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U.S. online grocery sales hit $9.3 billion for January
Barrington, Ill. – The total U.S. online grocery market posted $9.3 billion in sales during January as more than 69.7...
Meijer to offer Flashfood program to all stores in 2021
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — After COVID-19 caused delays in rolling out Flashfood to all its stores...
Inside the Texas weather retail apocalypse
I thought the lines, the social media posts of product availability, and the hoarding common in the first weeks of...
Ahold Delhaize USA partners Giant Co. on micro-fulfillment technology pilot
QUINCY, Mass., Feb. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Peapod Digital Labs, Ahold Delhaize USA’s BB #:138251 digital, e-commerce and commercial...
Blue Apron Holdings Q4, 2020 report shows revenue growth
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Blue Apron Holdings, Inc. BB #:292398 announced today financial results for the quarter and full year ended December...
Fresh produce continues on strong growth path
“Early on in the pandemic, we saw shoppers indulging in more comfort foods,” said Jonna Parker, Team Lead Fresh for...
The Fresh Market automates fresh ordering
TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Specialty grocer The Fresh Market BB #:155863 is known for their high quality fresh meats, produce, prepared foods and...
National Grocers Association pushes back against $15 minimum wage
PRESS RELEASE: Arlington, VA – The National Grocers Association (NGA), the trade association representing the independent community supermarket industry, wrote...
UNFI picks up Living Greens Farm products in Midwest expansion
Faribault, MN (January 2021)–Living Greens Farm (LGF), the largest vertical, indoor aeroponic farm in the US that provides year-round fresh...
ALDI continues nationwide expansion with 100 new stores in 2021
PRESS RELEASE: BATAVIA, Ill., Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — “Grocery Value Leader”* ALDI BB #:116756 continues coast-to-coast expansion with new...
Dollar General lauded for expanding fresh produce access
This week, the U.S. Conference of Mayors highlighted Dollar General’s BB #:172794 role in helping to increase fresh produce and...
The Covid-19 vaccine: What’s it worth?
What’s a coronavirus vaccine worth? If you believe the Kroger BB #:100073 supermarket chain, it’s $100. That’s what it’s paying...
Imperfect Foods attracts $110MM in investments
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Imperfect Foods, BB #:299328 the leader in the sustainable online grocery space, today...
Teamsters vote to strike at Albertsons Phoenix DC
PHOENIX, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Teamster drivers and warehouse workers at a critical Albertsons BB #:193326 grocery distribution center...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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