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Gina Acosta

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Editor-in-Chief at Progressive Grocer

Lover of produce, center store, deli and checkouts!

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Articles

  • How Walmart Is Winning Value Shoppers

    1 week ago | progressivegrocer.com | Gina Acosta

    It’s not just about price, according to the retailer’s EVP/Food, John Laney Walmart is investing $9 billion to remodel and upgrade stores, focusing on a “Store of the Future” concept with techy layouts and supersized fresh departments. In 2025, Walmart isn’t just selling more groceries than anyone else – it’s redefining what a modern grocer should be.

  • 50 Future Foods From Expo West 2025

    3 weeks ago | progressivegrocer.com | Gina Acosta

    GLP-1-friendly snacks, mushroom products, protein-packed foods and functional beverages dominate Natural Products Expo West attracted nearly 70,000 grocery geeks to Southern California in March. Some people dream about going to the Super Bowl. But every year I dream about going to the Super Bowl of grocery: Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, Calif.

  • EDITOR'S NOTE: How Can Retailers Win in 2025?

    1 month ago | progressivegrocer.com | Gina Acosta

    By making customers feel like family Retailers across the country have a renewed focus on supercharging the customer experience. One of the most frequent questions I get from people all over the grocery industry is, “Gina, what are you hearing from retailers these days?”After attending NRF’s Big Show, FMI’s Midwinter Executive Conference and The NGA Show in the first two months of the year, I have a detailed answer to that question: I am hearing a lot of anxiety and worry.

  • Trump, Tech and Toughness: Top Themes at NGA Show 2025

    1 month ago | progressivegrocer.com | Gina Acosta

    The National Grocers Association’s (NGA) annual show is a time for independent grocery retailers to recognize leadership, to re-connect in community, and to re-imagine the future of the industry. This year’s show also provided a time to reflect on what went right for the industry in 2024, and how to develop a strategy to build on those wins in 2025.

  • 6 Top Trends You Missed at UNFI's Show

    2 months ago | progressivegrocer.com | Gina Acosta

    Consumers are looking for spicy, restaurant-quality flavors with mood boosters and protein UNFI's impressive show in Orlando, Fla., attracted more than 4,500 attendees, including 2,300 retailers and 900 supplier brands. Every February, United Natural Foods Inc.

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Gina Acosta
Gina Acosta @acostag
28 Feb 20

Talking the future of plastics in grocery and food at Southern Exposure in Tampa! @Walmart @Naturipe @SEPCsouthernexposure @ProduceCouncil https://t.co/rsXkLBDS3M

Gina Acosta
Gina Acosta @acostag
26 Aug 19

Kroger’s Jim Kirby talking next gen retail pharmacy opportunities #kroger #nacds #tse #progressivegrocer https://t.co/48u2ogHJC3

Gina Acosta
Gina Acosta @acostag
17 Aug 19

I can confirm that the new @PopeyesChicken sandwich is amazing