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Small formats win big in USA Today supermarket brand list

- Retail
For the second year in a row, Greensboro, NC-based The Fresh Market garnered the “Best Supermarket in America” award from a USA Today-backed vote naming the Top 10 Best Supermarket Brands in the U.S.

On the Road: Lidl, Garmisch, Germany

- Produce with Pamela
The next leg of my journey has me in the Bavarian town of Garmisch, where I dropped by a Lidl, among other stores.

Lidl’s Thanksgiving Basket allows shoppers to buy traditional holiday meal for less than $30

- Retail
Ahead of the holiday season, Lidl has released pricing for a traditional Thanksgiving basket allowing shoppers to assemble a holiday meal for less than $30.

MAP: See where Lidl is opening new stores in 50% expansion

- General News
Lidl US announced plans today to open 50 new stores by the end of 2021.

Lidl’s Long Island debut affected prices more than Walmart

- Retail
Retailers on Long Island decreased prices considerably after Lidl opened new stores compared to prices collected before Lidl entered the market. The price-cutting effect was more pronounced than previous academic findings about Walmart's entry into a new market where price decreases typically varied between 1% and 2.5 % or 5% at most.

Lidl plans $100 million regional headquarters, distribution center in Georgia

- Retail
The $100 million, 925,000-square-foot distribution center will facilitate Lidl's further growth in the Southeast.

As Grocery Outlet considers IPO, it sees thousands of stores in its future

- Retail
Emeryville, CA-based Grocery Outlet said in an SEC filing it plans to double, then quadruple store count as it plans an initial public offering.  

On the road: Lidl US, Folsom, PA

- Produce with Pamela
It was not only larger than I expected – about 30% bigger than the stores I saw in Europe – it had more staff, more produce and just…more.

Lidl UK’s food waste efforts focus on relaxed specs, in-store value boxes

- Retail
The new “Too Good to Waste” program from Lidl UK is a different take on so-called “ugly” produce.

America’s best supermarkets have this in common

- Retail
How can a retailer that’s only been in the U.S. for less than two years make a list of America’s “best” supermarkets?