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Amazon Fresh: Not for those who love to cook
Editor’s note: This is a continuation of Richard Smoley’s column discussing Amazon and the dunnhumby Retailer Performance Index. Read more...
2021: Retailers see rocketing sales
While governments forced many in the foodservice sector to close in 2020, on the retail side, most suppliers and grocers...
2020: A Year Like No Other for the Produce Department
November and December sales were dominated by the holidays along with the consumers’ response to rapidly rising new COVID-19 cases...
H-E-B, In-N-Out make Glassdoor’s Top 10 Best Places to work in 2021
Coming off the heels of a tumultuous and life-changing year due to COVID-19, it’s no surprise that the #1 Best...
Giant Food launches private-label cook-in-bag product line
LANDOVER, Md., Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Giant Food, BB #:101106 the leading greater Washington D.C. regional grocery chain, announces...
Albertsons Q3 report shows strong growth
January 12, 2021 BOISE, Idaho–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Albertsons Companies, Inc. BB #:193326 today reported results for the third quarter of fiscal 2020,...
FreshDirect expects home cooking, online ordering to continue boom in 2021
BRONX, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FreshDirect BB #:368707, the leading pure-play online fresh food grocer serving the Northeast, today announced its top food...
Amazon tops dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index for 2021
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–dunnhumby, the global leader in customer data science, today released the fourth annual dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index (RPI), a...
UNFI sets 10-year sustainability plan
PROVIDENCE, R.I.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–United Natural Foods, Inc. BB #:158953, today released its 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report which showcases...
Tops expands Flashfood to 33 stores
PRESS RELEASE: (Williamsville, NY) – As we enter into a New Year, we have even more determination to turn things...
Instacart announces new Chief Financial Officer
SAN FRANCISCO/PRNewswire – Instacart, the leading online grocery platform in North America, today announced it has appointed Nick Giovanni as...
Schnucks names new vice president of fresh
ST. LOUIS, JAN. 8, 2021 – Schnuck Markets, Inc. BB #:105541 today announced Ted Schnuck has been named the company’s...
Albertsons debuts automated grocery pick-up kiosk at Jewel-Osco
BOISE, Idaho–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Albertsons Companies BB #:193326 today announced that it is the first American grocer to pilot an automated and...
Grocer trials vegan butcher concept
PRESS RELEASE: To the delight of hungry herbivores around the country, ASDA has announced a partnership with vegan concept creator,...
Five shopper behaviors the COVID-19 pandemic taught us
Editor’s note: This article first published in the Know Your Commodity Guide. Don’t have a copy of the KYC? Read...
Save A Lot to sell 94% of stores in wholesale transition
PRESS RELEASE: ST. LOUIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Save A Lot, one of the largest discount grocery chains in the U.S., today announced the...
Instacart, Aldi expand online SNAP to 1,000 stores, 23 states
SAN FRANCISCO and BATAVIA, Ill., Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Instacart, the leading online grocery platform in North America, today...
November retail produce sales continue tracking ahead of 2019
November sales are dominated by the all important Thanksgiving holiday — one of the largest retail opportunities in produce and...
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