Harry Blazer opened his first Harry’s Farmers Market in Alpharetta, Georgia, in 1988. Blazer grew the business into three mega-stores and six Harry’s in a Hurry locations, generating revenues of $140 million and employing 1,200 people. Admitting later that the company expanded so fast it “ran out of runway,” Blazer sold to Whole Foods Market […]
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Five Ways To Maximize Banana Sales
With bananas at the top of most supermarkets’ register rings, it pays for distributors and produce managers to keep their banana inventories and displays in top-notch form. “The banana category is historically the largest retail produce category. Since bananas are available year-round, an effective prominent display draws customers into your produce department,” said Kevin Frye, […]
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Save Mart Supermarkets Changes Corporate Name To The Save Mart Cos.
Save Mart Supermarkets has changed its corporate name to The Save Mart Companies, effective June 20. The company has been operating under the store names of Save Mart, Lucky, Lucky California, FoodMaxx, S-Mart and MaxxValue. According to The Save Mart Cos., in addition to providing a clear distinction between its Save Mart stores and the […]
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CFSAF Calls On Senate To Find GMO Labeling Agreement
Four leaders from America’s agricultural and food industries stressed the urgent need for an agreement on a national GMO labeling standard as Democrat and Republican Senate leaders work to find a bipartisan compromise. “This is the most important issue currently facing America’s food producing community and one that could do significant harm to our nation’s […]
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Consumers Respond To Apple Pay Messaging With More Payments
USA Technologies Inc. (USAT), a payment technology provider of cashless and mobile transactions in self-serve retail, released results of a study testing whether targeted point-of-sale advertising of Apple Pay acceptance would increase usage of mobile payments by consumers. According to early results, USAT believes that smartphone users shown digital advertising at point-of-sale through its ePort […]
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Kroger Achieves 50th Quarter In A Row Of ID Sales Growth
For the first quarter of fiscal 2016, The Kroger Co.’s identical (ID) supermarket sales growth, without fuel, of 2.4 percent. That marks Kroger’s 50th consecutive quarter of positive identical supermarket sales growth, excluding fuel. Kroger also reported reported net earnings of $680 million, or $0.70 per diluted share vs. $619 million, or $0.62 per diluted […]
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CMI Releases Behind-The-Scenes Video Of Rainier Cherry Harvest
The Rainier cherry harvest reached its seasonal harvest peak in mid-June, and Columbia Marketing International (CMI) expects its cherries to be 85 percent harvested by June 26. Because few retailers or consumers will ever have an opportunity to see the harvest in person, CMI has released a video highlighting one of its growers, offering a […]
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SEPC-Led Initiative Gathers Produce For Appalachian County
The Southeast Produce Council (SEPC), along with several produce companies, collected more than 95,000 pounds of produce for Rockin’ Appalachian Mom Project (RAMP) to benefit Martin County, Kentucky. Rural Appalachia is home to some of the most impoverished people in the United States, and access to healthy food and economic opportunity in Martin County is scarce. […]