Oct. 10 - Are Dollar General and Aldi becoming friends? | Publix moves further up the East Coast

Publix moves further up the East Coast; Instacart, Uber, DoorDash bringing food delivery to ChatGPT; Instacart grows its retail media bona fides with TikTok integration; Reporter’s Notebook: When experiential retail goes off the rails

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Oct. 10, 2025 | Today’s news and insights for grocery leaders

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The Friday Checkout: Are Dollar General and Aldi becoming friends?

Traffic data shows that cross-shopping between the two outlets has grown as the ecosystem for low-price grocery shopping evolves.

Publix moves further up the East Coast

The Florida-based grocer plans to open a store in Manassas, Virginia, about 35 miles from the nation’s capital.

Instacart, Uber, DoorDash bringing food delivery to ChatGPT

The three e-commerce providers are among several apps set to join the AI-powered chatbot.

How Gen Z and Millennials buy grocery

We analyzed $3 billion in transactions to reveal how younger shoppers choose where, when and how to buy grocery. Get the full report.

Instacart grows its retail media bona fides with TikTok integration

The grocery delivery platform is the first retail media partner to enable targeting and end-to-end measurement directly within TikTok’s ad platform.

Reporter’s Notebook: When experiential retail goes off the rails

Meow Wolf’s Omega Mart art installation in Las Vegas highlights the horrors of grocery shopping. Retailers should take notes.

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