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IRI Thanksgiving Shopping Trends survey shows planning ahead
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IRI, a global leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail and media companies, today released the latest...
Robust demand pushes fruit sales ahead of normal
While many aspects of the shopping trip have started to normalize, the weekly consumer demand for fresh fruits and vegetables...
2021âs strong start for fresh produce continues in February
âIn December, we saw consumers moving around much more than any other month during the pandemic,â said Jonna Parker, Team...
Fresh produce continues on strong growth path
âEarly on in the pandemic, we saw shoppers indulging in more comfort foods,â said Jonna Parker, Team Lead Fresh for...
2020: A Year Like No Other for the Produce Department
November and December sales were dominated by the holidays along with the consumersâ response to rapidly rising new COVID-19 cases...
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...
Thanksgiving grocery trends bring December holiday insight
Survey insights predicting planned Thanksgiving 2020 celebrations pointed to a very different holiday that included smaller gatherings, earlier shopping and...
October fresh produce gains continue at retail
Eight months into the pandemic, the virus remains in firm control of how and where people spend their food dollar....
September brought strong fresh produce and floral gains, up 11% year-over-year
The pandemic caused changes in virtually all shopping habits, from when and where people shopped to the types, amounts and...
Retail produce sales close out summer on high note
Labor Day boosted virtually all departments back into double-digit gains over year ago, particularly with the holiday weekend falling a...
Retail produce sales up 5% against 2019 Labor Day, month-end budgeting
The last full week of August saw the smallest increases since the start of the pandemic across virtually all departments....
Strong summer fruit performance augments continued vegetable gains
Editor’s note: click charts to enlarge. Five months after two of the biggest weeks in the history of food retailing,...
Produce demand holds as fruit sales strengthen
Editor’s note: click charts to enlarge. The second full week of August was the fifth of eight non-holiday weeks between...
Retail data shows produce demand softens
Editorâs note: Click charts to enlarge. Consumer concern over COVID-19 remains high but stable, with 57 percent being extremely concerned,...
Virus and economic pressure keep retail produce sales highly elevated
More than four months after the big spikes in grocery sales at the start of the pandemic, CPG sales continue...
Organic produce amid COVID-19
Key Highlights Year-to-date, organic produce gains, at +11.8%, outpaced those of total produce, up +10.0%, but organic is a much...
Strong everyday demand driving retail
Editor’s note: click charts to enlarge. After weeks of growing transactions and spending in the foodservice channel, the rising number...
Exploring the volume/price gap in fresh produce amid COVID-19
Pamela and Anne-Marie drill down the numbers in the most recent IRI scan data, and explore the surprisingly long list...
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