MARCH 17, 2023

Dollar General’s Q4 results are cluttered

Discount retailer reported a nice increase in consumable products, but non-consumables have turned into a problem.

53% of consumers expect an economic impact on 2023 holiday plans

A new report indicates that shoppers will lean into money-saving measures like buying items on sale and using more coupons.

Meijer will now allow SNAP benefits via the Flashfood app

The retailer is expanding its partnership with the food waste company.

Hy-Vee to host quarterly Best of Local Brands Summit

Midwestern vendors invited to submit their products for potential Hy-Vee distribution.

Podcast: Putting the Dollar Store Invasion in retreat

Co-author of recent study on the negative impact of discount dollar stores says the fight has just begun.

Tell us what you think ...

Happy Friday. Time for poll results.

We asked: So, are you planning on taking ChatGPT for a spin this year?
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Click here for results ... because they may surprise you.
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In yesterday's Tell us what you think, we mentioned that Dollar Tree announced it would not be selling eggs due to high prices, and plans on putting the product back on the shelf later this year.

We asked: Will other discount stores follow suit? Is Dollar Tree overreacting since egg prices were actually down in February?

You said:
Tracy Elizabeth, retired after 30 years in the retail grocery industry after serving as a frozen food and dairy manager at a SuperValu store

"[Pulling eggs from the shelf is] not a good idea. That makes their customers have to go eleswhere to buy their eggs, and what happens when people go elsewhere? They buy more items from elsewhere, meaning they buy less in your store. That's Retail 101, that's Grocery 101."

Join us to talk ChatGPT and dollar stores

ChatGPT. Instacart is planning to add the tech to its app later this year, and a majority of grocers recently indicated that they plan to test a ChatGPT solution in 2023. Are you one of those?

Join us for a LinkedIn Live this Tuesday, March 21 at 1pm ET as we talk about the real-life uses of ChatGPT in grocery, and then stick around for a bonus segment on “The Dollar Store Invasion” — a new study which shows how dollar establishments are levying a heavy toll on communities.

We’ll be live-answering questions: join us.

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