US: The top produce trends for fall/winter 2025: What shoppers want
Regarding organic produce, Carl DelPrete, CEO of Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace, a Melville, New York-based supermarket chain of 11 stores, expects consumers to seek out dense, nutrient-rich staples such as sweet potatoes and winter squash that work for both weeknight meals and holiday entertaining.
Source: progressivegrocer.com
US: Fall in love with lower prices at Kroger
The Kroger Co. reported: "The Kroger Co. shared it is helping customers save at checkout and at the pump. Offering discounts on items that matter most, including beef, eggs and produce, the retailer is serving up savingbs that make a difference. Private Selection Colossal Blueberries $3.99 with a digital or in-store accessible coupon November 5-11".
Source: prnewswire.com
Ahold Delhaize USA announces plans to build state-of-the-art distribution center in Burlington, N.C.
Ahold Delhaize USA has announced that its distribution and transportation companies, ADUSA Distribution and ADUSA Transportation, will build an $860mln state-of-the-art distribution center in Burlington, N.C. (Guilford County). The new facility will grow the supply chain network, which serves Ahold Delhaize USA's omnichannel grocery brands on the East Coast, including Food Lion in North Carolina. The new facility will add over 1mln square feet of additional distribution infrastructure, delivering fresh and frozen grocery items to Food Lion stores.
Source: globenewswire.com
US: Fresh Thyme Market announces 2025 Freshest MVP awards
Fresh Thyme Market reported: "Selected by Fresh Thyme Market teams across all departments and product categories, the 2025 Freshest MVP honorees are: Martori Farms has a deep-rooted commitment to quality and collaboration that has made them a standout produce partner. The company recently helped Fresh Thyme launch two exclusive melon varieties - Sundrop and Honey Pear - along with several other seasonal melons that generated outstanding sales and category growth along with distinctive, flavorful fruit".
Source: prnewswire.com
US: Walmart pauses H-1B visas for job candidates as Trump hikes fees
Walmart is pausing the hiring of candidates who need H-1B visas, a person familiar with the matter said. President Donald Trump raised the fees for those visas to $100,000. Walmart is one of the largest U.S. employers of those visa holders.
Source: cnbc.com
Report: Heritage Grocers Group could be for sale due to immigration fears
Fear of immigration raids is having such a wide-reaching effect on consumers that private-equity firm Apollo Global Management is looking to sell Hispanic grocery chain Heritage Grocers Group, Reuters reported.
Source: supermarketnews.com
Carrefour third-quarter sales growth slows in France and Brazil
Carrefour, Europe's largest food retailer, reported weaker third-quarter sales growth due to price cuts in France and high interest rates hurting consumer demand in Brazil, but stuck to its financial targets for the year. Group sales reached 22.6bln euros ($26.36bln) in the third quarter, up 2.1% from a year ago, a slowdown from 4.4% growth in the second quarter.
Source: reuters.com
Walmart reveals online store plans in South Africa
Walmart will launch a mobile app to allow South Africans to shop online from its first branded stores in the country. Massmart told MyBroadband the stores would offer a full omnichannel experience, including online ordering and delivery.
Source: mybroadband.co.za
Why RetailDetail Night speaker Stijn Martens (Hopr) continues to believe in the potential of online supermarkets
Entrepreneur Stijn Martens hoped to make the first Belgian online supermarket Hopr a success with an innovative marketplace model. At the RetailDetail Night, he explains why that didn't work out - and what he learned from it.
Source: retaildetail.eu
Amazon launches online grocery delivery in Saudi Arabia with Al-Othaim Markets
Amazon customers in select regions of Saudi Arabia will now have access to thousands of grocery and everyday products from Al-Othaim Markets. This marks a significant expansion of Amazon's online grocery delivery services in the Kingdom. Initially available in Riyadh and Jeddah, the service offers customers thousands of new grocery and everyday household essential items, in addition to those already available through Amazon.sa.
Selection: Access to over 10,000 new products, including fresh produce, packaged groceries, household essentials, and more, in addition to the wide grocery selection available from Amazon.sa
Source: arabnews.com
UK: Sainsbury's partners with Department for Education to deliver healthy breakfasts to schools
Sainsbury's reported: "Eligible schools will be contacted directly by Sainsbury's over the coming days with details of how to activate their gift cards. These can then be used to buy a choice of healthy, nutritious breakfast foods such as porridge, fruit and high-fibre wholegrain breads".
Source: corporate.sainsburys.co.uk
Denmark: Armed with $47m, MATR Foods to scale next generation of alt meat via solid-state fermentation
MATR Foods - a Danish startup making meat alternatives via solid state fermentation from legumes, vegetables and grains - has raised €40mln ($47mln) to scale up operations. The cash injection, comprising €20mln equity from Novo Holdings and the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark, and a previously announced €20mln in debt from the European Investment Bank (EIB), will fund a 4,000-ton plant in Ansager, Jutland, that's expected to come online in 2027.
Source: agfundernews.com
India: Silvassa Mart launches official online grocery delivery app for Silvassa residents
With Silvassa Mart, customers can now order fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy, household items, and personal care products directly through the app and have them delivered to their doorstep.
Source: openpr.com
Europe: Marketplaces generate over 247bln euros in turnover
In the financial year between 2024 and 2025, the European cross-border ecommerce market reached a turnover of 358.7bln euros. And 247.5bln euros, or 70%, of that was generated by online marketplaces. These data come from the sixth edition of the "TOP 100 Cross-Border Marketplaces Europe" report from Cross-Border Commerce Europe.
Source: ecommercenews.eu
