Retail Daily

Wonder buys Grubhub for $650 million. Online grocery sales spike. And Seven & i Holdings is considering going private to block an acquisition from Alimentation Couche-Tard.

7-Eleven is expanding deployment of Gulp Radio retail media network programming to 5,000 of its stores. Ahold Delhaize USA grocery stores were hit with a cybersecurity breach. And East Coast grocery chain Stew Leonard’s announced a new partnership with Uber Eats.

First Reserve is exploring the sale of its Refuel convenience-store portfolio. Keurig Dr Pepper’s ready-to-drink tea and juice brand Snapple is headed to the fountain. And Dollar General opened its Aurora, Colorado, distribution center on Friday, the discounter’s latest move toward expanding its reach.

United Foods International faces a class-action lawsuit. Delek US Holdings reported a net loss of $76.8 million in its latest earnings report. And specialty, fresh format and value grocery chains are growing customers faster than their traditional competitors.

South Dakotans turn down eliminating grocery taxes. Rite Aid closes more than 100 more locations in Michigan and Ohio. And Casey’s General Stores gets ready for National Pickle Day.

Grocery Outlet trudges forward with a new interim president and CEO. Gaubert Oil announces a new partnership with Dickey’s Barbecue. And Kum & Go will soon be no more.

Dollar Tree Chairman and CEO Rick Dreiling steps down. Casey’s General Stores buys Fikes Wholesale for a cool $1.145 billion. And Kroger will pay California $122 million for its role in the opioid epidemic.

SpartanNash poaches a Kroger executive. Members of Congress call for an investigation into Albertsons. And the FBI foils a mass shooting at a Buc-ees in Texas.

Ahold Delhaize USA has started closing its underperforming Stop & Shop stores. Circle K will more than double its current store count in New York. And the Access Group is acquiring Paytronix.

Nouria Energy has signed a definitive agreement to acquire convenience retailer Enmarket. QuickChek has launched a new rewards program and an app upgrade. And inflation has dropped to near pre-pandemic levels.