During the historic boom after World War II, American retailers catered to the creature comforts and status aspirations of the massively expanding middle class. Fast-forward to 2019 and the situation…
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Fulfillment will race ahead in the grocery business over the next five years as one-hour delivery and rapid pickup of online orders become a routine part of life. How will…
When analysts envision the interior of future grocery stores, they tend to speak of bustling perimeters brimming with cafĂ©s, juice bars and sushi counters. Center-store packaged goods will yield to…
Playing defense has always been part of co-tenancy strategies. The goal was to avoid sitting next to potential competitors, even in ancillary categories. But over the next several years, grocers…
This is the second post in a series on Grocery of the Future. Futuristic supermarkets are on the drawing board as we speak, and some will no doubt be worthy…
Speculation about the grocery store of the future is running high. But while much-publicized rollouts by Alibaba’s Hema, Amazon Go or the new startup Zippin suggest a cashier-free, robot-filled future,…
Is it too late for predictions? 2018 was the year landlords and retailers found themselves on the same side of the table—as partners—against Amazon. 2019 will be the year retailers…
On my most recent visit to Cincinnati, I was able to visit the first-of-its-kind Kroger Express location at a Walgreens in Florence, Kentucky. 12 additional locations will follow in the…
A few weeks ago I participated in the inaugural GroceryShop in Las Vegas–a show dedicated to innovation for the changing needs of the customer. There’s been extensive media coverage of the event,…
WeinPlus is pleased to welcome a second, expanded engagement with Kroger Real Estate as the nation’s largest grocer continues its forward-thinking approach to its property portfolio. With nearly 2,800 stores…
