SN Top 10: Ahold Delhaize, Walmart, Albertsons top the week’s headlines
June 28, 2021
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In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, Ahold Delhaize USA movimg closer to full self-distribution ranked as the week’s top story. At the halfway point of a three-year supply chain transformation, Ahold Delhaize USA expects more than 85% of its distribution network to be self-managed by the close of 2022. Among other stories in this week’s gallery:
Walmart U.S. chief John Furner sees a ‘new normal’ emerging;
Walmart enlists artificial intelligence for online grocery substitutions; and
UNFI won't sell Cub, Shoppers stores anytime soon.
In other news, Albertsons CEO Vivek Sankaran sizes up the state of the grocery industry post-pandemic, Grocery Outlet hits the 400-store mark and PJ Solomon retail expert Scott Moses tracks the continued rise of nontraditional, alternative grocers.
Other top stories:
Grocery plays its part in Amazon Prime Day;
Omnichannel shoppers pay off for grocery chains; and
Festival Foods adds Leslie Atkinson as VP of marketing.