Retail

Brands need to deliver whether private label or a company’s

Branding in the produce department is more than just a label. It has to be a promise to the consumer...

4 years ago 3 minute read

How high inflation is affecting fresh produce promotions

Pamela talks with Anne-Marie Roerink of 210 Analytics about some of the most widespread food inflation numbers she’s ever seen,...

4 years ago 15 minute read

Retail Reflections: Shoppers beware

After 50 years in the retail produce business and spending countless hours in stores of all types and configurations, I...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Dollar General clears path to fresh produce self-distribution

Dollar General BB #:172794 wrapped up the initial rollout of its DG Fresh initiative, which clears the company to focus...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Schnucks deploys inventory robots chainwide

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Schnuck Markets, Inc. BB #:105541 announced an industry-first chainwide expansion with Simbe Robotics’...

4 years ago 6 minute read

Walmart launches Instacart competitor: GoLocal third party delivery service

BENTONVILLE, Ark., August 24, 2021 — Today, Walmart BB #:143789 announced the creation of a new line of business –...

4 years ago 3 minute read

ShopRite expands Fresh to Table program

Wakefern Food Corp. BB #:101244 expanded its Fresh to Table program to another ShopRite store, this time in Philadelphia. Fresh...

4 years ago 1 minute read

U.S. online grocery sales for July 2021 down 2% month-over-month

Sales drop largely driven by ship-to-home as pickup/delivery retain gains at 4x pre-COVID level Barrington, Ill. – Aug. 23, 2021...

4 years ago 8 minute read

SpartanNash promotes director to VP Finance

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Grocery retailer and distributor SpartanNash BB #:104892 today announced Tyler King has been promoted from Senior Director...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Publix opens 9th GreenWise Market

LAKELAND, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Publix GreenWise Market opened its newest location in the redeveloped Water Street neighborhood of Tampa, Florida. It is...

4 years ago 3 minute read

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...

4 years ago 2 minute read

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....

4 years ago 4 minute read

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...

4 years ago 4 minute read

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...

4 years ago 5 minute read

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...

4 years ago 3 minute read

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,...

4 years ago 12 minute read

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...

4 years ago 5 minute read

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...

4 years ago 1 minute read

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