Retail

Kroger’s seven food trend predictions for 2021

CINCINNATI, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Kroger Co. BB #:100073, America’s largest grocery retailer, today announced the top 10 trending foods...

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Report: Nearly half of online shoppers choose Walmart for grocery

PRESS RELEASE: LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 16, 2020 – The Retail Feedback Group (RFG), a leader in providing actionable...

4 years ago 6 minute read

Packaged produce continues growth in latest retail report 

While messaging is no longer scaring consumers into washing their produce like a load of dishes in the sink, packaged...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Online grocer reaches key profitability milestone

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Farmstead, the first online grocer to offer fresh, high-quality groceries, delivered for...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Trade association leadership evolves

National trade associations have historically played a critical and influential role in the produce industry. They have provided training and...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Instacart reveals 2021 grocery trends

PRESS RELEASE: SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — December 10, 2020 — Instacart, the leading online grocery platform in...

4 years ago 11 minute read

Fareway Stores to acquire local retail rival

NEWS RELEASE (December 10, 2020) – Fareway Stores, Inc. BB #:101730 has agreed to purchase Shugar’s, a third-generation, family-owned grocery...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Former Kroger, HEB exec named president, CEO of PCC Community Markets

(SEATTLE, Dec. 9, 2020) – PCC Community Markets (PCC), BB #:164071 the largest community-owned food market in the U.S., today...

4 years ago 5 minute read

C-Stores: Reshaping consumer habits

Helping customers become accustomed to convenience stores as a place they go for fresh produce is not an easy proposition...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Coronavirus hits big-city supermarkets

Retail grocery has seen convulsive shifts as a result of the coronavirus. But how permanent are they? A study recently...

4 years ago 4 minute read

See Buc-ee’s, the world’s largest convenience store

As we’ve been publishing the Produce Blueprints November/December feature on convenience stores, I can’t help but be a Texan about...

4 years ago 2 minute read

C-Stores: Why quality and shrink matter

Providing consumers with the type of fresh produce they can eat while on the go is one challenge that convenience...

4 years ago 3 minute read

C-Stores: The challenges of the pandemic

Despite the positive numbers and outlook, convenience stores have not escaped the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic that hit much...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Dollar General: self-distribution may speed produce roll-out

Goodlettsville, TN-based Dollar General BB #:172794 continues to ramp up fresh produce offerings in its stores, as the company opened...

4 years ago 2 minute read

C-Stores: Evolving with changing shopping habits

While the pandemic overall has been dismal for many, some consumer habits that have changed and are being witnessed in...

4 years ago 3 minute read

WinCo Foods partners with Afresh Technologies for food waste reduction

SAN FRANCISCO and BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 3, 2020, 7 a.m. PST — Afresh, the artificial intelligence-powered fresh replenishment platform, and...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Wholesale supplier Laurel Grocery secures financing

NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CIT Group Inc. today announced that CIT Northbridge Credit, as advised by CIT...

4 years ago 3 minute read

C-Stores: The pandemic push

Brian Numainville, principal at Lake Success, NY-based Retail Feedback Group, a consultancy that designs feedback systems for retailers, says there’s...

4 years ago 3 minute read

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