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1 week ago | 
supermarketnews.com | Bill Wilson |Timothy Inklebarger
What’s happening with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits? The federal program that focuses on food insecurity for millions of U.S. citizens is on the chopping block and could be cut as much as 22%. That could mean big losses for grocery retailers, particularly Walmart and Kroger. Arkansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and other states have plans in the works to cut soda and other junk foods from the SNAP program.
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2 weeks ago | 
supermarketnews.com | Bill Wilson |Timothy Inklebarger
Will the rollercoaster of tariff threats push the U.S. into a recession? JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon seems to think so, and other powerful voices are also beginning to push back against the tariff chaos. Recession or no, the tariffs are certain to have a negative impact on grocery retailers, particularly specialty grocery chains that focus on products imported from Asia.
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3 weeks ago | 
supermarketnews.com | Bill Wilson |Timothy Inklebarger
In this week’s episode of Grocery Guys, Bill and Tim discuss cutting-edge grocery technology, Trader Joe’s old-fashioned approach, and a country song about H-E-B by “San Antonio’s resident cosmic country gonzo honky tonk weirdo freak,” Garrett T. Capps. Supermarket News went on the road to Austin, Texas, this week to attend Upshop’s Altitude, where dozens of grocery retailers talked technology.
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4 weeks ago | 
supermarketnews.com | Bill Wilson |Timothy Inklebarger
The Food & Drug Administration pushed back the deadline for The Food Traceability Rule to 2028. Wow, that's a long time!In this week's episode, Bill and Tim talk about the rule and what lies ahead for grocers. Also on the agenda: There is chaos at the Dollar General and Tim shows off the fact he's a math wizard. Missed last week’s episode? Check it out here. * Love what you hear? Email us at and let us know! Hate what you hear? Please don’t email us at . You May Also Like
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1 month ago | 
supermarketnews.com | Bill Wilson
A new report reveals that grocers and retailers who are more in tune with data are seeing financial benefits. The study, titled “Data-Driven Advantage: How Grocery and Retail Merchants Can Accelerate Growth,” is a collaboration between PYMNTS and Carat from Fiserv, a financial tech and services company.. It found that data-ready grocery and non-grocery retailers experienced revenue growth last year five times greater than those who did not rely as heavily on data.
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1 month ago | 
supermarketnews.com | Bill Wilson
Walmart remains the most popular player among grocery shoppers, but one very famous retailer is moving up in those ranks—Amazon. Walmart topped the 2025 popularity rankings of public opinion and data company YouGov, which surveyed more than 22,000 Americans about their perceptions of 34 national and regional brands. Meanwhile, Amazon has gained significant ground with grocery shoppers, with 12% of U.S. adults favoring the grocer / retailer.
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1 month ago | 
supermarketnews.com | Bill Wilson
Bill Wilson, Senior editor at Supermarket NewsCustomer data science firm Dunnhumby is now partnering with Osmos, which specializes in advanced ad-serving tech, on its Retail Media Platform, the company announced on Thursday. The Dunnhumby Retail Media Platform comprises product modules and workflow support to enable audience, inventory, advertiser / agency demand, and measurement management for different levels of in-store and online maturity.
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1 month ago | 
supermarketnews.com | Timothy Inklebarger |Bill Wilson
What’s next for Kroger and Albertsons? Apparently, more rounds of layoffs. Over the past few weeks, both companies have announced significant corporate belt tightening, cutting hundreds of jobs. In this week’s episode of Grocery Guys, Tim and Bill dig in on the ongoing saga, including a recap of the lawsuit from would-be divestiture partner C&S Wholesale Grocers. Also on the agenda: Aldi merch. We promise to stop talking about branded products from the German discount grocer.
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1 month ago | 
supermarketnews.com | Bill Wilson
The latest wave of avian bird flu has produced catastrophic conditions in the egg industry, leaving shoppers to deal with record high prices, while grocers hustle to keep eggs stocked on the shelves. Farmers, too, have had their work cut out for them, combating a new strain of avian bird flu that is more resistant than prior strains, which would often die off after a hard freeze in December.
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1 month ago | 
supermarketnews.com | Bill Wilson
In response to ongoing theft and safety concerns, Loblaw expanded a pilot study involving workers wearing body cameras, the Canadian grocer confirmed on Monday. Three Shoppers Drug Marts and two Real Canadian Superstores, both owned by Loblaw in Winnipeg, Manitoba, have issued body cams to trained “asset representatives”, third-party security, store management, and other team members. Participation in the program is voluntary.
