Kroger shares fell 7% on June 18, and a further 8% on June 19, after a middling quarterly report card and cautions about the back end of 2026 persisted. “Customers are being more deliberate with their spending and at times, shopping us selectively. We’re getting ​too many promotional trips and not enough of the full basket,” CEO Greg Foran said (more).

Kwik Trip is closing a number of its Kwik Spirits and Tobacco Outlet Plus stores as demand for alcoholic beverages and tobacco products softens nationwide. “I would say moving forward, we are looking to move past the standalone Kwik Spirits and Tobacco Outlet Plus stores, especially these 13 locations,” a company representative said (more).

Target is engaging in a pilot experiment between its Roundel retail media network and DirecTV. The collaboration promises to expand brand presence across DirecTV, whether at home or via commercials inserted into live programming, ads on planes and hotels, and elsewhere (more).

StockX, known as a platform for buying and selling apparel, accessories, collectibles, and trading cards, is diving into the live selling market. The company says they currently host 30 million unique monthly visitors, and that live selling continues to be a growing trend stateside (more).

Ahold Delhaize, parent company of U.S. brands such as Food Lion, Stop & Shop, and others, has put forth Claire Peters for the position of CEO of Ahold Delhaize USA. Peters previously served as VP for Worldwide Fresh at Amazon, and prior to that, she had served in executive roles for Woolworths Group in Australia (more).