Target makes a move to try to keep up with Amazon and Walmart. Kwik Trip opens a second distribution center. And Grocery Outlet revises its fourth quarter earnings due to the pause in SNAP benefits.

Costco is suing the Trump administration over tariffs. Rebel convenience-store owner Anabi Oil Corp. buys 12 Cox Family Stores. And Dollar General continued to grow its share of the grocery market during the third quarter.

CVS will pay almost $38M in a settlement involving the over-dispensing of insulin pens. 7-Eleven expands its fresh food lineup. And Albertsons launches an AI-powered shopping assistant.

San Francisco is suing some of the country’s biggest ultraprocessed foods manufacturers. Amazon wants to bring groceries to shoppers in 30 minutes or less. And the Tennessean Travel Stop has a new business partner: Dolly Parton.

Pennsylvania lawmakers are questioning the impact of a new law regulating pharmacy benefit managers. 7-Eleven and Speedy Cafes are offering limited time deals. And Black Friday was a success for most retailers.

Protestors again demonstrate at Hannaford locations in Vermont. Alimentation Couche-Tard is seeing early success from its push into food. And a company that manufactures a nasal spray sold at Walgreens issues a recall.

Discount stores are experiencing a boost in traffic. Alimentation Couche-Tard opens a new distribution center. And the cost of Thanksgiving dinner drops. 

More tariff relief is coming for groceries, EG America is partnering with Swiftly, and United Supermarkets is planning layoffs.

Walmart continues to produce strong earnings, Circle K is set to grow in New York, and Walgreens acquires a pharmacy chain in West Virginia.

Target has a disappointing third quarter. Casey’s, 7-Eleven, Yesway and bp are among this year’s c-store winners in a salute to excellence awards. And Winn-Dixie plans to expand its in-store Amazon return kiosks in Florida.