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COVID-19 Grocery Trends Week 11: fresh produce sales up 14%
Memorial Day signals the traditional start of the summer grilling season, with meat and produce promotions typically dominating the front...
Dan ‘The Produce Man’ Avakian joins FreshXperts
FreshXperts BB #:261158 is excited to announce the addition of Dan Avakian, aka “Dan the Produce Man”, to the FreshXperts...
Can grocery salad bars survive the pandemic?
Dierbergs Markets BB #:159059 in Missouri made the national news for its clever repurposing of its self-serve salad bars with...
Hy-Vee and Robinson Fresh donate 50,000 mangos
Eden Prairie, Minn. (May 28, 2020)—Robinson Fresh BB #:100586, a leader in fresh produce sourcing and supply chain solutions, today...
Southeastern Grocers to expand in Florida with eight new stores
JACKSONVILLE, FL –(BUSINESS WIRE)– Southeastern Grocers, Inc. (SEG), parent company and home of BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and...
COVID-19 grocery shopping week 10: fresh produce sales up 16%
Two months after panic purchases drove the biggest sales weeks in the history of modern grocery retailing, coronavirus-related shopping patterns...
How many grocery stores are too many?
In 1999-2000, when I lived in Brooklyn, I found a retail grocery landscape far different from any I’d known living...
Do we trust farmers markets during COVID?
Pamela and Anne-Marie discuss COVID-19 retail sales for week 9, the week ending May 10. Fresh fruit and vegetable sales...
Fresh sales hold steady in week 9, up 17%
In the ninth week of coronavirus-related shopping, patterns continued to evolve. Between the typical Mother’s Day sales boost and shoppers...
Amazon turns Whole Foods stores dark in online grocery catch-up
When Amazon bought Whole Foods BB #:147784, I immediately thought Amazon would convert part of each of the 400+ Whole...
Online grocery jumped 5 years ahead
Data geeks who have been monitoring the growth of online grocery saw its popularity growing steadily, but not necessarily quickly....
Produce growth stays strong, up 17%
Two months into the COVID-19 pandemic, grocery patterns continue to evolve. Initially, trips were plentiful as consumers sought to stock...
How meat shortages are helping produce sales
Consumers are reacting to mainstream media reports of supply chain challenges in meat by panic-buying and stocking up, and fresh...
Sprouts plans three new distribution centers, shifts promotion priorities
While Sprouts Farmers Market BB #:168563 joined the list of retailers posting double-digit same-store sales amid the COVID-19 crisis, the...
Bill introduced to drastically increase WIC fresh produce voucher value
PRESS RELEASE: WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 6, 2020) – United Fresh Produce Association BB #:145458 applauds the introduction of the WIC...
Produce sales jump in late April shopping surge
During the last full week of April, grocery shopping patterns remained vastly different. Since early March, food spending has been...
Is the freezer case a threat to the fresh produce department?
Pamela talks with Anne-Marie Roerink of 210 Analytics about what the latest IRI sales numbers tell us about how consumers...
Prima Wawona empowers stone fruit retailers with key category data
Fresno, CA (April 29, 2020) — Prima® Wawona BB #:165373, the largest stone fruit producer in the U.S., has partnered...
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Blue Book Helps Fresh Thyme Market Find Reliable Suppliers and Streamline Operations
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