it overcome the “trust chasm” in fresh?

By Jeff Wells • Updated Aug. 18, 2025

More states ban soda and ‘junk food’ purchases from SNAP benefits

Six more states have received permission to place restrictions on which foods are SNAP-eligible, bringing the number of states with waivers up to 12. 

By Sarah Zimmerman • Aug. 6, 2025

Stop & Shop doubles down on value messaging

The Ahold Delhaize banner’s new brand campaign aims to underscore value and reaffirm customer trust.

By Peyton Bigora • Aug. 5, 2025

How Lidl US is chasing growth by thinking small

“The idea is that with the [limited] number of products we have in our stores, you should be able to meet every need that you have as a shopper,” CEO Joel Rampoldt said.

By Sam Silverstein • Aug. 4, 2025

The biggest culprit in shrink is in the store — but it’s probably not a criminal

Inefficiencies in store operations cause more inventory loss than organized retail crime, which has been the industry’s focus in recent years.

By Daphne Howland • Aug. 1, 2025

How SNAP changes could impact grocers

Retailers are figuring out how to navigate new policies tightening participation in the food assistance program and restrictions certain states are implementing on which items customers can buy.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • July 29, 2025

How GLP-1 weight loss drugs are reshaping the food industry

The appetite-suppressing medications reduce consumption of processed and sugary foods, creating new risks and opportunities.

By Sarah Zimmerman • July 28, 2025