store check

MONTREAL, Quebec — There’s no official bus tour for the Canadian Produce Marketing Association convention this year, but organizers were...

I’ve been following Spar stores on social media for a while but hadn’t had the chance to see one in...

The next leg of my journey has me in the Bavarian town of Garmisch, where I dropped by a Lidl,...

Every time I’ve come to Berlin over the past decade, I’ve googled stores to visit and, until now, hadn’t found...

BERLIN—Like many others in the produce business, I planned to be in Berlin for Fruit Logistica this week. Unfortunately, the...

BERKELEY, CA—Whenever I have a little extra time in the San Francisco Bay area, I like to swing by The...

PACIFIC GROVE, CA—I had a little time to do some store checking before leaving California in Mid-September, so here’s a...

AUSTIN, TX — Whenever I’m in a funk and need inspiration, I store check.   The pandemic has put a damper...

A year ago, I wrote a column about online store checks. It was prompted by a talk I presented at...

TAMPA, FL—As a Texan, I’m an H-E-B kind of gal by heart, so that’s always had me ambivalent toward Lakeland-based...

BERLIN—I often hear the rumor that Trader Joe’s and Aldi are the same company, and it’s a complicated thing to...

BERLIN—At first glance, this store didn’t look like much. It’s connected to the subway, on the ground floor with, honestly,...

PARIS—Never mind my terrible French, this gourmet food hall is legit. Premium barely begins to describe the quality of everything...

Are you ready for BrandStorm? Most people know I live in Austin, TX, the host city for United Fresh’s BrandStorm...