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      <image:caption><![CDATA[In addition to low gas prices, Costco is driving membership with lower prices on staples like eggs and beef, and through new products within its private label brand, Kirkland Signature, according to Costco CFO Gary Millerchip.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Walmart’s business model has “fundamentally changed over the last decade” due to the retailer’s pivot toward ecommerce, which now represents roughly 20% of the company’s business.]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2026/01/28/amazon-closes-all-amazon-fresh-and-go-stores-in-us-uk/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The retail giant announced it is closing all of its Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go locations.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The German discount grocer said it plans to open 180 new locations by the end of 2026.]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2026/01/08/albertsons-takes-hits-from-snap-restrictions-during-government-shutdown/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Albertsons continues to grow its pharmacy business in the wake of collapsing drugstore chains.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Costco’s private-label Kirkland Signature products sales grew faster than the retailer’s overall sales.]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2024/12/10/instacarts-carrot-tags-improves-online-shopping/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[As part of Instacart’s Connected Stores product suite, Carrot Tags integrate with Instacart’s other in-store technologies like its AI-powered Caper Carts that uses sensors to instantly identify items placed in the cart and added to a running total on the cart’s screen during a user’s shopping experience. The suite is “designed to help grocers build connected, seamless and personalized experiences for customers,” explained David McIntosh, chief connected stores officer, Instacart.]]></image:caption>
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