H-E-B Holds Top Spot in dunnhumby’s Annual Grocery Rankings, While Other Regional Supermarkets Gain Momentum

January 16, 2024 dunnhumby

H-E-B is the first grocery retailer to be recognized three times as number one in the RPI ranking surpassing Amazon and Trader Joe’s who both ranked as top grocer twice. Amazon (2) and Costco (3) round out the top three grocers in the U.S. for a second year in a row.

Procurant Signs Associated Food Stores

January 16, 2024 Procurant

Procurant, a collaborative software platform for retail grocers, has been selected to provide perishables purchasing and source-to-pay order management by Associated Food Stores (AFS), a collection of more than 450 independent retailers across the western United States.

Publix Super Markets opens its first Kentucky store

January 16, 2024 Publix

Publix opened its first store in Kentucky, entering its eighth state of operation. Located at 2500 Terra Crossing Blvd. in the Terra Crossing Shopping Center in Louisville, the location features a 55,701-square-foot store with a drive-thru Publix Pharmacy and an adjacent 3,200-square-foot Publix Liquors offering beer, wine and spirits. This is the company’s first Publix Liquors outside of Florida.

NGA Government Relations Committee Sets 2024 Policy Agenda

January 16, 2024 National Grocers Association

The National Grocers Association (NGA) Government Relations Committee met yesterday in Washington D.C. for its annual meeting to discuss top policy priorities for independent community grocers and finalize the 2024 policy agenda.

FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Oysters from Bahia Salina in Sonora, Mexico Potentially Contaminated with Norovirus

January 16, 2024 FDA

The FDA is advising restaurants and food retailers not to serve or sell and to dispose of oysters and consumers not to eat oysters from Sociedad Acuicola GolPac (MX 06 SP) harvested from Bahia Salina, Sonora, Mexico on 12/18/2023 or 12/27/2023 because they may be contaminated with norovirus.