SN Top 10: Walmart, Target, Costco top the week’s headlines

In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, Walmart, Target, Dollar General recalling candy potentially contaminated with Salmonella ranked as the week’s top story. A voluntary candy recall issued back in May has now been elevated to a Class I recall, the most severe issued by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Palmer Candy Co. out of Sioux City, Iowa, recalled its white-coated confectionery items on May 5 because they had the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The product comes in a variety of retail packaging like bags, pouches, and tubs.

Other top stories: 

• The Aldi store conversion begins as Winn-Dixie closes in Florida
• 5 things: What is the fate of food?
• Grocery Outlet cites Q2 pressures as profits drop 42.8%
• Target set to leave California city

In other news, Numerator, a data and tech company serving the market research space, has published its updated Private Label Trends Tracker, which provides an ongoing look at private label performance across product sectors, channels, and retailers, as well as consumer sentiment from verified buyers of store-brand products. 

Nearly all U.S. households purchased private label products in grocery, health and beauty, household, and home and garden categories over the last 12 months, and private label products accounted for 24% of total units sold across ten major product sectors. 

More top stories:

• Nearly 4,500 Fred Meyer workers in Portland area could strike
• Costco thrives in July, starts installing card-scanning tech
• Here’s what a healthier deli looks like
• Walmart stands alone in Q2 online grocery sales