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Walmart posts strong quarter, credits Produce 2.0 execution during pandemic
Walmart BB #:143789 executives are pleased with fresh produce performance as the company beat expectations for the second quarter of...
Segregation in the produce aisle
Segregation is an issue in American supermarkets, The New York Times tells me. It’s not about people; it’s about SKUs....
Aldi plans to hire 20,000-plus employees, increase wages ahead of holiday season
BATAVIA, Ill., Aug. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Aldi BB #:116756 is hiring more than 20,000 new store and warehouse employees...
Albertsons brings new digital products to customers
BOISE, Idaho–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Albertsons Companies BB #:193326 has set out to reintroduce themselves to shoppers through new and refreshed offerings...
Wakefern adopts RPCs in produce
Keasbey, NJ – Wakefern Food Corp. BB #:101244, the largest retailer-owned grocery cooperative in the United States is adopting the...
Foodservice demand cuts retail produce sales below 2020 levels
The battle for the food dollar is intensifying as shoppers are ramping up their engagement with restaurants. “Whereas in May,...
Giant Eagle OKs PayPal, Venmo payments at registers
PLEASANTON, Calif., Aug. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Giant Eagle, Inc. BB #:104280 announced today that PayPal and Venmo are now...
Culture clash: PCC Community Markets CEO resigns
Just eight months after she was appointed CEO of Seattle-based PCC Community Markets BB #:164071, former Kroger and H-E-B executive...
Tech partnerships bring robot grocery delivery to Dallas
DALLAS, Aug. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Robots are coming to Dallas! But don’t worry about Skynet, these robots just want...
Albertsons names retail veteran as president and CFO
BOISE, Idaho–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Albertsons Companies BB #:193326 today announced that Sharon McCollam will join the Company on September 7, 2021, as...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – August 6, 2021
Pamela says there’s a bigger trend within the news that Albertsons has launched its new grocery delivery subscription, FreshPass, that...
Albertsons Companies launches FreshPass grocery delivery service
Albertsons Companies BB #:193326 is excited to announce the launch of its new grocery delivery subscription, FreshPass — a new...
Packaging inching toward sustainable
AUSTIN, TX – Prior to the pandemic, the produce industry spent a lot of time talking about more sustainable packaging...
Mexican dark store firm Merqueo raises $50 million in Series C funding
MEXICO CITY, July 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Merqueo, a full-stack delivery scale-up, landed a $50 million series C round led...
iFresh announces strong sales of exotic fruit
NEW YORK, Aug. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — iFresh, Inc., an Asian American grocery supermarket chain and online grocer, is...
Aldi customers show love for strawberries
For the third year running, shoppers share their #ALDILove for items they can’t leave the store without BATAVIA, Ill., July...
Online to in-store mix: still far from clear
It is by now obvious that the future of retail grocery will contain some mix of online and in-store shopping....
Instacart partners with automated grocery microfulfillment firm
SAN FRANCISCO, July 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Instacart, the leading online grocery platform in North America, today unveiled the first...
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