Finding generations of shoppers in a G&G Supermarket in itself isn’t unusual. What is remarkable is that you’re likely to find third generation members of the Gong family taking care of them. And a fourth generation might be waiting in the wings.
Source: Grocer California
The answer — food trucks. Or, at least the latest iteration of them that are becoming increasingly popular in urban and suburban locales for their upscale and modern take on a wide variety of ethnic cuisines and low prices, enabling them to bridge the gap between retail and restaurants.
Source: Grocer California
The 70-year-old retailer, which for decades had its flagship across the street from the KGB’s headquarters, reinvented itself in the early 2000s to focus on the emerging middle class.Today, it offers everything from strained carrots to bicycles to frilly party dresses in stores that often feature entertainment areas where kids play with Lego and Nerf balls.
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek
Buzzed about since the postwar mid-1940s, baby boomers have finally taken a back seat—or at least handed over control of the wheel—to millennials.
Source: Grocertant Solutions
Whether it’s carving out space near the deli department for communal tables or adding outdoor patios for seasonal dining, grocerants are creating comfortable and inviting areas for shoppers to sit down, relax and dig into breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Source: Grocerant Solutions
Some of the latest technologies being designed for consumer use sound more like science fiction than practical solutions. Will people really come to rely on self-filling refrigerators, or actually enjoy shopping in fully automated grocery stores without human interaction?
Source: ProgressiveGrocer
Oliver’s Market, with four stores in Sonoma County, Calif., has found its niche. The hybrid store is completely focused on giving the community a choice in how it eats. The crossover concept allows the stores to offer 50 percent conventional products and 50 percent organic and natural products, and sales fall along those lines.
Source: ProgressiveGrocer
NRF’s 2017 Retail’s Big Show stressed importance of rethinking branding, talent management and more to remain relevant.
Source: ProgressiveGrocer
“Fresh” is the word in modern grocery retailing, and McCaffrey’s Food Markets, with five stores in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, excels at the fresh departments.Two of its stores opened within the past year, a 50,000-square-foot store in Blue Bell, Pa., and a new, smaller, 13,000-square-foot Simply Fresh by McCaffrey’s in Doylestown, Pa.
Source: ProgressiveGrocer
In a world that’s busier and offering more food-purchasing options than ever, establishing a distinctive identity for a grocery business is crucial. And Janssen’s Market, in Greenville, Del., knows exactly what type of store it is.
Source: ProgressiveGrocer