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Produce makes inroads in center store
For years, the fresh perimeter, with the produce department as its crown jewel, outperformed center store – at times featuring...
SpartanNash appoints new president of food distribution
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SpartanNash BB #:104892 announced June 3 that Mr. Walt Lentz has joined the company as Executive Vice...
Walmart continues to gain in e-commerce
The market certainly notices Walmart’s significant investment in e-commerce, with the latest example being a Citi survey analysis that shows...
Kantar’s Top 50 World Retailers for 2019
American grocery chains dominate Kantar Consulting’s 2019 top 50 global retailer list with four of the top five. Here’s the...
Plastic in the produce department – when does it make sense?
In Episode 2 of Ideas Ripe for the Picking, Pamela and Anne-Marie discuss grocers ditching plastic packaging, and the business...
Kantar’s Top 50 retail sales projections for 2019
Food retailers fare strongly in Kantar Consulting’s 2019 top 50 U.S. Retailers list, with Walmart posting more than double the...
Kroger OptUP app gamifies produce health
With smartphones now omnipresent, what better way to encourage more healthful eating than with an app. About a year after...
Morrisons to introduce plastic-free fruit and veg areas
Morrisons is to become the first British supermarket to roll-out plastic free fruit and veg areas in many of its...
Food Trend Forecast: Worldly Flavors
How do you prepare for the onslaught of a trendy new recipe? I remember a conversation I had with a...
Whole Foods reduces plastic with smaller produce bags, straw removal
AUSTIN, Texas (May 20, 2019) – Whole Foods Market BB #:147784 today announced that it will eliminate plastic straws from...
E-commerce wins for Walmart’s Q1; tariffs, discounters pressure price
Walmart Inc. (BB #:143789) posted the best same-store sales in nine years, and solid e-commerce growth in the first quarter...
Big market for small fruit in retail
I bet you didn’t know the favorite produce item among Trader Joe’s customers over the past few years has been...
As Grocery Outlet considers IPO, it sees thousands of stores in its future
Emeryville, CA-based Grocery Outlet (BB #:154673) said in an SEC filing it plans to double, then quadruple store count as...
H-E-B expands reach in North Texas
(AUSTIN) —Growing its commitment to North Texas, H-E-B opened its newest store, H-E-B Hudson Oaks, on May 10. The 80,000-square-foot...
Sobeys to launch Voilà online grocery and home delivery
One of Canada’s “Big Three” in retail is taking a different approach to online grocery. Stellarton, Nova Scotia-based Sobeys is...
California Avocados gear up for Memorial Day promotions
IRVINE, Calif. (May 8, 2019) – Memorial Day weekend is one of the strongest periods of the year for avocado...
Fruit sales shifts reflect a fad diet’s power over consumers
Can you believe it’s only been about two years since people went crazy for the keto diet? Virtually unheard-of outside...
K-VA-T gets “picky” about produce
Abingdon, VA-based K-VA-T Food Stores has a new promise for shoppers that goes a little something like this: “don’t worry,...
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