Generative AI: following Walmart and Carrefour, Albertsons launches customer chatbot Americas On September 10, 2025, Albertsons, the 5th largest grocery retailer in the U.S.A. (2024 turnover: US$80.4 billion, up by 2% on a like-for-like basis excluding petrol) unveiled ‘Ask AI’,…
In the U.S.A., Kroger and Albertsons begin targeted store closures Americas On June 20, Kroger (2024 revenue: US$147 billion, up by 1.5% year-on-year via 2,731 stores) announced closure of 60 unprofitable stores in the U.S.A.…
B2B: Albertsons launches e-commerce platform for trade professionals Americas Whilst digital technology is a common lever for growth, monetisation and capitalisation for Walmart and Target, this only generates 8% of Albertsons' grocery sales. To improve margins, the U.S. grocer is focusing on B2B with the launch of a dedicated e-commerce platform.
data [Food Retail Barometer 2024] The financial health of the world’s 10 largest food retailers in 7 charts Now in a fourth edition, our annual barometer presents the financial performance of the world's 10 largest food retailers from 2017 to 2024: Walmart, Costco, Kroger, Seven & I, Target, Ahold-Delhaize, Carrefour, Albertsons, Tesco and Aeon. With the exception of 3 players, most retailers failed to save their margins last year. In terms of e-commerce, all retailers made progress, with some even breaking through the 18% sales share glass ceiling.
Following an aborted merger, Albertsons claims US$6 billion from Kroger Americas The mega-merger between Kroger, the 3rd largest food retailer in the U.S.A. and Albertsons, the 6th largest,…
