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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...
There’s no going back for online grocery
Online grocery retail had already been steadily growing, but with the COVID-19 pandemic, with people homebound, it has exploded. “Grocery...
8 items with more Vitamin C than oranges
Twenty-four hours ago, my husband and I sat in our home office starting the day. He was going through his...
Tanimura & Antle introduces retail-ready HarvestSelect Box
PRESS RELEASE: SALINAS, CA – April 27, 2020: Tanimura & Antle BB #:115075 will begin shipping HarvestSelect boxes with an...
Good retail data is more important than ever
The pandemic has significantly changed the grocery landscape, and for retailers to make sense of it all and make proper...
Pandemic retail sales barely beat Easter 2019
Since the onset of coronavirus in the United States, grocery shopping patterns have been vastly different. Spending has been highly...
Publix to buy surplus produce for food bank donations
LAKELAND, Fla., April 22, 2020 — Publix BB #:110909 announced today a new initiative to purchase fresh produce and milk...
United Fresh names 25 Retail Produce Manager Award honorees
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 22, 2020) – Marking its sixteenth year recognizing exceptional retail produce managers, United Fresh Produce Association BB...
E-commerce store checks reveal fresh produce challenges
A year ago, I wrote a column about online store checks. It was prompted by a talk I presented at...
Fruit needs a boost from all of us
Fruit sales dollars are on a troubling trend line. In the latest numbers from IRI, dollars are up only 7%...
Fresh fruit growth dips to single digits
The week of April 12th marked the year’s earlier Easter as well as the sixth week of the coronavirus-related grocery...
PMA Virtual Town Hall focuses on e-commerce
The e-commerce sector of grocery is experiencing explosive demand, up nearly 200% over last summer. The Produce Marketing Association BB...
Dollar General continues westward expansion with first store in Washington state
PRESS RELEASE: Goodlettsville, Tennessee – April 20, 2020 – Dollar General BB #:172794 today announced the recent opening of its first...
Stronger retail purchase trend may stick around
Consumer purchase trends at retail during stay-at-home orders will likely become longer food buying trends after some restrictions are lifted....
Retail dollars and volume tell a story of foodservice loss
Every week since the COVID-19 crisis ramped up in the U.S., Anne-Marie Roerink and IRI have provided analysis of retail...
Sprouts pivots on pickup, plans to expand service nationwide
Over the next two weeks, Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market BB #:168563 plans to expand grocery pickup to all of its...
Ten former Earth Fare stores sold to competitors
MELVILLE, N.Y., April 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — A&G Real Estate Partners (A&G) today announced that it has completed sales of 10 store leases and...
Organic produce sales rise 22% in March, 8% in Q1
Monterey, CA (April 15, 2020) — Total organic fresh produce sales were up 22 percent for the month of March,...
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