SpartanNash reported a strong second quarter following its merger with C&S Wholesale Grocers. EG Group has agreed to sell its Italian and Australian businesses. And Costco has decided not sell the abortion pill at its pharmacy locations.

Amazon has rolled out same-day delivery for fresh items in over 1,000 cities, Sheetz has kicked off its new live entertainment series, and Canadian grocery retailer Metro said its pace of sales growth slowed in the third quarter.

Trader Joe’s will open its first New Orleans location, Cary Oil and Upside are expanding their partnership, and beef and eggs remain relatively expensive for consumers, compared with year-ago prices.

Walmart settles a lawsuit and will pay $5.6 million dollars, Maverik will retain 63 employees in Des Moines and is offering eight others relocation packages, and Global Partners files a lawsuit against the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

A county judge in Ohio has ordered Rodney McMullen to explain why he was forced to resign as chairman and CEO of Kroger; Instacart this week posted double-digit gains in revenues; and Kwik Trip is getting close to adding North Dakota as its seventh state.

Wakefern has entered into an agreement to acquire Morton Williams; Maverik will lay off 100 employees in Des Moines; and a federal judge in Colorado has dismissed a lawsuit filed by King Soopers.

SpartanNash misses out on more than $48 million in its sale to C&S Wholesale Grocers. Seven & i Holdings embarks on what it is calling the “transformation of 7-Eleven” at all levels of the organization. And Sunoco LP is expected to close on its $9.1 billion acquisition of Parkland Corp. in the fourth quarter.

Kroger workers in Central Indiana push to reach a deal with the grocer, bp will cut about 6,200 office jobs by the end of 2026, and UNFI has named David Best as president and chief executive officer of retail.

Shell experienced a decline in profits in second-quarter 2025, Walmart announces a store closure, and Applegreen says it will invest $70 million to build and operate new service plazas in the Denver area.

Amazon stock takes a nosedive. Branded baseball caps and T-shirts are available for Stewart’s Shops Mountain Brew Beer. And more than half of advertisers plan to boost back-to-school ad budgets.