Every month, one of our partners from our global alliance of retail and brand consulting firms, Ebeltoft Group, will share an innovative case from their country. This month it was our turn. Amanda Lai, Director at McMillanDoolittle, visited Chicago based grocer Dom’s Kitchen & Market to…
As always, our team is here to help you understand the leading trends shaping retail, breakout brands across categories, and white space opportunities to catalyze your company’s growth. With 2022 coming to a close, we are taking a break from our typical content to highlight…
On November 1st, the locally beloved Chicago grocer Dom’s Kitchen & Market opened its second location in the Old Town neighborhood. The specialty grocery concept provides customers with globally inspired food and beverage options, prioritizing partnerships with local providers to ensure the highest quality products….
Earlier this month, ALDI opened its first checkout-free store in the Netherlands in the city of Utrecht. Frank Quix, Managing Director from our Dutch partner Q&A Insights & Consultancy, visited this innovative store, and talks to Jan Oostvogels, CEO of ALDI The Netherlands, about this…
Beyond Meat and other plant-based substitutes have made placement in or near the fresh meat case a major part of their marketing message, so much so that Beyond Meat’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission point out that proximity to the meat case has…
Grocery Outlet, the extreme value grocery chain you have likely never heard of, made its debut as a public company today and provided insight into the discount grocery business. While ALDI and Lidl receive endless news coverage, Grocery Outlet has flown somewhat under the radar….
According to German trade press, Lidl announced a management change that will lead to new supervision in Germany of the U.S. market. Though local U.S. management disputes aspects of the store which pointed to “frighteningly weak” performance at some of the current 37 stores, it…
Non-food retailers set their sights on food & beverage concepts to reinvigorate large retail spaces, generate buzz, drive visits and target growth. Retailers are Creating Moments for Customers to Shop & Savor For some time now, retailers have been incorporating in-store restaurants, cafés and high-traffic…
I had the privilege recently of speaking at Western Michigan University’s Food Marketing Conference. It was the 51st such event, which is remarkable in itself. My topic was “Disruptions in Food Retail.” It was inspired by Supermarket News’ recent “Disruptors” issue, which featured 25 people who were…
