# grocer (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover grocer. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Super El Niño Is Coming. Here's Where it Lands at the Grocery Checkout](https://phillempert.substack.com/p/the-super-el-nino-is-coming-heres) _2026-08-21 · Philip Lempert · The Lempert Report_ At Hunts Point, I learned quickly that produce markets do not trade in abstractions. ## [Big Y Announces Plans For New Store In Norton, MA](https://www.nationalgrocers.org/news/big-y-announces-plans-for-new-store-in-norton-ma/) _2026-08-19 · Eric Payne · National Grocers Association_ Big Y plans to expand its presence in Massachusetts with a new supermarket at Greatwood Marketplace, located at 175 Mansfield Ave. in Norton. The 48,000-square-foot store is slated to open in \[…\] ## [When the Thermometer Becomes Part of the Supply Chain](https://phillempert.substack.com/p/when-the-thermometer-becomes-part) _2026-08-18 · Philip Lempert · The Lempert Report_ Climate change isn't a future problem for the food business anymore. Here's what I'm tracking. ## [NGA Member Resources: Ongoing Food Safety Outbreaks](https://www.nationalgrocers.org/news/nga-member-resources-three-ongoing-food-safety-outbreaks/) _2026-08-14 · Eric Payne · National Grocers Association_ Updated as of August 14, 2026 NGA Members, Food safety issues can evolve quickly, making it important for retailers to stay informed and communicate clearly with customers. This resource roundup \[…\] ## [Kennedy's Ultra-Processed Food Rule Won't Fix What's Wrong with America’s Eating Habits](https://phillempert.substack.com/p/kennedys-ultra-processed-food-rule) _2026-08-14 · Philip Lempert · The Lempert Report_ Nobody ever forced a supermarket to stop carrying something people wanted to buy. They stopped carrying it when customers stopped buying it. Washington still hasn't figured this out. ## [Grow, Connect, and Lead at the 2026 WGA Symposium](https://www.nationalgrocers.org/news/grow-connect-and-lead-at-the-2026-wga-symposium/) _2026-08-13 · Eric Payne · National Grocers Association_ Professionals from across the grocery industry will come together September 15–16 for the 2026 Women’s Grocers Association (WGA) Symposium, hosted at the Ecolab Twin Cities Campus in Minnesota. Designed to \[…\] ## [The Trust Recession. Why Shoppers Don't Believe Your Prices — And Why They're About to See Less on the Shelf](https://phillempert.substack.com/p/the-trust-recession-part-two-why) _2026-08-11 · Philip Lempert · The Lempert Report_ New Omnisend data shows shoppers have stopped believing your inflation excuses, and Carrefour proved there's a better way to play it. ## [NGA Supports Senate Passage of Common Cents Act](https://www.nationalgrocers.org/news/nga-supports-senate-passage-of-common-cents-act/) _2026-08-08 · Eric Payne · National Grocers Association_ Washington, DC – The National Grocers Association (NGA), the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, today applauded the Senate for passing the bipartisan Common Cents Act, legislation that provides retailers \[…\] ## [The Hunger Math Washington Must Do](https://phillempert.substack.com/p/the-hunger-math-washington-must-do) _2026-08-07 · Philip Lempert · The Lempert Report_ Since last summer, 4.5 million people lost their SNAP benefits, and their health is at stake. Doesn't anyone in Washington care? ## [Save A Lot Expands Hispanic Grocery Banner in St. Louis Area](https://www.nationalgrocers.org/news/save-a-lot-expands-hispanic-grocery-banner-in-st-louis-area/) _2026-08-05 · Eric Payne · National Grocers Association_ Save A Lot y Mas to open in Gravois Park neighborhood on Aug. 5 Discount grocer Save A Lot and Leevers Supermarkets will open their second Save A Lot y Mas in \[…\] ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/1384NUC115Od) _2026-08-05 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and access low-cost global trading. ## [Jittery and In Debt: What Coffee Science and BNPL Data Are Really Telling Grocers](https://phillempert.substack.com/p/jittery-and-in-debt-what-coffee-science) _2026-08-04 · Philip Lempert · The Lempert Report_ Your heart can handle five cups a day. Can your budget handle groceries on credit? ## [USDA Reopens the Mexican Cattle Border, With One Big Asterisk](https://phillempert.substack.com/p/usda-reopens-the-mexican-cattle-border) _2026-07-31 · Philip Lempert · The Lempert Report_ One port reopens after a year shut down. A 74-year cattle inventory low doesn't care. ## [Burger King Says Trust Us. New Jersey Says To Supermarkets Prove It.](https://phillempert.substack.com/p/whos-really-protecting-you-at-the) _2026-07-28 · Philip Lempert · The Lempert Report_ A fast-food giant offers a free sandwich if it lets you down. A governor just made it illegal for your grocery store to charge you more than your neighbor. ## [The Halloween Tariff Cliff: Why July 24 Matters More Than October 31](https://phillempert.substack.com/p/the-halloween-tariff-cliff-why-july) _2026-07-24 · Philip Lempert · The Lempert Report_ Section 122 expires July 24 and USTR's Section 301 replacement isn't finalized — leaving Halloween's private-label decorations and costume pricing exposed just as goods cross the Pacific ## [Guest Blog: Artificial Intelligence – Four Pillars to Getting Started](https://www.nationalgrocers.org/news/guest-blog-artificial-intelligence-four-pillars-to-getting-started/) _2026-07-23 · Eric Payne · National Grocers Association_ By Henry Sands, Associate Partner Columbus Consulting Artificial intelligence is becoming a priority across retail, but independent grocers often struggle to understand where it fits, what it costs, and how \[…\] ## [What does the industry need from us?](https://www.nationalgrocers.org/news/what-does-the-industry-need-from-us/) _2026-07-22 · Laura O'Connor · National Grocers Association_ If you’ve been part of the independent grocery industry for any length of time, you already know the impact of the NGA Foundation, even if you’ve never called it by \[…\] ## [NGA Foundation Announces New Catalyst for Independence Award](https://www.nationalgrocers.org/news/nga-announces-new-catalyst-for-independence-award/) _2026-07-22 · Eric Payne · National Grocers Association_ Annual Award Will Recognize Independent Grocery Leaders Who Mentor, Empower, and Prepare the Next Generation for Leadership Washington, D.C. – The National Grocers Association Foundation (NGA Foundation) today announced the creation of \[…\] ## [Leadership Under Pressure: Captain Chris Cassidy to Keynote NGA Executive Conference](https://www.nationalgrocers.org/news/leadership-under-pressure-captain-chris-cassidy-to-keynote-nga-executive-conference/) _2026-07-21 · Eric Payne · National Grocers Association_ What can grocery leaders learn from a Navy SEAL and NASA astronaut who has made critical decisions in combat, completed 10 spacewalks and spent more than a year in orbit? \[…\] ## [Summerween Rings the Register, But Retailers Are Hiring Like It's a Recession](https://phillempert.substack.com/p/summerween-rings-the-register-but) _2026-07-21 · Philip Lempert · The Lempert Report_ Halloween spending is on pace for a record $13 billion — stretched across more of the calendar than ever — while seasonal hiring plans are shrinking to their lowest level in over 15 years. What the ga ## [Wakefern Produce Summit Aims To Boost Local, Regional Growers](https://www.nationalgrocers.org/news/wakefern-produce-summit-aims-to-boost-local-regional-growers/) _2026-07-20 · Eric Payne · National Grocers Association_ Wakefern Food Corp. hosted its annual Local Produce Supplier Summit on July 15 at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center in Edison, New Jersey, bringing together local and regional growers, \[…\] ## [Point a Domain, Start a Pit (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0JtzjbA3AApU) _2026-07-20 · **Sponsored**_ Point any domain to a blacked-out, poison-green coming-soon page with an email waitlist. ## [Four Signals, One Direction: Why Your Grocery Bill and Your Dinner Tab Are Both Headed Up](https://phillempert.substack.com/p/four-signals-one-direction-why-your) _2026-07-17 · Philip Lempert · The Lempert Report_ Inside the Polycrisis Shopper's summer: what CPI, Toast, the weather, and a reignited war have in common ## [Heterochromatin in the Common Bean.](https://the-biologist-is-in.blogspot.com/2026/02/heterochromatin-in-common-bean.html) _2026-02-07 · Darren Abbey, PhD · The Biologist Is In_ I've recently been working on further developing a bioinformatics pipeline called YMAP \[1\] that I wrote during grad school. YMAP was originally designed for genomes on the scale of the 16 Mbase genome of Candida albicans , and primarily handled short-read Illumina sequence type data (as well as a custom microarry I designed that basically nobody ever used). Eventually, I'll release an updated…