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Five shopper behaviors the COVID-19 pandemic taught us
Editor’s note: This article first published in the Know Your Commodity Guide. Don’t have a copy of the KYC? Read...
Save A Lot to sell 94% of stores in wholesale transition
 PRESS RELEASE: ST. LOUIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Save A Lot, one of the largest discount grocery chains in the U.S., today announced the...
Instacart, Aldi expand online SNAP to 1,000 stores, 23 states
SAN FRANCISCO and BATAVIA, Ill., Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Instacart, the leading online grocery platform in North America, today...
November retail produce sales continue tracking ahead of 2019
November sales are dominated by the all important Thanksgiving holiday â one of the largest retail opportunities in produce and...
Kroger’s seven food trend predictions for 2021
CINCINNATI, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Kroger Co. BB #:100073, America’s largest grocery retailer, today announced the top 10 trending foods...
Report: Nearly half of online shoppers choose Walmart for grocery
PRESS RELEASE: LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 16, 2020 – The Retail Feedback Group (RFG), a leader in providing actionable...
Packaged produce continues growth in latest retail reportÂ
While messaging is no longer scaring consumers into washing their produce like a load of dishes in the sink, packaged...
Online grocer reaches key profitability milestone
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Farmstead, the first online grocer to offer fresh, high-quality groceries, delivered for...
Trade association leadership evolves
National trade associations have historically played a critical and influential role in the produce industry. They have provided training and...
Instacart reveals 2021 grocery trends
PRESS RELEASE: SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — December 10, 2020 — Instacart, the leading online grocery platform in...
Fareway Stores to acquire local retail rival
NEWS RELEASE (December 10, 2020) â Fareway Stores, Inc. BB #:101730 has agreed to purchase Shugarâs, a third-generation, family-owned grocery...
Former Kroger, HEB exec named president, CEO of PCC Community Markets
(SEATTLE, Dec. 9, 2020) â PCC Community Markets (PCC), BB #:164071 the largest community-owned food market in the U.S., today...
C-Stores: Reshaping consumer habits
Helping customers become accustomed to convenience stores as a place they go for fresh produce is not an easy proposition...
Coronavirus hits big-city supermarkets
Retail grocery has seen convulsive shifts as a result of the coronavirus. But how permanent are they? A study recently...
See Buc-ee’s, the world’s largest convenience store
As we’ve been publishing the Produce Blueprints November/December feature on convenience stores, I can’t help but be a Texan about...
C-Stores: Why quality and shrink matter
Providing consumers with the type of fresh produce they can eat while on the go is one challenge that convenience...
C-Stores: The challenges of the pandemic
Despite the positive numbers and outlook, convenience stores have not escaped the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic that hit much...
Dollar General: self-distribution may speed produce roll-out
Goodlettsville, TN-based Dollar General BB #:172794 continues to ramp up fresh produce offerings in its stores, as the company opened...
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