ShopRite, Instacart, Ahold Delhaize top the week’s headlines

In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, a slidehow of ShopRite’s newest stores ranked as the week’s top story. Members of the Wakefern Food Corp. retail cooperative recently opened a pair of new ShopRite supermarkets a week apart in Matamoras, Pa., and Wayne, N.J. Among other stories in this week’s gallery:

• Ahold Delhaize aims to add $11.4 billion in sales by 2025
• CVS to close 900 drugstores under omnichannel health strategy
• Online grocery shopping activity projected to climb

In other news, online grocery giant Instacart has launched its first integrated brand campaign, highlighting its role in enabling family meals. Titled “How Homemade Is Made,” the multimedia campaign will run through the holiday season. 

Also in Instacart news, the online grocery platform introduced new safety features to support its shopper community, including Shopper Safety Alert technology that will notify shoppers of localized critical incidents as soon as they occur, helping keep shoppers safe on the platform. In other news:

• Albertsons debuts retail media network
• The Giant Company expands its presence in Philadelphia
• Supermarket chains unveil private-brand additions
• Buehler’s promotes Michael Davidson to CEO