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Links today include the importance of grocery to Walmart and Target, a leadership change at PCC Community Markets, and more.

Fresh fruit saw a 1.1% monthly gain and 4.9% above a year ago, while fresh vegetables dropped 1.6% monthly but...

On this National Avocado Day, gloom hovers over the produce industry and national economy. We need to shake out of it as August...

The national average price for regular gasoline crossed the $4-per-gallon and diesel the $5-per-gallon mark after weeks of lower prices.

Fresh produce monthly inflation dropped 1.1 percent from May to June 2026, but annual inflation remains higher than a year...

The national average reefer linehaul rate began its post-July 4 cooldown, but the average reefer linehaul rate remains above year-ago...

Load post volumes last week remained 35 percent above year-ago levels, and summer produce keeps reefer rates strong.

Truckload spot and contract rates climbed sharply in April, but the gains came almost entirely from higher fuel costs, reported...

Read about Millennials' changing grocery habits, Grocery Outlet's financial outlook, truck rates surging from South Texas, and more.

Read about high gas prices affecting consumer spending, FMI on the latest CPI report, problems in the pizza industry, crop...

Read about female leadership growth, crop losses, CEO changes, community giving, and a Mother’s Day tribute.

So far, grocery executives say they haven’t seen much change in their customers’ behavior due to rising fuel prices.

Read about how consumers are trading to lower-priced retailers, how retailers and restaurants help celebrate moms, and more.

Spot rates increased across all three equipment types during the week of April 26-May 2, with flatbed leading again.

Links include a look inside Food Lion's loyalty program, restaurants deal with high has prices, California and NW cherry updates,...

Links: retail trends affecting the produce supply chain, restaurants lose market share to retail, a glimmer of hope in fighting...

Read about Walmart's grocery market share, how higher gas prices affect U.S. and Canadian retailers, the most sustainable grocers, and...

Total load posts on DAT One fell to 3.31 million last week, down 7% from the prior week, with demand...