US: Save A Lot names new CEO, Bill Mayo
Save A Lot has promoted its Chief Operating Officer Bill Mayo to CEO, following Fred Boehler's announcement to step down. Boehler has decided to step back from managing day-to-day operations but will remain active in an advisory role to both Mayo and the Board of Directors in the coming months, the St. Louis-based grocery chain announced.
Source: supermarketnews.com
US: GrubMarket expands AI Orders Agent with Multi-Format Document Processor, automating PDF, Excel, and CSV order processing
GrubMarket reported: "GrubMarket unveiled a major upgrade to AI Orders, the order processing AI Agent in its GrubAssist AI product suite. AI Orders now comes with an AI-powered Multi-Format Document Processor, designed to relieve busy food distributors who receive large volumes of orders per day across a variety of file formats. By fully automating the ingestion and processing of PDF, Excel (xlsx), and CSV files containing purchase order information from customers, this cutting-edge, AI-powered capability eliminates manual data entry, reduces human error, and empowers sales teams to work more efficiently than ever before".
Source: prnewswire.com
US: Big Y opens 1 of 2 new supermarkets in Massachusetts
Big Y's newest family market is now open at 290 Turnpike Road in Westborough, Massachusetts. This marks the first of two new locations opening in Massachusetts this year. The regional grocer is known for carrying local products from the communities and regions where its stores are located. For example, Westborough shoppers can find fresh vegetables and fruit from Davidian's Farm and Paquette Farms in the produce department.
Source: progressivegrocer.com
US: Mapping Aldi's biggest expansion effort to date
Aldi said early last year it would carry out an immense store growth strategy through a combination of new openings and store conversions. Now, in 2025, that tactic is in full swing as the Winn-Dixie stores it's rapidly converting play a pivotal role.
Source: grocerydive.com
Brazil retailer Americanas taps operating chief Soares as new CEO
Brazilian retailer Americanas announced that its board had approved Fernando Dias Soares as the company's new Chief Executive Officer starting in October, according to a securities filing.
Source: reuters.com
SNAP families will make healthy food purchases online if incentivized: report
A New York University study examining areas that restricted Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) families from making healthy food purchases online may have discovered a breakthrough. The research, which involved 59 participants with young children in New York's Bronx borough, could serve as a starting point. Four incentives were tested: free delivery only; dollar matching for fruits, vegetables, and legumes purchased, plus free delivery; weekly text messages with tips for online shopping, plus free delivery; and a meal plan with grocery list recommendations, plus free delivery. Before the study, households spent just 20% of their grocery budget on fruits, vegetables, and legumes. After the program, that number increased to 21.6%.
Source: supermarketnews.com
Supermarket Trade Show February 18-20, 2026 | Tokyo, Japan
USDA reported: "Held annually in Tokyo, the Supermarket Trade Show is Japan's leading international trade show targeting supermarket buyers and food retailers. In 2025, Supermarket Trade Show attracted over 77,000 visitors, 2,237 exhibitors, and 3,611 booths. The USA Pavilion at this USDA-endorsed show welcomed 16 exhibitors. The most popular U.S. products at the show were fresh fruits and vegetables, citrus, dairy products, meat and poultry and nuts".
Source: fas.usda.gov
Strike threat averted at Lidl Belgium
Social consultation on high work pressure at Lidl in Belgium proves successful: management takes action. The unions sound positive: new union actions are off the table. New talks last Monday between unions and management yielded results: "The talks went positively. We are going to offer more flexibility per job so that the work-life balance can be better organized", Lidl spokeswoman Isabelle Colbrandt told news agency Belga.
Source: retaildetail.eu
Australia: Coles reports 'green shoots' in sentiment, shares surge
Australian No.2 grocer Coles said recent interest rate cuts had set off "green shoots" of optimism among shoppers and driven up sales, sending the company's shares on their biggest rally in five years. Underlying profit fell 2.4% to A$1.18bln ($767mln) for the full financial year, ahead of a Visible Alpha consensus estimate of A$1.11bln, as rising finance costs offset an increase in sales.
Source: reuters.com
Dagrofa Denmark joins EMD's Retail Group
European Marketing Distribution (EMD) is expanding its Scandinavian presence by welcoming Dagrofa Denmark into its Retail Group in 2026. The arrival of Dagrofa follows the recent additions of Axfood in Sweden and a group of Polish retailers. Dagrofa has been an EMD shareholder since 2002.
Source: esmmagazine.com
SPAR Slovenia reopens modernised store in Sevnica
SPAR Slovenia has reopened its supermarket in Sevnica after a full renovation. The store now has a fresh, modern interior with natural colours and materials, designed to meet today's retail standards. A special focus was placed on fresh food, with a newly designed fruit and vegetable department at the front of the store.
Source: spar-international.com
S Group's fast pace of investments in Finland continued
S Group reported: "The total operating result (FAS) of S Group's regional cooperatives, SOK and their subsidiaries in January-June 2025 was EUR 135mln. The operating result decreased by 11% from the corresponding period last year. The development was due to S-Bank's lower operating profit than in the previous year. The retail sales excluding taxes of regional cooperatives, SOK and their subsidiaries amounted to approximately EUR 7bln. This represents an increase of 1.0% from the previous year. SOK Corporation's operating profit (IFRS) in January-June increased from the previous year to EUR 77mln. Behind the performance improvement was the sale of the shopping centre Mylly to Turku Cooperative Society. SOK Corporation's net sales (IFRS) for the first half of the year were nearly EUR 4.7bln".
Source: s-ryhma.fi
Germany: HelloFresh SE appoints Fabien Simon as Chief Financial Officer
HelloFresh Group reported: "HelloFresh SE ("HelloFresh") announced the appointment of Fabien Simon as its new Global Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Fabien Simon will join the Management Board of HelloFresh SE, effective September 15th and will succeed Christian Gärtner, who announced his decision to step down from the role earlier this year".
Source: hellofreshgroup.com
Romania to extend VAT reverse charge to fruit and veg
Romania is planning to extend the specific reverse charge mechanism to the wholesale fruit and vegetable markets. This eliminates the VAT cash payment from a B2B customer to their supplier - so no further factional payments of VAT through the VAT chain until the final consumer.
Source: vatcalc.com
Belgium: Jumbo replaces Carrefour in Beringen
On 8 October, Jumbo will open a new supermarket in the centre of Beringen (in the Belgian province of Limburg). The store will be located in a building where Carrefour and Aldi were previously located. "We are obviously happy that after the departure of Carrefour, the old Aldi site will be given a new use with a supermarket that is not yet located on our territory", mayor Thomas Vints told Het Belang van Limburg.
Source: retaildetail.eu