Dallas, Texas-based Central Market’s annual Citrus Fest has returned and will be held through Jan. 25. Central Market’s buyers have been searching the globe for the brightest and freshest flavors to bring to Texas at the peak of season. Customers will find different citrus varieties and specialty foods including cookies, drinks and sauces. Central Market’s […]
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Research Recognizes Retailers’ Customer Service Experiences
Research conducted by Incisiv, in partnership with Genesys, has found that one in two brick and mortar retailers are Laggards or Followers in terms of omnichannel customer service. The Incisiv 2022 Omnichannel Service Index benchmarks top retailers’ ability to provide a seamless customer service experience across channels. The research found that: 90 percent of shoppers […]
Whole Foods Market Introduces Resolution Renovator
Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market has unveiled the Resolution Renovator, an online hub that helps people rethink New Year’s resolutions. According to a survey from Whole Foods Market and Wakefield Research, nearly two-thirds of Americans agree that New Year’s resolutions put extra pressure on them at the start of the year. In addition, many doubt their […]
Walmart Plans To Hire 3,000-Plus To Expand InHome Delivery
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart is resolving to bring InHome delivery to even more customers in 2022. The retailer has announced plans to scale the service larger to reach more customers, going from InHome being available to six million households to making it accessible to 30 million U.S. households by the end of the year. To support […]
Southern Glazer’s Wine And Spirits Purchases Electric Delivery Trucks
Miami, Florida-based Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits has purchased a fleet of 10 Xos Class 7 refrigerated beverage trucks from Xos Inc. This initial test of electric trucks will be used to inform future deployments of Xos electric vehicles into the company’s national fleet. “We’re proud and excited to be the first North American wine […]
Schnucks Kicks Off New Year With ‘Good For You’ Program
St. Louis, Missouri-based Schnuck Markets Inc. is launching its free “Good For You” program, open to all Schnucks Rewards members. Rewards members that opt in will notice their receipts will show a count of the total number of “Good For You” items and a percentage of the food items that were just purchased that are […]
Coin Cloud Nearing 600th DCM Location For UNFI
by Eric Pereira /content creator Coin Cloud founder and CEO Chris McAlary told The Shelby Report the Las Vegas-based company is about to install its 600th Digital Currency Machine for United Natural Foods Inc. These DCMs allow customers to buy more than 40 different kinds of digital currencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin with cash […]
FoodChain ID Acquires Verdant
FoodChain ID, a provider of technology-enabled food safety, quality and sustainability solutions, has acquired Verdant, a leader in consulting, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products and development services. FoodChain ID is a portfolio company of Berkshire Partners. Verdant utilizes deep domain expertise and innovative technologies to automate compliance and product development for many of the world’s leading brands in […]
