The boss of Ocado said it has ‘hit the ground running’ this year as it was named the fastest growing supermarket in Britain. Hannah Gibson, chief executive of the online grocer’s joint venture with Marks & Spencer, said it made a ‘strong start to the year’ as price cuts and an expanded range enticed middle-class shoppers back. Delivering the goods: …
New York CNN Business — Independent grocery stores and regional supermarket chains already face brutal competition and shrinking profits. “When these folks have less SNAP dollars to spend, it certainly affects our total sales,” said Kurt Schertle, chief operating officer at Weis Markets, a chain of 200 stores in the northeast. With cuts to SNAP, small chains or “single-store operators …
