Retail Daily

Walmart plans a $6 billion investment in automation, bp again saw its underlying replacement cost profit significantly rise in its latest earnings report, and Amazon touts fresh during its latest earnings call. 

Green Trail Fuels buys the 25 company-operated Littlefield Express locations, Walmart is accused of skimping on shrimp, and DoorDash will acquire Instacart for about $17 billion.

Kroger loses grocery market share, C-store operators might want to fix the fundamentals before jumping in AI, and Stop & Shop is being sued for allegedly hiding its delivery fee.

Circle K, Huck's Market, Kwik Trip, Parker's Kitchen and Pilot Co. are the winners of the inaugural C-StoreTEC Awards, Dollar General continues to overcharge customers, and RaceTrac launches Trac Media Group, a retail media network.

Instacart may be on the selling block, Alimentation Couche Tard makes an offer to buy Cumberland Farms, and Albertsons offers a subscription plan for faster delivery.

All SNAP EBT credit cards will soon come with a chip, Wawa is testing sushi, and Ahold Delhaize hits snags as websites come back online.

More than half of GLP-1 users in the U.S. now take the medication mainly for weight management; Kroger’s ex-CEO didn’t have a good feeling about the Kroger, Albertsons, merger; and The Coca-Cola Co., Keurig Dr Pepper and PepsiCo debuted beverage innovations at the NACS Show.

Walmart offers a bargain bundle, 7-Eleven drops its lawsuit against Nike, and Sprouts Farmers Market could be making a comeback.

Three convenience-store chains make the Fortune Best Workplaces in Retail 2026 list, Trader Joe’s reveals three new location openings, and Jump Start c-stores names Jason Tinberg the company’s chief operating officer.

Ex-CEOs at Kroger and Albertsons are set to testify in the failed merger trial that begins today. The convenience store industry’s success comes down to two things: its people and curiosity. And Stop & Shop and Giant stores offer a 10% discount while parent company Ahold Delhaize tries to get websites and apps up and running.