Research & Analysis

‘U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends’ is an annual look at supermarket shopper attitudes and behavior

Leading grocers step on the gas to deploy technologies that competitors will find hard to match if they fall behind. Findings in the 4th Annual Grocery Tech Trends Study uncover tectonic shifts in digital strategy and analyze 66 individual technologies that grocers can benchmark against.

Annual 'State of the Specialty Food Industry' report highlights increased growth

Technology, competition are motivators for innovation

Marie Molde of Datassential discusses latest research

Change is needed for CPGs, retailers to compete effectively

Download the 2019 Super 50, Progressive Grocer's ranking of the top 50 U.S. grocers, including last and this year's rankings, fiscal-year-end sales data, number of stores, banner names and more. Be sure to check out our full Super 50 coverage.

45 percent of grocery operators are more optimistic than a year ago

Lower down on the list is where the action is occurring

Giants share the top; merger and acquisition activity plays a role

New capability to help track consumer trends based on ingredient and labeling attributes

Half of the Super 50 are majority family-owned, employee-owned or privately held

More than two-thirds say a personalized mobile offer makes them more likely to visit a physical store

Such practices mandatory for future success in beverage alcohol, other categories

Why who’s 'pushing' the ecommerce cart matters

Service is key to attracting and retaining shoppers

Part 1: Experts weigh in on which players are equipped to come out on top

LoyaltyOne releases report on $323B global customer ecosystem

Consumers are trying to recycle more, but don’t understand what is recyclable

Trader Joe’s was only national chain at top of rankings

Part 2: Commitment to brand, trip length vary significantly by market

New Yorba Linda, Calif., store first to sell alternative product in meat department