Retail

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...

4 years ago 6 minute read

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...

4 years ago 4 minute read

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...

4 years ago 5 minute read

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...

4 years ago 8 minute read

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...

4 years ago 2 minute read

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...

4 years ago 8 minute read

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...

4 years ago 3 minute read

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...

4 years ago 3 minute read

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...

4 years ago 2 minute read

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...

4 years ago 5 minute read

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...

4 years ago 4 minute read

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...

4 years ago 4 minute read

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...

4 years ago 5 minute read

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...

4 years ago 3 minute read

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...

4 years ago 2 minute read

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...

4 years ago 5 minute read

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...

4 years ago 6 minute read

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...

4 years ago 4 minute read

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