Retail

Walmart to use IFCO RPCs for fresh produce

Tampa, FL (USA) – February 8, 2021: IFCO Systems BB #:160386, the world’s largest operator of Reusable Plastic Containers for...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Price Chopper, Tops merge in Northeast

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. and WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y., Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Price Chopper/Market 32 BB #:104206 and Tops Markets BB #:103173  today announced that they...

4 years ago 5 minute read

eGrocery microfulfillment firm adds robotics partner for fresh fulfillment

CALGARY, Alberta & VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Attabotics, the 3D robotics supply chain company, and FoodX Technologies, one of the leading...

4 years ago 6 minute read

Dollar General joins the Beyond the Bag Initiative

February 04, 2021 GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dollar General BB #:172794 announced today its commitment to join the Consortium to Reinvent the...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Canadian online retailer Goodfood raises $60MM in stock

Proceeds to be Used to Launch Same-Day Delivery in Additional Cities and Expand Technology, Automation and Robotics Platforms MONTREAL, Québec,...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Bay Area online grocery start-up secures $100MM financing

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Good Eggs, the pioneering online marketplace that delivers thoughtfully sourced, peak-quality groceries,...

4 years ago 8 minute read

German retailer Edeka expands Apeel usage with grapefruits and lemons

PRESS RELEASE Now it’s fun even longer: In keeping with the citrus season, Edeka is expanding its Apeel BB #:345580...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Packaging: Thinking beyond the bag

I came across the perfect package 35 years ago. It was during my one and only trip to India, and...

4 years ago 4 minute read

2021: The Year of the Merchant

I doubt there would be much argument that the best thing about 2020 is that it’s behind us. From my...

4 years ago 4 minute read

UNFI names Walmart veteran senior vice president of produce

PROVIDENCE, R.I.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–United Natural Foods, Inc. BB #:158953, the largest publicly-traded grocery distributor in the U.S., announced that Dorn Wenninger...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Southeastern Grocers postpones IPO

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- (BUSINESS WIRE) – Southeastern Grocers, Inc. BB #:193537 today announced that it has postponed its previously announced initial public...

4 years ago 2 minute read

West Coast retailer C&K Market moves to employee ownership

Medford, OR. January 25, 2021: C&K Market, BB #:141915 an independent chain of grocery stores in Oregon and California, completed...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Grocery supplier Krasdale Foods names general manager

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Jan. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Krasdale Foods, a 112-year-old, family-owned business providing grocery distribution, merchandising, and marketing...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Sunbasket expands beyond meal kits to full-service food delivery

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Sunbasket BB #:324135 today announced its reimagined identity as a full-service food delivery...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Walmart expands automated micro warehouses to expand online grocery

Bentonville, AR-based Walmart Stores Inc. plans to expand the use of microfulfillment centers added to stores to help clear sales...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Albertsons joins Beyond the Bag Initiative

January 25, 2021 BOISE, Idaho–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Albertsons Companies BB #:193326 today announced that it has joined the Beyond the Bag Initiative,...

4 years ago 6 minute read

Former Southeastern Grocers exec joins Festival Foods

PRESS RELEASE: GREEN BAY, WIS. (PRWEB) JANUARY 25, 2021 – Festival Foods today announced that Ken Wicker will join its...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Trader Joe’s Teeny Tiny Avocados star again

Mandarin Orange Chicken may be the big winner, but Teeny Tiny Avocados remain the little darling of the produce department...

4 years ago 1 minute read

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