Supermarkets
US Retail Sales Surge in March as Tariff Fears Drive Preemptive Buying
US Retail Sales Surge in March as Tariff Fears Drive Preemptive Buying Retail sales in the United States rose more than expected in March, driven by a wave of consumer panic-buying aimed at sidestepping...
The future of the shelf
The physical store is rapidly transforming from a static environment into a dynamic, data-driven ecosystem, and the shelf-edge is at the heart of this evolution, enabling retailers to automate operations, adapt pricing in real...
Supermarket Giants and Smart Shares: Where to Invest in 2025
ISN Financial Report – By Riad Beladi As food inflation reshapes consumer spending habits and supply chains become increasingly digitised, investors are turning their attention to one of the most stable and essential sectors...
Walmart, Kroger, Albertsons, Costco: Who Will Survive the Supermarket Wars in the USA?
The American grocery landscape is undergoing a dramatic transformation. The battle lines have been drawn, and the main players—Walmart, Kroger, Albertsons, and Costco—are each betting big on their own strategies to dominate a market...
Albertsons Reports Q4 and FY2024 Results: Has the Attempted Merger with Kroger Impacted Performance?
BOISE, Idaho – April 15, 2025 – Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) has released its fourth-quarter and full-year results for fiscal 2024, offering a glimpse into the performance of one of America’s largest grocery...
Relief for Shoppers: French Retailers and Suppliers Agree on Stable 2025 Prices
Thank goodness—relief is finally on the horizon for French shoppers. After months of tense negotiations, major French supermarket chains have reached agreements with food industry suppliers, securing what the Federation of Commerce and Distribution...
Kroger Appoints New Retail Leaders to Drive Strategic Growth
The Kroger Co. has announced a series of strategic leadership appointments, reinforcing its commitment to operational excellence and future growth across its retail divisions. Joe Kelley, formerly president of the King Soopers & City...
Carrefour Acquires Magne and Expands Convenience Strategy
In a bold move to solidify its presence in the fast-growing convenience retail sector, French supermarket giant Carrefour has announced the acquisition of Magne, a regional convenience retailer operating 101 stores in the south-east...
Algeria’s Export Strategy: Amateurism and Bricolage Won’t Build a Market
Algeria has entered the export arena with bold ambitions to promote its finished consumer products abroad. However, the strategy so far reflects amateurisme and bricolage—an improvised, short-sighted approach rather than a structured, professional export...
Activists paint mural outside embassy in solidarity with plastic protesters trapped in South Korea
Earlier this afternoon a team of 20 activists from Greenpeace UK and other groups painted a mural outside the embassy of the Republic of Korea in London, to show their support for and solidarity...